Tony2 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 OZIexplorer GOTO GO_TO function heads up as you know the list is too small to choose with your finger and you can not use the stylus when flying the answer is two have two of every airstrip which makes it twice as wide ,,, ie you have two lines with the same airport , you can import and add waypoints twice. from coolangatta southport heckfield to coolangatta coolangatta southport southport heckfield heckfield The font size etc can not be changed in the screen designer so this is the only way I know to work around, One disadvantage is it will show less waypoints *goto* touch on the lowest goto and then use the up/down arrow. This works with a 5 inch gps ok Any other ideas out there, Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 Tony2 - there's no way you should be having trouble selecting a waypoint with your fingers. Have you created an empty file called "hires.dat" in the OziExplorerCE folder? That will switch things like that pop-up and toolbars to a larger size. See the FAQ here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony2 Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Thanks Startibartfast I will give that a try one day when the rain goes away 2012,2013 who knows? VGA Pocket PC's running in "true VGA" mode where the toolbars and dialogs appear too small. If you put a file called hires.dat in the folder where OziExplorer is installed Note the full resolution of the device is still used but dialogs, fonts, symbols etc are doubled in size. When designing new screens in the "Screen Designer" you must use half the resolution of your device as the screens are automatically doubled in size in OziExplorerCE. It is important to ensure that the file doesn’t end up named hires.dat.txt – you need to untick the ‘Hide extensions for known file types’ option in the View tab under Tools ? Folder options in Windows Explorer on your Microsoft Computer Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 There's a few hundred ways Dexter (my mother told me a million times not to exaggerate). The easiest is probably to copy any old file and rename it. It doesn't have to be blank - the contents aren't checked. It just has to exist in the OziExplorerCE folder with that exact name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Hi Gerry just a quick thankyou for the waypoints it sure saves a lot of time putting them in manually. I still havent flown with the GPS yet but all seems to be going well. I have spent the last few days playing with the GPS and Ozexplorer as we have been rained in here in SEQld. I have 2 maps loaded Bris VNC and Bris WAC (ones I downloaded from Maptrax ) I am waiting to get some more on cd as the files are quitre large I showed the GPS to some of the guys at Kilcoy on Sunday and they were quite impressed with it and the small costs involvrd I think once the word gets around everyone will want one . I plan to use mine alongside my Garmin 196 using the 196 for navigating and the chepie to check my position on the charts , the only problem to watch out for is not to let the old steam power navigating skills decline to much. Cheers Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Dexter thanks for asking the questioin re the coppying of "hires.dat" I thought I was the only dummy around and was just about to ask the same question myself \Cheers Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseeker Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I don't know if this is any help to anyone, but this .KML file (it can be converted to a .gpx or .wpt file for OziExplorer) has all airport/aerodromes in WA (including all center of WA country strips). I have a .wpt (I think) file with all aerodromes in Australia loaded into it if anyone wants it. Regards, Andrew See attached for WA airstrips. Airports-&-Airfields-20101206224533.zip Airports-&-Airfields-20101206224533.zip Airports-&-Airfields-20101206224533.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dick Gower Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Thanks for the useful information Ross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseeker Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Hi, GPS arrived today from China and I managed to set everything up and it's all running well. Thanks for the info slarti! Would it be possible for you to post a new download link to your OziCE home screen? The link further back in the thread is dead now. Also can you navigate directly to a waypoint just by selecting options on the GPS unit? Or do you have to set the route up in OziPC first then import it? I'll be flying this weekend so I'll have to test it out :D Thanks for your help! Andrew EDIT: Disregard I've found the all-in-one page, thanks! Still wondering about the routes though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Hi Andrew I also have just set up my Chineese GPS last week Don't they perform well. There is a goto button in the waypoints menu that will get you where you want to go. I have tried mine out in the car but as yet I have not been able to try it out in my savvy due the to the Qld wet weather. Weather was good on Sunday for flying but the taxi way was to boggy to get out of the hangar . Cheers Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 GPS arrived today from China and I managed to set everything up and it's all running well. Thanks for the info slarti! Would it be possible for you to post a new download link to your OziCE home screen? The link further back in the thread is dead now. Also can you