Thread: iGuidance v.3 - teaser picture(s)

Looks pretty, bud damn, $79 for upgrade?? I paid 99 for the entire software, at the MAX it should be like $50 bucks... i think the norm companies charge was 50... Anyways, some nice changes, but from what I can see, it lacks a search function. That's all I want, a search. I'm on the road and I want Taco Bell, let me type in Taco Bell and have it route me to the closest one... easy. Don't make me have to drill down to destination/poi/food/mexican/scroll to T.

Originally Posted by gizak

Looks pretty, bud damn, $79 for upgrade?? I paid 99 for the entire software, at the MAX it should be like $50 bucks... i think the norm companies charge was 50... Anyways, some nice changes, but from what I can see, it lacks a search function. That's all I want, a search. I'm on the road and I want Taco Bell, let me type in Taco Bell and have it route me to the closest one... easy. Don't make me have to drill down to destination/poi/food/mexican/scroll to T.

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Originally Posted by gizak

Anyways, some nice changes, but from what I can see, it lacks a search function. That's all I want, a search. I'm on the road and I want Taco Bell, let me type in Taco Bell and have it route me to the closest one... easy. Don't make me have to drill down to destination/poi/food/mexican/scroll to T.

Yup, I agree with you on the search function. It (or rather the lack of "it") ****ed me off so much that I built a specific app just for that.

Originally Posted by Silentbob343

"The A-Z format that they are using is what has been used on the iGuidance Pocket PC version in the past. I think they are just standardizing all the versions."

"I just installed iGuidance 3 on a PDA and I see why QWERTY could be a problem there. On a PDA even in the landscape mode you could have difficulty fitting 10 keys across the screen from left to right. That's what QWERTY has in the top letter row :-(

I guess it comes down to what is more important: the convenience of the familiar QWERTY keyboard or the size of keys. Most users would likely soon complain about too small keys than about the non-QWERTY OSK."

I agree, QWERTY would be easier, but it aint that bad. In fact, the GF's Lexus OSK is the same, it is alphabetical, not QWERTY.

Michael

Originally Posted by Silentbob343

"The A-Z format that they are using is what has been used on the iGuidance Pocket PC version in the past. I think they are just standardizing all the versions."

"I just installed iGuidance 3 on a PDA and I see why QWERTY could be a problem there. On a PDA even in the landscape mode you could have difficulty fitting 10 keys across the screen from left to right. That's what QWERTY has in the top letter row :-(

I guess it comes down to what is more important: the convenience of the familiar QWERTY keyboard or the size of keys. Most users would likely soon complain about too small keys than about the non-QWERTY OSK."

IGMon does qwerty with big buttons and numbers. I can see how qwerty would not work great on a PDA but is it that hard to have a different OSK for the PDA install and the Carpc one?