New routing mode discovered?

[infama]

A Pal (Patruns) contacted me with the very good question below:

I was looking at the mod for restoring pedestrian mode. Was there ever a mode with a value of 4? Seems to be missing.

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Very good question that has kept me from going to bed!

In the HP, it comes stock with:
Car|0|Taxi|1|Bus|2|Truck|3|Pedestrian|5|Bicycle|6

in the setting_800_480.ui file (actually, without the PED mode).

However in searchin g the iGo demo version which has a different file structure, I find reference in navigatemap.ui to:

runif nVehicle 0 'vehicle_icon.bmp "vhcl_car.bmp"'
else_runif nVehicle 1 'vehicle_icon.bmp "vhcl_taxi.bmp"'
else_runif nVehicle 2 'vehicle_icon.bmp "vhcl_bus.bmp"'
else_runif nVehicle 3 'vehicle_icon.bmp "vhcl_truck.bmp"'
else_runif nVehicle 4 'vehicle_icon.bmp "vhcl_emr.bmp"'
else_runif nVehicle 5 'vehicle_icon.bmp "vhcl_ped.bmp"'
else_runif nVehicle 6 'vehicle_icon.bmp "vhcl_bic.bmp"'

This leads me to believe that option 4 is the emergency vehicle mode and that it can be re-enabled. However I am not sure what script is activated by this and where it would be, as HP is different to iGo in terms of file structuring. I will try it tomorrow.

[infama]

in iGo datazip ui_IGO8/common/ui route.ui I see the following:

vTmp.TEXTMODEL_WSTR "route.current_route_type"
vTmp.DROPMODEL
runif nVehicle 5 'txtRI_Method.text "Pedestrian"'
else_runif nVehicle 4 'txtRI_Method.text "Emergency"'
else_runif nVehicle 6 'txtRI_Method.text "Bicycle"'
else_runif vTmp L"ECO" 'txtRI_Method.text "Economic"'
else_runif vTmp L"SHORT" 'txtRI_Method.text "Shortest"'
else_runif vTmp L"FAST" 'txtRI_Method.text "Fastest"'
else_runif vTmp L"SIMPLE" 'txtRI_Method.text "Easy"'
else_run 'txtRI_Method.text "n/a"'

In the equivalent hp file I see:

<script sc_RefreshRouteInfo>
ui_Route.GET_ROUTEINFO txtRI_Distance txtRI_Stops txtRI_TimeLeft txtRI_Arrive txtRI_DestAddress
ui_Route.SHOW_ICONS sprRI_Info1 sprRI_Info2 sprRI_Info3 sprRI_Info4 sprRI_Info5

ui_Route.IS_ACT_VIAPOINT_LAST vTmp
runif vTmp 1 'Title.set "Route information", txtRI_DestType.TEXT "Destination"'
else_run 'Title.set "Viapoint information", txtRI_DestType.TEXT "Viapoint"'

runif nVehicle 5 'txtRI_Method.text "Pedestrian"'
;else_runif nVehicle 4 'txtRI_Method.text "Emergency"'
else_runif nVehicle 6 'txtRI_Method.text "Bicycle"'
else_runif vRouteType L"ECO" 'txtRI_Method.text "Economic"'
else_runif vRouteType L"SHORT" 'txtRI_Method.text "Shortest"'
else_runif vRouteType L"FAST" 'txtRI_Method.text "Fastest"'
else_runif vRouteType L"SIMPLE" 'txtRI_Method.text "Easy"'
else_run 'txtRI_Method.text "n/a"'
</script>


Thus its clear what is needed to restore emergency vehicle mode (option 4). See below:


data.zip:ui_hp_sagan\800_480\ui\setting_800_480.ui: add Emergency mode and Pedestrian mode.

[Before]
z=1 value="Car|0|Taxi|1|Bus|2|Truck|3|Bicycle|6"

[After]
z=1 value="Car|0|Taxi|1|Bus|2|Truck|3|Emergency|4|Pedestrian|5|Bicycle|6"


Bingo...another easy mod!

[MTurbo]

infama, what does the mod do when you restore emergency vehicle mode ?

Better routing ?

[infama]

[patruns]

Possibly a good mod for some of our emergency people on here and a factor they should consider when making a purchase. I wonder what other brands have a disabled emergency mode.............

[Uncle Ben]

Well, this is a darn good feature for me ... apple pies will now be delivered piping HOT HOT HOT! Just like me!

[infama]

How to add back EASY routing option...from Passion:


PS simple MOD: enabling “EASY” Route Calculation Method
Add “Easy|SIMPLE” in the “Setting_800_480_ui” file in this line:

<SLIDER xxx template=xsld_275 x=35 y=163 z=1 value="Fastest|FAST|Shortest|SHORT|Economic|ECO|Easy|SIMPLE" var=vRouteType>

This will ” Results in a route with fewer turns. With this option, you can make Nav.
to take, for example, the motorway instead of series of
smaller roads or streets.”