PathAway 4 PalmOS - Pre-Release

PathAway Untested pre-releases are posted here for user testing purposes. The pre-release versions are regarded as unstable and may contain bugs and or usability issues. Once we are satisfied that a build is acceptable for general usage,on the main release download pages.

Please Backup your critical PathAway databases.

Ie. Go to your Palm Backup folder on your PC and copy all the PathAway database files to a separate folder. If your databases become corrupted you can do a hard reset on your Palm, Copy the saved data to the Backup folder and HotSync.

PathAway GPS 4 PalmOS Pre-Release Executables
New Features for PathAway GPS 4
Revision History
Incomplete Features
Known Bugs

Documentation

• PDF Manual (Standard Edition Only)
• SMS Send/Receive Format

Send a Bug Report or Suggestion

Revision History

Version 4.00.84 - May 28 2008

- Fixed: GPX Export Order of 'Ele' and 'time' corrected for full compatibility.
- Fixed: Satellite View not showing for receivers that report more than 12 sats
- Fixed: Crash on Exit when Garmin Mobile XT is installed.

Version 4.00.78 - Jan 7 2008

- Fixed: Odometer wrong when no track log used (from 4.00.74)
- Fixed: Delayed screen response when moving less than 2 mph

Version 4.00.74 - Oct 25 2007

- Added: Folders Dialog, checkboxes now enable/Disable folders.
- Added "Albers Equal Area" projection.
- Added "Kertau 1948" datum

Version 4.00.71 - Sept 11 2007

- Added -Import GPX: Support for larger GPX files.
- Improved: Map Calibration using Nudge controls and 3point editing controls.
- Added GPX import: Support for additional tags such as " symbols and extra geocaching tags.
- Fixed: Icons not showing in Select Point dialog.
- Added: On Device, Support for import multiple types in single GPX files.
- Added - Options/Preferences/Tracking: Record 3D fixes only
- Added: Total Distance and Area to Track/Route Details dialog.
- Fixed: Track/Route occasional rendering problems.
- Fixed: Point Details- Show on Map menu option not working
Map Import:
- Added - Map Manager-PWMapConvert. Support for OZI maps Transverse Mercator projection with only 2 calibration points
Data Transfer Utility:
- Added for Data Transfer Utility and PWDBConvert: Support for import multiple types in single GPX files.
- Added GPX import: Support for additional tags such as " symbols and extra geocaching tags.
- Fixed: GPX Create Tracks, Routes.

Version 4.00.67 - June 28 2007

- Fixed: Route Insert and Add to Start problems.
Version 4.00.66 - May 31 2007

- Fixed: Map Details dialog, occasional crash.
- Fixed: Crash on Exit after tracking for a long period of time.
- Improved: Hard Keys for Zoom now do not repeat on press and hold. Now next Zoom is initiated for each button press.
- Fixed: Program hangs when using a route that ends where it starts and using Manual Route Advance.

Version 4.00.65 - May 3 2007

- Fixed: Send Point Database to GPS for Garmin Etrex/GPS 76 .
- Added: 19200 baud rate.

Version 4.00.64 - Apr 20 2007

- Fixed: Default setting for PalmOS 5.4+ set to Time Comm ON
- Fixed: Scrollbars in "Show Notes" dialog. Can also use hard keys to scroll.

Version 4.00.63 - Apr 11 2007

- Improved: Map Conversion 8-bit Color conversion. (esp yellow shades). PWMapLib.dll
- Added: Pace, note info on dialog when "Current Route" is set as the Pace by Type.
- Changed: Pace type name from "Elapsed time", to "Total time".
- Added: Pace, Target Speed Calculation. Option to "Recover by end of Route". Means the Target speed will be set to the average speed you must maintain to reach the end of the route at the target time.
- Added: Ability to have more than 4000 characters in the Note Field. Now limit is 15,000 characters.
- Map Import (Map Manager and Conversion tools. 1000% speed improvement of map import when importing 8-bit maps to 4 or 8 bit colors.

