MapPoint plus speech for NetStumbler 0.4 - Page 9

thost71 · 06-18-2004

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Originally Posted by Laidback

I always got a line to my starting position...from, well, see pic!
Got around it by adding this line -
'If lastLat = "" AND lastLon = "" Then Exit Sub'
in the 'bail out' section of the 'Trackdraw Sub'

Strange that nobody else has said they got that!!

I was getting it also, but didn't think about trying to fix it - I just deleted the lines as they appeared. I like your solution better.

Laidback · 06-18-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by thost71

I was getting it also, but didn't think about trying to fix it - I just deleted the lines as they appeared. I like your solution better.

xtra · 06-19-2004

the script works great. what about adding the street name in the speech?

Claas · 06-20-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laidback

Download the latest and try again

OK - have done it (ns04mappoint_v0021-smt-3.txt). Same error. Now in line 542.
What I also see:
a) When no AP is reachable the track is painted correct
b) But I don't see the track vehicle (small car in red circle)
(When I start Map&Point single and choose show "Track position" then I see the track vehicle)
c) But I see my actual position as the end of the black track line
d) When I then reach an AP I get the error

When I disable in the script: show "TrackVehicle" I get the same error.
When I disable in the script ALL switches in the section "Mappoint" but the first (UseMappoint) I also get the error.

What I suspect:
There is something wrong with my Map&Point installation. So the script can not set pushpins.

Now I recognise this:
a) When I start Map&Point single I can not set pushpins. Nothing happens when I choose a pushpin and click on the map.
b) And: When I choose "Find a location" and enter Country, Street and Postcode and select "Find" then Map&Point shows me the correct location - BUT when I choose "OK" (to set a pushpin) then 15 seconds nothing happens - and then Map&Point exits.

So I will report you when I have made a clean installation and I am able to set pushpins in Map&Point.

Claas · 06-20-2004

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Originally Posted by Claas

So I will report you when I have made a clean installation and I am able to set pushpins in Map&Point.

Have found the error. I have to install "Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8" (perhaps this is a component of ".NET update" of Windows XP, which I not have installed).

I thank you very much for your help and patience.

Here another small suggestion:
When your script opens MapPoint the program window of MapPoint is placed in the middle of the screen. In script http://dragonneo.com/~raht/TrackNS-snr-plot.vbs the program window of MapPoint is always placed in the lower right corner of the screen, but high enough to see the NS line which shows the GPS data of NS. I think this script is doing this by this part:

if KeepMPInFront then
' Cheesy way to get screen size - Max MP, then get window size, then restore window
oMP.WindowState = 0
ScrX = oMP.Width
ScrY = oMP.Height
oMP.WindowState = 2
' Set MP window location and size
MPl = int(ScrX * .33) ' 1/3 from left
MPt = int(ScrY * .25) ' 1/4 from top
oMP.Width = ScrX - MPl - 10
oMP.Height = ScrY - MPt - 25 ' clear the NS status bar
oMP.Left = MPl
oMP.Top = MPt
end if

I think: Nice feature - you do not have to move the program window of MapPoint to the right place where you can see NS (fullscreen) in the background and MapPoint in front.

Laidback · 06-20-2004

'Version 00:22 190604 - Laidback
'Add custom Icons
'If opening default map you can remove the last vehicle location
'If opening default map you can remove the last vehicle track

First, I've made the script so you can use four custom icons for AP & Peer, wep'd & non wep'd. The icons live in the 'cicons' folder inside the network stumbler folder. Unzip the attached file and I have included some icons but you can use any you like! If you keep the same names you don't have to change the script.

Also, I've added options to remove the 'last vehicle location' and 'last track' if you're opening a default map. I haven't really tested the 'open default map' thing, how does it work when it finds an AP already on the map??

Anyway, stumble on...

Laidback · 06-20-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by Claas

Here another small suggestion:
When your script opens MapPoint the program window of MapPoint is placed in the middle of the screen. In script http://dragonneo.com/~raht/TrackNS-snr-plot.vbs the program window of MapPoint is always placed in the lower right corner of the screen, but high enough to see the NS line which shows the GPS data of NS. I think this script is doing this by this part:

if KeepMPInFront then
' Cheesy way to get screen size - Max MP, then get window size, then restore window
oMP.WindowState = 0
ScrX = oMP.Width
ScrY = oMP.Height
oMP.WindowState = 2
' Set MP window location and size
MPl = int(ScrX * .33) ' 1/3 from left
MPt = int(ScrY * .25) ' 1/4 from top
oMP.Width = ScrX - MPl - 10
oMP.Height = ScrY - MPt - 25 ' clear the NS status bar
oMP.Left = MPl
oMP.Top = MPt
end if

I think: Nice feature - you do not have to move the program window of MapPoint to the right place where you can see NS (fullscreen) in the background and MapPoint in front.

