[gps-talkusers] Re: I: Re: speaking passing cross streets.

Ok, lots of great suggestions are coming out here and this is very exciting listening to you all hash out how the new functionality should work.

Here are the items I collected and put in our bug/feature tracking system, if I missed any please let me know.

- New ability to always speak the cross street (with no current street) at speeds greater than 15 MPH (Possibly a user selectable on/off) (could be some issues here of missing intersections since we only look for cross streets every 12 seconds, reducing this time may tax the system too greatly)

- New User Option to include/exclude current street from intersection information (possibly tied to a new System verbosity setting)

- After entering a city have the ability to set your virtual position to any street in that city without the user entering in that info

Thanks and keep the ideas coming!
Charles



At 09:17 AM 8/25/2006, you wrote: 
Bingo!

That is a great way to handle it for manual control.

I think we would have to add an option in Look-Around to have cross streets only. That should be quite doable.

Mike


At 08:17 AM 8/25/2006, you wrote:
>Hi Mike,
>How about making the new feature the default for the x command and move
>the current x command to detailed intersections.
>
>
>
>On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 07:41:27 -0700
>Michael May <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Now, there is one slight issue to wort out with this feature request.
>>
>> Remember that GPS accuracy changes a lot. If you are stopped or slowed down near an intersection, it is very possible that your position may flick between the street you are traveling on and the one you are crossing. Therefore, if you drop the announcement of both streets, it is possible that you will ocasionally receive an cross street announcement of the street that you are on rather than the correct one you are crossing.
>>
>> One way we could deal with that is to announce the cross street, as you are suggesting, only over 15 miles per hour and then we would leave the behavior under 15 miles per hour the same as it is.
>>
>> Another question about this feature:
>>
>> Is there reason to create an option of cross street announcement only or should this be the regular behavior? Every time we add an option, we also add complexity. Perhaps we don't need to have the street you are on announcing all the time.
>>
>> What do you all think?
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> At 07:04 AM 8/25/2006, you wrote:
>> >I toss my vote in for Doug's option.
>> >
>> >Dave
>> >
>> >>----- Original Message -----
>> >>From: "Andrea Breier" <abreier@xxxxxxxxx
>> >>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:22:04 -0500
>> >>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: speaking passing cross streets.
>> >
>> >>I agree with this option. I find is sometimes more of a
>> >distraction to hear
>> >>the points of interest. Even when I have that turned off.
>> >>Today's Scripture
>> >
>> >>"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what
>> >we do not
>> >>see." (Hebrews 11:1)
>> >
>> >
>> >>----- Original Message -----
>> >>From: "doug wakefield" <doug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 5:24 AM
>> >>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: speaking passing cross streets.
>> >
>> >
>> >>thanks Mike,
>> >>I understand the dillemmas when something is suggested by one
>> >user.
>> >>Therefore maybe others can jump in here.
>> >>What I'm suggesting is a user selectable mode that can be used in
>> >vehicles
>> >>that will just tell you street names as you get close or pass
>> >them.
>> >>You don't need the name of the street your on repeated over and
>> >over, and in
>> >>a bus when you are waiting for your street, you don't really need
>> >to know
>> >>"right or left, you just need the street name. So I'm suggesting
>> >a setting
>> >>that overrides the speed related change in announcements, plus
>> >more control
>> >>over the verbosity.
>> >>By the way, Since I use my GPS on a PK, this brief announce mode
>> >would be
>> >>ideal for braille. I often run with speech off when in a car or
>> >bus.
>> >>Thanks for listening Mike.
>> >
>> >
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael
>> >May
>> >>Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 1:17 AM
>> >>To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: speaking passing cross streets.
>> >
>> >>Doug,
>> >
>> >>Not sure why you think we have strongly resisted an announcement
>> >of the
>> >>cross street only. This is the first request to my knowledge for
>> >that
>> >>feature. We add these requests to our database and prioritize
>> >them based
>> >>upon the number of user requests and the difficulty of
>> >implementing the
>> >>feature.
>> >
>> >>I personally think this is an excellent idea.
>> >
>> >>Mike
>> >
>> >
>> >>At 06:20 PM 8/24/2006, you wrote:
>> >>>Pardon me but on this issue I have to disagree stongly with Mike
>> >May. I
>> >>>use the sendero system everyday. I also have owned a Trekker for
>> >many
>> >>years.
>> >>>Although you can't do things like plan a route with Trekker in
>> >vehicle
>> >>>mode, you can hear every street name as you travel on a bus or by
>> >car.
>> >>>It speaks it quickly and succinctly. My most serious complaint
>> >with the
>> >>>Sendero GPS system is the lack of verbosity settings. For
>> >example, if
>> >>>there were a "quick speak mode for intersections, you just need
>> >to hear
>> >>>the street your crossing, not the street your on. For some
>> >reason this
>> >>>has been resisted by the company. I believe it could be a
>> >terrific aid
>> >>>for people trying to identify upcoming streets as you travel by
>> >bus.
>> >>>That My two cents.
>> >
>> >>>Doug Wakefield
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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