Waypoint Name Display [Bug 62]

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LostAgain
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Waypoint Name Display [Bug 62]

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Hello All,

Does anyone see any difference in how waypoint names are displayed with the 700 series?
I just noticed one of my waypoints has a white outline around it's name, I find things with this outlining very hard to read in moving situations.
It wasn't present in the older 700 I returned to Garmin and I never used this replacement 700 until after I updated it's firmware to version 8.20 so not sure if it was introduced with that or not, gawd I hope not :roll:, that would be a step backwards.

It's the exact same waypoint .gpx file used each time, all waypoints have 'City Small' set as the icon.

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The old 700 beside the 276CX with no outline around the waypoint name:

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Re: Waypoint Name Display [Bug 62]

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Posted as GPSrChive > Montana 7x0 > Common Issues > Bug 62.

This bug also affects other Garmin models, including the GPSMAP 66 series, Oregon 7x0 series, and Rino 75x series devices.


How To Reproduce

All Devices:
  • Setup > Map > Advanced Setup > Text Size > User Waypoints = <> None
  • Setup > Appearance > Mode = Day
  • Map Page user waypoint names are correctly displayed as Black text with White outline
  • Setup > Appearance > Mode = Night
  • Map Page user waypoint names are incorrectly displayed as Black text with White outline


Option 1:
  • Setup > Map > Advanced Setup > Text Size > User Waypoints = None
  • Map Page user waypoint names are correctly not displayed
  • Setup > Map > Advanced Setup > Text Size > User Waypoints = <> None
  • Map Page user waypoint names are correctly displayed as White text with Black outline
  • Setup > Appearance > Mode = Day
  • Map Page user waypoint names are incorrectly displayed as White text with Black outline


Option 2 (Montana 7x0 only):
  • Where To? > {choose any destination} > {Do Not Select 'Go'}
  • Map Page user waypoint names are now correctly displayed as White text with Black outline
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LostAgain
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Re: Waypoint Name Display [Bug 62]

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I wonder if this affects the time & battery displays in the info bar at the top of the map screen in night mode, perhaps my feature request was a bug report :shock: :lol:
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Re: Waypoint Name Display [Bug 62]

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If I tested this correctly (I am not sure), I think, this has been fixed in firmware 9.20.
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