Mobile TFL 1.0.0.4 – London Tube Status Updates On Your Windows Mobile
[NOTE: This post relates to an old version of MobileTFL - Please see http://www.davidwhitney.co.uk/software for the latest version]
I’ve just compiled what I hope is the final version of this application barring London growing extra underground lines.
I’ve written a small Windows Mobile application for phones running WinMo 5.0+ with Compact Framework 2.0+. It syndicates the Transport for London live data in similar way to the pre-existing iPhone and Android applications allowing you to view the current tube network status, planned engineering outages and local station notifications at the push of a finger on your Windows Mobile.
It’s currently living at a holding page at http://www.davidwhitney.co.uk/software (soon to become a larger site) and it’s a free download for anyone that uses Windows Mobile.
The 1.0.0.4 update is a reaction to some feedback I’ve received over at http://www.xda-developers.com and comes complete with coloured glyphs representing each tube line and enhanced resolution support for devices with “unusual” resolutions such as the Sony X1. I’ve also had a stab at some font and UI element scaling so hopefully the interface will look quite natural on all your devices.
I’ve only managed to test it in the wild on a Touch Diamond, Touch Cruise and the Windows Mobile 5.0 Virtual Machine (along with in Windows). It seems to run admirably in those conditions.
Obviously it requires a data plan so beware of any provider costs.
You can download the .cab directly at this link: http://www.davidwhitney.co.uk/software/repository/MobileTFL/1.0.0.4/MobileTFL.Setup.CAB
Thanx heaps for all the effort in creating this handy app!
(tested on Hermes, Kaiser)
I keep getting the message - ‘An error message cannot be displayed because an optional resource assembly containing it cannot be found An error message cannot be displayed because an optional resource assembly containing it cannot be found’
I’m on a HTC Touch HD.
any ideas?!
Thanks!
Scott
@Scott
There’s currently a (non-critical) bug in the application as the source for the TFL data has changed slightly (in certain circumstances). I’ve fixed it in my trunk repository but I’m currently without internet access during a house move. A new version should be uploaded shortly.
The error message your refering to is a supporting assembly that lets you view exception details from applications written in the .NET Compact Framework. It effectively means that the app is throwing an exception, but because you don’t have the developer tools installed on your device that you don’t have the information to parse that error.
If this is happening when you start up the application and not during the use of it, it’s possible you don’t have the .NET Compact Framework installed on your device - that could fix the issue.