Re: [Xastir-dev] A likely direction?

2010-08-18 Thread Jason Godfrey
I don't think I have the time available to make the commitment I think you are looking for on code development, but if you would like some testing and debug help for Macs I can provide that. - Jason, N0RPM On Aug 17, 2010 3:40 PM, Curt, WE7U curt.w...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, 11 Aug 2010, Curt,

[Xastir] Quick Ques.: OSM Maps from cache?

2010-08-18 Thread Kurt Savegnago
Hi, Been using Xastir a long time and getting ready to go into the field without internet to track R/C models and amateur rockets. I took the easy way with the canned maps from ftp://aprs.tamu.edu/pub/. Just unzip and go. Yeah I know, from 2006 but for tracking models or as a base map for

Re: [Xastir] Quick Ques.: OSM Maps from cache?

2010-08-18 Thread Curt, WE7U
On Wed, 18 Aug 2010, Kurt Savegnago wrote: I actually like Xastir better and if cached maps could be directly accessed without internet connection, it would be great. I can't answer the question about the tiled OSM maps 'cuz I haven't tried them disconnected from the internet yet. However...

[Xastir] problem serial/USB stick and Xastir

2010-08-18 Thread Kristoff Bonne
Hi, For a ubuntu netbook (acer aspire one), I bought a cheap serial-to-USB stick (company = digitus, lsusb says this: Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0403:6001 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT232 USB-Serial (UART) IC). It shows itself as /dev/ttyUSB0 on my box (ubuntu 10.06 netbook

Re: [Xastir] problem serial/USB stick and Xastir

2010-08-18 Thread Jason KG4WSV
On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Kristoff Bonne kristoff.bo...@skypro.be wrote: Hi, For a ubuntu netbook (acer aspire one), I bought a cheap serial-to-USB stick (company = digitus, lsusb says this: Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0403:6001 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT232 USB-Serial

Re: [Xastir] Quick Ques.: OSM Maps from cache?

2010-08-18 Thread Kurt Savegnago
Hi Curt, Where's the links for OSM vector maps and I'll give'm a try. :-) I have all that support compiled in to Xastir. When I built the code with ./configure the compiler would tell me what support was in the code. I just downloaded the support I needed for all that stuff, built and

Re: [Xastir] Quick Ques.: OSM Maps from cache?

2010-08-18 Thread Curt, WE7U
On Wed, 18 Aug 2010, Kurt Savegnago wrote: Where's the links for OSM vector maps and I'll give'm a try. :-) Google for cloudmade osm shapefile and you'll find it quickly. Once there and drilled down to the correct country/state, snag the filename that has shapefile in the name, ignore the