Some Android version updates
All the Android products that have Atlases have been updated to prevent a bug on some devices that generated an "atlas not found" when an atlas search was initiated. The problem was that the code was made dynamic so if a user added a Personal Atlas entry that atlas would also be listed in the Settings under Select Atlas. However some of you may have started seeing as atlases listings like "India Atlas-journal". Journal files were not part of the database generation until recently and they may only exist with newer Android OS's such as version 3.2.1 and up though I may have found them on Gingerbread 2.3.3 OS emulators. Anyway those journal files have been filtered out so the bug no longer occurs.
Another bug listed this morning on the Android Market comments is a crash that occurs ONLY with the Katmandu, Nepal listing. Checking the database I see it has an offset for the zone index that causes the problem. However rather than fix the database I will have an update to all atlas using programs which updates the listing of time zones (to more current version). This already is in place for the 10" tablet version and the Amazon AE editions (a Jyotish Tools AE has been submitted to Amazon and Tropical Skies AE has been released). The update also ignores the zone index in the database and uses math instead to get any table listing or if it doesn't exist give the listing as LMT. For the time being use Google Maps (only in the Market and SWReg versions) for Nepal and -5 hours 45 minutes for the time zone (use LMT if not listed).
Another update in the works is a bit more tricky and that is with devices with Android 2.2 (Froyo) and above is putting the chart database in the Jyotish Tools folder in extended memory. This way if you need to reset your device then you don't lose your charts. This has already been implemented for the AE editions. But please be aware that the AE editions which mean Android OS Only Edition do not have Google Maps. These editions were created for the many devices that don't have the Google API, the license which adds $50 to the device price plus provides Google Maps and the Android Market. Devices which are Android OS only are inexpensive tablets like Coby, Cruz, Amazon Kindle Fire, etc.
Another bug listed this morning on the Android Market comments is a crash that occurs ONLY with the Katmandu, Nepal listing. Checking the database I see it has an offset for the zone index that causes the problem. However rather than fix the database I will have an update to all atlas using programs which updates the listing of time zones (to more current version). This already is in place for the 10" tablet version and the Amazon AE editions (a Jyotish Tools AE has been submitted to Amazon and Tropical Skies AE has been released). The update also ignores the zone index in the database and uses math instead to get any table listing or if it doesn't exist give the listing as LMT. For the time being use Google Maps (only in the Market and SWReg versions) for Nepal and -5 hours 45 minutes for the time zone (use LMT if not listed).
Another update in the works is a bit more tricky and that is with devices with Android 2.2 (Froyo) and above is putting the chart database in the Jyotish Tools folder in extended memory. This way if you need to reset your device then you don't lose your charts. This has already been implemented for the AE editions. But please be aware that the AE editions which mean Android OS Only Edition do not have Google Maps. These editions were created for the many devices that don't have the Google API, the license which adds $50 to the device price plus provides Google Maps and the Android Market. Devices which are Android OS only are inexpensive tablets like Coby, Cruz, Amazon Kindle Fire, etc.
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