Michael O'Dell wrote:


One thing I personally like about the Transas software is that
the User Interface has been designed for operating the software
under operational conditions. Driving the MS Windoze UI requires
a lot of fine motor skills which can be more than tricky "in vivo".
As a planning tool, Nobeltec is quite nice, but as actual
operational software, it's not easy to use while driving a boat.
You want big targets and simple navigation - not nested menus.


I couldn't use the touch-pad mouse or a conventional mouse on my laptop
while moving. I eventually bought a wireless, optical trackball so I
could lock my hand on the base. It works OK. I had thought that with
the tireless feature, I would be abke to use the SW from the cockpit,
but the radio range is too short, 6'.

Joe Wood