Version 4.00.63 - Apr 3 2007

- Improved: Map Conversion 8-bit Color conversion. (esp yellow shades). PWMapLib.dll
- Added: Pace, note info on dialog when "Current Route" is set as the Pace by Type.
- Changed: Pace type name from "Elapsed time", to "Total time".
- Added: Pace, Target Speed Calculation. Option to "Recover by end of Route". Means the Target speed will be set to the average speed you must maintain to reach the end of the route at the target time.
- Added: Ability to have more than 4000 characters in the Note Field. Now limit is 15,000 characters.
- Added: New NMEA GPS Logging options including: ability to set the name and folder of the LogFile; remembers GPS Log setting on startup; option to log only selected NMEA sentences; Option to only log data when there is a GPS fix.
- Map Import (Map Manager and Conversion tools. 1000% speed improvement of map import when importing 8-bit maps to 4 or 8 bit colors.

Version 4.00.62 - Mar 13 2007

- Added: Remote Tracking Prefs ->Retrieve: Enable on Startup. By default now, automatic retrieval is disabled on program startup. This option will force Automatic Retrieval to be enabled on program startup.

Version 4.00.61 - Mar 8 2007

- Added: KML (Google Earth) Export support on PDA and PWDBConvert.
- Added: Ability to send location without requiring a GPS fix. This feature is available only for PathAway format send. When received by PathAway, the location will have a '*' beside the label indicating it is not a GPS location.
- Added: Moved Time Radials to separate preferences section titled "Radials". Added Distance Radials setting.
- Added: Options->Preferences->Pace. New option for performing "Target Speed calculation". Options are: Recover speed by fixed distance, or recover by end of route.
- Fixed: Toolbar not redrawing properly when screen rotated to landscape (WM5)
- Fixed: Color of Distance Radials. Label now displays on right side (opposite of time radials)
- Fixed: GPX, LOC output, timestamp using '.' between min-seconds, not ':'
- Fixed: Add Point not including a datestamp
- Fixed: GPX export, <Desc> using <name> field.
- Fixed: GPX export, removed <type> field. Unnecessary.
- Fixed: OZI .map import, coordinates would be wrong if there are extra spaces in the cal file between lat and long.
- Icon Manager: Fixed Transparent Color not being checked in the menu.
- Icon Manager: Fixed On Exit, now asks to Save, if the icon transparency changed.

Version 4.00.59 - Feb 12 2007

- Added: GPX and LOC format Export for Points, Tracks, and Routes (Database->Export... ). On Handheld App only.
- Export to PathAway format, now includes commad delimited fields for Sound, Picture, and Link fields.
- Added Miller Cylindrical Projection

Version 4.00.57 - Feb 1 2007

- Added another Croatia datum (differs from CRTNGZone1-7)

Version 4.00.56 - Jan 30 2007
- Fixed: Occassional crash on exit with maps on cards and main memory
- Fixed: Database Export error creating file.
- Added: Edit Cut, Copy, Paste to appropriate menus with text editiing.
- Fixed Occasional crash selecting icons.
- Fixed: Edit Point->New Database... not working.
- Fixed: Join 2 tracks crash.

Version 4.00.55 - Jan 19 2007
- Fixed: Custom Alarm sounds causing crash.
- Fixed: "Windows Mobile GPS" protocol on new WM5 devices. "Timer Comm" must be off.
Version 4.00.55 - Jan 18 2007
- Added: Upload data support for Garmin X-Series (Includes 60CSX)
- Added Croatia (CRTNGZone1-7) datum
- Changed "Goto Location" to "Find Location".
- Added "Set clock to GPS time": When connected to the GPS, the device system time is compared to the time reported from the GPS. If the device system time is out by more than a minute, then the internal system clock is changed to match the GPS time.
- Fixed: GPS Advanced - select Bits dropdown crash on Palm.
- Added: Add Point: Remember last icon selected, so this icon is filled in as the default for future icons.
- Added: to "Remote Settings..." "Log Remote Data Transfers" checkbox. When on, Remote Send and receive will be output to Log Files in \My Documents\PathAway. Send log is PathAwaySendLog.txt, Receive log is PathAwayReceiveLog.txt
- Added: Dashboard General Info: Data Received, Data Sent. Displays amount of data sent and received over Http.

