I finally got some time to work on this again! 2.5 features minor improvements to sharing, image rotation, and a comment box that you can use to store additional details about the target.
Check the marketplace for updates, or new users can use the QR code on the left.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
2.0 is here!
It's been a long time coming, and I apologize for that. When I was demoing TargetCalc at SHOT, I got hired by a company to do some programming work for them and that has taken up all of my time... Speaking of that, it's almost finished, so you Android owners are going to get another goodie soon!
Back on topic, pulling late nights I've managed to implement the most sought after features, starting of course with:
Metric units. You can now select if you want to use metric units from the options menu. There are also side by side conversion boxes for each input. Just punch in whatever unit you want and the other will automatically be updated!
The camera has also been completely re-done, I wouldn't exactly call this a new feature, well it is if your device didn't like my old camera code and you couldn't take pictures! What I have done now is integrated the device's native camera app to take and save the pictures, this obviously have some major advantages but it also has some drawbacks. The first is that it may save a copy of the image to your gallery. This seems to be device dependent, it saves them on my DroidX but looking online for a solution some people were reporting that it didn't. I will look into it, more but I figure it's not that big of a deal. The other drawback is that the image returned may not be as close fit to your screen as it was. That would have been a big problem before, but I implemented another feature to compensate.
And that is: Zooming and scrolling! Using some tricky matrix math, I've managed to get this highly requested feature working. Just touch with two fingers and move to see it in action, drag to scroll and pinch to zoom. One note, this isn't CSI Miami so zooming in really far will have the images look really pixelated therefore it is still good practice to take the picture as close as practical.
Check your marketplace for updates, and new users can use the QR code at the top right to check it out:.
Beta pricing is still only $0.99 but as soon as I deem it stable I will be raising the price.
As always I'm open to any input, either post here or email me at targetcalculator (at) gmail.com
Back on topic, pulling late nights I've managed to implement the most sought after features, starting of course with:
Metric units. You can now select if you want to use metric units from the options menu. There are also side by side conversion boxes for each input. Just punch in whatever unit you want and the other will automatically be updated!
The camera has also been completely re-done, I wouldn't exactly call this a new feature, well it is if your device didn't like my old camera code and you couldn't take pictures! What I have done now is integrated the device's native camera app to take and save the pictures, this obviously have some major advantages but it also has some drawbacks. The first is that it may save a copy of the image to your gallery. This seems to be device dependent, it saves them on my DroidX but looking online for a solution some people were reporting that it didn't. I will look into it, more but I figure it's not that big of a deal. The other drawback is that the image returned may not be as close fit to your screen as it was. That would have been a big problem before, but I implemented another feature to compensate.
And that is: Zooming and scrolling! Using some tricky matrix math, I've managed to get this highly requested feature working. Just touch with two fingers and move to see it in action, drag to scroll and pinch to zoom. One note, this isn't CSI Miami so zooming in really far will have the images look really pixelated therefore it is still good practice to take the picture as close as practical.
Check your marketplace for updates, and new users can use the QR code at the top right to check it out:.
Beta pricing is still only $0.99 but as soon as I deem it stable I will be raising the price.
As always I'm open to any input, either post here or email me at targetcalculator (at) gmail.com
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Soon...
Thanks everyone for your continued interest and for providing feedback! I'm pleased to announce that version 2.0 is in the works! 2.0 will include many of the most requested features, including a complete camera overhaul.
I have decided to make the jump straight to 2.0 rather than making small updates as I go along. This will take a little longer before you see the update, but I think it will produce a better product.
Watch for the 2.0 update coming soon (hopefully!) to a marketplace near you!
I have decided to make the jump straight to 2.0 rather than making small updates as I go along. This will take a little longer before you see the update, but I think it will produce a better product.
Watch for the 2.0 update coming soon (hopefully!) to a marketplace near you!
Monday, February 7, 2011
Lucky 13
1.13 is out! I have re-written most of the camera code and optimized most of it, especially in the saving department. This should help users that have devices with limited memory not to have crashes.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
The exterminator!
Many version codes and squashed bugs later Target Calculator 1.12 is out!
Thank you for your bug reports! There are so many Android powered devices out there and making sure my app is stable on them all is no small task, but thanks to your reports I have been able to hunt them down and squash them much easier!
Most of the reports I have been getting have been from one problem that I should have fixed in the latest version, so make sure to update.
Thank you for your bug reports! There are so many Android powered devices out there and making sure my app is stable on them all is no small task, but thanks to your reports I have been able to hunt them down and squash them much easier!
Most of the reports I have been getting have been from one problem that I should have fixed in the latest version, so make sure to update.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Update 1.02 is hot!
Recent Changes:
*Range and Caliber prompts removed, default values are used and can be set via options menu.
*Caliber added to detail box.
*Progress dialog added to taking pictures.
*Streamlined image loading to help prevent Out of Memory Forced Closures.
*Memory cleanup when app is in background.
Open the marketplace and it should tell you there is an update available.
*Range and Caliber prompts removed, default values are used and can be set via options menu.
*Caliber added to detail box.
*Progress dialog added to taking pictures.
*Streamlined image loading to help prevent Out of Memory Forced Closures.
*Memory cleanup when app is in background.
Open the marketplace and it should tell you there is an update available.
Bug squashing.
I've had a couple reports since release of two kinds of problems.
The first one is a crash when the user takes a picture and goes to the measure activity. The problem here is your phone has run out of virtual memory. I had this problem early on in development, and I thought I had fixed it because it stopped happening on my DroidX. It looks like it could still be a problem on some devices with large cameras and small memory. I'm looking into a better way to fix this. If this happens try taking the picture again sometimes the phone is operating right on the edge of having enough memory and closing some other apps could help.
The second one is where the range and caliber dialogs keep looping. This one has been driving me nuts because it is a known problem with Android. The problem occurs when the dialog comes up in an orientation that is not the orientation that the device is in. Like if the screen wants to be in landscape mode, but the device is being held in portrait mode. I am also searching for a solution to this problem, but in the meantime if this comes up Press the back button on your device once to dismiss the dialogs.
Rest assured I am working on providing the most stable app possible, and thank you for your purchase!
The first one is a crash when the user takes a picture and goes to the measure activity. The problem here is your phone has run out of virtual memory. I had this problem early on in development, and I thought I had fixed it because it stopped happening on my DroidX. It looks like it could still be a problem on some devices with large cameras and small memory. I'm looking into a better way to fix this. If this happens try taking the picture again sometimes the phone is operating right on the edge of having enough memory and closing some other apps could help.
The second one is where the range and caliber dialogs keep looping. This one has been driving me nuts because it is a known problem with Android. The problem occurs when the dialog comes up in an orientation that is not the orientation that the device is in. Like if the screen wants to be in landscape mode, but the device is being held in portrait mode. I am also searching for a solution to this problem, but in the meantime if this comes up Press the back button on your device once to dismiss the dialogs.
Rest assured I am working on providing the most stable app possible, and thank you for your purchase!
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