We finally got some decent weather in the "midwestern" US and I could try out XCSoar in flight. I ran 6.0.9 2 weeks ago, and flew with 6.1 yesterday, and was very pleased with the system. There are, however, several things I wanted to do with XCSoar in flight but couldn't figure out.
(1) I was puzzled by the "blue blob" above the "height required" red/green bar, and this morning figured out that it must be some kind of thermal profile. Long search through the manual to actually find reference to it. I'd like to see ALL the major map elements described in one place, say under "map display elements" in Ch 3 (I will assign myself this task as soon as I learn git). (2) How does one turn off the "thermal profile" blob? I find it irritating. How does one turn off the "height required" bar? When I have no task declared, it doesn't seem to automatically choose the nearest airfield (by nearest I mean adjusted for wind/terrain; that is, the one closest to being within gliding range). It would be good to automaticlaly remove it unless there is (i) an active task or (ii) using GoTo. Options to remove these could be added to the "Display" menu for easy access. (3) Fonts: When selecting a turnpoint, whether for a task or GoTo, the font is small and I'm always selecting the wrong one with my fat fingers. I tried to increase the font size for "dailog text", but then the text was cutoff everywhere. I only need larger fonts (and corresponding larger spacing between waypoint names; now the names overlap) when I have to select something, not in general for all dialog text. (4) How does one "quit" a GoTo? After using the GoTo feature, I want to go back to the state where there is no GoTo waypoint defined. Say a "Cancel GoTo" menu button under "Nav". (5) A small bug, appeared on 6.1 not on 6.0.9: In the map scale indicator on the lower left, the leftmost digit is partially cut off, e.g. if the scale is "27 km", the "2" is only partially visible. I can open tickets for (2-4), unless there is already a way to accomplish the tasks which I am not aware of. Kevin Ford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What Every C/C++ and Fortran developer Should Know! Read this article and learn how Intel has extended the reach of its next-generation tools to help Windows* and Linux* C/C++ and Fortran developers boost performance applications - including clusters. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay _______________________________________________ Xcsoar-user mailing list Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user
