Facebook

Login

Support Sailonline

If you haven't already - join the SAILONLINE YACHT CLUB!

Please also consider making a donation - all amounts are greatly appreciated!

Board » General Discussion » Sailonline Android Client Beta test

Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next Last

Posted by
JB


Users avatar

Posts
305
Registered at
2013-03-07 08:54:34
2014-10-22 08:15:03 - Re: Sailonline Android Client Beta test
Viva all SOLers.

Thank you zappe and all hands on this brilliant project.

Only problem I've found is to put a "-" (negative sign) on TWA inside delayed commands.
The graphic scale (moving circle) for advancing the WF is a bit … fast.
A numeric step defined by the user would be better (15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hr, and so on till 6 hrs).

Keep on!


O.S.: Android 4.1.2
Sail Fair.
Posted by
hmm


Users avatar

Posts
118
Registered at
2011-11-03 13:35:22
2014-10-25 12:49:35 - Re: Sailonline Android Client Beta test
zappe has again made a new version of the client:

http://sailonline.org/static/apk/sol-client-0.30.apk

Posted by
zappe


Users avatar

Posts
22
Registered at
2008-04-08 14:29:33
2014-10-25 20:42:21 - Re: Sailonline Android Client Beta test
OK. There is a new verison out now 0.30

Changes in this version:
Fixed problem with - sign in the edit add dc
Fixed Wind arrow size in low winds. Should be possible to see the direction now.
Added a new page for the Hmm Sol log. Only shows rank, rank diff, dtl diff and dtf diff right now.
Added wind contour lines to the map. This can be pretty cpu heavy and it is still a bit experimental so it is disabled by default.
Added a new settings page. Allows you to change map type, enable wind contours, change wind arrow and contour density.

--- Last Edited by zappe at 2014-10-25 20:43:01 ---
Posted by
Alan (iomkiwi)


Users avatar

Posts
39
Registered at
2011-11-02 07:13:43
2014-10-26 09:41:28 - Re: Sailonline Android Client Beta test
I didn't try version 2, but I am very happy to report that Version 3 works on my Samsung Tab 10.1 running on android 4.0.4.

And improvements are very good - thank you zappe for all your efforts
Posted by
Hirilondë


Users avatar

Posts
48
Registered at
2010-02-22 12:50:31
2014-10-26 12:35:26 - Re: Sailonline Android Client Beta test
I don't think I would want to do the Northwest Passage race via my Samsung Galaxy 4 Mini, but this is sweet. Thanks!
Posted by
NZL_Sunburst


Users avatar

Posts
3
Registered at
2007-12-22 23:30:06
2014-10-27 08:06:32 - Re: Sailonline Android Client Beta test
Great work fixing the bug in delayed commands, and improving the presentation for low winds. Good developments too in other areas. It is becoming my main interface to the simulation. I just need to add a routing algorithm!

Just wondering if the overlay used by sailonline for coasts (ie the often straight line approximation to fractal like coasts) is now missing from the maps? I am pretty sure it was there in .25 when I did the NZ Coastal classic as I ended up on the beach! but I can't see it now in .30 eg in RTW around Fernando de Noronha? I could be wrong, maybe it is in one of the other overlays now available in settings, but I couldn't find it?

What IDE are you using to code btw? ADT/Android Studio or one of the many unsupported environments, also Java or another language? Are you using GIT to manage revisions?

Regards

NZL Sunburst

--- Last Edited by NZL Sunburst at 2014-10-27 08:08:21 ---
VenerRace Apr 08 165
Posted by
hmm


Users avatar

Posts
118
Registered at
2011-11-03 13:35:22
2014-10-27 15:42:02 - Re: Sailonline Android Client Beta test
There appears to be a bug (or a feature..) that the client only loads the coast lines near your boat.

If you choose map type "None" from the settings, this is quite apparent, unless you happen to be middle of the ocean when there might not be any coast lines near you.

For the shorter races where you are not out in the ocean, the maps work fine.
Posted by
zappe


Users avatar

Posts
22
Registered at
2008-04-08 14:29:33
2014-10-27 20:14:48 - Re: Sailonline Android Client Beta test
About the sol coast line... As Hmm pointed out the app is only loading the map tile you are on and 2 tiles in every direction and since the maptiles are 1deg in lat and long you can "see" 2.5deg around you if you are in the middle of your tile. This is a "feature" or at least by design because painting a lot of polylines makes zooming and panning very slow. Actually it is not certain that all the polylines for all the loaded tiles will be drawn either, there is a limit of 500 map polylines. So the map tiles will be prioritised based on your heading and the distance to your boat and then drawn in that order until 500 polylines has been drawn. This will become apparent when we race through a dense archipelago the next time and different polylines will be drawn if you change course.
This is done to keep the map responsive but it might be a good idea to have the number of tiles loaded and the max number of poylines to draw as a setting in the future, even if it is a pretty advanced setting.

