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  • undefined Corjan Meijerink
    14 May 2023, 18:30

    @Con-Hennekens Thanks a lot for even more feedback.
    I think what you've drawn here might indeed be a great idea for a final design 🎉

    However with the complex layout you immediately touch upon my initial remark:

    Note: making the UI fully configurable is not an option at this point in time. Obviously that would make everyone happy

    The issue is, that the mockup you've made is within an iPhone 12 Pro Max.
    Now fit this in an iPhone SE 😉
    On smaller devices the amount of vertical space in landscape mode decreases rapdily. So the mockup would work great on a big phone / tablet but on smaller phones it would be absolute hell.

    Yes, that could be fixed too but that simply costs too much resources at this point. We also need to make Android Auto and fix quite some crucial things too 😞 I wish we had a dedicated person for UI only. Currently it's my main responsibility and scalable layout across all devices is really quite difficult.

    In the initial beta release (late 2022) - one major feedback point was that almost all UI elements needed to be increased in size. The top bar you've drawn (great effort 😉) would just not work.

    Also, imagine if tracking is turned, you'd need to add 3 more buttons on the screen 😢

    @Con-Hennekens said:

    I really think we made progress!

    Enough to satisfaction?
    I hope my explanation is to your satisfaction and that it gives some more insight in the decisions we make. The current improvements automatically scale well across all most display sizes and doesn't cost weeks of development.

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    Con Hennekens
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    wrote on 14 May 2023, 18:54 last edited by
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    @Corjan-Meijerink, yes, I know the reality is more complex than a mock-up ;-). I do think however that when elements are comparable in size, it is more easy to fit them in a logical way. And indeed I have a phone of my own that has a rather stretched screen aspect that would make my own drawing impossible. Also I do think the landscape screen should be optimized for sensible screen aspects. If a device is not fitted for it (like my daily phone) it will not work satisfactory anyhow. With a lot of features turned on, we will need to give back some screen estate. There is no substitute for that. And iPhones SE, yeah if people use small phones they get small letters and icons. I think everyone understands that. People are using 4" garmins and tomtoms with only 600x 480 pixels for decades. I am sure we can come up with something better 😉 My mock-up consists of an info-bar (left) and a function-bar (right). The flyer centered in between. I am not pushing my own idea (well, a bit maybe 😉 ) but I understand completely that it takes time, and will not be addressed before release, and maybe never. I am just trying to show the pro's of a more even screen estate usage.

    Like I said, I am already very happy with the progress you showed in your update!

    I am just an enthusiastic MRA user, and hope you will be one too!

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    • undefined Con Hennekens
      14 May 2023, 18:54

      @Corjan-Meijerink, yes, I know the reality is more complex than a mock-up ;-). I do think however that when elements are comparable in size, it is more easy to fit them in a logical way. And indeed I have a phone of my own that has a rather stretched screen aspect that would make my own drawing impossible. Also I do think the landscape screen should be optimized for sensible screen aspects. If a device is not fitted for it (like my daily phone) it will not work satisfactory anyhow. With a lot of features turned on, we will need to give back some screen estate. There is no substitute for that. And iPhones SE, yeah if people use small phones they get small letters and icons. I think everyone understands that. People are using 4" garmins and tomtoms with only 600x 480 pixels for decades. I am sure we can come up with something better 😉 My mock-up consists of an info-bar (left) and a function-bar (right). The flyer centered in between. I am not pushing my own idea (well, a bit maybe 😉 ) but I understand completely that it takes time, and will not be addressed before release, and maybe never. I am just trying to show the pro's of a more even screen estate usage.

      Like I said, I am already very happy with the progress you showed in your update!

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      wrote on 14 May 2023, 19:02 last edited by
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      @Con-Hennekens said in Landscape Layout - Suggestion:

      Like I said, I am already very happy with the progress you showed in your update!

      Thanks!

      You have my word that we will definitely take this into consideration for future iterations 🙂

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      • undefined Stefan Hummelink
        14 May 2023, 18:38

        @Corjan-Meijerink Do you get paid 200% for work on sundays? 😁
        All joking aside. Gosh, nice improvements! I like them!

        I do really like that the upcoming street can now be hidden, UNTIL I read the sneaky note underneath.
        @Corjan-Meijerink said in Landscape Layout - Suggestion:

        Note: lane instructions can't be used when this UI element is disabled

        For me, not having the lane instructions, is even worse than having the upcoming street permanently on screen.

        1. Is there a way of showing the upcoming street and their lane instructions only when lane instructions are applicable?
        2. Is there a way of only showing the lane instructions, without the upcoming street?
        3. Since we're talking lane instructions as well here: can we expect the 'big TomTom like lane instruction screen layout' for highway riding? The current app does support those instructions and make it very clear on these typically high speed roads.

        Awesome programming on mothersday @Corjan-Meijerink, we all can simply be satisfied and positive about your contributions not only in the app, but also here on the forum.

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        Corjan Meijerink
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        wrote on 14 May 2023, 19:40 last edited by
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        @StefanHummelink Done! I've used your suggestion #1.
        If you turn off upcoming street but still have instructions on, the upcoming street + lane instructions are shown. This is actually perfect after some testing because the upcoming street info directly adds value to the lane instructions.

        Especially on the highway! 🙂

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        • undefined Corjan Meijerink
          14 May 2023, 19:40

          @StefanHummelink Done! I've used your suggestion #1.
          If you turn off upcoming street but still have instructions on, the upcoming street + lane instructions are shown. This is actually perfect after some testing because the upcoming street info directly adds value to the lane instructions.

          Especially on the highway! 🙂

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          wrote on 14 May 2023, 19:48 last edited by
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          @Corjan-Meijerink Gosh, take an evening off dude! Hahahahahaha.

          Although this might be seen as a compromise, I definitely do not see it as such but instead as a perfect solution to accommodate all different needs, especially mine Muhahaha. Simply great. ♥️

          As we've al said before, I'm impressed by your update rate. 😃

          Manks bu'j te bange.

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          • undefined Stefan Hummelink
            14 May 2023, 19:48

            @Corjan-Meijerink Gosh, take an evening off dude! Hahahahahaha.

            Although this might be seen as a compromise, I definitely do not see it as such but instead as a perfect solution to accommodate all different needs, especially mine Muhahaha. Simply great. ♥️

            As we've al said before, I'm impressed by your update rate. 😃

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            wrote on 14 May 2023, 19:50 last edited by
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            @StefanHummelink Thanks! 🙂

            My girlfriend is working on her thesis so if I keep working, she will too 😉
            Now it's time for some relaxation! Darts and beer 🍻

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              wrote on 15 May 2023, 19:29 last edited by
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              Wow, what a nice discussion and a great result.
              I just want to add another vote for zoom buttons. ✋
              The reason, if you have gloves with only one finger that is touchscreen able it is a must.

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