I noticed that NavPak doesn have as many tool bars and status windows compared to some other ECS programs. Do you plan to add those?
No, it is very important for the navigator to see as much of the chart as possible, tool bars and status windows take up valuable space on the screen. NavPak has an easy to use Search function, and keyboard control which allows quick access to information and easy program control, while keeping an uncluttered screen. Performance, speed and stability are affected by fancy things like tabbed menus, and tool bars. Most of these things seen on Windows programs are generated by the Microsoft function libraries. This is an extra layer between the hardware and program control, which will affect performance, and can also affect program compatibility. NavPak is kept as close to generic programming techniques as possible using ANSI C (American National Standards Institute). This is the same language that Windows is written in. NavPak uses a few simple Windows function calls, and the rest is generic ANSI C. NavPak looks like a simple window frame, but it is packed with features that are easily ac
