Re: I think my Osmand got messed up!

2019-04-29 Thread nickjohnstonsky
Can you elaborate on exactly what seems "messed up"? Nick On Monday, 29 April 2019 13:39:38 UTC+1, Tom Norton wrote: > > Help!! Today I was showing someone our projected cycling route through > the Baltic Countries and they started tapping on the screen and it seems > like something is messed

Re: routing.xml

2018-08-26 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Tuesday, 14 August 2018 17:30:39 UTC+1, Bert Van de Velde wrote: > > I try to adapt the routing.xml so that it will serve for scooter routing. > I did put it in > > /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/net.osmand.plus/files/ > But it doesn't seem to load, how can I verify this in an easy way? > >

Re: Release of OsmAnd 3.0. imminent?

2018-05-13 Thread nickjohnstonsky
Hi, You can monitor the milestones which the team use for tracking issues to be fixed for the next release: https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/milestone/9 This milestone is due today, so either it will slip a bit (most likely) or some of the issues will be moved to the next milestone.

Re: migration to a new smartphone

2018-04-20 Thread nickjohnstonsky
You need to install the contour lines plugin from Google Play on your new phone. Then restart OsmAnd (swipe it away in the recent app list, and then open it again). Then go to Settings -> Configure Map and make sure Contour Lines and Hillshade layer are enabled. Nick On Friday, 20 April

Re: Names not showing french characters on zoom levels below 12

2018-04-05 Thread nickjohnstonsky
I think this is a known issue and it's caused by switching between the world base / overview map (at low zoom levels) and detailed maps (at higher zoom levels). Nick On Thursday, 5 April 2018 08:05:14 UTC+1, Bas Roufs wrote: > > Hello Eric. > > Have been looking up the French city

Re: hiding and unhiding buttons

2018-02-25 Thread nickjohnstonsky
I thought this feature was added in 2.9, not 2.8, but it can be disabled: Settings -> General settings -> Full screen mode. Nick On Sunday, 25 February 2018 15:24:54 UTC, stras...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi, > > When I tap on the map once, all buttons get hidden and OsmAnd is showing > me only

Re: Can maps be stored to SD- card?

2018-02-16 Thread nickjohnstonsky
In principle you absolutely do not need to root your phone to use an SD card with OsmAnd on Android 5.x. I used OsmAnd on Android 5.x with all my map data and favourites stored on the SD card. As of Android 5.x, apps can read and write to their own directory on the SD card. On your SD card,

Re: Cannot load GPX tracks

2018-02-15 Thread nickjohnstonsky
Hi, Can you share the GPX track so we can take a look? Thanks Nick On Thursday, 15 February 2018 20:47:46 UTC, Jeff Holeman wrote: > > Hi all, I am new to Android and using a Kyocera Duraforce Pro for a GPS. > Whenever I try to configure map and load a gpx track I get this error; > > "error

Re: Osmand on a phone??

2018-02-14 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Wednesday, 14 February 2018 02:15:49 UTC, john whelan wrote: > > A suggestion only buy at least a 16 gig micro SD card to go in it > especially if you're thinking of putting on a few mp3s. > > > I'd take this a step further and suggest a 64 GB card. They are very reasonably priced now. When

Re: Offline Travel Tracker

2018-02-08 Thread nickjohnstonsky
Hi, If you've activated the trip recording plugin you're half way there already. Select "Configure screen" from the main menu, and enable the "GPX logging" widget. You should now have a "GPX" button at the top-right of your window. Press it to start recording. The icon will turn red. Press it

Re: suggestions

2017-10-30 Thread nickjohnstonsky
For point 3, you should get a prompt to open any GPX file you download in any app with OsmAnd. You can then import it, and the track will appear in My Tracks tab in My Places. On Sunday, 29 October 2017 14:47:37 UTC, guy vanvuchelen wrote: > > It would be nice if: > 1. AV notes alongside,

Re: 'Holo Display'

2017-10-24 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Tuesday, 24 October 2017 12:53:37 UTC+1, Jonny Robbie wrote: > > > Is it possible for osmand to have a sort of 'Holo Display' navigation > feature, where the display would be highly contrastive white navigation on > black background and mirrored, so your device could be put on the dashboard

Re: Osmand favourites.gpx is gone?

2017-10-14 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Saturday, 14 October 2017 09:54:37 UTC+1, Andrej Viktorovich wrote: > > I was using favourites.gpx file to save my custom favorites. But looks > like my Osmand not reads from it. I can delete file, but Osmand takes > favorites from somewhere. Where Osmand saves favorites and how to add my >

Re: No way to start navigation?

