Added a few minor tweaks to resources and screens

app/src/main/java/com/rtbishop/look4sat/presentation/common/Components.kt

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.res.painterResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.vectorResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextAlign
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
 import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.Preview
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
@@ -216,10 +217,24 @@ fun CardLoadingIndicator() {
     }
 }
 
+@Composable
+fun EmptyListCard(message: String) {
+    Box(contentAlignment = Alignment.Center, modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
+        Column(
+            horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
+            verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(16.dp),
+            modifier = Modifier.padding(32.dp)
+        ) {
+            Text(text = stringResource(R.string.empty_list_title), fontSize = 21.sp)
+            Text(text = message, fontSize = 18.sp, textAlign = TextAlign.Center)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fun getDefaultPass(): OrbitalPass {
-    val orbitalData = OrbitalData("No Future Passes", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0, 0.0)
+    val orbitalData = OrbitalData("||=<☉>=||", 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0, 0.0)
     val satellite = NearEarthObject(orbitalData)
-    return OrbitalPass(0L, 0.0, 0L, 0.0, 0, 0.0, satellite, 0f)
+    return OrbitalPass(0L, 0.0, Long.MAX_VALUE, 0.0, 0, 0.0, satellite, 0f)
 }
 
 @Composable

app/src/main/java/com/rtbishop/look4sat/presentation/passes/PassesScreen.kt

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import com.rtbishop.look4sat.domain.predict.OrbitalData
 import com.rtbishop.look4sat.domain.predict.OrbitalPass
 import com.rtbishop.look4sat.presentation.MainTheme
 import com.rtbishop.look4sat.presentation.Screen
+import com.rtbishop.look4sat.presentation.common.EmptyListCard
 import com.rtbishop.look4sat.presentation.common.IconCard
 import com.rtbishop.look4sat.presentation.common.InfoDialog
 import com.rtbishop.look4sat.presentation.common.NextPassRow
@@ -139,6 +140,9 @@ private fun PassesList(
                 )
             }
         ) {
+            if (passes.isEmpty()) {
+                EmptyListCard(message = stringResource(R.string.passes_empty_list_message))
+            } else {
                 LazyVerticalGrid(
                     columns = GridCells.Adaptive(320.dp),
                     modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()
@@ -154,6 +158,7 @@ private fun PassesList(
                 }
             }
         }
+    }
 }
 
 @Preview(showBackground = true)

app/src/main/java/com/rtbishop/look4sat/presentation/passes/PassesViewModel.kt

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class PassesViewModel(
 
     init {
         viewModelScope.launch {
+            delay(1000)
             satelliteRepo.passes.collectLatest { passes ->
                 processing?.cancelAndJoin()
                 processing = viewModelScope.launch {
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ class PassesViewModel(
             val nextPass = passes.first { it.aosTime.minus(timeNow) > 0 }
             val time = nextPass.aosTime.minus(timeNow).toTimerString()
             _uiState.update { it.copy(nextPass = nextPass, nextTime = time, isNextTimeAos = true) }
-        } catch (exception: NoSuchElementException) {
+        } catch (_: NoSuchElementException) {
             val lastPass = passes.last()
             val time = lastPass.losTime.minus(timeNow).toTimerString()
             _uiState.update { it.copy(nextPass = lastPass, nextTime = time, isNextTimeAos = false) }

app/src/main/java/com/rtbishop/look4sat/presentation/radar/RadarScreen.kt

@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ private fun RadarScreen(uiState: RadarState, navigateUp: () -> Unit) {
         if(isVerticalLayout()) {
             ElevatedCard(modifier = Modifier.weight(1f)) {
                 Box(contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
+                    if (uiState.orbitalPos == null) {
+                        ElevatedCard(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {}
+                    }
                     uiState.orbitalPos?.let { position ->
                         RadarViewCompose(
                             item = position,
@@ -182,6 +185,9 @@ private fun RadarScreen(uiState: RadarState, navigateUp: () -> Unit) {
             Row(horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(6.dp)) {
                 ElevatedCard(modifier = Modifier.weight(1f)) {
                     Box(contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
+                        if (uiState.orbitalPos == null) {
+                            ElevatedCard(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {}
+                        }
                         uiState.orbitalPos?.let { position ->
                             RadarViewCompose(
                                 item = position,
@@ -436,7 +442,7 @@ private fun FrequencyText(frequency: Long?) {
     Text(
         text = freqText,
         textAlign = TextAlign.Center,
-        fontSize = 21.sp,
+        fontSize = 18.sp,
         fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold,
         color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary
     )

app/src/main/java/com/rtbishop/look4sat/presentation/satellites/SatellitesScreen.kt

