QWERTY keyboard

[Chris Harvey]

Since GM monitor the forum, here's a suggestion. Please make the input keyboard on the center console QWERTY. It's REALLY HARD to enter addresses into the mapping system when you use an A-Z keypad.

[Skotty]

Hell yes!

At least put in an option to switch between the two. Some of us actually do know how to type.

[BAZINGA]

I agree, the current keyboard layout is so goofy.

[DonC]

Keyboard? What keyboard? I just hit the Blue button and tell the very nice OnStar person where I want to go.

[vdiv]

The very nice OnStar person couldn't even begin to understand my accent and what I am saying.

Give us the option for a QWERTY keyboard and to enter addresses while driving. It can be done by the passenger, and we've already accepted the legal disclaimer that using the navi is dangerous and can result in death.

Also would like to see the altitude, heading and satellite status.

[AZ EV Driver]

Give us the option for a QWERTY keyboard and to enter addresses while driving. It can be done by the passenger, and we've already accepted the legal disclaimer that using the navi is dangerous and can result in death.

Unfortunately the other people in the accident will not get a chance to voice an opinion on your disclaimer decision. People say they wouldn't text and drive, but they do.

As for QWERTY vs. A-Z is concerned unless you can type with at least 2 fingers I don't see the advantage of one over the other. The software doesn't appear to be very speedy and looks like it could easily be overloaded with key presses. In addition, most adults learned the alphabet in their early education, and believe it or not some folks haven't learned to type. Sadly, even newspapers have lots of typos in them now-a-days.

VIN # B0985

[DrSnoCaps]

The very nice OnStar person couldn't even begin to understand my accent and what I am saying.

Give us the option for a QWERTY keyboard and to enter addresses while driving. It can be done by the passenger, and we've already accepted the legal disclaimer that using the navi is dangerous and can result in death.

Also would like to see the altitude, heading and satellite status.

Agreed 100% (well except for the accent part )

[RScott]

Also would like to see the altitude, heading and satellite status.

FWIW, the car does have all that information, and sends it on the ODBII port. So in theory it should be an easy task to provide that information (of course, it may not be *quite* as easy as it sounds!).

[Raymondjram]

Since GM monitor the forum, here's a suggestion. Please make the input keyboard on the center console QWERTY. It's REALLY HARD to enter addresses into the mapping system when you use an A-Z keypad.

If it was available, use a DVORAK keyboard. The letters are arranged in order of the most used in the English language. I know people who leaned it and type faster than with the QWERTY, which was developed for the old mechanical typewriters to prevent the common used letters and their typebars from locking up. I remember I did that a few times with my mother's Royal typewriter in the early 1960's.

[JamesMessa]

I would think it would be easy enough to use the same sensor that they use for the airbag/seat belt system that determines if someone is seated in the passenger seat, it even looks at weight I believe to determine if it is an adult or child.

If there is an adult in the passenger seat let the nav entry work. 90% of the time my wife is with me and we have to stop to do the entry.

Just my fifty cents..