[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] ElfKaa:
Report beta 6 and new ideas

Hi Klaus,

here is my report and some new idea I have from experiences from the trip..

Report to beta6

I see now the altitude graph is shown allright. But it seems to me that there are different behaviors clicking on the graph and on the text at the bottom. Sometimes I have on down left corner zero as well. But it is great that is possible to zoom the graph and move! But I have not tested beta6 as much as it may have to be necessary.

-Continous zoom: In this case it would make sense to limit zoom. I think there are other more sensible things to realize. Nevertheless I put it on todo.

Continuous zoom - at the first look it should sounds fine, but - I don´t think it is necessary at all and it may bring another problems. e.g. I am using multiple maps on GCC based on the levels folders. If there will be continuous zoom it will at first - even that will not look continuous when there will be shown more maps styles over itself, at second - I am also using download map option also if I don´t have the tiles yet downloaded. Now I have to carefuly set the zoom level to the one I would like to have that style - it is not very handy yet (and there may be some space for improvement) but it works. I set the zoom level, click on option and select download map - style which I want to download and return to map. If there is continuous zoom how it will behave like? How could I do this - and - at third - I am glad to have set the zoom level this way I have it. It perfectly fits everything and everything is readable to me now. I don´t see any problem to have this zoom style based on folder levels. The only improvement I see may be the double tap which may also be double slide now - it behaves the same and reset the map - sadly.. The same behaviour is also in the graphs. If you slide too fast - it will reset the view :(

-Grey buttons and menu rearangement:

To me - it doesn´t seems good with the text.. It looks like something is missing. Nobody know what was on that fields that are yet Unavailable.. So why to say - this "fields" are "Unavailable"? The third screenshot - without text is more readable.. To me it seems like good idea and nevermind to me that there are some free spaces somewhere.. It looks clear and well readable and understandable. (if there is no possibility to press - it may simply dissappear..)

New idea:

When I was on the trip to moravia, it occurred I´d like to know where I am on the track. I mean - I am e.g. on 167 km of the trip and I don´t know where I am - looking at the cycle computer and the trip - the km are not the same with the trip as I simply go another way or go elsewhere and then return and I don´t know how much kilometers I ride that way and back to track.

Now I don´t know in what point of the trip (track) I am.. It would be very handy if there is a point on the track (e.g. violet point) shown on the map and also on the graph (I mean altitude graph) even if I am not exactly on the track - it may display the nearest point as it displays the line to track. So I will then see an exact point in which part of the trip I am and on the altitude graph I could see what is in front of us and what is already behind us.

Problems downloading tiles:

I had a problem downloading some tiles on my trip if the signal connection is wrong.

But probably - everything is allright - but please check how gcc recognize already downloaded tile to be displayed or to need to retry to download.. It happened that some of the tiles had been downloaded alright and some of the other tiles didn´t retry to download again when the connection was bad. And also stayed blank and didn´t retry after I moved map a litle even the others will download after a while.

Lukas