Version 4.00.54 - Dec 22 2006

- Added: Remote ID Info. Added "Label" option to set a different label then the ID returned by some tracking servers. "Name" changed to "ID".
- Fixed: Unable to get a context menu from Proximity View. (50+)

Version 4.00.53 - Dec 15 2006

- Fixed: Insert Route Point between pt1 and pt2 was inserting after pt 2
- Fixed: Http Send Location (PalmOS)
- Fixed: Storing of new Alarm configurations
- Fixed: Route view not showing data if Remote View had been shown
- Added: "Account name" in "Remote Format Settings". This name is used for the account name, so the Remote ID can be used to retreive a single remote, or all remotes if left blank.

Version 4.00.51 - Nov 29 2006

- Added: PathAway Map Manager, basic support for OZIExplorer .map and .geo import. Currently supports multi-point calibration in "dd mm.mmm" format.
- Fixed possible corruption betw .47 and .50

Version 4.00.50 - Nov 24 2006

- Fixed: Point View, crash after selecting items, menu, then details screen a number of times.
- Fixed: Point View, reverted to default database after selecting item info.
- Fixed: Alarm Configuration not working for GPS Fix Acquired/Lost
- Added: New default colors for Remotes.
- Added "Enable Remote Tracking" to Remote menu. This will toggle the automatic send/retrieve of locations
- Changed - display of "location send successfull" to 2 seconds from 5.
- Added: No New locations received, when all Remotes are up to date.

Version 4.00.49 - Nov 14 2006

- Fixed: Folder save problem (from 4.00.48 only).
- Added: PathAway Format Location Retrieve http://pathaway.com/cgi-bin/locpost.cgi

Version 4.00.48 - Oct 27 2006

- Added: Location Retrieve via Http, Touratech format.
- Fixed: Keep Http connection alive until program exit.

Version 4.00.47 - Oct 17 2006

- Fixed: GPX Import, name losing last character
- Added: "Show Note" to Point Context Menu. Displays note text of waypoint. .Also, a 'T' icon wil show on the Proximity Dash item. Click on the 'T' to show the waypoint Notes.
- Fixed: Memory Leak in Compass View

Version 4.00.46 - Oct 5 2006

- Fixed: Sony Clie Fonts too small..
- Added: GPS Fix lost alarm now also triggers when communications to the GPS device is lost.

Version 4.00.45 - Sep 22 2006

- Fixed: Route Insert Point inserting in wrong posn if pt is too close to prev point in route.
- Added: Map Manager, support for PNG, GIF and TIF files.

Version 4.00.43 - Aug 16 2006

- Fixed: Sony Clie - Sat Data View Text wrong formatting.
- Fixed: Proximity Defaults Inverted.
- Fixed: Off track alarm only work if proximity alarms are On.
- Fixed: Circle to Next would only show if Line to Next was activated.
- Added: New preferences option "Backlight on while connected" allows you to force the backlight on or use the system backlight settings.
- Fixed: Route Move Up/Down error.
- Added: Send Format Options (...) button to SMS Send Preferences. This sets the Owner ID to use for transmission. It can be Device Owner name, UID, or a custom name.

Version 4.00.42 - Aug 4 2006

- Added: rtept tag added to GPX,LOC importer
- Fixed: When Track log disabled, Track log point was added on disconnect.
- Fixed: Route Simulator attempted to connect to GPS.
- Fixed: File Selector fixed when selecting a file (was not copying name to input line)
- Fixed: Treo Pocket Mode, hard keys launching other apps.

Version 4.00.40 - July 7 2006

- Fixed: Crash on exit after using Compass View.
- Fixed: Cross-hairs not showing when no route and not connected to GPS.
- Added: Send Location: Added Send frequency "Distance from Start". This will send the location based on the distance interval from the starting location. Ideal for situations when travellers are departing from and returning to the same location. Tracking indicates how far the unit is from the start.
- Added: Send Location: Added ability to send via HTTP POST or HTTP GET. To do this, enter the command "Post http://webaddress.com/somethingelse". The location parameters will be a part of the Get or post sequence with the format LOC=$PWS.. (see updated SMS Send/Receive Format )
- Added: New Experimental Feature. Pace. This feature is for experimental purposes only. You are welcome to try it out and provide feeback.
- Pace: Pace allows you to define a certain pace that you are trying to maintain, and PathAway will monitor your travel, and display your pace time and distance information on new dashboard items. Set the Recover Distance, and PathAway can tell you the required speed to travel at for the specified distance in order to catch-up to the desired pace. See the Preferences->Pace Dialog.

