Usability: Loading OSM background should be on by default

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I think most users want to have a track view with OSM background, it's just so 
much more useful. So this should be the default. People who don't want it can 
still turn it off.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by misc2...@danielnaber.de on 2 Oct 2010 at 4:41

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Hi,

I disagree as some people don't have unlimited data plans (like me for example 
;-) )  especially in countries where it's not cheap.
In regard of that I consider the current default to be the less "harmful" and 
prefer to have users explicitly enable this feature (knowing that it will cost 
them money).

I'm intersted on having other opinions on that subject...

Original comment by nguillau...@gmail.com on 2 Oct 2010 at 11:43

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I don't have unlimited data plan either, so having the OSM background loaded by 
default would not be fine for me.

Original comment by emilien.klein on 4 Oct 2010 at 8:49

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If the default is kept to "off", maybe a more obvious way to activate it would 
be nice. Like showing a Toast that tells you about this setting and a menu item 
that directly activates/deactivates it.

Original comment by misc2...@danielnaber.de on 4 Oct 2010 at 8:58

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I think keeping it off by default is better than enabling it. Because not 
everyone has a data plan and this could cause a lot of cost.

What about these to possibilities:
1. ask the user on the first run (after installation) if OSM background should 
be enabled. (so everyone will notice this feature of osmtracker)
2. In track view: a menu item "show OSM Background" which will cause a dialog 
that tells about possible data costs and the possibility to enable OSM 
background in preferences. And a "disable OSM Background" item which will cause 
a dialog that tells you how to disable OSM background in preferences (if not 
already disabled)

What do you think about this?

Original comment by matthias...@gmail.com on 4 Oct 2010 at 9:27

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Not a bad idea ! I prefer to have your 1. question asked the first time the 
user uses the "display track" screen, instead of at the first run of the app. 
(I'm not fond of apps that nags you with a screen with some text to read just 
after you install them, but it's personal taste ;-) ).

Maybe we should provide the 2 options from the track logger, like "Display 
track" and "Display track with OSM", as a separate menu item, instead of using 
a setting ? The 2 display view could be both used this way, instead of having 
to choose for only one at a time and go to the settings screen to use the other 
one...

Original comment by nguillau...@gmail.com on 5 Oct 2010 at 10:10