Trip Summary

[AnnNet56]

Is there any way to re-size the trip summary after calculation ? is there any way to incorporate the itinerary as a permanent part of the screen? Without printing the trip summary and only viewing it on the screen makes it difficult to actually see the itinerary - you certainly can't see it in it's entirety if the trip is more than one day.

One 'plus' to having a program on the computer to plan a trip is to also *not* have to print an itinerary - I should be able to open this program and see the itinerary - but as it stands now I have to open my trip and then 'get directions' every time i want to see the itinerary. Most RVers take trips that can last for weeks and weeks -

I'm not trying to be a big whiner but I am wondering if there are some shortcuts out there that make this program more user friendly. I was *really* hoping the 2012 version would have some major improvements, but it doesn't seem to be any different - I'm hoping I'm missing something (?)


Also, thanks Xavier for answering my other question re: POI for interstate exits !
Ann

[RWinlow]

Well, I don't know that there is a way to do exactly what you are asking, and I can probably see why. If you just started the program and made any changes to your trip, you'd have to recalculate it anyway. If you opened the program and have not made any changes, then this is what I do, and it may help you.

I realized a while ago that when recalculating, most of the time is spent in figuring out road connections, etc, and then "some" time is spent preparing the itinerary. I also saw that that there has been a option there, for the past few years, to select whether to do a complete recalculation every time, or not. So this is what I do.

Load my trip, plan, calculate, recalculate, modify until I have what I want and the calculate it one more time. Then, I make sure the "Complete recalculation" option is NOT checked and save my trip file. I then close the trip dialog, go to File, Program Options, go to the last Tab "Other Options" and make sure "Save Current Trip on Exit and Restore" is checked.

Now, whenever I start the program, my trip file is already loaded and my route highlighted. I open the trip dialog and click Get Directions, but since the road selections are already there and saved with the program, it only takes a few seconds to get my itinerary. I then click on the little paperclip icon which anchors my itinerary out of the way (but still on the map), close the trip dialog and I am good to go.

Hope this helps.

BTW, if you have any improvements in mind, that you'd like to see, contact undertow directly. They are pretty responsive (most of the time <g>).

[AnnNet56]

ooh, I'll try all of that !

I realized after my post that there are some other options that would make working with the map screen and the trip summary *at the same time* a little easier

thanks a lot !

[AnnNet56]

Well, now that I've learned that the 'little paperclip' actually *does* something

Thanks for helping me find this - it makes it a lot more user friendly when you can see the itinerary and it's NOT obliterating the map


thanks again!