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import com.rtbishop.look4sat.domain.model.SatItem
 import com.rtbishop.look4sat.presentation.MainTheme
 import com.rtbishop.look4sat.presentation.Screen
 import com.rtbishop.look4sat.presentation.common.CardLoadingIndicator
+import com.rtbishop.look4sat.presentation.common.EmptyListCard
 import com.rtbishop.look4sat.presentation.common.IconCard
 import com.rtbishop.look4sat.presentation.common.InfoDialog
 import com.rtbishop.look4sat.presentation.common.TopBar
@@ -104,10 +105,11 @@ private fun SatellitesScreen(uiState: SatellitesState, navigateUp: () -> Unit) {
             }
         }
         ElevatedCard(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
-            if (uiState.isLoading) {
-                CardLoadingIndicator()
-            } else {
-                SatellitesCard(uiState.itemsList) { id, isTicked ->
+            val emptyMessage = stringResource(R.string.satellites_empty_list_message)
+            when {
+                uiState.isLoading -> CardLoadingIndicator()
+                uiState.itemsList.isEmpty() -> EmptyListCard(message = emptyMessage)
+                else -> SatellitesCard(uiState.itemsList) { id, isTicked ->
                     uiState.takeAction(SatellitesAction.SelectSingle(id, isTicked))
                 }
             }

app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     <string name="menu_about">About</string>
 
     <!--Buttons-->
-
     <string name="btn_add">Add</string>
     <string name="btn_accept">Accept</string>
     <string name="btn_understand" translatable="false">I Understand</string>
@@ -42,14 +41,20 @@
     <string name="btn_license">GPLv3 Licence</string>
     <string name="btn_privacy">Privacy Policy</string>
 
-    <!--Dialogs-->
+    <!--Commmon-->
+    <string name="empty_list_title" translatable="false">No items to display</string>
 
+    <!--Dialogs-->
+    <string name="satellites_empty_list_message" translatable="false">
+        Make sure your search query is correct and the DB is updated</string>
     <string name="satellites_warning_title" translatable="false">Warning\!</string>
     <string name="satellites_warning_message" translatable="false">
         There are over 9000 satellites listed in this app.
         It makes no sense to track them all at the same time.
         \n\nAlways try to narrow down the list to only the ones
         you\'re interested in via search and types selector.</string>
+    <string name="passes_empty_list_message" translatable="false">
+        Make sure your filters are correct and you have selected satellites</string>
     <string name="passes_welcome_title" translatable="false">Welcome to Look4Sat\!</string>
     <string name="passes_welcome_message" translatable="false">
         Make sure to set your position via GPS, Lat/Lon or QTH in Settings.
@@ -80,7 +85,6 @@
     <string name="types_message">Selected type: %s</string>
 
     <!--Fragments-->
-
     <string name="entries_search_hint">Name / Id</string>
 
     <string name="passes_error">There are no upcoming satellite passes to display</string>
@@ -142,7 +146,6 @@
     <string name="map_copyright">Wikimedia maps | Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors</string>
 
     <!--Cards-->
-
     <string name="location_title">Station position</string>
     <string name="location_lat">Latitude: %.4f°</string>
     <string name="location_lon">Longitude: %.4f°</string>

domain/src/main/java/com/rtbishop/look4sat/domain/utility/QthConverter.kt

@@ -35,17 +35,14 @@ fun qthToPosition(locator: String): GeoPos? {
 
 fun positionToQth(latitude: Double, longitude: Double): String? {
     if (!isValidPosition(latitude, longitude)) return null
-    val tempLon = if (longitude > 180.0) longitude - 180 else longitude
-    val upper = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX"
-    val lower = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwx"
-    val newLongitude = tempLon + 180
+    val newLongitude = if (longitude > 180.0) longitude else longitude + 180
     val newLatitude = latitude + 90
-    val lonFirst = upper[(newLongitude / 20).toInt()]
-    val latFirst = upper[(newLatitude / 10).toInt()]
-    val lonSecond = ((newLongitude / 2) % 10).toInt().toString()
-    val latSecond = (newLatitude % 10).toInt().toString()
-    val lonThird = lower[((newLongitude % 2) * 12).toInt()]
-    val latThird = lower[((newLatitude % 1) * 24).toInt()]
+    val lonFirst = (65 + (newLongitude / 20)).toInt().toChar()
+    val latFirst = (65 + (newLatitude / 10)).toInt().toChar()
+    val lonSecond = ((newLongitude / 2) % 10).toInt()
+    val latSecond = (newLatitude % 10).toInt()
+    val lonThird = (65 + (newLongitude % 2) * 12).toInt().toChar().lowercaseChar()
+    val latThird = (65 + (newLatitude % 1) * 24).toInt().toChar().lowercaseChar()
     return "$lonFirst$latFirst$lonSecond$latSecond$lonThird$latThird"
 }
 

gradle/libs.versions.toml

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 [versions]
-android-gradle-plugin = "8.12.0"
-google-ksp = "2.2.0-2.0.2"
-kotlin = "2.2.0"
+android-gradle-plugin = "8.12.1"
+google-ksp = "2.2.10-2.0.2"
+kotlin = "2.2.10"
 
-androidx-core-ktx = "1.16.0"
+androidx-core-ktx = "1.17.0"
 androidx-core-splashscreen = "1.0.1"
 androidx-room = "2.7.2"
 
-compose-bom = "2025.07.00"
+compose-bom = "2025.08.00"
 compose-activity = "1.10.1"
 compose-lifecycle = "2.9.2"
 compose-navigation = "2.9.3"