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V 0.09 pushed #18

Closed HeneryH closed 12 years ago

HeneryH commented 12 years ago

Graphical layout work on the controllers screen. No data in there yet, just layout work. Tell me what you think and please provide suggestions. You can enter a dummy second controller to test out the controller layout for multiple controllers.

I couldn't find any problems with the timer code and it seems to work on mine. I will try connecting again to some of the problem controllers and see if I can find anything that is causing the timer to fail. I did change the timer to force-awake for debugging. Watch your battery for any changes in usage.

Also, no work on the second controller probes not showing up in the maint screen yet.

Joe

jrpark22000 commented 12 years ago

On both phones, v2.2 and v2.3.3 the auto update still does not work for me with either a 2 or 15 minute update interval. A task kill does force an update.

Thoughts on the look and feel; Overall I'm still getting use to the new google format. It's unlike any other app I run to date. I like the swipe to change between the controllers as well as the 3 tabs for probes, outlets and notes. I can see using the note feature. Will there be a 4th tab for graphing?

Probe and outlet display; the old app is similar to the netpune app and I like both, a similar layout here would fit. It is intuitive to transition from the netpune app to the phone. It would be great to be able to customize the order of the probes and outlets. I have learned to live with the fixed order neptune offers, but would love it to change. With 7 probes and 60+ outlets, I cannot find what I want at a simple glance.

I typically use the phone app only for reference, relying on the 2 widgets. I open the main app less than 5 times a week, but check the widgets every couple hours. Only when I see something out of line do I investigate with the graphs and outlets. Once the widget is developed, with a press will it open the main app screen or jump to the controller subscreen? On the screen opened from a widget press, having a button/tab that opens just the feed controls would be useful. Or a button/tab you could program with the most frequently used outlets/feed controls.

On the app main screen; What are the planned radio buttons? DB, Controllers, Prefs, ?, ?.

Another thought; I would use a incorporated stop watch or countdown timer. I dose 2 part manually once a week to restore proper levels. I currently find a watch or clock, a countdown timer w/ alarm would be useful.

HeneryH commented 12 years ago

Not sure where I will put the graphing. Maybe a tab, maybe from tapping a probe. The engine is there I just have to plug it in somewhere.

Customizing the order and show/hide for probes is something I would like to get done. Maybe I'll add an issue for it to keep it on my mind.

Once I get the probe/outlet data populated then I'll re-engage the widgets. Then again, maybe I'll just spend a few minutes now to get them done.

Still open to suggestions for the other dashboard icons. Timer is a nice idea.

jrpark22000 commented 12 years ago

For graphing, could it be built for more than one item to share the same graph? For example pH and ORP, a heater and temp; it would be nice for troubleshooting. I understand the small screen may make it as clear as mudd on a phone, just a thought.