Re: 26xx - Saving tracks

From: gomez (adams_gomez_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/06/04


Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2004 10:51:24 +0100

On 5 Aug 2004 22:32:33 GMT, Seagull <seagull@aracnet.com> dropped the
following oil-slick:
>
>And herein lies the point. The GPS should never tell you to do something
>stupid. Routing you the wrong way down a one-way street or highway is
>stupid.

I will just answer this one point as I agree we othewise have made our
positions clear.

If the trackback was implemented such that it gave you incorrect turn
instructions then yes that would not be good. I was assuming that you
would follow the track using the map and there would be *no* routing
instructions.

-- 
gomez
(not is hot to reply)
"The progress of the kart is more important than its direction"


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