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quote:Originally posted by H-4:David, as a registered user with a modest investment, I feel I have a legitimate voice here. So please, please, please please work on the overall stability and basic functionality of this app before investing even a single minute in loading in new features. Acknowledged - that is my primary goal in v1.2. I may add a few small enhancements to the interface, but they're really just afterthoughts. David Stein, Esq.

Everyone: I'm hip-deep in writing developing new features (in addition to school and patent law work, as usual), but I hope to address your comments in the next few days. Regarding GPX lockups: Standing request - if your GPX file locks up the current version of CacheDragon, please email it to me (djs10@po.cwru.edu). I'll run it through the emulated version of CacheDragon that's running on top of my debugger to investigate. Really, I need your GPX files - all of the ones at my disposal (those that geocaching.com generates for me, and those that people sent to me previously) work fine. David Stein, Esq.

quote:Originally posted by Geek-Qualizer:Is there a way to project a waypoint with cachedragon? Is there any ppc application that project waypoints? If you can define "projecting" waypoints, it may be a feature already on my to-do list for the next version (to be released soon - say, two weeks.) I'm already working (tonight, no less!) on something that may fit the bill, or may be easily modified to do so. David Stein, Esq.

quote:Originally posted by bigdaveoh:(your spouse actually sending your where she/he said they wanted you to go!) His spouse wants him to go to the, uh, Prime Meridian? Like, Greenwich? - David Stein

Invaluable advice, everyone. Keep it coming! (I can't respond further. I'm on a girlfriend-imposed, mandatory vacation from CacheDragon from the weekend - sneaking away just for a minute to catch the updates! Development continues Monday.) David Stein, Esq.

It's quite a relief to hear people reporting the same bugs over and over... I interpret that to mean that these are the few bugs left in the app, and once they're squashed, it will be essentially bug-free. If anyone encounters any bug except for the three that bigdaveoh noted above, please let me know! Oh, also, if you notice any HTML or ISO symbols in the descriptions, let me know that, too, so I can filter them out. I'm planning on spending some time on these (and a few other issues) this evening and for part of the weekend. As noted, I intend to have a new version released in a much shorter time frame than was needed for v1.1. David Stein, Esq.

quote:Originally posted by Strapped-4-Cache:Tried CacheDragon, but am not completely sold on it yet. It seems to be a good platform, but still seems a little twitchy with the existing bugs. Hello - I'm the developer of CacheDragon. Yes, the old versions were a little on the buggy side. But on Wednesday, I released v1.1, and people seem to be pretty happy with it. David Stein, Esq.

For several months, I've been working on a PocketPC-based geocache database combined with GPS mapping software called CacheDragon. Yesterday, I released v1.1 of this software, and it's available as a trial download from Handango. (The trial does not expire, and differs from the full version in only a few ways.) Here's a link: Handango David Stein, Esq.

OK - got it. Will be fixed in the next release. (By the way, I am moving forward with plans for a CacheDragon website, which will, in part, contain betas of work-in-progress updates.) David Stein, Esq.

quote:Originally posted by DrSearch:One thing I have noticed when I choose "View on Map." You used to be able to tap and nearby cache on the map to get its name. That dpesn't seem to work anymore. Really? Hmm... That's quite odd, because that is one of the few parts of CacheDragon that I didn't touch in this upgrade cycle. It shouldn't have changed at all. I'll take a look at it and see what I can learn. Thanks for pointing it out. Incidentally: Now that CacheDragon is pretty stable and nicely fleshed out, I intend to move toward a more frequent version-upgrade cycle - fewer changes per new version, but you'll get bug-fixes and minor improvements more quickly. David Stein, Esq.

quote:Originally posted by David Stein: quote:Originally posted by B. Ledeboer:Is that the PocketPC "Device name" that you need for the registration code? Burkhardt: Some others have emailed me the same question, so I'm glad that you brought this up publicly. Registration codes provided by Handango are not based on your Device Name, but rather the owner name. This is the name that shows up in the PocketPC Today screen under "Owner of the Device," and in the "Owner Information" part of the Control Panel. If you're having trouble finding out your registration code, then please email me the Owner Name that you use for your device. After confirming your registration of CacheDragon, I'll send you a code that will definitely work; I'll even test them on v1.1 before sending them to you. David Stein, Esq.

quote:Originally posted by B. Ledeboer:Is that the PocketPC "Device name" that you need for the registration code? <b>Burkhardt:</b> Some others have emailed me the same question, so I'm glad that you brought this up publicly. Registration codes provided by Handango are <b>not based on your Device Name</b>, but rather the <b>owner name.</b> This is the name that shows up in the PocketPC Today screen under "Owner of the Device," and in the "Owner Information" part of the Control Panel. If you're having trouble finding out your registration code, then please email me the Owner Name that you use for your device. After confirming your registration of CacheDragon, I'll send you a code that will <i>definitely</i> work; I'll even test them on v1.1 before sending them to you. David Stein, Esq.

quote:Originally posted by as77:Just a note: The version number shown at Handango is still 1.09, although the upload date is 9/10/03, so it is actually v1.1. The description is also old, it says that this is a public beta. Yeah, I haven't yet gotten around to updating the Handango stuff. I'm hoping to do up a better animating image, too, so you can expect all of that to be updated in the next day or so. David Stein, Esq.

quote:Originally posted by Geek-Qualizer:1. The cache descriptions are cluttered with tags. Its kinda hard to make out some of the descriptions Hmm - I thought I'd filtered out all of the tags. Unfortunately, I can only test this against my GPX file from caches in my area. If you'll email me your GPX file, I'll run it through CacheDragon to see which tags it's not picking up... quote:Originally posted by Geek-Qualizer:when I return to the main listing. I don't have a way to distinguish the found cache from all the others unless I selected it. Actually, you can! You can filter the list in order to hide all of the caches that haven't yet been found. When you return to the list, only those that you've found will be displayed. David Stein, Esq.

I can help with registration codes, everyone - just drop me an email (see above.) David Stein, Esq.

CacheDragon 1.1 is done and available at Handango. I've spent the past week or so doing a lot of difficult coding, tweaking performance, fixing bugs, polishing up some of the rough spots, and rewriting the documentation. It's been a long haul, and I apologize for dropping out of touch - but I think you'll find that the results are worth the wait. Oh - some new features, too. In particular, you'll find that you can now remap all of the controls for the map screen. e.g.: you can change the directional pad to switch between compass and map; you can set hard keys for centering. It's customizable. Enjoy. I'll be back later to answer questions and catch up on correspondence. Top priority: Fixing registration-code problems. If you're having trouble and haven't yet emailed me, please do so (djs10@po.cwru.edu; use the term "CacheDragon" somewhere in the subject line) - BUT, please email me the username that you use for your device. Thanks for your patience, everyone. David Stein, Esq.

Reporting in... Life has been crazy. I was at the firm for 80 hours last week... during the week. I never want to do that again. Spent the weekend catching up on about 34 hours of sleep, and since then, I've been getting registered for and attending my two CIS classes (while, thankfully, working normal days.) I'm ready to dive back into it - really looking forward to polishing up v1.09 and finally releasing the long-overdue v1.1. Thanks for bearing with me and my crazy life! Watch this space for more info. David Stein, Esq.

Sorry, everyone. My workplace was intensely busy here yesterday; this is the first moment I've had since my last post even to think about anything non-law-related. I'm taking lunch in about 20 minutes - and my lunch will be a bowl of soup and a jam session with the compiler. I intend to have v1.091 up on Handango by, say, 2pm EST - I'll post here (and respond to comments above) when it's done. David Stein, Esq.

I... am so stupid. I have to take credit for the crashes here. I spent about four or five hours on Sunday evening making CacheDragon forwards-compatible with v1.0 files. In the process, I, um... inadvertently broke the file-save portion of v1.09. The (difficult, version-dependent) Read portion was perfect... but I didn't spend the 30 seconds to make the (easy, version-independent) Write portion work by the same rules. Sorry, guys - it's fixed... Expect version 1.091 tomorrow morning. Also comes with a few other minor tweaks and improvements. So here's my big revelation for the evening. You have all been terrifically supportive and eager to mess with the interim builds of CacheDragon. By the same token, while I'm proud of the progress that the app has made on all fronts since 1.0, I regret having gone two full months between releases. So... what I need are more regular beta-level builds. Handango is not the place to offer those for download. But - if I set up my own commercial website... David Stein, Esq.