2017-09-13 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Tuesday, 12 September 2017 19:19:33 UTC+1, magicus wrote: > > I just downloaded OsmAnd on iOS, and I can't get it show navigation. I'm > not even sure if this is a user error, a bug or a known limitation. Is > navigation limit certain areas of the world? Is it a paid-only feature? > > As far

Re: Feature request, financial support available

2017-09-12 Thread nickjohnstonsky
Please tell me you're going to fund GTFS support, as well as multi-modal routing :) ... On Friday, 8 September 2017 16:34:36 UTC+1, Awer Muller wrote: > > Dear All, > > I hope this isn't an inappropriate subject for this forum. I already tried > to contact the OSMAND team directly through the

Re: No Map legend

2017-09-07 Thread nickjohnstonsky
Known issue: https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/issues/4267 On Thursday, 7 September 2017 08:44:45 UTC+1, Pieter Klein wrote: > > > No map legend showing while I'm online. > Only the message "Image not available offline" > How to fix it? > > Pieter, Haarlem, Netherlands. > -- You received this

Re: Maps moved to SD-card but app "Kaarten GPS Navigatie OsmAnd" still claims 4,0 GB of internal storage

2017-08-30 Thread nickjohnstonsky
There's a problem in some Android versions where application data stored on the SD card is reported as internal storage. You can see if this bug affects your phone by unmounting the SD card and then seeing how much internal space Android reports OsmAnd is using. Most likely the "internal"

Re: Orange map marker disappears too easily on recent update.

2017-08-28 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Monday, 28 August 2017 10:12:20 UTC+1, Dave Booth wrote: > > Anyone else finding this a problem - having the map marker disapear when > moving the map around slightly? The developers are damned either way here. They specifically changed how the orange marker behaves in this release because

Re: UK Postcodes

2017-08-22 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Tuesday, 22 August 2017 08:31:08 UTC+1, AlanF wrote: > > Recently installed the +version. I realised very quickly that virtually > all the UK postcodes are missing. Having contacted OsmAnd support, they > recommended an obf.file that gave the full list. I did, after a few > problems, managed

Re: OSM for maps on a website

2017-08-15 Thread nickjohnstonsky
https://switch2osm.org/ could be useful :) On Tuesday, 15 August 2017 08:41:33 UTC+1, silvermapper wrote: > > > I have recommended OSM to a family running a small business who wish to > add maps to their website, offering local walks from their premises. My > knowledge of OSM is limited to its

Re: Rogue update?

2017-08-14 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Sunday, 13 August 2017 23:47:18 UTC+1, deadmanw...@gmail.com wrote: > > Yesterday I updated OsmAnd and a few hours later my phone started acting > VERY strangely. My network connection failed repeatedly, the screen lock > was disabled, time and date were changed, my keystrokes made sounds

Re: navigate along track with built-in routing

2017-08-08 Thread nickjohnstonsky
I believe this is planned for OsmAnd 2.8. See: https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/issues/3908 Nick On Tuesday, 1 August 2017 19:24:52 UTC+1, patrick alberts wrote: > > I would like to use a GPX track as basis for navigation. That in itself is > not a problem with osmand. > > However, if you're

Re: Default measurement units

2017-07-27 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Thursday, 27 July 2017 10:21:47 UTC+1, nickjoh...@gmail.com wrote: > > On Thursday, 27 July 2017 10:10:39 UTC+1, Roger CO wrote: >> >> Apologies if this is an faq (it should be) but a search here isn't giving >> an answer. How can I force osmand to use kilometers and metres as the >> default

Re: OSMAND pedestrian profile

2017-07-25 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Sunday, 23 July 2017 22:37:08 UTC+1, Serge Klein wrote: > > Hi, > I use OSMAND+ a lot as it is the only app I found that I can use in car, > bike and as a pedestrian. And worldwide! > > Last week I walk in Switzerland from Grindelwald to Kleine Scheidegg ( >

Re: Contour lines and elevations

2017-06-21 Thread nickjohnstonsky
It's a known issue: https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/issues/3802 Nick On Wednesday, 21 June 2017 10:57:41 UTC+1, Евгений Мартыненко wrote: > > There are almost no elevations on isolines. Can this be somehow corrected? > > >

Re: Maps.me rendering engine

2017-06-19 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Monday, 19 June 2017 17:25:14 UTC+1, JeCh wrote: > > Osmand is now almost perfect, but for me the rendering is one of 3 weakest > points. The other 2 are route calculation (mainly it's speed) and lack of > online services (for example collecting data from drivers and using them > for

Re: Navigation Walk

2017-06-11 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Sunday, 11 June 2017 16:49:28 UTC+1, An Van Laer wrote: > > Hi, > > Can I adjust my settings so OsmAnd always uses Walk with the navigation as > standard option instead of the car? > Hi, Settings -> General settings -> Default profile -> Pedestrian :) Nick -- You received this message

Re: Mapillary photos for your favorites!

