Robert Dunning!

[mike]

Hi Robert,

Just discovered you Top Hat soaring app and will use it tomorrow.

Easy to access, most often used info, at your fingertips with a uncluttered interface.

Looks good.

Mike

[svelusive]

On Wednesday, May 8, 2013 1:31:27 PM UTC-7, mike wrote:
> Hi Robert,
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> Just discovered you Top Hat soaring app and will use it tomorrow.
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> Easy to access, most often used info, at your fingertips with a uncluttered interface.


> I've used Top Hat for five flights now and love it! Now if some programmer genius can write an interface to my Cambridge 20 to declare flights I'll be THRILLED!
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> Mike



On Wednesday, May 8, 2013 1:31:27 PM UTC-7, mike wrote:
> Hi Robert,
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> Just discovered you Top Hat soaring app and will use it tomorrow.
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> Easy to access, most often used info, at your fingertips with a uncluttered interface.
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> Looks good.
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> Mike

[mike]

On Wednesday, May 8, 2013 10:16:11 PM UTC-6, svelusive wrote:
> On Wednesday, May 8, 2013 1:31:27 PM UTC-7, mike wrote:
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Top Hat worked very well, as expected, being an XCSoar derivative. The interface is excellent while flying-all info you usually need with few screen taps. Will stay with it-very nice.

[mike]

"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try to please everyone.

That is about it. Endless updates and resulting bugs become a distraction after a while. Other than working on any bugs that may come up, ( I did not find one yesterday), I see no reason to change anything. Top Hat really is excellent in terms of function and intuitive interfacing, and I am glad I found it.

Thanks Rob.

Mike Carris

XCSoar user prior to 5.0.

On Friday, May 10, 2013 11:53:48 AM UTC-6, Robert Dunning wrote:
> Mike, that's great that you find Top Hat intuitive - that's the reason behind the project - to make a glide computer that's easy-to-use.
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> > > On Wednesday, May 8, 2013 1:31:27 PM UTC-7, mike wrote:
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> > On Wednesday, May 8, 2013 10:16:11 PM UTC-6, svelusive wrote:
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> > > > I've used Top Hat for five flights now and love it! Now if some programmer genius can write an interface to my Cambridge 20 to declare flights I'll be THRILLED!
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> On Thursday, May 9, 2013 9:13:54 PM UTC-4, mike wrote:
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> > Top Hat worked very well, as expected, being an XCSoar derivative. The interface is excellent while flying-all info you usually need with few screen taps. Will stay with it-very nice.

[[email protected]]

I hadn't heard about this, but after downloading and trying, I'm hooked. Thanks for this!!

[[email protected]]

On Friday, May 10, 2013 10:53:48 AM UTC-7, Robert Dunning wrote:
> Mike, that's great that you find Top Hat intuitive - that's the reason behind the project - to make a glide computer that's easy-to-use. You can read more about Top Hat and post feedback regarding Top Hat at tophatsoaring.org. Rob Dunning I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try to please everyone. > > > On Wednesday, May 8, 2013 1:31:27 PM UTC-7, mike wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Robert, > > > Just discovered you Top Hat soaring app and will use it tomorrow. > > > Easy to access, most often used info, at your fingertips with a uncluttered interface. > > > > > On Wednesday, May 8, 2013 10:16:11 PM UTC-6, svelusive wrote: > > > I've used Top Hat for five flights now and love it! Now if some programmer genius can write an interface to my Cambridge 20 to declare flights I'll be THRILLED! > > On Thursday, May 9, 2013 9:13:54 PM UTC-4, mike wrote: > Top Hat worked very well, as expected, being an XCSoar derivative. The interface is excellent while flying-all info you usually need with few screen taps. Will stay with it-very nice.

Sorry for being dense, but what platform does the Top Hat soaring app run on? I use XCSoar on my iPAQs and Androids. I was hoping for an iPhone app.

