Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] What's the difference between waypoint, track and route?

[Robert L. <rob...@gp...>]

> At least Christoph thinks that it shouldn't be included in the GPSBabel 
> docs. I slightly disagree, as a single page in the docs can prevent a 

I think I disagree, too. I've meant to add a glossary to our doc for
some time and these very terms are a recurring motivator. This is at
least twice this very week I've seen this asked and answered.

> It might also be useful to add a some example terms that the different 
> manufacturers use. For example, for the TomTom Rider I own:
> 
> Waypoints (Points of Interest)
> Routes (Itineraries)

It's true that the GPS vendors are getting increasingly "creative" with
renaming common concepts. For example, I learned just this week that
"Icon" means something completely different in Lowrance-land than it
does in the rest of the industry.

> Please keep in mind that a lot of GPSBabel users are not native english,

This is a good point. That fresh perspective makes a difference.

> I could merge the three responses (Adam, Christoph, Mike) into a patch 
> for the xmldoc - if there's a chance to get it included?

If you can take a shot with the docbook, we can help with the words.

Thanx,
RJL