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danham
USA
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 Posted - 08 déc. 2006 : 18:25:37
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from Garmin's web site:
Changes made from version 2.3.2 to 2.4.0:
Added support for Windows Mobile devices.
Added support for uninstalling all custom POI's from a device.
Added support for subcategories of POI's.
Added support for handling individual bitmap symbols for each subcategory of POI's.
Added support for jpeg (.jpg) images that can be associated with POI's.
Added support for wave (.wav) files POI alerts.
Added support for allowing users to specify a 'Link' directory that contain POI associations, such as bitmap (.bmp) symbols, jpeg (.jpg) images, mp3 (.mp3) audio files, or wave (.wav) audio files.
Added support for contact information and address information that can be specified in a GPX (.gpx) file.
Added a command line option to POI Loader to run automatically without requiring user interaction.
Added the ability to choose POI files to ignore.
Check for validity of the drive name in the POI path. |
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jotne
Norway
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NanaimoRick
Canada
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Posted - 08 déc. 2006 : 18:45:20
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Interesting that the file download page says the file is dated Sept 6, 2006. Been in beta a while it seems.  |
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jotne
Norway
1685 Posts |
Posted - 08 déc. 2006 : 18:59:34
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I did install it,but have trouble to find what version I am running.
PS the file itself is also dated sept 6 |
Previously owned : GPS "eTrex Yellow" "GPSmap 76S" "GPSMap 60CS" "GPSMAP 60CSx" "Nüvi 660"
Unit I have now :"Nüvi 760 EU" "Nüvi 765" "Edge 305" "Colorado 300" |
Edited by - jotne on 08 déc. 2006 22:09:22 |
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hcornea
Australia
599 Posts |
Posted - 08 déc. 2006 : 21:45:59
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This goes a long way, if it really adds customised alerts.
Now all we need is times and directionality for POI alerts
Jotne: click the icon in the upper left corner, which will enable you to select "About POILoader" from the dropdown menu. That will give you the version number
....probably better to continue on the POI thread |
Garmin Streetpilot c320, Garmin GPSMap 60Csx, Garmin Nuvi 660, ForeRunner 305, Carminder GPS (Yes I'm hooked) |
Edited by - hcornea on 08 déc. 2006 21:53:46 |
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Skiddy
USA
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Posted - 08 déc. 2006 : 23:21:44
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| The features here appear suspiciously like the TourGuide functionality in mapsource. Do you think this is Garmin's way of getting out of having to give the DVD to Nuvi customers? most of us have been using this as our justification to get a hold of the software. Just a thought! |
Currently using: Nuvi 660 |
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danham
USA
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Posted - 08 déc. 2006 : 23:33:52
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I kind of doubt it. First, they still have to support MapSource as part of the map update package. Second, they give POI Loader away. If we want to dream up a draconian scheme hatched by Garmin it would more likely be that they would withhold those functions and make everyone pay for a copy of MapSource if you want it independent of a map update.
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Nüvi 760 in a '10 Jetta TDI Diesel SportWagen & zumo 660 on a BMW F800 ST
Guide to working with pre-programmed routes: >> details <<
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hcornea
Australia
599 Posts |
Posted - 08 déc. 2006 : 23:42:15
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The custom sounds for POI alerts work!! See my post:
http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=34316
Finally, there is a difference b/w speedcam and redlightcam noises! Now if I could just find a suitable noise! |
Garmin Streetpilot c320, Garmin GPSMap 60Csx, Garmin Nuvi 660, ForeRunner 305, Carminder GPS (Yes I'm hooked) |
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Skiddy
USA
67 Posts |
Posted - 08 déc. 2006 : 23:45:53
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I'm definitely NOT complaining, ANY new feature/functionality is most welcome  |
Currently using: Nuvi 660 |
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Simon Slavin
United Kingdom
221 Posts |
Posted - 11 déc. 2006 : 01:44:20
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So is anyone going to tell me if this stuff actually works ?
> Added support for jpeg (.jpg) images that can be associated with POI's.
Where does the image show up ?
> Added support for contact information and address information that can be specified in a GPX (.gpx) file.
Does that mean you can make phone numbers that work ?
Throw me a bone, here. |
Mac user, programmer, neophile. |
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cfw
Belgium
278 Posts |
Posted - 11 déc. 2006 : 11:15:39
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I tried jpg.
When you touch the small image you will get a view as in Picture Viewer.
I tried MP3 and though it is in the POI ( I can see because of the POIs size) I don't see yet how to make it play. I wil try with a WAV sound today. I imagine the sound is going to play when I arrive at that particular POI location. |
Nuvi 300 GTM11- Nuvi 660T |
Edited by - cfw on 11 déc. 2006 15:50:09 |
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cfw
Belgium
278 Posts |
Posted - 11 déc. 2006 : 14:11:22
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this readme file comes with it :
http://www.gpspassion.com/upload/poi_loader_readme.pdf
now I succeeded in using wav. file with my POI but the wav gets incorporated in your poi. A simple poi is 1 or 2 KB, a poi with for ex. a wav file of 43 KB becomes a 86 KB gpi file. I have not tried this with a 500 redlight camera's poi s witch would have all the same sound included. |
Nuvi 300 GTM11- Nuvi 660T |
Edited by - cfw on 11 déc. 2006 14:13:36 |
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m4rk
331 Posts |
Posted - 11 déc. 2006 : 21:09:54
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I pleased with the beta so far. Now I finally have a way to organise how the POI's appear in the lists on the Nuvi. They used to be one big mess of POI's on the Nuvi. Now I can finally sort them into folders and arrange them alphabetically making it easier to find things on the Nuvi |
Nuvi350, LooxN560 |
Edited by - m4rk on 11 déc. 2006 21:12:26 |
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Simon Slavin
United Kingdom
221 Posts |
Posted - 12 déc. 2006 : 04:55:32
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quote:
Originally posted by hcornea
The custom sounds for POI alerts work!!
You know what this means, don't you ? We're going to see sponsoring of GPS units: as you approach a branch of Dunkin' Donuts it's going to say "Mmmmm. I fancy a donut about now !".
Okay, I got it all to work: Phone numbers and addresses were my main interest and Garmin have been very clever about implementing them in a compact manner. Props and snaps to the Garmin firmware programmers. Now lets see addresses and multi-phone numbers work for .gpx files.
In answer to a point raised by cfw, when bitmaps are used for map icons, the bitmap is included just once in the file, and all the waypoints point to the same copy. It would be interesting to see if it's that clever about other resources. I don't have a Windows machine so I can't test it. |
Mac user, programmer, neophile. |
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swing
United Kingdom
346 Posts |
Posted - 12 déc. 2006 : 23:23:41
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Certainly having loaded a number of WAV files to support some Custom POIs, there's no way it adds the WAV file for each POI - I suspect it only includes each resource once.
The WAV file support works well, except one little thing - with no WAV file, there is a small difference between the initial warning of an upcoming POI and the overspeed warning for a POI, but with a WAV file it uses the same WAV file for both sounds. It would be nice if Garmin offered a facility for selecting a second WAV file for the overspeed warning. |
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hpatlik
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Posted - 14 déc. 2006 : 06:33:54
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I may have found a bug in the Beta version (2.40) of POILoader when using with Nuvi 350. I setup my folders with various csv files including a file for radar traps which are in a gpx format. For the some of the categories that have one waypoint in the file, when I select that name from the Custom POI list on my Nuvi, it jumps to my radar trap listing and does not display the single waypoint. I tried renaming the single waypoint files but no diference. I am stumped. Any suggestions. If not, I will notify Garmin.
Thanks,
HPatlik
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