Wow, you guys seem as excited to have this working as I am! For those who are having problems: I spent a good five hours yesterday working on forward-compatibility of databases and config files (so that files written with v1.0 work fine with v1.09/v1.1, etc.) I thought that this was flawless, but I'd have to identify this as the most likely culprit of instability. Try renaming your CacheDragon.db file (in Program FilesCacheDragon) and your CacheDragon.ini file (in Windows) to something else. If that solves your problem, we've found the cause - I'd ask that you send me the offending file(s) so I can see what they're messing up. *gln: Yes, you've got it - just sort the field by waypoint. Whatever criterion you sort by appears right after the name in the list. Hint: If you sort by the same criterion twice, you get a reverse sort (e.g., Z through A.) As for "Closest To This Cache": Interesting idea! I think I can do it fairly easily, too. I can expand sorting by "Distance" to be sorting by "Distance From Current" or "Distance From Selected Location"... shouldn't be hard at all! I'll work on it. As for the search and sort windows opening larger: It's an oddity of PocketPC - all of the combo-box controls open that way; you only get two entries and a tiny set of arrows. Even if you have only one control on the entire screen, and at the very top of the screen, it opens with two entries. Quite frustrating - I'll have to see if I can find an alternative for that. Gory details: Heh... I'll post 'em some other day, when we don't have some more pressing matters to discuss (like critical-error bugs!) azmark: No word yet on Windows Mobile 2003. I had expected to pick up an iPaq 5550 for testing this, but every Best Buy in the Ohio area appears to be out of stock! Once someone has it in, I'll be doing some compatibility testing. Prediction is strongly positive, though: except for wireless networking, the changes between 2002 and 2003 are so minor that all apps should run with 100% compatibility (except that 2003 will run it faster.) David Stein, Esq.

Summary of the above/attention-conservation notice: If you're having stability problems with v1.09, please try renaming your CacheDragon.ini and CacheDragon.db files and running CacheDragon again. If the instability goes away, then, obviously, those files are to blame. In that case, I'd like to figure out why, so kindly send them to me for scrutiny: djs10@cwru.edu Thanks very much! David Stein, Esq.

quote:Originally posted by skries:David, Is there only a trial version to eveluate! I'm a registered user for version 1.0. Oh! - my apologies. You should be able to download the registered v1.09 from Handango. (I considered emailing this version directly to all registered users, but that seems like spam to me - especially since it's a 300kb attachment.) Just go to Member Account, then select My Purchases. You'll see a list of all of the applications that you've purchased from Handango. If you just click on the name under "Product," it will take you to the registered-version download page. You won't need to uninstall the earlier version or input your registration code again - just install it and run it. David Stein, Esq.

skries and DrSearch: The file operations are the only functions that differ between the trial version and the registered version. The trial version doesn't load or save user settings, doesn't save the database when you exit, and doesn't load or import more than 20 locations. Otherwise, the trial is fully functional. As a consumer, I hate "crippled" trials - software that nags you to register it, or stops working, or offers only a limited number of features. The trial version of CacheDragon works perfectly, except for a few limitations on its file capabilities. I really couldn't think of a less intrusive way of making this a true "trial" version... if you can suggest one, let me know. DrSearch: The Import button is now in the Database portion of the Options screen. I made a decision to move all of the database-maintenance functions to one place, since they really belong together, and this takes some clutter away from the Location Database screen. David Stein, Esq.

I'm hoping that the hush that's fallen over the crowd means that people have successfully installed v1.09 and are messing with it... I'm eager for comments, and will continue to review this thread. David Stein, Esq.

Everyone: It's fixed. I tried downloading it like you guys and ran into the same problem. Handango was apparently having some problems with their upload applet... I recompiled and re-sent both versions, and tried downloading it and installing it - worked like a charm. Update: Check that - Handango is having serious file issues. 90% of the time, it sends broken zip files. I'll look into this and get back in a few minutes... don't bother downloading it just yet. Update #2: It appears to be resolved. I downloaded the trial version five times in a row, and it sent working files each time... I'll be monitoring this thread closely over the next several hours, so please report any and all problems. David Stein, Esq. [This message was edited by David Stein on August 18, 2003 at 07:34 AM.]