Re: [Viking-devel] Import file via gpsbabel

[Robert N. <rw_...@ho...>]

Some observations for further discussion and unfortunately larger (re)work.

A. It is slightly annoying one may specify the 'file type' twice (especially when it's a choice of over 150 kinds!)

i.e. One goes into file selection dialog, chooses a filter, then picks a file.
But then need to set the file type to be used in our Import File dialog.
Or vice versa - set a file type but then is not used as the filter when actually picking a file.

Obviously files can be called anything and have any file type - which we have to tell gpsbabel.

It might be better to order the Import File dialog like this:
1. File Type
2. Filename Selection
3. Track/Route/Waypoint options

Then on choosing the file type, this can auto set the default used for the file selection.


B. Be wary of the track/route/waypoint options not doing what you think they should do!

I thought if I deselected the waypoint or track options and opened a gpx or kml file then I would *not* get that type of information.
This does not seem to be the way GPSBabel works - especially on file conversions - or the behaviour is dependent on the file format used.

I think track/route/waypoint options mainly apply to the serial data formats not the file conversions.

Some options in order of difficulty:
1. Add GUI visible statement that they only work on some file formats (but which ones???)
2. Remove these track/route/waypoint options
3. Perform automatic post processing ourselves to remove the kinds of data the user doesn't want.


C. Importing files this way don't get stored into the recently opened file list. [It would be difficult to open them as nothing is stored about what type it is - it is possible an auto guess based on filename extension could work for some but not all files.].

I'm OK with not going into the recently opened list.

D. Slight aside, but whilst in the area - we should probably use the '-p ""' option to override users gpsbabel .ini defaults.

See http://www.gpsbabel.org/htmldoc-1.4.2/inifile.html







Be Seeing You - Rob.
If at first you don't succeed,
then skydiving isn't for you.


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> Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 22:05:41 +0200
> From: gui...@gm...
> To: vik...@li...
> Subject: [Viking-devel] Import file via gpsbabel
>
> Hi,
>
> As many of you already know, viking uses gpsbabel for many features.
> Most of them concern format conversions. But, currently, only some
> formats are offered via viking. I not really know why viking does not
> support all formats supported by gpsbabel. And recently, I discovered
> that gpsbabel is able to list all the formats and options it knows.
>
> I made many changes on viking. Before merging them on viking's master
> branch, Any comments are welcome:
> http://repo.or.cz/w/viking/guyou.git/shortlog/refs/heads/import-via-gpsbabel
>
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