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From: The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Magic Earth app
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 07:52:32 -0700
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On 8/11/24 10:54 PM, Andy Burns wrote:
> The Real Bev wrote:
>=20
>> I wanted to put a certain route on my phone because I only cared about=
=20
>> the twists and turns at the far end.=C2=A0 I was absolutely unable to =
change=20
>> the route from what IT wanted.=C2=A0 I finally just wrote the turns on=
 a=20
>> piece of paper.=C2=A0 Old school, right?=C2=A0 How can it NOT allow yo=
u to choose=20
>> your own route?
>>=20
>> Supposedly you can do it with the web version, but it's like pushing s=
tring
>=20
> If you use the web version, you can plot a course from start to
> destination, then "drag" midpoint(s) to make it go whichever way you wa=
nt.

Within limits.  Did I mention knots?

> There is then a button to "send to phone", unfortunately all that does
> is send the start and destination to the phone, which then calculates
> the route from scratch, ignoring your alterations in the web version ..=
=2E
> grrr!

I'm just going to let it run and see how many snotty U-turn messages it=20
gives me before it gives up.

Google gives us something nice and then cripples it.  Recently I can't=20
see highway numbers with Firefox, but they show just fine with Chrome.

--=20
Cheers, Bev
   "A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can
    only exist until a majority of voters discover that they can vote
    themselves largess out of the public treasury."
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