Version 4.00.39 - June 22 2006

- Fixed: Crash after viewing Satellite Sky view or Data view screens.
- PWDBConvert PWDBLib.DLL: Fixed: Send track to Windows Mobile was not encoding Distance and time between points, so time/distance to next was not working.
Fixed: Occasional loss of Sat Data using NMEA protocol.

Version 4.00.38 - June 14 2006

- Fixed: Sony HiRes Font Size
- Added: Connect GPS/Disconnect GPS on hard key. Now works the same as the toolbar GPS icon. If the map has been dragged while connected. the GPS hardkey will restore to the current location instead of disconnecting GPS

Version 4.00.36 - June 5 2006

- Fixed: Highlight closest point "Heading To"
- Fixed: Insert Route Point not getting inserted at correct position in route.

Version 4.00.35 - May 24 2006

- Fixed: Zoom From Map to Virtual map, scale fixed.
- Fixed: Some Projected Map types not initializing for Zoom in/out properly
- Fixed: PalmOS 3.5 to v4.1 Unimplemented error message on startup.(4.00.34 error only)

Version 4.00.34 - May 12 2006

- Fixed: Off-Track Warning Alarm not sounding
- Improved: Odometer Accuracy improved. Not incrementing by GPS error when "GPS calculates Speed/Course. When tracking is On. Odometer is calculated based on track log points.

Version 4.00.33 - May 2 2006

- Fixed: Off-Track Warning Alarm not sounding
- Added: For Golfers, Set Prefs->General, Elevation units to Yards to show short distances in yards.
- Added: SMS Send via Distance Intervals.

Version 4.00.31 - Apr 21 2006

- Fixed: Compass View: Time/Dist not updating if "route to point".
- Added: PWDBWMConvert command <ImportToPWT>

Version 4.00.30 - Apr 5 2006

- Added: Clear button for Point Edit->Picture.
- Fixed: Round-off display problem for Proximity Points
- Fixed: Track Display problem when moving between 2 maps of same resolution.
- Fixed: "View" Menu, checkbox when Compass, GPS Sky and Satellite Data View selected.
- Added: "Goto->Location" button "Add to Route".
- Added: Swiss Datum CH-1903 to ProjLib.
- Fixed: Icon Display problem with multiple icon databases.

Version 4.00.29 - Mar 23 2006

- New Hard Key Options: (set in Preferences
    - Capture Picture Point (for devices with supported Cameras).
    - Toggle Full Screen
    - Last View Screen
- Fixed Anavasi Map crash.
- Fixed: Tracks not refreshing when using Nudge Controls
- Dash Proximity Display with Pictures and Sound. Icons now show to right of text. Click on Icons to play sound or show picture.
- Fixed error in NZMG display.

Version 4.00.28 - Mar 14 2006

- Fixed: Speed Precision not saving
- Fixed: GPSMap 60/276 data download problem
- Map Manager: More info on Known Points Calibration Types

Version 4.00.27 - Mar 7 2006

- Fixed: On device, Calibrate by 3 or more pts not always saving properly

Version 4.00.26 - Mar 3 2006

- Fixed: Out of Memory error Calibrating Large maps on Cards
- Fixed: Details showing wrong point.
- Fixed: Custom speed not saving decimal speed values.

Version 4.00.25 - Feb 22 2006

- Fixed: Join Database crash
- GPX/LOC Import - Sets Icon to match type
- Fixed: Map Manager/Icon Manager crashes.

Version 4.00.24 - Feb 14 2006

- Fixed: Track Display problem
- Fixed: Calibrate 3 pts: Mark point not showing when converted from 2 pt conversion
- Fixed: Crash, tap map, select Coordinates option.
- Fixed: start a new trip, no route or track database shown in dropdown menu

Version 4.00.23 - Feb 10 2006

- Added: Add rte, pte from context menu will no longer move the current position to the place of the added point.
- Fixed: Add Point… -> Add to Route… button, Fatal Error.
- Added: In Compass view, Options->Maps->Show, now goes to Map Screen, not Compass

Version 4.00.22 - Feb 6 2006

- Fixed: Alarm not sounding for turns
- Fixed: Default distance settings for Alarms.