[[email protected]]

On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 11:53:10 AM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Friday, May 10, 2013 10:53:48 AM UTC-7, Robert Dunning wrote:
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> > Mike, that's great that you find Top Hat intuitive - that's the reason behind the project - to make a glide computer that's easy-to-use. You can read more about Top Hat and post feedback regarding Top Hat at tophatsoaring..org. Rob Dunning I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try to please everyone. > > > On Wednesday, May 8, 2013 1:31:27 PM UTC-7, mike wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Robert, > > > Just discovered you Top Hat soaring app and will use it tomorrow. > > > Easy to access, most often used info, at your fingertips with a uncluttered interface. > > > > > On Wednesday, May 8, 2013 10:16:11 PM UTC-6, svelusive wrote: > > > I've used Top Hat for five flights now and love it! Now if some programmer genius can write an interface to my Cambridge 20 to declare flights I'll be THRILLED! > > On Thursday, May 9, 2013 9:13:54 PM UTC-4, mike wrote: > Top Hat worked very well, as expected, being an XCSoar derivative. The interface is excellent while flying-all info you usually need with few screen taps. Will stay with it-very nice.
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> Sorry for being dense, but what platform does the Top Hat soaring app run on? I use XCSoar on my iPAQs and Androids. I was hoping for an iPhone app..

It's a derivative of XCSoar. The claimed hardware on their web page is
the Dell Streak, Nook, Samsung Galaxy, and DroidX, so that's basically Android.
I haven't heard of XCSoar being ported to iOS.

Matt

[mike]

On Wednesday, May 8, 2013 2:31:27 PM UTC-6, mike wrote:
> Hi Robert,
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> Just discovered you Top Hat soaring app and will use it tomorrow.
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> Easy to access, most often used info, at your fingertips with a uncluttered interface.
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> Looks good.
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> Mike

Congrats to Rob Dunning. According to preliminary scores, he just won the day at the Club Class Nationals.

[Dan Marotta]

According to their website, xcsoar can be downloaded for MacOS.


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On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 11:53:10 AM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Friday, May 10, 2013 10:53:48 AM UTC-7, Robert Dunning wrote:
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> > Mike, that's great that you find Top Hat intuitive - that's the reason
> > behind the project - to make a glide computer that's easy-to-use. You
> > can read more about Top Hat and post feedback regarding Top Hat at
> > tophatsoaring.org. Rob Dunning I don't know the key to success, but the
> > key to failure is to try to please everyone. > > > On Wednesday, May 8,
> > 2013 1:31:27 PM UTC-7, mike wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Robert, > > > Just
> > discovered you Top Hat soaring app and will use it tomorrow. > > > Easy
> > to access, most often used info, at your fingertips with a uncluttered
> > interface. > > > > > On Wednesday, May 8, 2013 10:16:11 PM UTC-6,
> > svelusive wrote: > > > I've used Top Hat for five flights now and love
> > it! Now if some programmer genius can write an interface to my Cambridge
> > 20 to declare flights I'll be THRILLED! > > On Thursday, May 9, 2013
> > 9:13:54 PM UTC-4, mike wrote: > Top Hat worked very well, as expected,
> > being an XCSoar derivative. The interface is excellent while flying-all
> > info you usually need with few screen taps. Will stay with it-very nice.
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> Sorry for being dense, but what platform does the Top Hat soaring app run
> on? I use XCSoar on my iPAQs and Androids. I was hoping for an iPhone
> app.

It's a derivative of XCSoar. The claimed hardware on their web page is
the Dell Streak, Nook, Samsung Galaxy, and DroidX, so that's basically
Android.
I haven't heard of XCSoar being ported to iOS.

Matt

[Tobias Bieniek]

once again for those that don't know about it yet:

Publishing XCSoar for iOS on the AppStore would be illegal!

The rules of the AppStore are not compatible with the open source license and spirit under which XCSoar is developed. Without the option to legally offer the app on the AppStore the potential user base is very small and the work that needs to be done to port it would not be justified in any way. If there are developers that want to do it they are free to do so, but none of the current developers think that it would be a good use of their free time.