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From: Justin Anderson <magouyaw...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:58:06 -0600
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Why not post a comment on his blog and ask him about it?  That's what
others have done... and he seems to respond to comments/questions
consistently...

Thanks,
Justin Anderson
MagouyaWare Developer
http://sites.google.com/site/magouyaware


On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 9:33 AM, bob <b...@coolfone.comze.com> wrote:

> So, I'm trying to learn how to make an android compass.
>
> Naturally, I used a site called google and typed the following in:
>
> "making an android compass"
>
> I found myself at this URL:
>
>
> http://android-er.blogspot.com/2010/08/simple-compass-sensormanager-and.html
>
> After looking thru it, I'm thinking it's incorrect.
>
> There is this suspiciously simple method:
>
> public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {
>  // TODO Auto-generated method stub
>  myCompassView.updateDirection((float)event.values[0]);
> }
>
>
>
> Basically, it seems like they are using the x component of the force
> vector as if it were an angle.  Can someone else look at this and let me
> know what you think?
>
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Why not post a comment on his blog and ask him about it?=A0 That&#39;s what=
 others have done... and he seems to respond to comments/questions consiste=
ntly...<br><br clear=3D"all">
Thanks,<br>
Justin Anderson<br>
MagouyaWare Developer<br>
<a href=3D"http://sites.google.com/site/magouyaware" target=3D"_blank">http=
://sites.google.com/site/magouyaware</a><br>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 9:33 AM, bob <sp=
an dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:b...@coolfone.comze.com" target=3D"_bla=
nk">b...@coolfone.comze.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le=
ft:1ex">

<div>So, I&#39;m trying to learn how to make an android compass.</div><div>=
<br></div><div>Naturally, I used a site called google and typed the followi=
ng in:</div><div><br></div><div>&quot;making an android compass&quot;</div>

<div><br></div><div>I found myself at this URL:</div><div><br></div><div><a=
 href=3D"http://android-er.blogspot.com/2010/08/simple-compass-sensormanage=
r-and.html" target=3D"_blank">http://android-er.blogspot.com/2010/08/simple=
-compass-sensormanager-and.html</a></div>

<div><br></div><div>After looking thru it, I&#39;m thinking it&#39;s incorr=
ect.</div><div><br></div><div>There is this suspiciously simple method:</di=
v><div><br></div><div>public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {</div=
>

<div>=A0// TODO Auto-generated method stub</div><div>=A0myCompassView.updat=
eDirection((float)event.values[0]);</div><div>}</div><div><br></div><div><b=
r></div><div><br></div><div>Basically, it seems like they are using the x c=
omponent of the force vector as if it were an angle. =A0Can someone else lo=
ok at this and let me know what you think?</div>

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