The Unofficial XCSoar Manual
Ideas:Setup Dialog
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Some more Ideas. The setup dialog Simple vs Advanced is an excellent way of simplifying the input. However it suffers from hiding things that cause unusual effects.
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Scenario - upgrade to XCM file
- Someone has setup the old way of separate files
- Now they install new XCSoar with an XCM File
- Default for new version is simple, they set the XCM file
- Now nothing works, they don't get their new terrain. This is hidden to some who would be seeing their old terrain
- To fix, turn on advanced, clear all boxes then set back to simple.
A solution to this could be to show a red warning on each effected page of setup along the lines of: "Warning. Some advanced settings change behaviors set here"
