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Android only: ability to configure VOLUME_UP/VOLUME_DOWN device physical keys as shortcuts for actions #40

Open StLarry7 opened 9 months ago

StLarry7 commented 9 months ago

Developer specifications

Add two settings allowing to set either the VOLUME_UP and/or the VOLUME_DOWN device physical keys as a shortcut to immediately perform one of these actions:

Notes about this feature:

Initial description by user

I use Map Marker for mapping environmental features using Android, and often have to record hundreds of waypoints while also navigating around obstacles.  I use the POIs to create features and maps in GIS back in the office.
I'd like to program a bluetooth button to record POI's, rather than tapping on the touch screen, which can be awkward while in the field.  

Would it be possible to add a remote control option for adding POI's?   There are dozens of cheap bluetooth camera shutter or phonecall remote control buttons available.  I could use a macro/Tasker app to program the workflow. similar to this:  https://xdaforums.com/t/diy-tasker-use-any-bluetooth-headset-as-remote-camera-shutter.2769359/

But I'd like to have colleagues collect data as well, and if the remote control functionality was integrated into the app it would make life incredibly easier.  

androidseb commented 9 months ago

Hello, thanks for suggesting this idea! Do you really need to record specific points, or would recording a track (as a line-path) be more practical?

omprakashjena commented 9 months ago

Recording a track also a good feature.

StLarry7 commented 9 months ago

Yeah. I wish it were that easy, as that's the obvious solution for constructed features. However, I'm a field biologist. I'm navigating around obstacles while mapping the periphery of a Habitat patch/polygon. Say a stand of invasive plants. And need to walk around a fallen tree, or deep hole in the water, or impenetrable brush, and would rather not have to turn the track on and off hundreds of times. And the track has no idea if I'm actually following the feature of interest or not.

By the way, I frequently am using a submeter Bluetooth receiver ( using mock location in Android) to get precise locations. I can place the receiver exactly where I want and then record a poi/waypoint. Move to the next location, and on and on. And again, a physical press of a button would be a lot easier than a precise screen tap. Not a deal

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Recording a track also a good feature.

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androidseb commented 9 months ago

Thanks, yes that explanation makes sense, I see how track recording won't solve this use case, but if it helps a little, know that I'm currently working on tracks recording.

I wonder how your bluetooth headset setup works, does it require the device to keep the screen on?

It seems fairly easy to listen for volume key presses on Android if the view is active in the foreground, but then it looks much more challenging to detect those volume button presses when the app is in the background...

If you needed to keep the app open in the foreground with the screen on for this to work, would that be a problem?

StLarry7 commented 9 months ago

No problem at all...the MapMarker app is in the foreground/active while I am mapping.

From: androidseb @.> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2024 5:09 AM To: androidseb/mapmarker @.> Cc: StLarry7 @.>; Author @.> Subject: Re: [androidseb/mapmarker] Remote control button for POI/waypoint (Issue #40)

Thanks, yes that explanation makes sense, I see how track recording won't solve this use case, but if it helps a little, know that I'm currently working on tracks recording.

I wonder how your bluetooth headset setup works, does it require the device to keep the screen on?

It seems fairly easy to listen for volume key presses on Android if the view is active in the foreground, but then it looks much more challenging to detect those volume button presses when the app is in the background...

If you needed to keep the app open in the foreground with the screen on for this to work, would that be a problem?

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StLarry7 commented 6 months ago

I can't seem to find the volume key setting in the options. Is this volume key configuration option live/active? I updated to the most recent version, but can't seem to find the setting.

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No problem at all...the MapMarker app is in the foreground/active while I am mapping.

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Thanks, yes that explanation makes sense, I see how track recording won't solve this use case, but if it helps a little, know that I'm currently working on tracks recording.

I wonder how your bluetooth headset setup works, does it require the device to keep the screen on?

It seems fairly easy to listen for volume key presses on Android if the view is active in the foreground, but then it looks much more challenging to detect those volume button presses when the app is in the background...

If you needed to keep the app open in the foreground with the screen on for this to work, would that be a problem?

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androidseb commented 6 months ago

Hey, this issue is still in the backlog I haven't gotten to it yet. You'll see the status of this issue change when I pick it up.

androidseb commented 2 months ago

I have added this use case to the list of possibly related features under the Workflows feature: https://github.com/androidseb/mapmarker/issues/70

The "VOLUME UP" and "VOLUME DOWN" key presses on Android could be configured to start a custom Workflow. That, coupled the ability for a custom workflow to do either of these:

  • add a marker based on where the screen center aims at on the map
  • add a marker based on where the current device location is
  • start recording a new track

would address the use case of this feature idea.