[ gpsdrive ] Clear Track Button

[Guenther Meyer]

Am Samstag 20 September 2008 schrieb Ross Scanlon:
> Hi All,
>
> Just been looking at the latest svn download and noticed that there is now
> a Clear button.
>
yes, this one is new.

> What does this do exactly?
>
it deletes/resets the recorded track and trip data.
the data is NOT saved.

> Reason I'm asking is I had been trying to implement a track restart button.
> ie push the button and the current track file is saved and closed and then
> a new track file is started.
>
> Secondly, had also been looking for information on acting on the TERM
> signal from the operating system.  ie on shutdown (whether from user or
> power signal etc) gpsdrive receives a signal from the os that a shutdown is
> about to happen.  Gpsdrive should then save and close the current track
> file and anything else that needs to be saved and then close itself. 
> Anyone know how this should be implemented or can point me in the direction
> of some info.
usually a track should always be saved (if there is one) to 
~/.gpsdrive/tracksaved.gpx on shutdown.

sigterm was already handled in gpsdrive.c
sigint handling is available from svn revision 2057 ;-)



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