Steve Cramer <cramersec_at_charter.net> wrote: >>>>Has anybody used this program? [snips] And in case you're wondering, there's nothing about this is the docs, and no tech support number I could find.<<<< Steve -- I'm not sure how to answer your question, but there is a number where you can reach tech support via 800 962 1643. As I recall, the way it works is you leave them a message then they call you back (which for me is preferable to waiting on hold for half an hour or more). You can also try their web site (http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/topo/), where they have a support page with semi-decent info. I had problems installing their 3-D overlay (although I'm only using version 4.0) and ended up communicating with them via email, but eventually got my questions answered. By the way, I've found their maps of inland waters pretty useful for kayaking (although not as good as a chart, but lots cheaper!), where I zoom in on the area I want to print, then print it on their waterproof paper. The waterproof paper is great! It feels mostly like plastic, except that you can easily print on it and it is nearly impossible to tear. So I'll print out a map for the area I'm paddling and just slip it under the bungy cords -- no waterproof case or anything. Evan Dallas Woodinville, Washington *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Thanks for the tips on Topo USA 5.0, which, BTW, is not the same as "National Geographic Topo!" [their punctuation] The answer to my question, which I figured out after muddling around a while is, to create a set of directions for navigating through a bunch of islands with no features, In the Route screen 1. Define a Start, with the Start button. 2. Define a Finish, with the Finish button. 3. Do not bother adding Vias in between Start and Finish. Instead, mark every point where your course changes as a Stop. Real intuitive, huh? Oh, and don't come back and "Add" a stop later, you have to "Insert" it. 4. Directions will now list the changes in course correctly...except that while the map is cluttered with (1-0)Stop_1, (2-0)Stop, etc, the directions give only a terse "From: Stop, To: Arrive at Stop." If you want to have the stops marked on the map with coordinates, you right click on the Stop and go 2 menus deep to Add Mapnote - Coordinate Mapnote. If they are too close together, they will end up on top of each other. Anyway, it seems to mostly give me what I want now. -- Steve Cramer Athens, GA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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