Forum: OpenCPN
23-10-2023, 03:39
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Re: Feature Requests
DLJ, under Options (gear icon), Ships tab, the top item is: "COG predictor length (min)".
That determines the length of that pointer. It defaults to where you'll be in 5 minutes (at current course...
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Forum: OpenCPN
06-10-2023, 11:05
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Re: Feature Requests
Stingo, I feel your pain. My senior-level eyes have a hard time with those piano-keys as well. It takes more time than I like to wait for the file info box to pop up, & then it's hard to figure out...
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Forum: OpenCPN
14-06-2023, 14:39
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Re: Feature Requests
Thanks for this, Bruce. Personally, I agree with you. But I posted it the way I did at Dave's (bdbcat's) suggestion. He seems to favor a conservative approach to this. Perhaps you could make a...
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Forum: OpenCPN
13-06-2023, 16:04
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Re: Feature Requests
I was asked by Dave (bdbcat) to put in a Feature Request for how mbTiles wake up when OpenCPN is started. MbTiles used to wake up always ON, but some time ago I pushed through a request that they...
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Forum: OpenCPN
24-10-2022, 16:52
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Replies: 3,464
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Re: Feature Requests
Stu, a word of caution regarding reading your NMEA 0183 data. Serial to USB modules are readily available, but the problem is that RS232 serial is +/-9v switching, while 0183 is 0-5v switching. A...
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Forum: OpenCPN
23-10-2022, 19:52
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Replies: 3,464
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Re: Feature Requests
Stu, I'm not really the right person, & perhaps someone more knowledgeable will chime in here, but OpenCPN is quite capable of receiving its data over ethernet, either wired or WiFi. Under...
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Forum: OpenCPN
14-10-2022, 18:20
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Replies: 3,464
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Re: Feature Requests
Good question, Zags, & you'll be glad to know this is already implemented, & has been for a while.
If you right-click on an AIS target, one of the options (& I'm sorry, I don't remember the exact...
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Forum: OpenCPN
23-09-2022, 19:04
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Replies: 3,464
Views: 745,109
Re: Feature Requests
Very interesting, Spart!
You might want to post this over on the "OCPN data sharing Focus Group (https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/ocpn-data-sharing-focus-group-268423-new-post.html)" that...
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Forum: OpenCPN
24-03-2022, 18:56
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Replies: 3,464
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Forum: OpenCPN
11-10-2021, 18:52
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Re: Feature Requests
Thanks, Jef. You're right, it's a good idea. +1 & I added a my 2 cents in a comment.
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Forum: OpenCPN
11-10-2021, 17:47
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Forum: OpenCPN
04-07-2021, 18:26
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Re: Feature Requests
Skipperearly, this is an excellent suggestion. If you enter it in Flyspray (https://opencpn.org/flyspray/), OpenCPN's bug & feature tracking database, & then tell folks about it, either here or in...
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Forum: OpenCPN
25-04-2021, 03:16
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Replies: 3,464
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Re: Feature Requests
First, Sailormet, welcome to CF (or to posting, anyway).
You have to know which COM port the GPS is running on.
Plug in your mouse
In the search bar, type in Device Manager & bring up the...
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Forum: OpenCPN
27-12-2020, 02:04
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Re: Feature Requests
Dockhead, it just does the vector subtraction. The paddlewheel & compass define the vector of the boat's motion through the water, while the COG/SOG from the GPS define the motion over the bottom....
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Forum: OpenCPN
26-12-2020, 16:49
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Replies: 3,464
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Re: Feature Requests
My ancient (c.1995) Autohelm (now Raymarine) GPS would do this, if compass & paddlewheel data was on the ST1 bus. But it would not put set/drift onto the ST1 bus, which meant that the autopilot...
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Forum: OpenCPN
03-11-2020, 19:04
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Re: Feature Requests
Are you sure you want this, Dub? Our courses are usually pretty open in the middle, where we're getting from A to B. But at the ends, they often get pretty fiddly, with lots of short segments,...
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Forum: OpenCPN
07-06-2020, 17:57
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Re: Feature Requests
Barakiel, Do you (or anyone) have a recommendation for a good mux? Ocelot's got some 0182 sources, ST1 main instruments & autopilot, & now N2K (SimTalk) GPS. I bought a ShipModul MiniPlex-3 mux with...
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Forum: OpenCPN
31-05-2020, 23:45
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Re: Feature Requests
Wolf, can you please define "current version"? And also your OS & machine?
The reduce data function for tracks works OK for me in OpenCPN V5.0 (the current released version) under Win10. I admit I...
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Forum: OpenCPN
13-04-2020, 05:45
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Replies: 3,464
Views: 745,109
Re: Feature Requests
Jam, there is already a bug on this in Flyspray (https://opencpn.org/flyspray/index.php?do=details&task_id=2267), the OpenCPN bug tracking system. It's about making ALL dialog boxes remember their...
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Forum: OpenCPN
12-03-2020, 19:06
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Replies: 3,464
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Re: Feature Requests
The first-time setup of Sat2Chart is a bit tricky, as it also has to install the Rexx interpreter, which doesn't seem to want to install in the normal Program Files location. I've found that it's...
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Forum: OpenCPN
08-03-2020, 07:48
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Re: Feature Requests
Get yourself a (free) copy of SAS Planet. It has satellite imagery from ArcGIS (which is awesome), Google Earth, Bing (Microsoft), Nokia, as well as many others. It also has nautical charts from CMap...
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Forum: OpenCPN
31-01-2020, 08:24
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Replies: 3,464
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Re: Feature Requests
Hmm... Even better would be for OpenCPN to display PARTS of multiple mbTiles (all at the same zoom, or close to it), so the display would look more uniform. But this would require that OpenCPN know...
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Forum: OpenCPN
31-01-2020, 08:07
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Re: Feature Requests
Hi Dave,
When I make mbTiles with SAS & Sat2Chart, I usually make them in sets of 5: ArcGIS, Bing, CMap, Navionics, & GE (which comes out last because they get named "Satellite" for reasons lost...
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Forum: OpenCPN
30-01-2020, 18:33
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Re: Thinning mbTile piano-keys at run time
This is difficult for me to explain, so please bear with me.
I've found that creating mbTiles (with SAS Planet & Sat2Chart) from just the most detailed zoom level results in OpenCPN having to...
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Forum: OpenCPN
05-08-2019, 02:44
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Replies: 3,464
Views: 745,109
Re: Feature Requests
OK, I've now created a new Feature Request in Flyspray for the above:
FS#2601 (https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2946297#post2946297) - Switch for mbTiles piano keys, & mbTiles...
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