Version 4.00.21 - Jan 25 2006

- GPS Fix Lost Alarm: Will now sound after 10 seconds of no fix. Avoids constant beeping in poor connectivity states.
- Fixed: Various Fatal Resets occuring after program exits. Ie. Treo turn phone on/off, insert SD card.
- Fixed: Point List->New, now adds to current Point DB, not default one
- Fixed: Options->Folder - Add... Selects proper volume when multiple volumes exist. ie. T5 internal drive, and external cardCopy Databases and Maps.
- Added: Can now copy between registered Folders.

Version 4.00.18 - Dec 23 2005

- On-screen North Arrow, larger, white border.
- Fixed. Auto Rotation when connected not rotating when first set prefs.
- Fixed: Overview Map not displaying and corrupting screen.
- Fixed: NoMap Zoom In/Out going to wrong scales

Version 4.00b17 - Dec 16 2005

- Fixed: Grid Display Datum Conversion failing.
- Fixed: Zooming from map to nomap - setting wrong scale

Version 4.00b14 - Dec 6 2005

- Fixed: OSGB TMerc Projection failing.

Version 4.00b13 - Dec 2 2005

- Fixed: Palm OS 5 devices - Pocket mode now turns off screen. If tracking with GPS, the power button turns Pocket Mode on and off.
- Map Manager - Fixed Calibration type change getting lost if a Known Point or 3x3

Version 4.00b12 - Nov 29 2005

- Fixed: Point List, ETA Direct. Shows correct time estimate
- Pocket Mode: Changed to 1st (left key), then 4th (right key) to exit pocket mode. (PalmOS)
- Fixed: possible corruption caused by Context Popup menu.

Version 4.00b11 - Nov 25 2005

- Added: Map Manager, Zoom In, Zoom Out, Zoom Fit and Actual Size views.
- Added: Map Manager, Export Calibration file.
- Fixed: Folders not saving properly (again) (PalmOS only)
- Fixed: World map display off
- Fixed: Context Menu corruption/crash

Version 4.00b10 - Nov 23 2005

- Added: New Coordinate Grid Quebec-MTM, MGA, GGRS87, Swedish Grid, Irish grid, Israel Grid (untested)
- Added New Datums: RT90, GD94, EGSA87
- Fixed: World map display off
- Fixed: Crash selecting list dropdowns in "Points View"
- Added: Show Picture, Play Sound in "Point Details" dialog

Version 4.00b09 - Nov 10 2005

- Added: Full Screen Compass View. Switch between Tiled and Full View
- Fixed: Satellite Data View display.
- Fixed: Icons/Vehicle icons not showing

Version 4.00b08 - Nov 8 2005

- Fixed: Satellite Data View crash when not connected.
- Fixed: GPS Configure - Advanced dialog crash
- Fixed: World Map not showing
- Added: Garmin Data Transfer for GPSMAP 276C and 60C
- Fixed: Map display for TTQV 3x3 maps with Datums other than WGS84
- Fixed: Satellite Data View Screen layout (PalmOS only)

Version 4.00b07 - Nov 2 2005

- Added New View Screens. GPS Sky View, Satellite Data View, and Compass View.
- Now remembers Folder settings in preferences.

Version 4.00b05 - Oct 12 2005

- Added: Option Add/Subtract fixed value to manually correct GPS elevation error.
- Fixed: Map Calibration Error starting up first time. (3x3 and Projected)

Version 4.00b04 - Oct 6 2005

- Added: Save SMS Receive info to Database
- Fixed crash when expanding to Full screen (iQue, Tungsten etc).
- Fixed crash in Nudge Calibration..

Version 4.00b02 - Sept 30 2005

- Fixed SMS receive on Treo.
- Fixed Sending SMS Location even when in Manual send mode.

Version 4.00b01 - Sept 27 2005

- First Public Release

To be done:

PathAway PalmOS



Untested
- Specific Device Testing. PalmOS < 5.4

Known Bugs

- 4-bit maps are displayed in grayscale only.
- SMS Receive does not work when app is not running.