GPS value widget does not update

[archmod101]

Is there an existing issue for this problem?

• I have searched the existing issues

What part of EdgeTX is the focus of this bug?

Transmitter firmware

Current Behavior

I have a value widget set to GPS telemetry, but it does not update unless I move to another screen and then back to it.

Note: This is on 2.9.1, not 2.9 as highest selectable in Version drop down.

Expected Behavior

GPS value widget should update as the data comes in.

Steps To Reproduce

1. Set a value widget to GPS.
2. With incoming telemetry data verified, observe GPS value.
3. Move to another and then back to the screen with the GPS value widget.

Version

2.9.0

Transmitter

Radiomaster TX16S / TX16SMK2

Operating System (OS)

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OS Version

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Anything else?

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[pfeerick]

Has this changed between 2.9.0 and 2.9.1? As I'm wondering if #4071 is the culprit somehow.

[archmod101]

I don't recall noticing this in 2.9

[frankiearzu]

I don't think that #4071 is the culprit. The value handling is for specific data types; GPS is separate. Will check out Spektrum.

[frankiearzu]

Found the problem... anything that is not a single 32bit value will not refresh by default. We need to do the same trick as in #4071 that is to populate the "value" to something that changes based on the complex datatypes (text, GPS, date_time). It did not refresh in previous versions either (2.8.5)

While testing this also found that DATE_TIME is not been display correctly in the value widget (color). Fixed it too.
Creating a PR.