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M5AV8R · 4th May 2002, 12:07

I've been running v19 for a week and haven't seen any erroneous scale changes, but it's really cool that the scale can be changed by rotation only!

One thing that has happened is that I can't seem to get rid of a damned destination when going back into map mode. Admittedly, I've not spent a lot of time trying, but v17 made it easy with an option labeled "Delete Destination." Now I have to reselect "United States" (erasing the destination, or so it says) then turn off the car for a while (I couldn't get it to go away.. then it was gone in the morning) for it to stop drawing that lovely white line in front of me. Anyone know if there is something I'm missing here?

FYI - Most of you probably know this, but it aggravated me for a few days and isn't documented so I'll pass it along. I prefer to have the map oriented to driving direction and would rather see the map move than the "car." Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be possible. I thought I was going crazy last week when I saw the map moving in the background.. and would have chalked it up to hallucinations.. but I had a witness. After a whole week of driving like an drunken idiot while staring and cussing at the display.. daring it to move.. I decided to try North orientation. Whaddya know... it moved. Moral: If you're like me and get tired of watching the virtual car utilize half the screen and wander the the edge of the $%#^ map.. switch to North up.

And this was supposed to be a short post...

Wait.. there's more! While I'm on a roll, does anyone know how to get a listing of a particular type of destination (restaurant, etc.) by name? There are times when I may be looking for a chain, but not have the foggiest what city to start with. I could swear that v17 had this, but I can't seem to make it work on v19

Thanks!

4th May 2002, 12:07	#7 (permalink)
M5AV8R Junior Member, warming up (<31 posts) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Coto de Caza, CA Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I've been running v19 for a week and haven't seen any erroneous scale changes, but it's really cool that the scale can be changed by rotation only! One thing that has happened is that I can't seem to get rid of a damned destination when going back into map mode. Admittedly, I've not spent a lot of time trying, but v17 made it easy with an option labeled "Delete Destination." Now I have to reselect "United States" (erasing the destination, or so it says) then turn off the car for a while (I couldn't get it to go away.. then it was gone in the morning) for it to stop drawing that lovely white line in front of me. Anyone know if there is something I'm missing here? FYI - Most of you probably know this, but it aggravated me for a few days and isn't documented so I'll pass it along. I prefer to have the map oriented to driving direction and would rather see the map move than the "car." Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be possible. I thought I was going crazy last week when I saw the map moving in the background.. and would have chalked it up to hallucinations.. but I had a witness. After a whole week of driving like an drunken idiot while staring and cussing at the display.. daring it to move.. I decided to try North orientation. Whaddya know... it moved. Moral: If you're like me and get tired of watching the virtual car utilize half the screen and wander the the edge of the $%#^ map.. switch to North up. And this was supposed to be a short post... Wait.. there's more! While I'm on a roll, does anyone know how to get a listing of a particular type of destination (restaurant, etc.) by name? There are times when I may be looking for a chain, but not have the foggiest what city to start with. I could swear that v17 had this, but I can't seem to make it work on v19 Thanks! __________________ 2001 M5 LeMans Blue