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[Announce] modRana: a flexible GPS navigation system
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wumpwoast
2011-02-08 , 03:18
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ModRana is a wonderful tool, the closest approximation to a non-network-aware GPS device I could ask for. I'm currently on travel, using the device without network access to roughly plot around an unfamiliar city.
There are a handful of things that would really help this tool work better for my use-case, either as features or options.
1) The GPS device is a battery muncher. When the screen is locked, or the proximity sensor is on for either pocket or phone-call or media playing, the GPS should turn off.
2) For trip planning, and for dealing with coarse-accuracy GPS, it is helpful to set your position manually on the map. While this feature exists, it should be on the top-level menu, not deep-nested behind the POI menus.
3) It would be nice to have a "display all" or "display group" functionality for POI records. Right now you can only see one at a time on the map.
4) Saved POI searches / overlays would be similarly useful.
5) Being able to add POIs right on the map itself would be useful. Long-touch w/context menu or swirly-touch seems to be a way to do this.
Sorry if some of these have been discussed already!
Justin
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