[Ovmsdev] UI redesign in Android App - Needs beta testing

Michael Balzer dexter at expeedo.de
Sat Mar 8 18:48:08 HKT 2025


Michael G,

I've given up on getting the layout to flow the text around the 
timestamp as was intended by dfj, and changed the layout back to a 
simple vertical one.

I've also changed some colors & added some padding to improve readability.

Please test.

Regards,
Michael


Am 05.02.25 um 10:23 schrieb Michael Geddes via OvmsDev:
> This issue with the Push Notifications area in portrait is still an 
> issue for me
>
> Michael G
>
> On Thu, 9 Jan 2025, 15:33 Michael Geddes, 
> <frog at bunyip.wheelycreek.net> wrote:
>
>     Looking good!
>     No crashes when charging
>     Shows as Ioniq 5
>     The widget starts the app correctly.
>
>     One thing I found was in the  Push Notifications/ command area:
>     Portrait mode:
>
>     Note the really big boxes. This is because the date column is
>     squished to a couple of pixels and it is displaying it wrapped
>     downwards.
>
>
>
>
>     Looks fine in landscape mode
>
>
>
>
>
>     //.ichael
>
>
>
>     On Tue, 31 Dec 2024, 15:47 Michael Geddes,
>     <frog at bunyip.wheelycreek.net> wrote:
>
>         Ah, thanks Chris.  Maybe you need to obey that setting when
>         you click on the widget then :)
>
>         //.
>
>         On Tue, 31 Dec 2024 at 15:38, van der Meijden, Chris via
>         OvmsDev <ovmsdev at lists.openvehicles.com> wrote:
>
>             The apo crashes regardless how I open it.
>
>             I'm running on LineageOS (based on Android 14) without
>             Google. I don't give the app GPS permissions.
>
>             @Michael: The old UI is still in the app. You can select
>             it from the gear symbol under "Settings".
>
>             Regards
>
>             Chris
>
>
>             Am 31. Dezember 2024 03:35:21 MEZ schrieb Michael Geddes
>             via OvmsDev <ovmsdev at lists.openvehicles.com>:
>
>                 Font size looks all fixed, thanks.
>
>                 For some reason when I click on the widget it opens
>                 the old look ovms still... is the old look still
>                 hidden somewhere?
>
>                 Also if I start charging my car (not through the
>                 app),  then whenever I switch to or open the app, the
>                 app crashes.
>
>                 I'm just doing ac charging from a wallbox.
>
>                 //.ichael.
>
>
>
>                 On Tue, 31 Dec 2024, 06:48 Developer From Jokela via
>                 OvmsDev, <ovmsdev at lists.openvehicles.com> wrote:
>
>                     Hi.
>
>                     New update is released at
>                     https://github.com/openvehicles/Open-Vehicle-Android/tree/test-dfj-ui/latest.
>
>                     Brief:
>                     - Quick actions customisable
>                     - Twizy UI fixes
>                     - Font size related issues should be gone
>                     (hopefully ;D)
>
>                     - DFJ
>
>>                     van der Meijden, Chris <chris at arachnon.de>
>>                     kirjoitti 30.12.2024 kello 13.12:
>>
>>                     I like the design of the Mercedes Ne app. Don't
>>                     need a one to one copy, but it has a good mixture
>>                     between info and links, I think.
>>
>>
>>                     Am 30. Dezember 2024 11:29:37 MEZ schrieb
>>                     Developer From Jokela <info at developerfromjokela.com>:
>>
>>                         Hi.
>>
>>                         What info would you like to be shown on main
>>                         screen?
>>
>>>
>>>                         On 30. Dec 2024, at 11.16, Chris van der
>>>                         Meijden <chris at arachnon.de> wrote:
>>>
>>>                         
>>>                         Also many thanks for the effort. The new
>>>                         design is not my cup of tea, but that is
>>>                         question of personal liking I suppose. For
>>>                         me the menu is far to present, whereas the
>>>                         information of the vehicle seems barely
>>>                         visible.
>>>
>>>                         For the e-Up the climate control throws an
>>>                         error. "Fehler bei der Kommandoausführung".
>>>
>>>                         Kind regards
>>>
>>>                         Chris
>>>
>>>
>>>                         Am Montag, dem 30.12.2024 um 15:20 +0800
>>>                         schrieb Michael Geddes via OvmsDev:
>>>>                         Thanks for the update. In general I like
>>>>                         the new design.
>>>>
>>>>                         I've attached a screen  shot. The list box
>>>>                         items need to resize for larger fonts to
>>>>                         stop them being all cut off.
>>>>
>>>>                         Also where does the "Unknown Vehicle model"
>>>>                         come from?
>>>>
>>>>                         <1000012000.jpg>
>>>>
>>>>                         I have a slightly larger font setting:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>                         <1000012001.jpg>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>                         Also here:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>                         <1000012002.jpg>
>>>>
>>>>                         ..where the labels are overlapping due to
>>>>                         the font size.
>>>>
>>>>                         And the ... here:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>                         <1000012003.jpg>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>                         I'm also getting a crash when opening the
>>>>                         settings on the map. (App disappears. First
>>>>                         time it prompted to clear cache which I did)
>>>>
>>>>                         Is there a new widget?  If I click on the
>>>>                         widget I see the old UI.
>>>>
>>>>                         //.ichael
>>>>
>>>>                         On Mon, 30 Dec 2024, 07:28 Developer From
>>>>                         Jokela via OvmsDev,
>>>>                         <ovmsdev at lists.openvehicles.com> wrote:
>>>>>                         Hi Android users.
>>>>>
>>>>>                         I’ve recently redesigned UI for Android
>>>>>                         and it would need some testing.
>>>>>
>>>>>                         Here is the latest build available for UI
>>>>>                         redesign:
>>>>>                         https://github.com/openvehicles/Open-Vehicle-Android/tree/test-dfj-ui/latest
>>>>>
>>>>>                         Please report any issues, improvement
>>>>>                         suggestions, etc.
>>>>>
>>>>>                         Thank you!
>>>>>
>>>>>                         Br, DFJ
>>>>>
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>>                     <Screenshot_20241230-115518_Mercedes-Benz_1.png>
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