Hi Christian, Thanks a million, it works like a charm!
How did you come to use "default_navit" ? I took a look at the source code, but i couldn't find out how to use it. Happy new-year, my has started perfectly ;-) Kind regards, Ed Christian Rüb wrote: > Hi Ed, > > try this: > > dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.navit_project.navit > /org/navit_project/navit/default_navit > org.navit_project.navit.navit.set_center string:"12.1906 48.999" > > I had a look at [1] and after several tries this worked (on my PC). I will > update qnavitcl soon - New Year's Eve is too close right now ;-) > Not sure if this is the correct way though - no reply on navit user ML yet... > > Cheers, > Christian > > [1] > http://navit.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/navit/trunk/navit/navit/binding/dbus/binding_dbus.c?view=markup > > Am Mittwoch, 30. Dezember 2009 schrieb Ed Kapitein: > >> Hi Christian, >> >> Thanks a lot for your explanation! >> I think i had the same problem you had, i can't set a destination with >> the current version of navit. >> (Dbus is enabled) >> So, i will ask the people from the navit team on how to use dbus with >> the current version. >> >> Thanks again and "happy new year" everybody. >> Kind regards, >> >> Ed >> >> Christian Rüb wrote: >> >>> Hi Ed, >>> >>> to build it on your PC, you need to have qmake (from Qt) installed. >>> Then simply run >>> #qmake >>> (the name may differ, liket qmake-qt4 or something) >>> This will create your Makefile, then simply run >>> #make >>> and you are done, you will get one binary called "qnavitcl" - that's it. >>> >>> If you want to build for your Openmoko phone, use my bitbake recipe here >>> (simply copy to your OE tree) and it will build the package for you. >>> >>> If you want a prebuilt binary - get it from here [1] (you'll also get >>> dependencies from there). It is built for SHR-U. >>> >>> Have you enabled dbus in navit.xml? This is essential. >>> >>> Use dbus-send to get a navit instance and then you can control it through >>> the path you get back. Have a look at [2] how I did it in Qt: >>> registerNavitInstance() and setCenter() will be of most interest for you. >>> >>> If you use dbus-send, you also need to print the replies - otherwise you >>> cannot use them ;-) - see man page for futher details >>> >>> BUT - with current version of navit I could not get it to work as the dbus >>> interface seems to have changed - "iter" does not exist anymore and I have >>> not found a way yet to get an instance and set destination :( >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Christian >>> >>> [1] http://openmoko.senfdax.de/shr-new-unstable/ >>> [2] >>> http://git.senfdax.de/?p=qnavitctl;a=blob;f=src/mainwindow.cpp;h=a7b076db790971245b2d4c6769f13ba92b194b3e;hb=a3d4e3ea1506321d09a735e69810e3be01ccc860 >>> >>> >>> >>>> Hi Christian, >>>> >>>> i am trying to use navit and dbus, but so far i haven't find out how to >>>> do it. >>>> I did download your source, but how do i build it? >>>> ( real noob here...) >>>> Could you explain how to build it from source? >>>> I am used to ./configure, make, make install >>>> >>>> Can you give an example of dbus-send to set a destination in navit? >>>> i want, like you, to have a list of waypoints and i want to set waypoint >>>> 2 as destination, as soon as i am near waypoint 1. >>>> >>>> Thanks a lot in advance. >>>> >>>> Kind regards, >>>> Ed >>>> >>>> Christian Rüb wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> I wrote a little Qt app to send destination or position to Navit via dbus >>>>> (needs to be activated in navit.xml first) or center the map. >>>>> package [1] >>>>> source [2] >>>>> screenshot [3] >>>>> >>>>> How to use it: >>>>> create a file with name;lat;lon per line and start the program. If the >>>>> file is named bookmarks.csv and placed in $HOME or the directory where >>>>> qnavitctl is started this file is automatically loaded. >>>>> >>>>> Why a program that does what Navit already can do? >>>>> - for me it is a quick fix for #352 in navit >>>>> - for my 1k+ trip I have to prepare intermdeiate stops as otherwise >>>>> route calculation would take very long (if it would succeed at all), so I >>>>> can have my navit window and another window to set next destination easily >>>>> - it is an example how to talk to navit via dbus and could be used for >>>>> other apps (e.g. litephone) to get coordinates (e.g. from opimd) and >>>>> start navigation in navit through a button (e.g. you receive a text >>>>> containing coordinates, press "take me there" and the coordinates are >>>>> send as destination to navit via dbus) >>>>> - I am still learning Qt :) >>>>> >>>>> That's all >>>>> >>>>> [1] http://openmoko.senfdax.de/shr-unstable/ >>>>> [2] http://git.senfdax.de/?p=qnavitctl;a=summary >>>>> [3] http://openmoko.senfdax.de/screenshots/qnavitctl.png >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Openmoko community mailing list >>>>> community@lists.openmoko.org >>>>> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> > > > > _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community