> The problem is, that the meaning of comment and description is not really > defined. In QLGTs point of view a description is a short string, a summary. > And the comment can be everything from a novel to an epic poem or a limerick. > > However, other services/applications see it vice versa. A comment is a small > commenting line and the description is all about the details. Imho a valid > point of view. > > But it gets better. Some devices, services, whatever do not evaluate the one > or the other. The complete<cmt> <desc> stuff in the GPX specification is > defective by design. Whereas comment and description makes some kind of sense > for waypoints it's of no sense for routepoints. I, personally, would call it > "action" for routepoints. However the XML mafia decided to make the > routepoint the same data type as a waypoint. And here we go: what tag is to > be used for the action?<cmt>?<desc>? No one knows for sure. It's not defined. > Thus you have to fill both fields. > > As the action must be something short, unless you want to read epic poems at > a crossing, QLGT favours the shorter input filed, the description over the > comment. But it will fill the same string to the routepoint's comment and > description tag to cover all possibilities. > > I'll think about to add an edit dialog for routes similar to distance > overlays, that lists all routpoints and gives you the opportunity to edit > the action string. But that might take a while until I have a good concept > for all that stuff in my mind. > > Oliver > I can see the logic now, the edit dialog would be ace.
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