joe.jurecka
EF2
Did you double check to make sure that tornado warning polygons were enabled in the preferences?
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After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.
I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.
For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.
From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.
Sincerely, Jeff D.
Did you double check to make sure that tornado warning polygons were enabled in the preferences?
joe.jurecka
EF2
Some thunderbolts are really slow, others not so much evidently. You may wish to unselect some of the mapping info (maybe start with urban boundaries) to speed things up. I assume you're talking about slow panning. At any rate, I'm working on new techniques to speed things up.
joe.jurecka
EF2
For those of you who have the program...a few other tidbits.
Version 2.04 has been released fixing GPS/location issues whereby things stay on after closing the program. Also fixed a couple of force close errors that have popped up. I don't know if anyone has noticed, but if you go into preferences, under Web Resources, you can pick find a link to the WSR-88D Network status and a national mosaic radar image.
A very few users report a blank screen on occasion. This is caused by an out-of-memory condition on your device as Android limits apps to 16 of memory for variables, etc...not necessarily total memory. You may be able to clean things up by power cycling your device and trying again.
The best way to get support or just troubleshoot things is just to email me at [email protected] Access right to the one who wrote it!
Also, the Demo program (this time limited to Goodland, KS) is also available again for those that would like to just have a look at the program.
Version 2.04 has been released fixing GPS/location issues whereby things stay on after closing the program. Also fixed a couple of force close errors that have popped up. I don't know if anyone has noticed, but if you go into preferences, under Web Resources, you can pick find a link to the WSR-88D Network status and a national mosaic radar image.
A very few users report a blank screen on occasion. This is caused by an out-of-memory condition on your device as Android limits apps to 16 of memory for variables, etc...not necessarily total memory. You may be able to clean things up by power cycling your device and trying again.
The best way to get support or just troubleshoot things is just to email me at [email protected] Access right to the one who wrote it!
Also, the Demo program (this time limited to Goodland, KS) is also available again for those that would like to just have a look at the program.
Joel Wright
EF5
Just downloaded the pykl3 today for my new phone and love it! Very nice work Joe. As others have mentioned the gesture pad is awesome! Can't wait to use this out in the field.
Clarence Bennett
EF3
I can hardly use this program on my thunderbolt, it runs so slow. Just sliding the radar around is clunky and choppy and unusable. Same goes for zooming in and out. Any performance suggestions would be appreciated. It does this with most options shut off :-(
joe.jurecka
EF2
This appears to be an issue with some, but certainly not all Thunderbolts. There seems to be something particular to the device which makes it render OpenGL calls VERY slowly. It would be appreciated if Thunderbolt users who have slow performance email [email protected] with info about their phone's software version number and carrier. This may help discover a pattern. It's just not right that a old 2.1 device far outperforms the Thunderbolt.
Joe
Jeff Snyder
EF5
I thought the slowness of PYKL3 was just it's nature; I didn't know other phones weren't having this issue. I think I've commented before that increasing performance / speed is my #1 suggestion -- it a couple/few seconds to adjust the view when I try to pan on my Thunderbolt. This, in turn, actually makes it a bit difficult to pan the image since you don't really know where you've ended up until a couple of seconds have passed and the screen has updated.
As requested, I'll send you my info.
EDIT: Okay, if I turn off all of the GIS features, panning becomes very smooth / fast. I've also noticed that my GPS icon blinks MUCH faster with all the GIS features off.
EDIT 2: After testing further, panning is smooth when Interstates, urban areas, and/or cities are turned on. If States or Counties/Parishes are enabled, panning is choppy (particularly for counties/parishes). Knowing this, I'll have to leave the counties off the image since the choppy panning is quite annoying.
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Jeff Snyder
EF5
Joe -- Are there plans to incorporate placefile-like features in PYKL3? I'm thinking of something like the capabilities of the GRx applications, where users can load various data files for display. If so, I could probably modify my Tornado Central GRx placefile scripts for the proper PYKL3 format. I know memory management is an issue, so perhaps it's not possible to make such an addition, though.
Brett Roberts
EF5
Interestingly, panning and zooming are rather snappy (and improved in v2 vs. the original release) on my underpowered HTC Aria.
The only issue I'm running into now is this: if I open PYKL once, use it, and then "quit" (necessary for those of us on limited data plans), it will *always* force-close the next time I try to open it. After force-closing on this initial second opening of the app, it will work properly on the next try.
The only issue I'm running into now is this: if I open PYKL once, use it, and then "quit" (necessary for those of us on limited data plans), it will *always* force-close the next time I try to open it. After force-closing on this initial second opening of the app, it will work properly on the next try.
Clarence Bennett
EF3
I did the software update just as soon as it came out last week, so this puts me on version Android 2.2.1. I have used Pykl on a Moto X and it is very smooth. I would think as beefy as the Thunderbolt is with ram and processor speed, it would run fine. There has to be some fix so that I can run some of the features. As Jeff said, it is impossible to pan or zoom in or out because of the delay. You have no idea where you are going to end up. I love the program, I just wish it would perform to a level that is was useful on the Thunderbolt.
Drew.Gardonia
anyway you can make it pull directly into pyckl3? its obnoxious and inconvenient to have to use an internet browser on a phone to pull up a satellite image, should be someway to make it pull directly into pyckl3 and loop as well.
rdale
EF5
There should be - but that's why people hate programming for Android. I don't know Joe well - but I imagine he's the gray haired guy now 
joe.jurecka
EF2
Is it more the fact that you know it's a browser that bothers you? Put simply, it is the quickest way to get functionality at this time. I do have plans to bring some products within the program, but there are other priorities that I need to do first.
Joe
joe.jurecka
EF2
There should be - but that's why people hate programming for Android. I don't know Joe well - but I imagine he's the gray haired guy now
Not gray, but certainly suffering from male pattern baldness!
joe.jurecka
EF2
The exact same code is used for the plotting of cities/urban areas, states, etc....just a different instance of the same class. Thus, it must be that the amount of data needed for the counties in your area must be bogging things down. The county data has been reduced (e.g. superfluous points removed) about as much as possible without severe distortion occurring. Try visiting LBB's RDA and with and without the counties and see if you notice much difference. It may just be that the glDrawArrays function is really slow on the TB for some reason. Be sure you have the latest software updates for your device. In poking around the web, there are hints that the TB has had some performance issues with graphics.
Joe
