Tutorial for NavitConfigurator

This tutorial shows the features of NavitConfigurator. Before starting with this tutorial, you have to install NavitConfigurator. See here for a detailed installation instruction.

Attention: This tutorial is still in progress and must be extended.

• Starting NavitConfigurator
• Create a new navit.xml file
  • New file by downloading latest Navit version
  • New file by using the last download of Navit
• Install latest version of Navit on Android device
• Upload navit.xml and start Navit
• Move Navit menu items
• Using the map view editor
  • Modifying an existing item
    • Moving an item
    • Resizing an item
    • Changing layout orientation of item
    • Changing text- and background colors
  • Adding custom items
    • Speed limit notification
    • Speed camera notification

Starting NavitConfigurator

Depending on the installed version of NavitConfigurator, you can start NavitConfigurator by double clicking on the NavitConfigurator.exe file on Windows or by using the system menu Accessories->NavitConfigurator (Zubehör in german) on Linux. Then the main window of NavitConfigurator appears with no opened file.

Create a new navit.xml file

Choose File->New from the main menu.

Choose one of the following ways to create a new navit.xml file

New file by downloading latest Navit version

Choose Download current version from:

New file by using the last download of Navit

Install latest version of Navit on Android device

Upload navit.xml and start Navit

Move Navit menu items

Using the map view editor

With the map view editor it is possible to modify the items in the map view of Navit. Each visible item in the map view is called a On-Screen-Display (OSD).

Modifying an existing item

This sub chapter describes simple modifications of an existing item.

Moving an item

Each visible item can be moved with left-click-drag-and-drop, i.e. move the mouse pointer to an item, click and hold the left mouse button, move the mouse pointer and release the mouse button, if the item has reached the desired destination.

Resizing an item

Each visible item can be resized with right-click-drag-and-drop, i.e. move the mouse pointer to an item, click and hold the right mouse button, move the mouse pointer and release the mouse button, if the item has reached the desired size.

Changing layout orientation of item

Changing text- and background colors

Adding custom items

Speed limit notification

Speed camera notification