 Openjet issues
Hi Nitram,
> The site needs a bit of refinement. Who is really interested in the
> fact that one can get from Schiphol to Manchester via Greece?
>
Probably not many people! Although you will see we do mention the direct
route and then give possible alternatives IN DISTANCE ORDER. The route via
Greece was at the bottom of the list, so would be the least practical.
There were a number of alternatives at the top of the list - via Stansted
for instance.
You would however be surprised at what some people do. I have known people
fly from (if I remember correctly) Manchester to London via Guernsey
because it was (a) possible and (b) cheaper than the train! Also heard of
people flying from London to the north via (again if I remember correctly)
Brussels. I myself often use two low cost carriers to fly a route in Europe
that is not possible direct. This 'in-direct' route information is as far
as I know not available anywhere else.
> Why does the screen jump around when moving the cursor horizontally?
Well not everyone has large screens and/or have their browser window set
large. If we keep the menu on the left small, it is impossible to see the
full details of the airports (names are cut off). If we keep the menu large
there is not enough real estate on the right to show routes nicely. Six of
one and half a dozen of the other.
The dynamic menu size was our way around it. Most people like it. Some
people hate it. It seems to be more of a problem with slower PCs, although
I've heard reports that Sun workstations can't use the site at all! We
can't please everyone but we are looking at trying to do away with the need
to re-size. As they say, watch this space.
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