Hi, Rob!
Nice to see! Ok, now we´re able to /create/ :-))
The Manage Button is OK, I like that, too...
Yes, that´s nearly the behaviour, I´d expect when opening a program,
clicking on a target on the screen -> nav -> task manager -> manage
create etc ... ok.
I think most of people will agree with that and find it to be simple and
intuitive.
I definitely would place thet manage button in portrait mode, too...
let us /me play a while to find more hints for that ..
hmm..
***
lets talk about placement in order of "importance".
>my< choice would be the following
manage
browse
turnpoints
rules
calc
close
***
Opening the task /manager/, I´d expect at first to see the /manager/
(the manage - button) not the /calc/ screen. (most of informations of
calc screen is placed in info boxes, i guess... and MC can be varied on
the main screen, too...). In my opinion, the calc screen is nice to
have, but not that much important, isn´t it?
***
When opening the task manager, I think it would be a nice idea to
write the current/active task in the opening window just above the /new
task/ and /declare button/ right beside that little task preview
window, wouldn´t it? It´s much place on that window...
something like
"current task: 11 donut cup (AAT)"
NEW TASK DECLARE
or
"current task: 11 donut cup (racing) 354km"
NEW TASK DECLARE
***
How do you want to "activate" the task beeing used?
Leaving the modified/created /loaded task and pressing FLY?
just a hint:
in WP this is solved in a -in my opinion- really simple way. You can
have 50(?) tasks and all of them are numbered. Only the task 0 is the
one, that is active and possible to declare to the loggers.
So just copy your task or rename it "0" and thats all.
***
I know, that XC has an even bigger choice of tasks and names and so.
Maybe a different color in Task Browser for the active task is used?
Or the active task has a Big Black "A" as the very first character in
browser?
***
When in /Manage Browse / I suggest it would be a nice Idea to put a
"activate" button at the bottom?
You only have 3 buttons - one is left :-)
--> /load rename delete activate/ (or "make current") if you
need to avoid is a nearness to WP :-)
So you don´t have to load, save, leave and fly, just "activate" that and
declare to logger...
(maybe best in *one* step???) /<- "great" idea - why not?
/
What do you think about that??
In competitions we (and I guess most pilots do so) are programming 2
tasks ore more hours before start and choice just 5 minute before
start.. So every minute saved will be important..
OK, girl friend is awake now .. I have to stop now and make some coffee
;-)))
more individual opinions coming up soon...
regs, Claus
Am 22.04.2011 19:54, schrieb Rob Dunning:
Please review the following Task Manager mocks
for "Declare" and "New Task" usability:
www.tinyurl.com/xcsoardevrld/TaskManager/TaskManagerMock3/index.html
As usual, post comments to newsgroup.
Thanks,
Rob
At 07:10 AM 4/20/2011, Rob Dunning wrote:
Clause,
Thanks for the feedback.
I'll look into combining the 6.0 and 6.1 task
manager screens to make this clearer.
Rob
At 01:37 AM 4/20/2011, CWH wrote:
Ok. Did that.
And it works.
But I want to add or create a new task not delet
or save as. What, if no task exists??
Difficult behavior in HMI, in my opinion. This
will stop hundreds of newbies - I´m sure.
I think a couple of simple task-buttons like
create
load
edit -> save / save as
delete
activate
would be a really fine and simple solution...
This one goes from your belly button through
your ears and ellbows to the target..
It´s simply not possible to start XC and add a
new task without knowing some really strange
behaviour of this HMI ... In my opinion the old one was slightly better
regs claus
Am 10.04.2011 23:39, schrieb Helmut Reinert:
I`m wondering that in 6.1 Alpha PPC 2003 some
features seems to be suddenly completely lost:
1.The Baro-Altitude for instance given by Flarm is no more displayed.
2.There is no possibility to declare a task.
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Datum: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:47:51 +0200
Von: CWH<mailto:c...@online.de><c...@online.de>
An:
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hmmm..
maybe - I´m a little bit blind, but I can´t find that, too..
I´m able to edit, close (really a GREAT button ..) calculate, but Create
or NEW ???
Just missing that item..
???
regs, claus
Hi Claus,I have no more difficulties there.
Delete the active Task and for a new one
activate the Button "Turn Points" ....., or
"Browse" to choose a Task in your stock.
Helmut
------------------------------------------------------
Ok. Did that.
And it works.
But I want to add or create a new task not delet
or save as. What, if no task exists??
Difficult behavior in HMI, in my opinion. This
will stop hundreds of newbies - I´m sure.
I think a couple of simple task-buttons like
create
load
edit -> save / save as
delete
activate
would be a really fine and simple solution...
This one goes from your belly button through
your ears and ellbows to the target..
It´s simply not possible to start XC and add a
new task without knowing some really strange
behaviour of this HMI ... In my opinion the old one was slightly better
regs claus
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