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Ticket #699 (assigned enhancement)
Document the new feature: Generate takeoff waypoint if none close
| Reported by: | hjr | Owned by: | |
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| Priority: | normal | Milestone: | XCSoar Manual |
| Component: | Waypoints | Version: | 6.1 |
| Keywords: | tykeoff auto task | Cc: | jwharington |
Description
I would like to see this without any user interaction work ...
Copy past from the mailing list:
I think, thats the easyest way.
putting a distinct waypoint "takeoff", which is quickly accesed by pressing one or max. two buttons.
When I see membes of my club -and averey plane is equipped with xcsoar ;-) most of them
a- don´t fly with a programmed task
b- are stunned with the amount of info
and
c- don´t want to use manuals and so...
"takeoff" would be the very best solution ..
but a somehow "quick acces" would be necessary, I think.
This to give "lazy" people the ability to work with xcsoar and maybe finally take the manuel when getting interested in more functions. It´s kind of a marketing function :-)
yes. good idea. I´d prefer that.
claus
Change History
comment:4 Changed 17 months ago by jwharington
- Owner set to jwharington
- Status changed from new to assigned
Implemented in my rebasing branch, but currently requires a landable waypoint to be within 2km of the takeoff location. To incorporate #690, waypoint editing by the GlideComputer? is required, this will require a ProtectedWaypoints? type structure to avoid concurrent access issues (currently, only one thread, the main gui thread, can change waypoints and this is done by suspending other threads).
comment:5 Changed 14 months ago by jwharington
- Summary changed from Auto task by takeoff fix to Generate takeoff waypoint if none close
Renamed this ticket because first part (auto goto task to takeoff location) is implemented. Second part is to create the takeoff waypoint if none are nearby, hence left open.
comment:7 Changed 14 months ago by jwharington
- Status changed from assigned to closed
- Resolution set to fixed
fixed in my rebasing
A "get me home task" is actually trivially creatable now with only 2 clicks. Click on the icon of the (home) airfield in the map and then on "GOTO" in the upper left-hand corner. And even better: The same method works for any waypoint making it possible to dynamically alter your task while you go without the need for setting up a complete task.
Something which could possibly be useful in the environment you describe is to create this "get me home task" automatically on takeoff (depending on some setting in the preferences so pilots who carefully pre-plan a complete task don't get a nasty surprise).