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I think I have seen this on the forum, but want to specifically request this feature in S&T. As an RVer, it would be nice to enter the start date of the trip on the Options template, and then have the trip print out or show actual dates rather than "Day1, Day 2, etc. Trailer Life Campground Navigator allows you to do this and it is great for insuring that you have all your reservations correct.

Thanks,
Tom

Tom, occasionally I hear this feature requested by users. It is a function one would think is a must in a trip planner.

July 21 has more meaning in some situations than Day 4, doesn't it?

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Marvin Hlavac

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Yes, Marvin, I agree, and you would think that MS already has "calendar" technology that could be imported in. Again, Trailer Life has put that functionality (the start date) in the Tools / Options area.

I agree with this suggestion.

What I do to compensate is to put some 'dead' days in the itinerary at the beginning of the trip to reset the day counter to coincide with the calendar dates. That is, I put in multiple nights spent at the start address before setting off.

Of course, this does not work terrifically well if the itinerary rolls over into a new month.

Awesome tip! Thanks for sharing!

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Marvin Hlavac

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SpadesFlush,
Thanks for the suggestion, but since I am retired, my trips go more than 31 days, typically ninety or more. But maybe I can figure a way to have it work.

Tom, I appreciate the inherent weakness of my methodology and that is why I support your suggestion.

But are you structuring all this traveling as one big trip? Or break it down into shorter legs?

Departure on the 16th of the month:



The above screenshot illustrated the clever idea by SpadesFlush .

A handful of people will use this workaround , but masses would benefit if a calendar feature was added to the program itself in a future version.

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Marvin Hlavac

Laptop GPS software reviews | Stores offering discounts to our members: Semsons & Co. Inc. and Deluo Electronics

Yep, Marvin, you get it.

Thanks for the clear illustration of my cryptic message.

Sorry this is a little off topic but since we are talking about the stop dialog I would like to be able to say I'm refueling at a stop by checking a box on this same dialog.

I agree the date would be great also. It would also be nice to have an odometer between stops and between refueling. This could be listed in the directions pane. There's plenty of room for it. You could even allow multiple columns and allow the user to pick which columns are displayed.

Curt