When following a route, what is the top right mile indicator?

[Peobody]

When following a route there is a miles indicator showing in the top right of the screen, just above the bottom to skip a waypoint. I am hoping someone can tell me what its purpose is.

[jfheath]

We might need a screen shot for that question - but if it is the column of three buttons on the right which include 'skip' the next route points, then those buttons can be configured? I think that you long press one of them. I only played with it once - it was a feature that was added in a firmware update. I dont remember a mileage being one of them. But then, I dont remember a lot of stuff these days.

Sorry I haven't got my xt here to check this out - but look at my link here of firmware updates. Scroll down to v5.90
The screenshot describes the feature near the bottom of the screen shot, and how to change it.

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The other display of figures - the data display - also has configurable buttons, but they don't appear on the screen at the same time as skip. Its either one set, or the other. Not both.

[Peobody]

I have been playing with the GPS from my recliner and think I have figured out that it is some sort of scale of miles because the value changes with screen zooming. While riding, I see it change but don't notice a change in zoom. Perhaps the commonly seen change from ".8 mi" to "1.2 mi" is not significant enough for a zoom change to be noticeable. It is not visible when the map perspective is 3D.

[jfheath]

Ah. I've never noticed that in that position before. But i often have the data display on the right visible.
Thanks for working it out and feeding back !

[cr0100]

I have been playing with the GPS from my recliner and think I have figured out that it is some sort of scale of miles because the value changes with screen zooming. While riding, I see it change but don't notice a change in zoom. Perhaps the commonly seen change from ".8 mi" to "1.2 mi" is not significant enough for a zoom change to be noticeable. It is not visible when the map perspective is 3D.

I once briefly wondered why the scale wasn't there in the 3D view and then I realized that there's no way for it to be accurate due to the perspective of the 3D view.

[V-Tom]

I have been playing with the GPS from my recliner and think I have figured out that it is some sort of scale of miles because the value changes with screen zooming. While riding, I see it change but don't notice a change in zoom. Perhaps the commonly seen change from ".8 mi" to "1.2 mi" is not significant enough for a zoom change to be noticeable. It is not visible when the map perspective is 3D.
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Just for clarification it is the map scale and the distance it shows it the distance that line below numbers is between the ends.

..Tom