TopoFusion beta v3.50 is out. New stuff:
Download/Upload for newer Garmin units that use the 'mass storage mode' to transfer GPS data. You could always manually navigate to the appropriate directory and open files from an Edge 705, Nuvi, Colorado, etc. But now the GPS dialog in TF will open the files and give the familiar "Download/Merge Tracks" dialog.
If you have any of these units, please test this and let us know how it goes. We don't own all of these units and would sure appreciate some additional testing.
Vista issues. Windows Vista doesn't like it when a program tries to create and write files in C:\Program Files\TopoFusion. It lets the software do it, but it goes into the "Virtual Store" AKA "Compatability Files." This gets confusing, and was made even worse by the fact that if you answered "Yes" to "run topofusion?" at the end of the installer, you are running with admin access, so you can write in Program Files. So you could get two different settings of TopoFusion this way.
TF is now more Vista friendly. That means we use the "My Documents" directory as the default for tracks and maps. Also we use the (local) "App data" directory to store the .INI and .LOG files.
That said, we took care to make sure it was backwards compatible with existing TF installs. If you are using settings stored in C:\Program Files you will still get them, and it will continue to use it (whether you are using Vista or not).
For existing users the details aren't all that important -- the key thing is that nothing should get reset -- you should get your same settings, maps, default tracks, directories as before, just by installing TF on top of your current install. Please let us know if you notice anything strange! It might also be a good idea to backup your TF directory. But everything should really be fine.
Full changes from the revision history:
3.50 – [09/24/08] (Beta)
Added direct upload support for Garmin mass storage devices
(e.g. Edge 705, Colorado, NUVI, Oregon series)
Updated Installer and default directories to be more Windows Vista friendly
Fixed double .INI file problems on Vista
For new installs only:
* Default tracks directory now “My documents\My TopoFusion Files”
* TopoFusion.ini and TopoFusion.log stored in “AppData\Local\TopoFusion”
Existing installs:
* Default tracks dir remains the same
* Current TopoFusion.ini file will be loaded, whether in
C:\Program Files\TopoFusion or in the “Virtual Store.”
* TopoFusion.log stored in “Appdata\Local\TopoFusion”
TopoFusion will now run without admin privileges on XP/Vista
(still need admin to install)
Installer now asks to run *after* closing
Fixed problems loading some NMEA .log files
3.42 – [09/10/08]
Added direct download support for Garmin mass storage devices
(e.g. Edge 705, Colorado, NUVI, Oregon series)
Changed default filename for downloaded tracks to YYYY-MM-DD
Downloaded “saved tracks” now default to their name if saved
