Garmin Streetpilot i3 - Software Enhancement Requests

Cuppa

Thought I'd start this thread so we can list any 'enhancements' we'd like to see for the software. The support staff I've mailed on a few occasions have been very helpful thus far - a single thread we could point them to for software enhancement requests would be useful.

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My first request:

I'd like to be able to have an option in the settings menu which toggles POI icons on or off in the navigational view. Currently only the speed cameras are shown (and only if speeding on certain settings). - please correct me if there is a way to do this.

MaFt · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 5:14 pm Post subject:

there was a mention of this on another thread - garmin stated that 'the general consensus was that showing all the poi icons on the map obscured the view'

depends how many you have i guess! if you go to 'view map' it shows all of them that you have loaded.

MaFt

Cuppa · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 9:20 pm Post subject:

attic · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 08, 2005 Posts: 30

I agree - would like to be able to toggle them on and off by POI type...

Cuppa · Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 2:44 pm Post subject:

I've mailed Greg at Garmin Europe to see whether this would be feasible (sure it is) and also likely (not sure)?

danoli · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 6:17 pm Post subject:

Repeated from this this post

I have found no way of displaying the current speed when navigating, it does show in the map view when not navigating.

Voice prompt only says "1st" or "2nd" whether it is the first or second turning on the left or right or junction off a roundabout.

Viewing favourite finds (waypoints) lists them by proximity, I cannot find a way to sort them alphabetically (this is a big let down with potentially 500 waypoints)

Waypoint names can only be input in correct case, i.e. first letter capital, I cannot find a way of forcing all uppercase or lowercase names. [/url]

dougconran · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 11:54 pm Post subject:

Good idea for a thread.

My wishlist would be:-

1. non-reflective screen

2. Display current speed (and direction of next turn) in the navigation map. This can be shown at the top of the screen in palce of the current road name/number.

3. A means of being able to manually move a cursor to select a specific point on the map. I would like this because (a) some post codes are wrong (eg IP29 4AF) and (b) I sometimes want to go somewhere that is not a post code plus a number (eg a forest walk, or a business). I think this can be done by adding an additional function to the menu set displayed when a destination has been entered. On selection you could then use the wheel to move the cursor up and down and then toggle it to switch to a left and right motion.

Doug

danoli · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:24 am Post subject:

zogman · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:04 am Post subject:

with all respect to the postees of this thread...this is a budget £199 (or less) auto gps....surely the features it already has are enough.if you want more features you's pays the money and gets a c310 or c330 or tom tom etc

danoli · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:14 am Post subject:

MaFt · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:18 am Post subject:

zogman · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:18 am Post subject:

danoli..i conceed that a few firmware improvements will help garmin broaden their sales (as it happens garmin do a very good job in listening to customers and sometimes implementing changes quickly) but physical changes like 'non reflective screens' and 'toggle nobs' will start to outprice this unit...remember the cheapest tom tom gps i think is about £300/350...

dougconran · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:22 am Post subject:

I agree with danoli, this is a wishlist, ie what we would like to see. If a wish is too expensive then it won't happen, if it isn't it might, so - no harm in saying what we'd like.

Regarding panning around the screen, yes I agree that the wheel would move a cursor in an up and down direction but it (the cursor) can be made to move left and right with an up and down wheel uisng software, not entirely intuitive, I agree but, like you say, this is a budget model and you can't have everything. The point about a moving cursor is that it is something that can be done entirely by software and so should be a relatively straight-forward enhancement.

Like anyone else, Garmin will have to do continual product development in order to stay ahead of the competition (where they are at the moment but how long before Tom Tom brings out a budget model?) and software enhancements are an easy win.

That's my pen'worth, anyway.

Doug

Skippy · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:27 pm Post subject:

Garmin will look at some of the wishes and chuckle to themselves before politely saying "NO!" but others may cause them to think "Hmmm, that would be cool and easy to implement" so your wish might just come true!

Hey, it costs nothing to ask! :D
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danoli · Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:59 pm Post subject:

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