navigate directly to a waypoint just by selecting options on the GPS unit? Or do you have to set the route up in OziPC first then import it? Hi Andrew. Just emailed the screen in case you haven't got the right one. I usually nav by waypoints in flight. Not very often these days do I plan the route and save it as a .rte file on the PC. I have very little trouble popping up the waypoint list, selecting one and hitting goto - unless it's really really bumpy. Still no great drama though. Cheers, Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseeker Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Hey Ross, Thanks I got the email and it's working fine and I've worked everything out I think. I think OziExplorer should add a search function to the waypoint list, would sure make waypoint navigation easier. Is it possible to add custom cursors in OziCE? -Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 Is it possible to add custom cursors in OziCE? I haven't done it and don't know how yet, but Ian Boag knows. Hopefully he'll wade in and tell us. Otherwise I'll work it out when I get a minute. A little Cheetah would be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianboag Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I haven't done it and don't know how yet, but Ian Boag knows. Hopefully he'll wade in and tell us.Otherwise I'll work it out when I get a minute. A little Cheetah would be cool. File>Configuration>MovingMap>Pointer ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 Too easy. Thanks Ian. I was thinking .ini file changes or image replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianboag Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I think OziExplorer should add a search function to the waypoint list, would sure make waypoint navigation easier. Dunno. The waypoints are sorted by distance, so assuming you don't point at anything much more than 100 nm away, the list to scroll down can't be that long. A search function would require firing up the KB which would be real hard work in flight .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony2 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Horsefeathers thanks for the SE Qld ALA waypoints do you have NSW? thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudestcon Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 G'day, Slarti provided me with a no name chinese 7" GPS unit around 18 months ago, and apart from the reflections on the screen it has worked well as a car GPS, and when I have played around with the aviation side of it whilst on the ground - never used it in the air as I'm still waiting for my aircraft to be airworthy. Anyway, the unit has died recently, I think because it got a little hot being left in the car during a particularly hot summers day. Any ideas on what I might find wrong that is fixable - long shot I know? Has anybody else had one of these die on them, if so were you able to restore it to operational mode? Pud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseeker Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Sorry to hear about your GPS pud, I thought it'd be cool to set a password on mine through Windows CE. I rebooted the device and found the keyboard wouldn't open when I tapped the password input box, now I'm locked out! Have to wait till the battery dies and the settings reset now. -Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudestcon Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Sorry to hear about your GPS pud, I thought it'd be cool to set a password on mine through Windows CE. I rebooted the device and found the keyboard wouldn't open when I tapped the password input box, now I'm locked out! Have to wait till the battery dies and the settings reset now.-Andrew Does your unit have a hard reset option - you know, a little hole into which you insert the end of a paper clip which pushes a switch to effect the system reset? Pud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseeker Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Pud, Yeah it does however when I push it, it just turns off then back on and doesn't change any settings. -Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudestcon Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Pud,Yeah it does however when I push it, it just turns off then back on and doesn't change any settings. -Andrew Buggar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseeker Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Just an update for anyone interested or for those who will read this topic in the future... I did manage to fix this by reformatting the GPS with the software provided by my eBay seller. -Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pradeep Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Just an update on my side: After my Mio moov 370 died due to the battery no longer keeping charge, I invest on an Archos 70. This does not have a built-in GPS but able to got the external (keychain) GPS connected via Bluetooth. Now I am in the process of checking 'rMaps' for off line GPS. I have all my documents now stored in Archos 70 (ERSA, AIP, VFRG, POH) which I use for leisure reading. Apart from GPS, the ability to use this as a tablet (actually that is what it is) is an added advantage for me. pradeep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseeker Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Pradeep, Does that tablet run Android? -Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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