On 10/21/06, Mats Elfström <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi All!
Adding to the wish list, which I feel is of utmost importance if MapInfo
Corp
really wants to enhance the next release (if Project Grande has made its
grand exit).
I think there are those who are fed up with upgrades which only add cosmetic
changes. They really must make it worthwhile to continue upgrading. Else I
fear some users will look at alternative platforms.
1 Incorporate Vertical Mapper in the core product MapInfo Pro (and the sdk
into MapBasic).
2 Add routing capabilities (route mapper or something) to the core product.
3 Add MapBasic to the core product.
By doing this, Mi Corp would give upgrading users some real and useful value
on their chosen platform, and maybe even gain one or two new users at the
same time.
Their latest effort, Envinsa, seems to be very US centric as many other
additions have been lately.
Us Swedes have been struck twice by language specific changes, and I am not
sure if Universal Translator has been brought up to speed in version 8.5.
My point is that if you aim to an international market, efforts should be
international and not confined to the American market.
Hälsning Mats.E
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From: "Bill Thoen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <mapinfo-l@lists.directionsmag.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 23:23:24 +0200
Subject: Re: [MI-L] feature wish list
On Sat, Oct 21, 2006 at 12:27:35PM +0100, Lawley, Russell S wrote:
> heres mine:
>
> better pattern/colour /font support for all objects
>
> some proper tools for making layouts that dont look like they have been
> drawn by an amatuer with a crayon(including proper map-graticules and
> wysiwyg legends)
>
> legends that are easier to build, dynamic, show map-visible only content
> and are at last, bug free
YES! Down with crayons and maps that look like 'toons! Up with maps as art!!
> built in vertical mapper sdk into mapbasic
This is reasonable now that we don't have to worry about bringing VM into
the .NET environment. The VM SDK needs a bit of an overhaul anyway.
I commend all of the entusiasm, but let's get real. MI abandoned
'Grande' because they are adandoning their desktop product. Like have
we heard a beep from MI regarding any future plans for MI Pro?
Rich
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Richard Greenwood
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www.greenwoodmap.com
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