2017-05-24 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Wednesday, 24 May 2017 13:07:10 UTC+1, V S wrote: > > Hello, > > You can always check the code on OsmAnd side which is open source. We > don't pass anything to Mapillary except coordinates of the point (so they > don't know whether it is favorites or your search results). So far they > don't

Re: Help please - Replacement phone.

2017-05-14 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Saturday, 13 May 2017 20:42:16 UTC+1, P Wat wrote: > > Hi folks > My Android took a swim. (I think it is about 3 feet under!) > I want to install Osmand+ on my partner's phone as a replacement, but > despite logging into GooglePlay with my own account it keeps on requesting > £4.99. > What

Re: Instructional video on the new elevation profile feature

2017-05-08 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Monday, 8 May 2017 12:23:46 UTC+1, Metaluc wrote: > > Anybody know what the requirements are to make the elevation display > available to custom maps created with osmandmapcreator? > > tag on each node along a way? > Take a look here:

Re: Track recording - comparison to "My Tracks"

2017-05-08 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Monday, 8 May 2017 04:05:23 UTC+1, OA wrote: > > I've just tested how Osmand records GPX track. I've started recording my > walk (8 mi, 2:40) using two apps at the same time: Osmans and My Tracks > (Google). Osmand has pretty much default settings, which are close to what > I use with My

Re: Instructional video on the new elevation profile feature

2017-05-05 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Friday, 5 May 2017 19:03:30 UTC+1, john whelan wrote: > > I'm running 2.6.3 I have downloaded Ontario today, I have downloaded > contour lines and hillshades. > > I still do not see the elevation profile. > > Thoughts please. > > Thanks John > Hillshades and contours are unnecessary for the

Re: Feature request - Show elevation profile of planned route

2017-05-03 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Wednesday, 3 May 2017 10:13:54 UTC+1, Osmandtrier wrote: > > >> slightly >> >> >> 2000 4000 1 is slightly different? Assumptions are nice, testing is > better. > In your post (at least the one I replied to) you didn't specify how different the numbers were. Nick -- You received

Re: Feature request - Show elevation profile of planned route

2017-05-03 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Wednesday, 3 May 2017 07:05:31 UTC+1, Osmandtrier wrote: > > And there is a mistake. Opening a recorded gpx-file with an other > gpx-viewer, the other party gpx-viewer shows a different difference of > altitude than osmand. > > So my idea was, perhaps osmand use the srtm-data. So I replaced

Re: "Big star" vs. "small circle" GPX waypoints

2017-04-30 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Monday, 24 April 2017 22:03:17 UTC+1, Akkana Peck wrote: > > OsmAnd is great for following GPX files while hiking. But when I > display a GPX file that includes a lot of waypoints, some of them > show as a big red circle with a white star inside it, while others > display as a small red

Re: Why not make the menu easier?

2017-04-29 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Saturday, 29 April 2017 10:14:06 UTC+1, guy vanvuchelen wrote: > > OsmAnd has 2 menu's: the normal menu and Dashboard. Why not make it > easier? For example, abolish Dashboard and transfer the few functions, only > available in the Dashboard, to the menu (for example: route simulation to >

Re: Osmand tracking in pause

2017-04-29 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Friday, 28 April 2017 12:20:05 UTC+1, Clover wrote: > > Is it possible to put the recording of a track in pause? When drinking a > cup of coffee somewhere inside a building the gps signal is lost and > afterwards it looks like I was running around nervously inside instead > taking a rest ;)

Re: Crisis situation in Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia

2017-04-09 Thread nickjohnstonsky
Hi, I don't want to speak for the developers, but I'm sure you're welcome to use the app. The Red Cross have used it extensively in West Africa and mapped over 600 km of missing roads as a result. If you want to use updated maps, generate an extract for the area you're interested in:

Re: Zoom level shown while zooming

2017-03-31 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Thursday, 30 March 2017 16:13:40 UTC+1, Bart Eisenberg wrote: > > When I change zoom levels, I'm seeing the zoom level, together with (I > think) the version number. in the lower-left above the menu button. That's > useful, but the indicator is not always there. Is there a setting for >

Re: Sustrans and Eurovolo routes on Osmand

2017-03-20 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Sunday, 19 March 2017 15:24:34 UTC, Leila Smith wrote: > > I have now found the sustrans routes but I cant figure out how to get the > map to start navigating it. > > can anyone help please? > By Sustrans routes I assume you're referring to the national cycle network. You generally can't