Try this....& let me know

Edit: You'll need to click settings button first & add netstumbler location..see settings.jpg

Bondesson · 06-20-2004

Thank you Laidback for a great script.

The script is now constructed so that the AP-icon will be located where I last saw it. Perhaps you could add a function that will move the AP-icon to the place where I had the highest SNR for that particular AP.

Laidback · 06-21-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bondesson

Thank you Laidback for a great script.

The script is now constructed so that the AP-icon will be located where I last saw it. Perhaps you could add a function that will move the AP-icon to the place where I had the highest SNR for that particular AP.

Hmmm, You're right! Why didn't I see that??

You need V00:23

mushrew · 06-22-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laidback

Hmmm, You're right! Why didn't I see that??

You need V00:23

If I backtrack over the same street with a different .ns1 file open, the APs seem to get duplicated on the map. Any way around this?

//edit: i guess even if i reopen the same map and ns1 file the same AP will be written twice on the map instead of being updated.

thost71 · 06-22-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by mushrew

If I backtrack over the same street with a different .ns1 file open, the APs seem to get duplicated on the map. Any way around this?

//edit: i guess even if i reopen the same map and ns1 file the same AP will be written twice on the map instead of being updated.

That's because the script keeps track of all APs it finds while running. Each time it starts up, it creates a new (empty) list.

Checking the map for an existing AP is possible, but not reliable. I have some previous experience using MPs FindPushpin method - it sucks. If it finds more than one pushpin which it thinks might match, it returns the same answer as if none were found. In my experience, it does this about 10% of the time, which is unacceptable. The bugger is that it finds more than one possible match even if there's one exact match and some that aren't even close. It's the biggest problem I've encountered working with MP (which is all the VB experience I have [very very little]) and really blemishes an otherwise great app.

Laidback · 06-23-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by thost71

That's because the script keeps track of all APs it finds while running. Each time it starts up, it creates a new (empty) list.

Checking the map for an existing AP is possible, but not reliable. I have some previous experience using MPs FindPushpin method - it sucks. If it finds more than one pushpin which it thinks might match, it returns the same answer as if none were found. In my experience, it does this about 10% of the time, which is unacceptable. The bugger is that it finds more than one possible match even if there's one exact match and some that aren't even close. It's the biggest problem I've encountered working with MP (which is all the VB experience I have [very very little]) and really blemishes an otherwise great app.

I've been looking into this as well, I think I've found the procedure to import the APs into the script......going to test it today!

Hellvis · 06-23-2004

Serwus !

Does anybody have such a script for german users ?
German APs don't sound pretty good spoken in english way.

Thx,
habedere ,Hellvis

South-Bavaria

Claas · 06-23-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hellvis

Does anybody have such a script for german users ?
German APs don't sound pretty good spoken in english way. South-Bavaria

Download and install German speaker files for windows XP; e.g.:
http://www.bytecool.com/voices.htm
(There are exist ONLY two German speakers as freeware; one male, one female)
Configure one of the two German speakers to be your default voice.
Then change the script with German message text. Works for me.
Also: South-Bavaria

Laidback · 06-23-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by mushrew

If I backtrack over the same street with a different .ns1 file open, the APs seem to get duplicated on the map. Any way around this?

//edit: i guess even if i reopen the same map and ns1 file the same AP will be written twice on the map instead of being updated.

Updated so it can import pushpins from default map, So no more dupes!

If you have a lot of pushpins on your map it will take extra time to start up while importing them but once done it shouldn't affect the script. Took around 3 1/2 mins to import 2876 pushpins from a saved Stumverter map on my desktop pc!

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06-19-2004	#123 (permalink)
xtra Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 4	the script works great. what about adding the street name in the speech?

06-20-2004	#128 (permalink)
Bondesson Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 16	Thank you Laidback for a great script. The script is now constructed so that the AP-icon will be located where I last saw it. Perhaps you could add a function that will move the AP-icon to the place where I had the highest SNR for that particular AP.

06-23-2004	#133 (permalink)
Hellvis Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3	Serwus ! Does anybody have such a script for german users ? German APs don't sound pretty good spoken in english way. Thx, habedere ,Hellvis South-Bavaria