I appreciate your feedback and commenting in this thread. I want to move away from Basecamp. I hope you understand I'm just trying to point out issues that seem unusual to me and hopefully these comments will influence the features that will go into the next version of the software.
I would expect the software to be a "one stop shop" when it comes to certain features. With respect to the "POI Library", it appears to me that some basic functionality hasn't been implemented.
The MRA software has the ability to add POIs to a library, BUT we can't:
Actually see the POIs added to the library, unless you peruse the global map at a zoom level of (5) miles.
We can't change/modify the icons
We can't add/modify/delete the POIs in the library
We can't export the POI library
To manage the POIs, I need to use an external program.
I've actually implemented a POI paradigm that seems to work for me. I created a folder called "POI". Under the POI folder I have a number of sub-folders, i.e.
Campgrounds
Events
FOGS
Places
Restaurants
Then under these sub-folders I have lots of "empty" routes
For instance under the Campground folder, I have
0Free Campgrounds
0Motorcycle Campgrounds
0Motorcycle Lodges
0Rest Areas
AK
FL
...
WY
^^^^ these are empty route files for various states in the USA
Under the sub-folder places, I have something like
Bath, NY
Bennington, VT
Woodstock, NH
etc
Under the sub-folder restaurants, I have it broken out into different areas, types, etc
The "0" before the names above is so when the column is sorted, those items appear at the top.
Each of the "empty routes" in these subfolders only contain managed POIs.
Having an environment like this allows me to easily:
Add/delete POIs
I can now export the POIs from the route and add them to the Library.
If I need to modify a POI Library, I delete the POI Library, modify the POI route file, export the route as a POI and import into the POI Library.
The other interesting thing that I can do is when I need to create a new route, I first make a copy of the POI route file I have and modify that with my waypoints and shaping points. Now, this route that I am working on, has lots of managed POIs in it, that I can see at ANY zoom level! POIs that I don't need or are cluttering up the map, I can quickly and easily delete them from the route. Hopefully, this short writeup makes some sense.