Re: Custom Rendering and GPX Tracks

2017-02-17 Thread nickjohnstonsky
Hi Paul, As David says, OsmAnd can display GPX tracks and routes using a colour specified in the GPX file itself. This is useful as you don't need to keep selecting your desired colour when you display the file in OsmAnd. To do this: 1. Open a GPX file in a text editor (such as Notepad) on

Re: GPX tracks colouring... suggestion

2017-01-06 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Friday, 6 January 2017 10:33:55 UTC, Wim Peeters wrote: > > > Hello > > As reply on the message of Andrew Davie: > > I have a feature request for OSMAND+ 2.5.4 for colors on the screen. > The thing is, I use it on my mountain bike and I follow a track which I > load with a GPX file. In the

Re: Feature request - Show elevation profile of planned route

2016-12-14 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Wednesday, 14 December 2016 14:47:49 UTC, Mirco Zorzo wrote: > > The feature is now on the nightly release. > Really? My understanding is that analysis of GPX tracks has been added, showing elevation and speed over time. This is based on data stored in the tracks. That's not what is being

Re: Hiking paths

2016-11-24 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Wednesday, 23 November 2016 21:55:17 UTC, Lubomir Bielik wrote: > > In previous version of osmand there was option to display hiking paths > (Slovak map). Nice layer and I use it much. In new version 2.5.3 I cannot > find this option. Where is this option? > 1. Open "Configure Map" (tap the

Re: Cannot hide any more details, because the "configure map" menu has vanished. Please, help!

2016-11-21 Thread nickjohnstonsky
See this comment on Github for "Use location": https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/issues/3272#issuecomment-261790515 Nick On Saturday, 19 November 2016 08:46:11 UTC, Bas Roufs wrote: > > > You can access "Configure Map" by tapping the mode icon (pedestrian, car, > > > ...) in the top left

Online Nominatim search no longer available in 2.5.3?

2016-11-16 Thread nickjohnstonsky
Hi, I just installed 2.5.3 and notice that the old search has been completely removed, so it looks like the online Nominatim search is gone too. Is it definitely gone, or is there some other way of accessing it? Thanks Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: Android check out and build steps

2016-11-11 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Friday, 11 November 2016 14:46:51 UTC, Richard Le Mesurier wrote: > > Thanks, Nick, those instructions work: > - > http://osmand.net/help/TechnicalArticles.html#Install_Development_Environment > > One minor point to note - the line after "# Build the repo on the > commandline to make sure

Re: How do you re-import tracks?

2016-09-13 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Monday, 12 September 2016 23:49:25 UTC+1, P Wat wrote: > > Sorry to seem impatient, but is anyone willing to remind me how to > reimport a whole lot of my old tracks (other than by doing them one at a > time)? > Thanks > PaulW > > I don't know what type of phone you have, but assuming you

Re: Route Shields in US, what tags read?

2016-09-12 Thread nickjohnstonsky
On Sunday, 11 September 2016 18:58:05 UTC+1, Tim Millard wrote: > > OsmAnd shows route shields/signs for most highways in the United States, > except for one: US 75 in Nebraska. Tagging looks correct, am I missing > something? > > good

Re: How do I activate Nominatim in the latest Play Store release?

2016-09-12 Thread nickjohnstonsky
Hi, I think the online maps plugin has to be enabled. Once this is enabled, go to Search, POI tab and then start typing your search. Then tap "Online Nominatim - Places" or "Online Nominatim - Addresses". "Search by name" is also useful, particularly when offline. I agree that the other

Re: How to install the development environment

2016-08-11 Thread nickjohnstonsky
Yup, I searched the group to find them. Without them I wouldn't have been able to build OsmAnd, so thanks. Nick On Thursday, 11 August 2016 14:54:12 UTC+1, Andrew Davie wrote: > > Those were my instructions :) Took me ages to figure it out - all the > while everyone telling me it was "easy"

Re: How to install the development environment

2016-08-11 Thread nickjohnstonsky
You can fork the web site on Github, edit that page and submit a pull request: https://github.com/osmandapp/osmandapp.github.io/blob/master/website/help/technical-articles.html Nick On Thursday, 11 August 2016 10:48:00 UTC+1, Robin wrote: > > Hi Nick, > > thanks for the link. Yes that procedure

Re: How to install the development environment

2016-08-10 Thread nickjohnstonsky
I used these instructions: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/osmand/J0lcnZN0fLU/OT-4gQs_BwAJ These instructions use gradle rather than ant. Thanks Nick On Wednesday, 10 August 2016 10:24:03 UTC+1, Robin wrote: > > Hi, > > I just wanted to get started with building Osmand, however I seem to be >