IDEA: Switch to Altimeter mode

[ObiSandwich]

It would be cool if you had a switch to change from the current Speedometer mode to Alitmeter mode!

This new Altimeter would show a typical aircraft altitude dial instead of the Speedometer, something like this...

In this new Altimeter mode you could still have the Speed showing in the top left, just as you currently have the Altitude showing now.

Image source: https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Altimeter

[woheller69]

Nice idea. For the speedometer I am using a library:

https://github.com/anastr/SpeedView

I someone knows a suitable library for an altimeter I will think about it.

[woheller69]

I created a view myself. Please try. Simply remove .zip
You can swipe left/right to switch between speed and altitude view.
app-release.apk.zip

[ObiSandwich]

Thanks man, very slick :) Will this be on Fdroid soon?

[ObiSandwich]

[woheller69]

Changed the pointers a bit.
app-release.apk.zip

[KaktusXY]

@woheller69

Great idea, but an altimiter shows the altitude not the (ground)speed, an airspeed indicator(to be correct is not, for this usecase, perfect either because it shows the airspeed not groundspeed) would be more suitable for this, but (I think) it might be hard to implement

Image source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspeed_indicator