This week has been the same grind as the last. We're still working on that database. It's making progress slowly, and we're still waiting on an email from the disabilities services at RPI to send us information on the academic buildings' accessibility.
Also, we've fixed the bugs that we had experienced during the last presentation such as the notification time mistake.
We have also moved over to Google Maps and we are working on changing over to a tabbed layout. Progress is being made!
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Optimization
This week we've been working on optimizing the RPI Walk android app. The main screen of the app was pretty slow so we tried a few different things such as changing the background image size and reducing the number of functions it has to work out.
Another thing we've been working on in regards to optimization is the "end point" of the buildings. By default, the map points to the center of the building. In an app meant for walking, this is inconvenient. We are creating a database that contains the name of the buildings and the latitude and longitudes of their entrances. This is a long and tedious task which will probably take up a while to finish up.
We have also changed the original backgrounds we had to coordinate them around the background we liked the most. Now they have a theme to them.
We are also creating a settings menu to allow users to customize the app and make it their own. We are still working on what other options we want to put into the settings menu.
Another thing we've been working on in regards to optimization is the "end point" of the buildings. By default, the map points to the center of the building. In an app meant for walking, this is inconvenient. We are creating a database that contains the name of the buildings and the latitude and longitudes of their entrances. This is a long and tedious task which will probably take up a while to finish up.
We have also changed the original backgrounds we had to coordinate them around the background we liked the most. Now they have a theme to them.
We are also creating a settings menu to allow users to customize the app and make it their own. We are still working on what other options we want to put into the settings menu.
Saturday, July 5, 2014
Polishing up
This week, we've worked on finishing up the backgrounds and fixing the notifications.
We've settled on the following backgrounds for our screens. They fit with the mainly red theme we have going. They were created on Adobe Photoshop.
The first one belongs to the directions screen, followed by the about screen and finally, the scheduling screen.
We finally have the scheduling notifications working with the notification icon. The notification pops up as a reminder for the given event. The user is able to pick how long before the event the notification should pop up. Clicking on the notification redirects you to the map that shows how to get to the designated area from the current location.
We finally have the scheduling notifications working with the notification icon. The notification pops up as a reminder for the given event. The user is able to pick how long before the event the notification should pop up. Clicking on the notification redirects you to the map that shows how to get to the designated area from the current location.
Finally, we've started creating a database with the names and acronyms/abbreviations of the locations around campus along with the geopoints of the different entrances to the buildings.
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