flashing spped camera image

maciohappy · Banned Joined: Mar 20, 2008 Posts: 17

i have got gpsworld speed camera database (tt one xl ) with both , standard and 44x44 images

it looks ok on the map
but when approaching speed camera
the big image in top left corner is flashing

is it possible to make it still ?

cheers

mikealder · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:02 am Post subject:

There are no options within the software to turn the flashing off, and as it is coded into the software it will have remain that way - Mike

maciohappy · Banned Joined: Mar 20, 2008 Posts: 17

i dont get any flashes when using tomtom database
is it possible to swich tomtom database with pocketgps one ?

mikealder · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:18 am Post subject:

The TomTom database uses icons that are embeded into the application, they are only available for TomTom own use - Mike

Darren · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:23 am Post subject:

And yes you can of course switch to TomTom's service, all you need do is sign-up with them and pay their subscription.

It's very much inferior to ours in the quality of the data but if the icons are more important to you.

But the big question is How are you using OUR database? You don't have a subscription Twisted Evil

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maciohappy · Banned Joined: Mar 20, 2008 Posts: 17

borrowed TT (friend gave me one to give it a try)
and i do find this flasing annoying

Darren · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:50 am Post subject:

maciohappy · Banned Joined: Mar 20, 2008 Posts: 17

its good to be first Smile

btw
it takes a part of the sec to wait until the image appears and let me know about speed limit on that camera

thats it

shadamehr · Banned Joined: Apr 25, 2006 Posts: 507

I agree with Darren.

No, no patronising here - I just believe in the common sense logic that in order to maximise the chance of drawing one's attention to something you FLASH on screen.

That way, those looking at the road ahead will notice the screen flashing, in the theory, as opposed to a static image on screen that those looking ahead will NOT notice.

Please remember here, that some people don't use actual sound alerts with this, or have short ones that might get missed.

The one thing I WOULD say however, is that after you get within a certain distance of the POI, the LARGE left hand corner image STOPS flashing and becomes static.

The bit that confuses me is that the distance whereby it STOPS flashing, 'seems' to be random each time.

Can anyone shed light on this? I have different warn distances set up for different speeds of camera, but even with the same speeds, it 'seems' as if the distance from it whereby it stops flashing, is random.

Correct, or is it just me going mad?

MaFt · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:57 pm Post subject:

it's tomtom - it's probably just random Wink

maciohappy · Banned Joined: Mar 20, 2008 Posts: 17

is there any aplication which could do something about it ?
maybe that is written in ov2 file

how about poi warner ?

mikealder · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:32 pm Post subject:

There is one thing I did try this morning on the way to work which was to install the TT Camera database on one of my devices and the speed camera warnings that do come up flash as well, so if you think the flashing icon is a bad idea bear in mind the TT Cams make it flash as well - Mike

maciohappy · Banned Joined: Mar 20, 2008 Posts: 17

it is a good idea !
but whats wrong if i do not wish it flashing ?

MaFt · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:03 pm Post subject:

nothing's wrong with that; but tomtom won't let you have an option to chnge it.

MaFt

M8TJT · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:52 pm Post subject:

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