If it helps anyone - one can apparently recalibrate the compass by facing north, stopping sensor tracking, and restarting sensor tracking. It is only a temporary solution.
Sent from my iPhone > On May 27, 2017, at 10:21 AM, jonathandly...@gmail.com wrote: > > The problem might be on my phone - the compass app does the same thing! > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 27, 2017, at 8:31 AM, jonathandly...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> The mobile sensor reading is having a problem when combined with the plist >> hack. >> >> When I hit the home button to put the app in pause mode, and then go back >> into the app, the device thinks that north is in whichever direction the >> phone is facing when the app resumes. >> >> It is strange. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On May 26, 2017, at 12:44 PM, jonathandly...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>> Thank you Devin :) >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On May 26, 2017, at 12:29 PM, Devin Asay via use-livecode >>>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Jonathan, >>>> >>>> I worked it out for my class. Here’s a sample app that takes you through >>>> the main points. >>>> >>>> http://livecode.byu.edu/mobile/sensorExercise.php >>>> >>>> Devin >>>> >>>> On May 26, 2017, at 9:30 AM, Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode >>>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com<mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Never mind - I see >>>> >>>> It works after you turn on mobileSensorStartTracking, and appears to >>>> return an array on my device >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On May 26, 2017, at 10:56 AM, Jonathan Lynch >>>> <jonathandly...@gmail.com<mailto:jonathandly...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> I put a button on my app and put the app on my iPhone. >>>> >>>> The button had the following script: >>>> >>>> >>>> on mouseUp >>>> >>>> put MobileSensorReading("location",true) into tReading >>>> >>>> answer the Keys of tReading >>>> >>>> answer tReading >>>> >>>> end mouseUp >>>> >>>> >>>> I figured this would tell me if the function was supposed to return an >>>> array or a variable, since I had read both online. >>>> >>>> Interestingly, it returned empty for both. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Do all things with love >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com<mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>> subscription preferences: >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>> >>>> Devin Asay >>>> Director >>>> Office of Digital Humanities >>>> Brigham Young University >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>> subscription preferences: >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode