Hi Kevin,
what wind calculation method did you use? I tested "Auto. wind: Circling" on
the ground and it doesn't seem to work (unlike in version 6.0.10).
Tibor
On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 16:15, Kevin Ford <f...@math.uiuc.edu> wrote:
>
> 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
>
>
>
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