Yes I am using git, ADT and Java to develop this so it is more or less vanilla flavour Android development, as far as I know :)
Posted by
Big Nige


Users avatar

Posts
42
Registered at
2010-10-22 22:15:59
2014-10-29 16:25:59 - Re: Sailonline Android Client Beta test
zappe.
A brilliant app, thank you for making it avalable to everyone. Its very easy to use, The wind slide is great much better than other apps. First class :)
sadlersailing.
Posted by
Renegade


Users avatar

Posts
127
Registered at
2011-11-05 16:57:20
2014-11-03 15:33:45 - Re: Sailonline Android Client Beta test
Nice app zAPPe. I just got it up and running and made my first heading change with it. This is going to be very useful in helping me be on deck more.

Ideas for future things to include/tweak.
The boat polar that comes up with the star looking button is small and can't be zoomed. Minor issue as it's visually ok, just small.

Also, isochrones, and VMG/VMC headings would be nice to have in the future.
Especially the isohrones as they give a nice visual too.

Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next Last

Please login to post a reply.

Races

Next Race: 00d 00h 00m

Current Races:

Falklands to Tasmania 2026

Welcome to yet another all-new route. This next race is part of our Ocean Championship as well as the ROW series. Falklands to Tasmania, is like last year's island to island. It’s one of the longer ones 6400nm, more than half way around the world (and the Antarctica). It starts the 2026 OCQ2, and will be sailed in our Steinlager 2, contrary to prior notice.
Race #2021
INFO by brainaid.de
Steinlager 2 PARTICULARS
WX Updates:
0430 / 1030 / 1630 / 2230
Ranking: OCQ2 - ROW - OCCH - SYC
Race starts: Apr 06th 11:00 Registration will open soon
▶ Flash
GO TO RACE

Gladstone Ports Corporation Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race 2026


Sailonline is thrilled to partner with the Queensland Cruising Yacht Club for the 2026 Gladstone Ports Corporation Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race! This 308 nautical mile offshore challenge follows Australia’s stunning east coast from Brisbane to Gladstone. Racing the fast and tactical Farr 40, sailors will need precision, strategy, and focus as shifting conditions test every decision from start to finish!
Race #2027
INFO by brainaid.de
Farr 40 PARTICULARS
WX Updates:
0430 / 1030 / 1630 / 2230
Ranking: SUPBUD - SYC
Race starts: Apr 03rd 01:00 Registration Open!
▶ Flash
GO TO RACE

Rapallo to Nador 2026


Welcome to Liguria’s Rapallo, there where Zarathustra spoke - at length - to Nietzsche, for our first race of nine to celebrate all things Mediterranean - fickle winds, history and olive oil. A number of our races in this new Magical Mediterranean series will be partnership with famous real-life races, but this first race is pure fiction - 780nm in refurbed IMOCA 60s, past or through the Balearic Isles and on into the Alboran Sea, to a finish off Nador on the Maroc Mediterranean coast.
Race #1975
INFOby brainaid.de
IMOCA 60v2 PARTICULARS
WX Updates:
0430 / 1030 / 1630 / 2230
Ranking: MED - SYC
Race starts: Mar 30th 15:00 Registration Open!
▶ Flash
GO TO RACE

Cross the Convergence 2026 - Guam to Ouvéa


The third race of our series of ocean voyages across the World’s convergence zones takes us southeastward now down the Pacific, from Guam’s Apra Harbour at 13.5 degrees North, back across the Equator to the glorious New Caledonian resort island of Ouvéa, on the edge of the Tropic of Capricorn at 20.5 degrees South. It’s 2400nm, and there’s more than a few other islands in the way, so mind where you go in your Ocean 50s. Race #1981
INFOby brainaid.de
Ocean 50PARTICULARS
WX Updates:
0430 / 1030 / 1630 / 2230
Ranking: CCZ - SYC
RACE CLOSE: Tuesday,
April 7 at 2300 UTC.
Race starts: Mar 20th 18:00 Registration Closed
▶ Flash
GO TO RACE

Go to race archive

SYC Ranking

  1. Sailonline Yacht Club Member KaSToR
  2. Sailonline Yacht Club Member WRmirekd
  3. Sailonline Yacht Club Member rafa
  4. Sailonline Yacht Club Member rumskib
  5. Sailonline Yacht Club Member Panpyc
  6. Sailonline Yacht Club Member CollegeFund
  7. Sailonline Yacht Club Member Sax747
  8. Sailonline Yacht Club Member CriticalHippo
  9. Sailonline Yacht Club Member vida
  10. Sailonline Yacht Club Member sassy63

View full list

Series

Mobile Client

SYC members have the benefit of access to our mobile/lightweight web client!

The mobile client