[gps-talkusers] Re: Manual Routes
- From: Michael May <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 07:29:28 -0800
Kevin,
What a brilliant work around.
Mike
At 04:55 PM 10/28/2006, you wrote:
>Dear GPS Users,
>
>After quite a bit of messing with manual routes; I have found a way of
>changing both the direction and the description of a way point. I find that
>this ability is important because if there is a minor mistake or detail that
>you meant to add into a way point, now it is possible. The most simple and
>direct way of changing a way point is by going back to that physical
>location and remarking and reentering the waypoint name, direction, and
>description. But, lets say you want to change all of this information
>without being at the pyhsical location.
>
>You would want to open a route that you have previously created, by hitting
>r to get into route command followed by o to get into the open menu, then
>select your route. Walk through the route virtually by using the arrow keys
>on a qwerty keyboard, or dots 2, 3, 5, 6, on a BT style keyboard. Then do a
>chord v to set that point as your virtual position, now that the point you
>want to correct is set as your virtual position, go into the edit mode by
>hitting the letter e, and erase that waypoint, it will ask if you are sure,
>and if you are type y for yes. Now, do a chord e to exit the edit mode, then
>hit chord k to enter a waypoint, it will give you the name of the waypoint
>you just set as your virtual position, it will ask for both the direction
>and the description. The point will be placed at the location in which it
>was originated, for example, if the point you marked was waypoint 13, and
>you go and modify the point, it will retain the waypoint number and remain
>waypoint 13. This sequence can be carried out for as many waypoints that
>will require modification to either the direction of the waypoint or the
>description of the waypoint. Don't forget to save all modification, if the
>modification are worthy of saving.
>
>Happy Manual Routeing.
>
>Kevin
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