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plotaroute admin Tuesday 24 Nov 2020 08:43:46
It might be hard to get to the bottom of this one!
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Martyn Sandford Thursday 25 Mar 2021 09:32:46
Hi John,
I've tested and the problem outlined in post 2815/D/1 is fixed. Many thanks.
I wondered if the same underlying issue might have been the cause of the problem outlined in this post regarding alternative routes. I have tested and this is not the case. However, I now have a very simple and reproducable example for you.
- Make a copy of route 1482487. (Testing destroys some of the directions and you may wish to return to the original for subsequent re-testing, hence the copy.)
- Open the copy in the editor (I'm working on a PC in Chrome.)
- Open the 'Directions' panel and note directions 21 ("At the time of writing...") to 25 ("At the bottom of...").
- Now select the alternative route (river side) and save the change.
- Re-open the route in the viewer. (I closed Plotaroute and restarted just to ensure I was picking up the saved copy.)
- Select the first route (Flower Walk) and look at the directions. The original directions 21 to 25 have vanished.
I hope this is of help in running this to ground.
(By the way, great to see the full page article about Plotaroute in the latest "Computer Active" magazine!)
Martyn
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plotaroute admin Friday 26 Mar 2021 12:59:00
Thanks for the detailed example Martyn, that really helped. It should be fixed now.
We saw the Computer Active article. We weren't aware they were doing it, so it was a nice surprise. For anyone interested, see pages 38-39 in Issue 602 (24 March - 6 April) of "Computer Active", the UK's biggest-selling computer magazine.
John
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Martyn Sandford Saturday 27 Mar 2021 17:31:39
Hi John,
I've just retested this one and I am still seeing the same problem. Is my existing route fundamentally corrupted? Will I only see the fix with new routes that have alternatives plotted?
Martyn
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plotaroute admin Monday 29 Mar 2021 13:03:34
Yes, existing detours may be corrupted I'm afraid Martyn. You may need to create them. Following the steps you outlined in your post below should work OK now though.
John
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Martyn Sandford Monday 29 Mar 2021 20:41:14
Hello John,
Thanks for the information. If I delete the detour from the existing route and then recreate it, will that be OK? I'd like to avoid recreating the whole route including the main route from scratch, if possible.
By the way, how does one delete a detour? I looked the other day and could not see how to do this.
Martyn
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plotaroute admin Tuesday 30 Mar 2021 06:19:44
Yes, it should be fine if you just recreate the detour. To delete a detour right-click on it to bring up further options.
John
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Martyn Sandford Saturday 08 May 2021 09:44:14
Just spotted an issue with deleting a detour... the directions on the main route at the point where the detour begins and ends are also deleted.
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Martyn Sandford Saturday 08 May 2021 09:47:37
Hold that last comment. It only appears to happen under certain circumstances and I've not worked out what they are. I think it's if I click back and forth between the main and alternative route before deleting the detour.
