Track names are shown wrongly in archive

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ConiKost
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Re: Track names are shown wrongly in archive

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ConiKost wrote: Tue Nov 02, 2021 9:57 pm
ConiKost wrote: Fri Aug 20, 2021 10:11 am
gpsrchive wrote: Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:35 pm Most of the current Garmin GPSr were updated recently to prohibit using certain characters in track/activity names to resolve another issue, and this included the "." amongst others.
It seems, the change it not fully done. While you cannot save a new track with a dot in name, you can still rename it afterwards to have a dot in name.
This still applies for firmware 10.50.
Still works in firmware 10.80.
Garmin DriveSmart 86 MT-D (FW 6.80, HW V8, GPS 9.00.50, 32GB SD)
Garmin Montana 750i (FW 19.00, HW V6, GPS 2.90, Touchscreen 85.07, ​64GB SD)
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Re: Track names are shown wrongly in archive

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Still works in firmware 10.90.
Garmin DriveSmart 86 MT-D (FW 6.80, HW V8, GPS 9.00.50, 32GB SD)
Garmin Montana 750i (FW 19.00, HW V6, GPS 2.90, Touchscreen 85.07, ​64GB SD)
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Re: Track names are shown wrongly in archive

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Still works with 13.10 to rename a track with a dot in name.
Garmin DriveSmart 86 MT-D (FW 6.80, HW V8, GPS 9.00.50, 32GB SD)
Garmin Montana 750i (FW 19.00, HW V6, GPS 2.90, Touchscreen 85.07, ​64GB SD)
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Re: Track names are shown wrongly in archive

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I am still able to rename tracks with dot in 14.80.
Garmin DriveSmart 86 MT-D (FW 6.80, HW V8, GPS 9.00.50, 32GB SD)
Garmin Montana 750i (FW 19.00, HW V6, GPS 2.90, Touchscreen 85.07, ​64GB SD)
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Re: Track names are shown wrongly in archive

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A dot is still possible wih 15.00, 15.10, 15.20 and 16.50 during renaming.
Garmin DriveSmart 86 MT-D (FW 6.80, HW V8, GPS 9.00.50, 32GB SD)
Garmin Montana 750i (FW 19.00, HW V6, GPS 2.90, Touchscreen 85.07, ​64GB SD)
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