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Old 09-05-2016, 06:15   #1
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measure tool use gc+mercator?

The measure tool starts out with great circle distance which I want, then after the first waypoint is placed, it switches that back to mercator distance. This makes what kind of sense?
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Sean, do you have a suggestion how the user could choose which mode?
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Sean is this fixed, or do want me to put in a feature request maybe?
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FS#1959 : RM Great Circle routes -Recalculate when moving endpoint(s)
because it is related.

People should vote for it. VOTES=0 right now
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