February 8, 2007 09:30
MacENC really needs to work in two capacities. Real-time navigation on a boat and planning mode when on a desk or chart-table. To that end certain decisions were made about short-cuts.
Creating waypoints is very common and some have day light monitors in the cockpit with just a mouse so avoiding a keyboard requirement is why double-clicking creates a waypoint.
Google Earth appears to not only center to, but also zoom in when double-clicking.
[option] click to center to a position is standard. Goes way back to Adobe Photoshop. Reviewing the Apple User Interface guidelines gives no clear standard for [option] click.
If you connect a GPS to MacENC, when measuing via dragging, the origin will be the position icon. Holding down the [command] key will override that and begin the drag operation where you first clicked. If no GPS is connected then the [command] key will have no effect.
Creating waypoints is very common and some have day light monitors in the cockpit with just a mouse so avoiding a keyboard requirement is why double-clicking creates a waypoint.
Google Earth appears to not only center to, but also zoom in when double-clicking.
[option] click to center to a position is standard. Goes way back to Adobe Photoshop. Reviewing the Apple User Interface guidelines gives no clear standard for [option] click.
If you connect a GPS to MacENC, when measuing via dragging, the origin will be the position icon. Holding down the [command] key will override that and begin the drag operation where you first clicked. If no GPS is connected then the [command] key will have no effect.
Scott Dillon
Sydney Australia
North Shore 38
CYCA
Sydney Australia
North Shore 38
CYCA