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Mike Lane
Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 2:10 pm
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On Sat, 3 May 2008 17:53:19 +0100, Jack Erbes wrote
(in article <481c987f$0$7077$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>):

Quote:
Mike Lane wrote:
snip
simulated turns on the 760's wide screen. In addition, nüvi 760
automatically sorts multiple destinations to provide an efficient route
for errands, deliveries or sales calls."

I wonder if it also will *not* sort the multiple destinations if you
want to set and control the order.

When I talk about control of routing I want full control and not what a
software algorithm or something else considers to be an "efficient route".

I think you can manually sort the via points if you wish.
The manual describes two on-screen buttons: "Manually Reorder Points" and
"Optimally Reorder Points"

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Mike Lane (UK North Yorkshire)
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Phil Hornby...
Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 6:09 am
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"Mike Lane" <invalid at (no spam) mac.com> wrote in message
news:0001HW.C44218B2000F18ADB01AD9AF at (no spam) news.cable.ntlworld.com...
Quote:
On Fri, 2 May 2008 23:20:04 +0100, Phil Hornby wrote
(in article <osMSj.18973$yD2.4097 at (no spam) text.news.virginmedia.com>):

You can store as many routes as you want on the 7xx - it's just that only
10
are actually ready for use at any one time. Once you reach 10, you have
to
delete one before you can import another. So long as you have the .gpx
for
the one you deleted, stored on the Nüvi, it's easy enough to re-import it
later.

I see - that's all right then. I would never need more than 10 routes to
be
immediately available. Where are the routes actually stored? The internal
memory or on the optional SD card?

The .gpx files can be kept on the unit or SD card. You can have more than
one route per .gpx file (but I find that confusing!).

It seems to write a copy of the 10 currently imported routes to Current.gpx,
which gives rise to some slightly confusing duplication. When selecting
routes to import, it finds the route in the .gpx *you've* saved it to and
maybe again in current.gpx, where *it* saved it. Of course, it shouldn't
really be offering to import an already imported route at all - let alone
offering it twice!
Mike Lane...
Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 8:00 am
Guest
On Sun, 4 May 2008 12:09:24 +0100, Phil Hornby wrote
(in article <EPgTj.19550$yD2.8394 at (no spam) text.news.virginmedia.com>):

Quote:
"Mike Lane" <invalid at (no spam) mac.com> wrote in message
news:0001HW.C44218B2000F18ADB01AD9AF at (no spam) news.cable.ntlworld.com...
On Fri, 2 May 2008 23:20:04 +0100, Phil Hornby wrote
(in article <osMSj.18973$yD2.4097 at (no spam) text.news.virginmedia.com>):

You can store as many routes as you want on the 7xx - it's just that only
10
are actually ready for use at any one time. Once you reach 10, you have
to
delete one before you can import another. So long as you have the .gpx
for
the one you deleted, stored on the Nüvi, it's easy enough to re-import it
later.

I see - that's all right then. I would never need more than 10 routes to
be
immediately available. Where are the routes actually stored? The internal
memory or on the optional SD card?

The .gpx files can be kept on the unit or SD card. You can have more than
one route per .gpx file (but I find that confusing!).

It seems to write a copy of the 10 currently imported routes to Current.gpx,
which gives rise to some slightly confusing duplication. When selecting
routes to import, it finds the route in the .gpx *you've* saved it to and
maybe again in current.gpx, where *it* saved it. Of course, it shouldn't
really be offering to import an already imported route at all - let alone
offering it twice!

I wonder if this is documented anywhere? The owner's manual seems to hardly
touch on the subject.

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Mike Lane (UK North Yorkshire)
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