Would be great to see something like this in near future
Would be great to see something like this in near future
It may be a bit... specific - do you need it for a particular application, or would getting the rotation of the device relative to where it started do?
This shouldn't be too hard to do as the iPhone and a great number of Androids have compass chips built in. I for one need this feature for an app I'm working on.
I would imagine the Extension would look like this:
Conditions
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CompassAvailable
Expressions
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CurrentDirection (degrees 0 to 360)
CurrentSpeed (meters per second)
CurrentAccuracy (how fine grained the reading needs to be based on usage so that battery utilization is minimized)
CurrentDistanceFilter (how often changes in direction update the reading)
MetersToFeet (for us Americans who don't think in meters despite it being the standard in the US for the past 144 years)
Actions
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StartCompass (start reading)
StopCompass (stop reading)
SetAccuracyLevel (see above)
SetDistanceFilter (see above)
I think the bigger problem is simulating this on Windows in a useful way for development.
Disregard the above API idea as this feature is already available in the Location object so you can use that as your compass. You can get the speed and course as well as set the desired accuracy. I started to develop an extension and then realized it was already done.
You're right, Keith, but whats missing here is the 'killer' feature: actual angle of the device,
what was meaned by "compass feature". that would make it very useful for some great iphone expiriences.
bump
would it be hard to extend the localisation object with the angle-feature?!?
Actually, I found a great article on how to get the angle and the code is offered up for free according to the terms:
http://blog.sallarp.com/iphone-accel...e-orientation/
You really need to address these type of feature requests to Andos and Francois directly as they are the ones who can implement them in the core product so that everyone can benefit in a way that is guaranteed to be maintained.
I could write this up as an extension in no time if this is something they see as way in the future.
An iOS Angle Extension would be really an amazing feature, Keith!
Ok I get the hintLet me see what I can do today. Keep your eyes on the Extensions forum this evening.
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