August 3, 2009 13:04
First I must thank you for such a wonderful and easy to use program that at the same time is quite powerful. I installed version 6.1 on Friday 7/24 in the afternoon and on Saturday 7/25 had everything running prior to hitting the start line for the BYC Mackinac race. Yesterday when I got off the boat after about 600nm I was very pleased that the only "glitch" I had (running the software 24x7 on a MacBook Air) was when I forgot to recharge the battery and the system shut down. The simplicity of taking bearing/ranges by my crew allowed me to actually sleep some, compared to last year with the frequent crashes with both MaxSea and Expedition.
Now, if I may be bold and ask you to look at the feasibility of some additions/change configurations :-)
1. Track, can you add a few more options for capture time? 1,15,30,60,90sec then 5min or 1 hour is a big jump. What about a 10min or 15min option? I used the 5min but over a 60hr race, it captures alot of data!
2. Instrument window, can you modify the window to allow user settings? While it covers the basics and is nice, I would like to be able to add/change the data shown(VMG, True Wind/Angle)I don't need to see water temp and could re-use that cell? I know you want to keep it clean, it would be nice though.
3. Trackpad gestures, any way to take advantage of the "pinch" and "swipe" to zoom/scroll?
4. Track window, like #2, would it be feasible to configure the data layout/capture? I don't need the "notes" or the "temp" columns and would like to replace with "True Wind".
5. Direct edit of the "preference" screen, especially waypoint arrival circle?
I really love this and can't wait to try it on W/L race this Tuesday.
Thanks again. Joel
Now, if I may be bold and ask you to look at the feasibility of some additions/change configurations :-)
1. Track, can you add a few more options for capture time? 1,15,30,60,90sec then 5min or 1 hour is a big jump. What about a 10min or 15min option? I used the 5min but over a 60hr race, it captures alot of data!
2. Instrument window, can you modify the window to allow user settings? While it covers the basics and is nice, I would like to be able to add/change the data shown(VMG, True Wind/Angle)I don't need to see water temp and could re-use that cell? I know you want to keep it clean, it would be nice though.
3. Trackpad gestures, any way to take advantage of the "pinch" and "swipe" to zoom/scroll?
4. Track window, like #2, would it be feasible to configure the data layout/capture? I don't need the "notes" or the "temp" columns and would like to replace with "True Wind".
5. Direct edit of the "preference" screen, especially waypoint arrival circle?
I really love this and can't wait to try it on W/L race this Tuesday.
Thanks again. Joel
