Right now, street names show all horizontaly, whether the street goes east/west/north/south. its realyl annoying as i cant tell what the name of a street is this way!

is there any way to change the way street name text is displayed?

thanks

 

I think the local DOT would have a problem with that.

 

Didn't see that one coming...
Just surprized at who posted it first.

 

Hmmm. Not sure how to take that.....

Seriously, I didn't know what the OP meant at first. The word "navigation" isn't even mentioned.

 

I have to have a hobbie too.

 

Bwah ha ha ha ha!
That made my day....

 

lol common guys! hhahaha

what i MEANT was, in the OEM NAV, streets all show vertically. this makes it realyl hard to tell what street is names what. any way you can change this

 

any help?

 

I've not seen any options in the NAV for changing name orientation.

 

that is pretty darn disappointing. I can't even tell what streets are coming up ! Pictures in the manual show the orientationof streets name in the nav differently :(

 

I believe there are different ways to view the NAV. IIRC, you can have the map full screen, or you can have a split screen where the other part has a directional arrow with the name of the upcoming street in fairly large type. I use the spit screen and don't have any trouble reading the street.

 

I don't have any problem reading street names either. Not sure what your looking at. Maybee you need to zoom in a bit. I leave mine on 800 or 400ft normally.

 

I think ninja means that, for example, when a grid of streets is displayed with several street names, it can be difficult to tell which street name belongs with which line on the map.

 

Yes, I figured that. But if you are in 800 or 400ft mode, it is very clear.

 

does this look easy to read to u :(




here is how it is displayed in the manual. sorry for crappy pic, it was with my iphone.


u can see how the text of the streeets changes orientation based on what way the street goes.

any help?

 

You can't do it. I have not run into a screen tha cluttered. "Brubank"?? Figures!!!

And PS, you better forget the text layout and find a gas station!!

 

oh my friend, this is nothing. this is not bad at all. try driving around the 405! hahaha literally text on top of eachother

 

I have to admit... that looks terrible. Is there ANY customizing the map view?

 

Just got my Sept build R56 with Nav and am having some real heart burn with this as well. One thing I noticed that helps a tiny bit, and you have to dangerously take your eyes off the road in order to see, but there is a small black dot associated with each road name on the applicable road (line). It is usually next to the first or the last letter of the name. Not easy to see, but it seems to help in the less cluttered displays.

 

Thanks!! I never noticed the black dot before....

 

You folks can display road names? I haven't figured out how to get them to display yet. I've read the manual but can't seem to find it. Help, please?

 

I agree, it's difficult to read street signs with all the street names displayed horizontally. I wish Mini would come up with an upgrade to display the street names based on the street orientation.

 

Perhaps you are zoomed out too far? Twist the joystick to zoom in.

 

Thanks, Robin. That doesn't make any difference... I've tried zooming in all the way, and out. I've just re-read the )&$@#%&* manual for the 4th time, and it's not in there. And the dealer is absolutely useless. Anybody else have a suggestion please?

 

Also no street names are displayed if you are in perspective view. So that might be the issue.