Hi, I have been using the plugin "Location Map" several times and it works very well showing any number of locations on a map. However, I could use a little feature that allowed the users location to show up on the map showing the direction of the user towards a given point. For instance: A maps shows the locations of tv-transmitters in a given area. The users locations is shown on the map and the user can see in which direction he/she has to turn to face the transmitter. Is this possible in the current version or is it possible to modify it to do this? Kind regards, Kristian Nielsen

Hi Kristian, I put this in a custom map for someone. It acts liek apple maps compass so it won't point but it will spin the map around so it faces. Put this in the plugin in the same method where it calls for update user location. It's only one line of code [map setUserTrackingMode:MKUserTrackingModeFollowWithHeading]; I'm not at a mac you will probably have to swap map to mapView or whatever it is declared to I'm sure it would be possible to have just the arrow point the methods must be there. I just haven't done it Good luck

That's sweet, Kittsy :) Cheers! -- Smug

Hi Andy, You are a genious :)! I must be buying you a beer - is Liverpool playing ManUtd soon ? Thanks! Kristian

That's a keeper, thanks Kittsy. Farcat

Anyone had a go at this? I'm trying to add at line 242 ish in BT_screen_map.m It throws errors whatever I try- semantic issues, bad receiver types etc. Any ideas?

[self.mapView setUserTrackingMode:MKUserTrackingModeFollowWithHeading animated:YES]; added at line 529 ish builds OK. It even gets you to calibrate your compass when opening the map. It doesn't auto align the map however. I feel I am getting halfway there. Any ideas?

It has been a while Chris will try and take a look, it might need a delegate or another line, it was a few months ago, pre 3.0

add this line in BT_screenMap.m around line 650 [self.mapView setUserTrackingMode:MKUserTrackingModeFollowWithHeading]; place it directly under self.mapView.userLocation.title = @"Loading location..."; so it looks like this //return the userLocation marker, or the customized view for this location if(annotation == self.mapView.userLocation){ self.mapView.userLocation.title = @"Loading location..."; [self.mapView setUserTrackingMode:MKUserTrackingModeFollowWithHeading]; //appDelegate tutorialapp_appDelegate *appDelegate = (tutorialapp_appDelegate *)[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate];

notice how the tracking mode has only been added when there is a user location.

You may now notice that when you move the map with your finger it resets. I advise using the user location button on the navbar and adding the same line of code in the -(void)centerDeviceLocation method like this around 570 mark //centers device location -(void)centerDeviceLocation{ [BT_debugger showIt:self theMessage:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"mapView:centerDeviceLocation %@", @""]]; //turn on user location it wasn't already if(!self.mapView.showsUserLocation){ [self.mapView setShowsUserLocation:TRUE]; } [self.mapView setUserTrackingMode:MKUserTrackingModeFollowWithHeading]; << Here I am //we may not have a device location... (ignore simulator values, their bogus!) if(self.mapView.userLocation){ //convert lat/lon to strings so we can test the length.. NSString *tmpLat = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%f", self.mapView.userLocation.coordinate.latitude]; NSString *tmpLon = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%f", self.mapView.userLocation.coordinate.longitude]; if([tmpLat length] > 3 && [tmpLon length] > 3){ //simulator is -180.000000 if(self.mapView.userLocation.coordinate.latitude != -180.000000){ //center on location CLLocationCoordinate2D tmpLocation; tmpLocation.latitude = self.mapView.userLocation.coordinate.latitude; tmpLocation.longitude = self.mapView.userLocation.coordinate.longitude; [self.mapView setCenterCoordinate:tmpLocation animated:TRUE]; //select the one and only annotation so the bubble shows [self.mapView selectAnnotation:self.mapView.userLocation animated:TRUE]; //zoom in [self.mapView setCenterCoordinate:tmpLocation zoomLevel:15 animated:YES]; } } } }

Thanks for this Kittsy. The map is re-orientating now when you touch that user location button. Just not sure it is doing as I expected however. I thought perhaps it would align screen to reality, or spin round to face the pin-point 'destination'. Not sure it is doing either at present. Seems to be pointing north arrow to top left of screen whichever way round I hold the phone, or wherever I put the map pin. I'll experiment a little further...

It's a compass it will work the same as in the apple maps. I'm sure there is some further tweaking that could be done, but not today for me lol

No worries. Thanks for looking... Chris

But I do have to disagree slightly, if there is a pin on the map and I'm looking forward and the pin is behind me,when I turn around with the phone the pin is in front of me on the map. What else would you want it to do?

Oh Kittsy! I'm an idjit!! Just took my phone out of its case and it works like a dream - it has a magnetic catch on it. doh!!!

ha ha, I was awfully confused

Perfect now Mr Kitts. Please accept my super humblest apologies....

It's okay I looked and replied then thought after, what else would it do. Then though well if we put an arrow as the user location pin, and have it point to the nearest pin. Anyway stop making me procrastinate I've got uni assignments to do, bags to pack, plugins to mod ARRRRGGGGGHHHH

That is an interesting idea. Don't let me distract you further though! Thanking you....