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[Announce] modRana: a flexible GPS navigation system
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Whispering Weasel
2011-05-29 , 13:38
Posts: 54 | Thanked: 89 times | Joined on May 2011 @ Vlaardingen, Netherlands
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Hi, I instaled modRana (and now marble as well) after the stock ovi maps failed for me last time and used it last night for a trip.
I downloaded the route and let it download the tiles at home a few days before that and it all seemed to work well. however, while on route i noticed 2 or 3 tiles didn't show (network error).
Also, while driving, I noticed it displayed 'turn on to A12' with the distance increasing steadily. this was after that turn and i was already on the A12. Is this a bug or a feature? because i was on a long stretch of road the next turn was probably still far away but should it not display the next step anyway?
I tried to press the screen for the next step but it tried to go online for re-routing.
Can this have a time out or something, because I had my phone in ofline mode, it couldnt reroute and just kept displaying the message for ten minutes or so
I stopped at a petrol station, went online and let it re-calculate the route and it worked fine after that.
When it was time to go home this morning I went online let it calculate the return trip, went offline again and everything worked perfectly
Couple of requests for improving this program
Can you make the background of the text that displays the turn info slightly darker for more contrast? I have it mounted on my motorcycle inside a RAM Aquabox and the text is a bit hard to read through several layers of plastic (box and helmet visor)
I didn't have it in full screen mode (to keep an eye on battery level) and noticed that it displays the time (which is displayed by the normal clock as well). Would be nice if this could be left out (when not in full screen mode) or make it configurable to display current speed or maybe ETA.
Offline routing, address lookup, automatic recalculating route when you miss a turn and automatic zooming would be nice too but will probably take a lot of time and work
I like the big buttons of this program, makes it easy to use even with gloves on and inside the aguabox
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