[ gpsdrive ] gpsdrive for small screen laptops

[Hamish]

Kim Hawtin wrote:
> i've been very temped by the eeepc, i've been using an old lifebook
> for a while and started to tinker with gpsdrive on it this last
> weekend.
> 
> its got an 800x600 screen, which isn't large enough to display the
> whole gpsdrive window.
> 
> so what happens on a smaller screen like the eeepc of 800x480 ?
> is there a mini-screen-mode?

see 'gpsdrive --help'

it gives some options to set window size if autodetection doesn't work.
I have no idea how well those options work, but they are there.


> i'm using it for gps trailing and logging tracks/trails into
> openstreetmap.
> so primarily for recording, but eventually i'm keen to import OSM
> maps into gpsdrive =)
> 
> thoughts?

for recording tracks I might lean to using cgpxlogger that comes with
Gpsd, it's a lot simpler and thus more robust. Of course you can use
gpsdrive at the same time.


Hamish




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