October 15, 2007 14:48
GPSNavX Wrote:Answers
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
OK, I continue to have freezing problems. I'm currently in 'planning' mode, working at lower resolutions (i.e. frequently 1:20,000,000) with no GPS connected. Example, reading a book where the sailor (Miles Hordern - 'Sailing the Pacific') departs Chile for the Easter Island. I try to follow his voyage on MacENC, using primarily the low resolution ENC world chart and a few raster charts I have for that area. I go to Pan from Chile out into the Pacific, or change from a higher to lower resolution, and MacENC freezes. I can select the different tools but the cursor does not change, staying the standard 'Mac' pointer. I have to reboot MacENC, and then it will frequently happen again. This has happened to me frequently when using both raster and vector charts. Turning off the view Raster charts doesn't help.
While following a book is not what MacENC was intended for, the steps are similar to planning an offshore voyage, so is pertinent.
Ideas?
PS - why can't I seem to find a raster world chart in MacENC like you view in GPSNavX? Many times when I open MacENC I haven't a clue where the view is and have to use one of the tools to identify the coordinates (screen is essentially blank or showing an unfamiliar coastline, and the world raster view would help get oriented.
Scot