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Re: Apple increases its navigation nous

From John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Apple increases its navigation nous
Date 2015-05-25 15:34 -0700
Organization Sept. all the time
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On 5/24/15   PDT 7:57 AM, Alan Browne wrote:
> On 2015-05-23 22:00, John McWilliams wrote:
>> On 5/23/15   PDT 5:31 PM, Király wrote:
>>> John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>> How did you do it?
>>>>
>>>> Type in location name in "Start"
>>>> Type in desired destination in "End"
>>>
>>> That's not what I asked. I asked how to plot directions between two
>>> points I *select on the map*, not addresses I type in a box (assuming I
>>> even know the addresses).
>>>
>>> I find it rather incredible that what I consider to be a basic feature
>>> of any direction-plotting mapping program could be missing from Apple
>>> Maps.
>>
>> Well, I certainly goofed in not recognizing the critical importance to
>> you in clicking rather than typing. Sorry.
>
> You goofed in not recognizing that a visual UI should allow visual
> selection of start and end points ... as Google maps has been doing for
> a very long time (over 10 years, at least).
>
That's your should, and not mine.  But a pin drop any where give a 
"Directions to here" and if you know where you started, a piece of cake.

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Apple increases its navigation nous Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-17 18:24 -0400
  Re: Apple increases its navigation nous me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2015-05-18 20:46 +0000
    Re: Apple increases its navigation nous BobbyK <bknight@Conramp.net> - 2015-05-18 16:02 -0500
      Re: Apple increases its navigation nous gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-05-18 14:40 -0700
        Re: Apple increases its navigation nous Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-05-19 00:14 +0000
    Re: Apple increases its navigation nous Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-18 19:28 -0400
      Re: Apple increases its navigation nous Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-05-18 20:00 -0400
      Re: Apple increases its navigation nous me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2015-05-19 06:16 +0000
        Re: Apple increases its navigation nous George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2015-05-19 10:47 -0500
        Re: Apple increases its navigation nous JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-05-19 13:35 -0400
        Re: Apple increases its navigation nous JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-05-19 13:38 -0400
        Re: Apple increases its navigation nous Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-19 19:01 -0400
          Re: Apple increases its navigation nous JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-05-20 02:36 -0400
            Re: Apple increases its navigation nous "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-05-20 17:19 +1000
    Re: Apple increases its navigation nous Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-05-19 13:43 +0000
  Re: Apple increases its navigation nous David Moorman <email@domain.com> - 2015-05-18 22:17 -0500
    Re: Apple increases its navigation nous Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-05-19 11:11 -0400
      Re: Apple increases its navigation nous Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-05-19 23:01 +0000
        Re: Apple increases its navigation nous me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2015-05-22 13:56 +0000
          Re: Apple increases its navigation nous John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-05-22 16:20 -0700
            Re: Apple increases its navigation nous me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2015-05-23 06:23 +0000
              Re: Apple increases its navigation nous John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-05-23 12:56 -0700
                Re: Apple increases its navigation nous Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-23 17:58 -0400
                Re: Apple increases its navigation nous me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2015-05-24 00:31 +0000
                Re: Apple increases its navigation nous JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-05-23 21:36 -0400
                Re: Apple increases its navigation nous John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-05-23 19:00 -0700
                Re: Apple increases its navigation nous Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-24 10:57 -0400
                Re: Apple increases its navigation nous John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-05-25 15:34 -0700
                Re: Apple increases its navigation nous Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-25 19:17 -0400
                Re: Apple increases its navigation nous me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2015-05-26 06:05 +0000
                Re: Apple increases its navigation nous Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-26 09:49 -0400
            Re: Apple increases its navigation nous Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-05-23 08:03 -0400

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