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2008-01-30
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#201
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Originally Posted by sgosnell
Without an internet connection it would basically be a no go. MM is just front end to the maps and directions you get from web sites (IE Google maps), it doesn't have the ability nor could it because of how it works to provide directions on its own. What could be done is that when you create directions, MM presents an option or check off button for example that lets you calculate the reverse route at the same time.
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2008-01-30
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#202
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It depends on how the route is actually stored. If it's just a list of waypoints, reversing that shouldn't be too hard. But I don't actually know how the route is stored, so I can't say if it's possible - that's why I asked. Even a button to calculate the route both ways would help.
Another annoyance I've found is that if you tell it to download a route, it does that full time, and it's not possible to cancel it. I accidentally tapped in slightly the wrong place this morning, and it has been downloading a route for over an hour - a route I had already downloaded anyway. It just freezes, and won't do anything else until the download is complete, and it's not possible to cancel. Having it check for other input would be very useful.
Another annoyance I've found is that if you tell it to download a route, it does that full time, and it's not possible to cancel it. I accidentally tapped in slightly the wrong place this morning, and it has been downloading a route for over an hour - a route I had already downloaded anyway. It just freezes, and won't do anything else until the download is complete, and it's not possible to cancel. Having it check for other input would be very useful.
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2008-01-30
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#203
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Originally Posted by sgosnell
A "cancel" feature would be nice if that is feasible. More than once I have started operations (downloading maps, loading POIs, etc.) and then had second thoughts when I saw how long it was going to take. Just terminating the program makes me uneasy that I might corrupt the database or the SD card . . .
It just freezes, and won't do anything else until the download is complete, and it's not possible to cancel. Having it check for other input would be very useful.
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2008-01-30
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#204
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The database definitely gets corrupted. It's usually deleted. I can't even count the number of times I've had to reload everything because of this, and it's getting rather annoying. I'm just about at the point of giving up on the whole thing.
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2008-01-30
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#205
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Originally Posted by sgosnell
Well, it would be trivial for Maemo Mapper to just reverse the route points, but if I did that, the route itself (the green lines) would look the exact same anyway, all the waypoint descriptions would be wrong ("turn left" instead of "turn right"), and it would lead you onto the wrong way on one-way streets. The only added advantage over just following at the same route backward would be the ability to calculate distance to the next waypoint.
It depends on how the route is actually stored. If it's just a list of waypoints, reversing that shouldn't be too hard. But I don't actually know how the route is stored, so I can't say if it's possible - that's why I asked.
What I can do, though, is add a button in the "Download Route" dialog to quickly swap the source and destination. Then, you could just run the "Download Route" dialog twice to get both routes.
Originally Posted by sgosnell
I guess I didn't expect the route download to take long enough to thread it off, but that's a poor assumption to make on a device that could be using a cell phone data plan's poor bandwidth. I'll try to add a cancel button.
Another annoyance I've found is that if you tell it to download a route, it does that full time, and it's not possible to cancel it. I accidentally tapped in slightly the wrong place this morning, and it has been downloading a route for over an hour - a route I had already downloaded anyway. It just freezes, and won't do anything else until the download is complete, and it's not possible to cancel. Having it check for other input would be very useful.
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2008-01-30
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@ Salem, OR
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#206
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"Take me home" or "Take me to ... (favorite POIs)" is a feature that would be nice to have in the "Download route" dialog.
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2008-01-30
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#207
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OK, I see the problem with the route reversal. That's why I asked, I didn't know how the route was stored. It wil navigate the route backwards now, but it gives turn directions going the other way. I came back the other night on about a 3-hour drive, hadn't been able to download a new route, and just followed the line. I got voice directions, but they all told me to go the other way. If it's that hard to reverse the route, it's probably not worth the trouble, but a quick and easy way to download and save the route both ways would work for me.
The download time isn't just on dial-up. I'm using my broadband connection at home, and routes are taking hours to download. I'm getting a couple or 3 zoom levels, and the screen just goes black and MM is totally unresponsive. Once it got the route after a couple of hours, but I've left it overnight, and longer, with no obvious difference - it's just sitting there with no indication that it's doing anything, and after 12 hours or so I decide it's time to give up. But then it crashes badly after a restart, and can't find the maps on the card, or sometimes even the card, even though everything is there. A quick status check every minute or so, and checking to see if it should cancel, would help immensely.
Last edited by sgosnell; 2008-01-30 at 22:41.
The download time isn't just on dial-up. I'm using my broadband connection at home, and routes are taking hours to download. I'm getting a couple or 3 zoom levels, and the screen just goes black and MM is totally unresponsive. Once it got the route after a couple of hours, but I've left it overnight, and longer, with no obvious difference - it's just sitting there with no indication that it's doing anything, and after 12 hours or so I decide it's time to give up. But then it crashes badly after a restart, and can't find the maps on the card, or sometimes even the card, even though everything is there. A quick status check every minute or so, and checking to see if it should cancel, would help immensely.
Last edited by sgosnell; 2008-01-30 at 22:41.
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2008-01-31
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#208
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Originally Posted by sgosnell
Wow, something is wrong there, even on very long routes its never taken me more then a few seconds to get the route and down loading a lot of maps at most, has taken a minute or two depending on how many maps I needed.
Once it got the route after a couple of hours, but I've left it overnight, and longer, with no obvious difference - it's just sitting there with no indication that it's doing anything, and after 12 hours or so I decide it's time to give up.
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2008-02-02
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@ This side of insane, that side of genius
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#209
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not sure which thread to post this in, so i go with this one.
found this site about speed traps across North American continent. Canada and Mexico included, to some extent. what kind of effort would it take to get this into a POI type database?
http://www.speedtrap.org/speedtraps/stetlist.asp
found this site about speed traps across North American continent. Canada and Mexico included, to some extent. what kind of effort would it take to get this into a POI type database?
http://www.speedtrap.org/speedtraps/stetlist.asp
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ElmScan 5 BlueTooth
BlackBerry Bold (9000)
AT&T Wireless
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2008-02-02
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#210
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I don't see an easy way. It's not in any sort of database or easily capturable format. Way too much work for me to even attempt.