On 09/07/2020 13:43, David Cooke via Therion wrote:

I've had SexyTopo successfully running in Android Studio, the development environment, on a PC.

And I have had it running on BlueStacks (another Android emulator). Also seems to work OK there. Not tried to connect to anything via BlueTooth, but presumably you won't need to. Don't know how to transfer the SexyTopo data files to it from your device though, apart from laboriously sharing them via something like pcloud or dropbox. It doesn't let you connect to the PC via a virtual USB for sharing files... I suspect that is a lot easier with Android Studio.

Hi Bruce, Yes, that's the one. I think you have to install the whole Studio to get the emulator which means there are a daunting number of options, 99% of which you don't need. The instructions on the page you linked should get you there. Cookie On 09/07/2020 21:11, Bruce Mutton wrote:

So this?

https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator

Looks complicated for a non-developer. Will give it a go.

Bruce

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I've had SexyTopo successfully running in Android Studio, the development environment, on a PC.

It's not super fast but works.

No extra VM necessary.

Cookie

On 09/07/2020 11:51, Bruce Mutton wrote:

Has anyone had any luck running Topodroid or SexyTopo on Windows (in a VM presumably)?

Seems like it should be possible, but I just haven’t managed to crack it yet.

I’m wanting to manage the transition from field notes to Therion all on the same device.  As I usually do with PocketTopo, having the cave open in both applications (Therion and PocketTopo).  It helps keep me oriented while drawing/editing in Therion.  And I don’t always have a suitable Android device on hand when using Therion.

Bruce

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I've not used it but the BlueStacks Media Manager might solve that problem. See https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021374972-Introducing-th... Cookie On 09/07/2020 21:42, Tarquin Wilton-Jones via Therion wrote:

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I think you have to install the whole Studio to get the emulator which means there are a daunting number of options, 99% of which you don't need. This is why I use BlueStacks, since it is just intended to run apps, not help developers. Sadly without USB connectivity (unless I missed something), it is a little limited, and it does need you to jump through a hoop to get your files on it.

But hey, pCloud is easy enough. Just a shame there is no "copy this folder from one phone to another". _______________________________________________ Therion mailing list Therion@speleo.sk https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion

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Thanks Tarquin and Cookie, just the help I needed. Android Studio came to a stop when I ran into a failed HAXM installation. Before I could be bothered trying to unpick that I tried BlueStacks 4, and surprise surprise it was quite straight forward, once I got over 'in your face' gaming front it puts up. SexyTopo looks like it works and Media Manager looks like it will too. I like the way I get a SexyTopo shortcut that starts directly from my Windows 10 taskbar. Tomorrow to try some real data from a hodge podge of SexyTopo files I've just inherited. Bruce -----Original Message----- From: Therion <therion-bounces@speleo.sk> On Behalf Of Tarquin Wilton-Jones via Therion Sent: Friday, 10 July 2020 09:46 To: therion@speleo.sk Cc: Tarquin Wilton-Jones <tarquin.wilton-jones@ntlworld.com> Subject: Re: [Therion] Android cave software on Windows

I've not used it but the BlueStacks Media Manager might solve that problem.

See https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021374972-Introduc ing-the-Media-Manager-on-BlueStacks-4

Yay! So... BlueStacks 4 (not available on version 3). Start it, log in to Play Store. "Home" tab - Library - Google Play Store, install SexyTopo. "Home" tab - Library - System apps - Media Manager. Import From Windows, select all the files in a SexyTopo data folder (whatever you imported into Windows from your Android device Documents\SexyTopo\Surveys\somesurvey). Imported files. Tap and hold on the first file to select it. Tap on the next one etc. until all are selected. Click the Save icon. Save it to Internal shared storage\Documents\SexyTopo\Surveys\somesurvey (make sure you name the folder correctly or it won't work). You can now access your survey from the SexyTopo app. Hope this is useful to you Bruce. I am guessing the same approach probably works for TopoDroid, but I do not use it, so have not tested it. _______________________________________________ Therion mailing list Therion@speleo.sk https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion