From mfeit at notonthe.net  Tue Dec  6 10:57:29 2005
From: mfeit at notonthe.net (Mark Feit)
Date: Tue Dec  6 10:58:50 2005
Subject: [Motorcycle Skin] Motorcycle Skin
Message-ID: <17301.46313.184889.913992@coop.notonthe.net>

Guys,

I have a couple of MC-Skin related items for you:

I've started a mailing list for announcements and discussion about the
skin.  If you'd like to sign up, visit
http://mailman.notonthe.net/mailman/listinfo/motorcycle-skin.


I'd also like some feedback on a change I'm about to make to the
"Quick Picks" page.  If the volume is at its lowest setting and you
press the "Volume Down" button, a bug in the firmware causes it to
wrap around to full volume.  I see this as a potential safety problem
because you can get quite a jolt if you're not expecting it.

There are two ways I can get around it.  One is to move the "Address
Book" button and convert the whole left column of buttons into a
volume slider.  The other is to to make the "Volume Down" button a
"Volume Zero" button.  This would put the volume at its lowest
setting, and then you'd have to use the "Volume Up" to set the level
you'd like.

I'm inclined to take the "Volume Zero" route until Lowrance fixes the
firmware since you can operate it without having to look at the
screen and it works better with gloves on.  Your thoughts?

							- Mark
-- 
"Avoid the lollipop of mediocrity.  One lick and you suck for life."
						      -- Anonymous
From mfeit at notonthe.net  Sat Dec 10 13:02:45 2005
From: mfeit at notonthe.net (Mark Feit)
Date: Sat Dec 10 13:19:09 2005
Subject: Motorcycle Skin: Version 2 is Released
Message-ID: <17307.6213.232413.251638@coop.notonthe.net>

A new version of the skin is available in the usual place:

  http://stwiki.notonthe.net/twiki/bin/view/IWay500c/MotorcycleSkin

I did make a change to the scroll bars that makes them wider and gives
them a "road sign" appearance, but I'm not crazy about them.  If nobody else like them, they'll come out in the next version.

There is also a short section called "Customization" on how to find
the images needed to build your own buttons.



							- Mark
-- 
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