Dashboard-Tactics (Dash T)

[Capt.Don]

Is there a plan to merge tactics with dashboard-tactics?
Thx,
Don

[rgleason]

Originally Posted by Capt.Don

Is there a plan to merge tactics with dashboard-tactics?
Thx,
Don

Dashboardtactics does just that.

[Gilletarom]

Originally Posted by rgleason

Dashboardtactics does just that.

We have several plugins that do more or less the same thing.
- DashBoard,
- Tactics,
- DashboardTactic,

Without forgetting :
- Engine Dashboard

STOP STOP STOP : Only one plugin should do.

No doubt it would be necessary to improve the ergonomics of the parameters screen that wu can open with the plugin manager and that would be better.

[rgleason]

Originally Posted by Gilletarom

We have several plugins that do more or less the same thing.
- DashBoard,
- Tactics,
- DashboardTactic,

Without forgetting :
- Engine Dashboard

STOP STOP STOP : Only one plugin should do.

No doubt it would be necessary to improve the ergonomics of the parameters screen that we can open with the plugin manager and that would be better.

Gille, no they don't.

1.Dashboard - original set of instruments.
2. Tactics - Sailing performance instruments.
3. Dashboardtactics - Joins Dashboard and Tactics (Engine information for 1 engine)


We had an opportunity to replace Dashboard with Dashboardtactics, but that decision was never made. Thus there are 3 versions now and they are diverging, so it will get even more confusing to you. This version of Dashboardtactics attempted to follow Dashboard but now Hakan has made improvements to Dashboard (by adding signalK) that are not in the released version of Dashboardtactics. Additionally, Dashboardtactics has a development branch which is not yet released which takes instrumentation to another level.


I would like to see a dramatic improvement in the graphics, fonts and gauges and the flexibility to adjust display.

[Gilletarom]

Originally Posted by rgleason

Gille, no they don't.

1.Dashboard - original set of instruments.
2. Tactics - Sailing performance instruments.
3. Dashboardtactics - Joins Dashboard and Tactics (Engine information for 1 engine)
......

That said, I understand that on these plugins, there is competition between the developers ...
This species of human being is quite rare, thank you to them for donating their work to OpenCPN.

[rgleason]

You are quite right, but Thomas Rauch (tactics) and Petri (dashboardtactics) actually cooperated extensively and collaboratively on the plugins.

In the release version of dashboardtactics each instrument was tested and improved, then those improvements were moved back to tactics. There was also work done in the orher direction.

Petri has taken the development version to a new place.

[rgleason]

PR made to opencpn/plugins for dashboardtactics 1.6.5.0 from branch mnt151 #224
This plugin will shortly be available in the options>plugins master catalog.
also for download and Import Plugin here

This has been tested extensively previously, and more recently in Windows
Barometer
Logs
Dashboard Instruments
Tactic Instruments
Engine 1 Oil RPM Temp

[Gilletarom]

Originally Posted by rgleason

PR made to opencpn/plugins for dashboardtactics 1.6.5.0 from branch mnt151 #224
This plugin will shortly be available in the options>plugins master catalog.
also for download and Import Plugin here

This has been tested extensively previously, and more recently in Windows
Barometer
Logs
Dashboard Instruments
Tactic Instruments
Engine 1 Oil RPM Temp

Sorry, but the installation of version 1.6.5.0 does not work. Take a look at the screenshot: Version 0.0.0.0. And the line never activates.

And the icon of this plugin has disappeared from the vertical icon bar.

I was able to go back to version 1.6.3.0.

[rgleason]

Gille, I think you haven't completed installation..???


I tried it and now it has happened to me. Will try to get it fixed. Thanks for testing.

[wholybee]

Originally Posted by wholybee

Sum Log does not work in Dashboard tactics, however it does work in dashboard.

Sum log did not work in dashboard on 4.8.8, so I assume there was a fix applied to dashboard between then and now, that did not make it to dashboard tactics.

Bump. I think my post might have been lost within another discussion.

[rgleason]

It wasn't, see the screenshots below where sum & total log is working.
What I haven't figured out is how to reset these. Do you know? I havent found reset log in preferences. Maybe you just edit the opencpn.ini file.

Originally Posted by wholybee

Bump. I think my post might have been lost within another discussion.

[LennartG]

Rick,
Isn't it so that all information in Dasboard (old and 'modified/extended' variants) are simply displaying NMEA0183 input data, hence the sum and total logs can not be reset within O? Or have I missed something?
/Lennart

[rgleason]

Yes, thank you Lennart. I lost track of the schema.

Originally Posted by LennartG

Rick,
Isn't it so that all information in Dasboard (old and 'modified/extended' variants) are simply displaying NMEA0183 input data, hence the sum and total logs can not be reset within O? Or have I missed something?
/Lennart

@Gille

BTW, I just Hit "Update Plugin Catalog: Master" to clear all the "Import Plugins" and the Dashboardtactics_pi went to "0.0.0"
Now when you click on that plugin you are offered an option to "Downgrade" so I downgraded to 1.6.3.0 which works ok, and now I am back to the drawing boards insofar as updating the mnt151 branch which is more current.


Hopefully more later on this.

[wholybee]

Originally Posted by rgleason

It wasn't, see the screenshots below where sum & total log is working.
What I haven't figured out is how to reset these. Do you know? I haven't found reset log in preferences. Maybe you just edit the opencpn.ini file.

The logs are reset from my instrument. Raymarine i50. Dashboard simply displays the log from NMEA. When I get back to the boat tonight I could grab the specific sentence if you need it.

[rgleason]

Originally Posted by wholybee

The logs are reset from my instrument. Raymarine i50. Dashboard simply displays the log from NMEA. When I get back to the boat tonight I could grab the specific sentence if you need it.

No need Whoylbee, but thanks. I have the sentence in a number of VDR files.