User manual

XCSoar User Manual
plex interactions with the user, such as editing tasks and configu-
ration settings.
Some dialogs simply display information, and require no user in-
put. Other dialogs contain data fields that can be modified or but-
tons that can be pressed.
A cursor appears over the active button or data field. This cursor
appears as a black border around the corners of the button or field.
Pressing the up/down arrow keys (or rotating the outer knob on
Altair), the cursor will cycle through the next or previous items.
For list items and scrollable text, the up/down arrow key moves
the cursor up or down the list or text, and the left/right arrow keys
move the cursor up or down by one page in long lists.
For PDAs and PC versions, list items can be selected by touching
the item (or left-clicking with the mouse). Once a list item is se-
lected, another touch (left click) is equivalent to pressing the enter
key.
Pressing the right/left arrow keys (or rotating the inner knob on Al-
tair), the data field value under the cursor can be modified. Press-
ing the enter key (or pressing the rotary knob on Altair) activates
the button or makes a selection from a list.
Dialogs are typically started from the button menu.
Many of the dialog windows have multiple pages of information
and are controlled in a consistent fashion. Press the > or <
buttons to select the next or previous page of the dialog, and the
Close button to make the dialog disappear.
The escape key on a PC, or the PWR/ESC button on Altair, can
also be used to close dialogs.
The user must close the dialog to return to the normal map mode.
When a dialog has been opened, the menu buttons are disabled
until the dialog is closed.
A summary of the major dialogs is presented below.
Basic settings : Used to modify the polar of the glider both before and during
flight, as well as to set the QNH pressure.
Wind : Used to modify or adjust the estimated wind magnitude and
direction.
Waypoint details : Describes a waypoint in detail and has navigation functions
such as GOTO, Insert.
Waypoint selector : Used to select a waypoint from the waypoint database.
Task editor : Used to edit and view cross country tasks.
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