BAF GPS Toggle, v1.9 [Updated 7/23] - Page 5

**Baffles** · #41 (**permalink**) 10-27-2008, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Protonus

Baffles: Your program was working great for me with DCD 3.2.5, and Radio 3.42.30.

However I just upgraded to the newest radio, 3.42.50. Now it no longer seems to function. I enable it, and it just stays at SEEK (0) forever. If I launch google maps, it syncs up fine in the usual amount of time, and then if I quit google maps, GPS Toggle reports connection to GPS and displays lock like usual.

So it's like the GPS Toggle isnt' being able to initialize GPS anymore with the newest radio. Another user reported this as well and he switched to Astro's GPS Launcher.
Here is the link to the new radio http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=415364
and the comments re: this etc.

I was also curious as to your thoughts on Astro's GPS Launcher vs. your software etc. Thanks in advance!

I no longer have a working Titan to test on, as mine locks up after a few minutes. To test I would have to be very quick to see what happens before it locks up. That definitely is peculiar though because there is absolutely no reason it shouldn't work, as I am following standard Windows Mobile conventions for interaction with GPS device.

Astro GPS launcher and my GPS Toggler are fundamentally different, one enables GPS until you kill it, the other just enables it for one app.

Quote:

Originally Posted by spetrillo

I absolutely love your toggle but with the new M2D themes it would be great if you could create a shortcut to either be implemented on the Today tab or a shortcut for the Programs tab.

Thanks,
Steve

To do that would require a whole new program, this is specifically a today screen plugin, so can't really launch it externally.

I thought these days there was some QPST change or something that removed the need for a primer? At least I thought I heard that someplace...

dannyppc6700 · #42 (**permalink**) 01-02-2009, 08:48 PM

I installed the latest version on my touch pro. It appears to be half cut off.
I see half of the line that says gps status and seek.. and lock.. no icons or anthing below that.
the line is cut in half horizontally and i see the top half of the words.

I'm running an aftermarket rom with win 6.1 it's the dream rom.

skipster · #43 (**permalink**) 01-03-2009, 12:13 AM

Baffles,

I installed on my xv6800 using GaMedic's ROM based on the 20931 kitchen. Set to the standards: COM4, none, 4800, automatically managed. The GPS seems to initialize, but even after an hour in the car, i still get Seek 0. No connection to google maps or live search.

Can you point me in the right direction?

thanks
Skip

**Baffles** · #44 (**permalink**) 01-03-2009, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dannyppc6700

I installed the latest version on my touch pro. It appears to be half cut off.
I see half of the line that says gps status and seek.. and lock.. no icons or anthing below that.
the line is cut in half horizontally and i see the top half of the words.

I'm running an aftermarket rom with win 6.1 it's the dream rom.

Unfortunately, the today screen plugin doesn't display correctly on the Touch Pro. I have no plans at the moment to update it with VGA support because it isn't particularly useful (not required for turning on GPS for apps on the Diamond/Pro) and I don't have much free time. Sorry

Quote:

Originally Posted by skipster

Baffles,

I installed on my xv6800 using GaMedic's ROM based on the 20931 kitchen. Set to the standards: COM4, none, 4800, automatically managed. The GPS seems to initialize, but even after an hour in the car, i still get Seek 0. No connection to google maps or live search.

Can you point me in the right direction?

thanks
Skip

I'm not up on the latest developments, but the fix I used to recommend that seemed to work in 99% of cases was to disable AGPS and smart mode. You could try going to HKLM\Software\HTC\SUPL AGPS and setting EnableAGPS to 0, EnableGPSSmartMode to 0, and GPSMode to 2 and see if that helps.

dannyppc6700 · #45 (**permalink**) 01-03-2009, 02:03 PM

I understand completely, thanks anyway. I just like knowing the status of my GPS being off on my today screen (so i know it's not using battery power) and being able to test it easily at any given moment.

I guess i'll try that other app you mentioned somewhere else on the web

Keep up the good work though! (and i'm sure the msl app will come in handy eventually too

) Thanks

**Baffles** · #46 (**permalink**) 01-03-2009, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dannyppc6700

I understand completely, thanks anyway. I just like knowing the status of my GPS being off on my today screen (so i know it's not using battery power) and being able to test it easily at any given moment.

I guess i'll try that other app you mentioned somewhere else on the web

Keep up the good work though! (and i'm sure the msl app will come in handy eventually too

) Thanks

Even if GPS Toggler says GPS off it isn't guaranteed to be off. Other apps can open it if they don't require priming. GPS=off just means that WM has been told it can shut off GPS.

fuzzynco · #47 (**permalink**) 01-08-2009, 06:52 PM

Alltel Touch Pro (No TF3D/TF) just Wm6.1 VGA & SPB p+ ms phone suite,
AE BP and FTouchSL. The program appears to run properly, but I only
see about 1/2 its display line. Could the VGA vs qVGA be the problem?

fuzzynco · #48 (**permalink**) 01-13-2009, 01:42 AM

Other than only having 1/2 the display line it does exactly what its supposed to.

I'm on a VGA phone (Alltel Touch Pro) if that matters.

WAdventurer · #49 (**permalink**) 01-24-2009, 11:40 PM

Hi,

I have been using BAF GPS Toggle for a few weeks now and it works great.

I am also using the HTC Touch Pro (see signature) which has VGA
Resolution: 480x640
Colours: 65536

The button/icon is small and the Today space is about half the space of other Today plugins/features. Thus I need my stylus to turn it on or off. The fonts are however regular size and thus cut off halfway by the size of the plugin. This means I am sometimes guessing... is that 1 satelite or 7... I'm sorry, I don't have the ability to do a screenshot as I am travelling. I suspect the issue could be solved if the (status) icon is larger for this kind of screen size. (guessing)

(Note I believe the HTC Touch HD has XVGA and its GPS performance could certainly use this plugin as I understand from their owners)

Performance:
Great! (I am using original ROM and Radio, see signature) It picks up satelites almost immediately and this overcomes the slow searching and fixing that other programs use. I've used a few GPS programs to test them out. Both regular car GPS software like Tom Tom and my favourite Route66 as well as off-road software like GPS Tuner... It works great with all and I would advice this clean (low memory) software to any HTC Touch Pro user... (even with the small sized Today plugin as it is)

Let me know when this can be fixed in an update... or if there is another way for us (HTC Touch Pro users) to fix this ourselves?

Anyone else has a fix/suggestion?

Thanks,

WAdventurer · #50 (**permalink**) 02-22-2009, 04:37 AM

Hi there,

(note: After install, first use gives error 21 and won't activate. After it will work as it should, HTC Touch Pro)

Listen, Robert Ferris created a great little tool. I really use it all the time. However, as you can see in my screenshot it does not go well with VGA visually. It is really difficult to open and start with a stylus as the space is very limited and often I open an adjoining program/function....

As Robert seems to be busy I think it is up to us to make the necessarey adjustments. If I want to do that,... Where do I need to make adjustments, how can I change the today line to fit the text? Where are the images, so I can increase their sizes? And would that do it?

Not only would it make a solution, but it would be fun to learn to do this myself as well.

By the way, I am leaving China for Australia and am not sure how often and how quick I will have access to internet. So if I don't reply immediately you know why.

Thanks for your advice!