OK we have got V5. What do we want to see in Version 6.0

kskid · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 08, 2003 Posts: 6

I have only had the latest version 5 for 24 hours but it seems to me a lot of the functionality on TTN3 has been lost in this version, as if they are trying to have the same operation in TTGO and the standard PDA. Perhaps it is hard to move on but these are some of the things that I have already started to miss in the new version.

1. Easier input of POI as the old version was 2 taps of the screen to save current position.
2. Make the speed display much more visible as this has now gone much smaller than before and is harder to read when mobile.
3. Allow 2 warnings to be sounded when approaching POI's and perhaps have it at 10 second intervals.
4. Allow the navigator sound to be disabled independently to the POI sound. The sound for navigation is not always needed until you approach unfamiliar surroundings. POI for "safety cameras" sound is needed all of the time.
5. Allow personal sounds to be added as warnings for the POI.
6. Smaller icons indicating sound off and battery off on display.
7. Where has the map display gone ! useful if you want to look for alternative route and have current GPS display on the map.
8. Automatic night display at sunset and day display at sunrise.
9. Display number of satellites next to signal bars.
10. Sound when GPS signal locked/lost.

These are just a few of the points that I seem to have lost by upgrading to TTN5. Perhaps I may find more as time goes on.

kskid · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 08, 2003 Posts: 6

I have only had the latest version 5 for 24 hours but it seems to me a lot of the functionality on TTN3 has been lost in this version, as if they are trying to have the same operation in TTGO and the standard PDA. Perhaps it is hard to move on but these are some of the things that I have already started to miss in the new version.

1. Easier input of POI as the old version was 2 taps of the screen to save current position.
2. Make the speed display much more visible as this has now gone much smaller than before and is harder to read when mobile.
3. Allow 2 warnings to be sounded when approaching POI's and perhaps have it at 10 second intervals.
4. Allow the navigator sound to be disabled independently to the POI sound. The sound for navigation is not always needed until you approach unfamiliar surroundings. POI for "safety cameras" sound is needed all of the time.
5. Allow personal sounds to be added as warnings for the POI.
6. Smaller icons indicating sound off and battery off on display.
7. Where has the map display gone ! useful if you want to look for alternative route and have current GPS display on the map.
8. Automatic night display at sunset and day display at sunrise.
9. Display number of satellites next to signal bars.
10. Sound when GPS signal locked/lost.

These are just a few of the points that I seem to have lost by upgrading to TTN5. Perhaps I may find more as time goes on.

hat · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 21, 2005 Posts: 7

here's one i thought of last night on the way home past tons of speed cameras. TomTom knows how fast you're going, the camera database knows the limit of the specific camera, so - how about a warning when you are approaching a camera too fast rather than a static warning that you are approaching a camera? maybe the screen could flash red or a different bleep could sound? it could work the same way as the current 'warn when near POI' works but it would check your speed at the pre-set warning distance

rkm_hm · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:22 pm Post subject:

hat · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 21, 2005 Posts: 7

i know tomtom doesn't know the speed limit but i wouldn't have thought the logic from the poi warning to the current speed would be too hard to work out

rkm_hm · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:01 pm Post subject:

Jim-Bob · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:14 pm Post subject:

For the warn when near option you already have to set the distance, sound and only on route.

They would probably be able to add another option here to have a warn when over/under a user specified speed. This would take away the need for the speed limit to be built into the files.

hat · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 21, 2005 Posts: 7

rkm_hm · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:31 pm Post subject:

Bobm · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 04, 2005 Posts: 42

When using an itinery it would be nice to have an estimated arrival time at the next waypoint and not just the final destination. This would obviously need some re-arrangement on the screen and the option might require you to sacrifice some other items - but at least it would be nice to have the opportunity.

ScaredyCat · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 09, 2005 Posts: 98

rkm_hm · Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:34 pm Post subject:

Oldboy · Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:35 pm Post subject:

MikeB · Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 11:08 pm Post subject:

A lot of changes in 25 years. I must admit to programming in assembler, BCPL and later in C++ with Microsoft SDK. It does take all the fun out of programming though you can produce the goods much faster.
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