August 5, 2007 16:40
Answers
1 - How do I find the 'unit's' for a specific chart, especially whether depths are meters or fathoms? Canadian charts vary (not all yet converted to metric) and it's not necessarily obvious. I know how to find this in GPSNavX, but haven't found it in MacENC.
The depth units are displayed in the Chart Title bar. As my dad used to say, if it were a snake it would bite you! Other units metric/standard are selected in the MacENC preferences.
2 - Frequently when zooming, and sometimes while doing other operations, the 'view Raster Chart' option will become deselected, though I waasn't near the menu or the [cmd-R] keys.
If there is no raster chart that intersects where you are viewing, then "Raster Chart" on the view menu will be deselected.
3 - several times, particularly if my laptop (a MacBook) has sat for a while untouched, MacENC will freeze. One one occasion I had to reboot the computer to get it free.
I have seen this prior to MacENC 5.20 (which now handles OS X sleeping by closing all open ports) when using a Bluetooth GPS. What happens is the BT port goes away and this not only freezes MacENC but causes OS X to be unstable. Apple claims this is resolved in OS X 10.5
1 - How do I find the 'unit's' for a specific chart, especially whether depths are meters or fathoms? Canadian charts vary (not all yet converted to metric) and it's not necessarily obvious. I know how to find this in GPSNavX, but haven't found it in MacENC.
The depth units are displayed in the Chart Title bar. As my dad used to say, if it were a snake it would bite you! Other units metric/standard are selected in the MacENC preferences.
2 - Frequently when zooming, and sometimes while doing other operations, the 'view Raster Chart' option will become deselected, though I waasn't near the menu or the [cmd-R] keys.
If there is no raster chart that intersects where you are viewing, then "Raster Chart" on the view menu will be deselected.
3 - several times, particularly if my laptop (a MacBook) has sat for a while untouched, MacENC will freeze. One one occasion I had to reboot the computer to get it free.
I have seen this prior to MacENC 5.20 (which now handles OS X sleeping by closing all open ports) when using a Bluetooth GPS. What happens is the BT port goes away and this not only freezes MacENC but causes OS X to be unstable. Apple claims this is resolved in OS X 10.5
Scott Dillon
Sydney Australia
North Shore 38
CYCA
Sydney Australia
North Shore 38
CYCA