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drewc · 29-01-2008, 15:41

Ok, finally (!) have the Navgator running on my XO system and am able to open charts (Maptech BSBs, not, unfortunately the free NOAA RNCs...Navgator still complains about those) but can't seem to master the "unique" navigation of Navgator. For example, every chart program I have ever used has a convention for panning a chart that is similar to "left mouse and drag" (even Nobeltec let's you do this if you select the "hand" control")..what is the corresponding UI for Navgator? Other programs have a "select area" technique that uses a similar "left mouse and drag" to outline a rectangle that represents an area that you'd like to zoom into or otherwise highlight...again, I can't seem to find this in the Navgator UI. I guess I have to agree with other posters that unless/until this author implements the "basics" of a competitive UI for such an application I will probably use my time more productively with other tools that are far less frustrating to learn and operate.

29-01-2008, 15:41	#39
drewc Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tiburon, CA Boat: 42 Foot Grand Banks Europa Posts: 9	Ok, finally (!) have the Navgator running on my XO system and am able to open charts (Maptech BSBs, not, unfortunately the free NOAA RNCs...Navgator still complains about those) but can't seem to master the "unique" navigation of Navgator. For example, every chart program I have ever used has a convention for panning a chart that is similar to "left mouse and drag" (even Nobeltec let's you do this if you select the "hand" control")..what is the corresponding UI for Navgator? Other programs have a "select area" technique that uses a similar "left mouse and drag" to outline a rectangle that represents an area that you'd like to zoom into or otherwise highlight...again, I can't seem to find this in the Navgator UI. I guess I have to agree with other posters that unless/until this author implements the "basics" of a competitive UI for such an application I will probably use my time more productively with other tools that are far less frustrating to learn and operate.