Polylines in maps
It would be nice to be able to create polylines in map scenes by simply providing an array of GPS coordinates.
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JR
I've recently started exploring this idea as a relatively recent dive into more advanced Tasker profiles.
In the searching I've done, I found DirectionsRenderer references on the maps API. I have yet to figure out if it's even possible and, if so, how to parse that information from a query and display it as an overlay on the map at the coordinates I place in the scene. I think you're onto something with the polyline idea, but I don't know enough about programming to figure it out without hours of fruitless searching.
Maybe by the time I figure this out, I'll be an authentic developer!
Edit: forgot to mention the idea I had that perhaps a javascriptlet could be used in the same way it is used to get a routesummary and time in traffic in order to define the polyline between two set points or %LOC if you want from your current location. Again, I simply don't know the programming commands to get that information and convert it to a variable that Tasker can use to display the polyline nor do I know for certain that Tasker is capable of displaying a polyline on a map, and if it is, whether a variable would be the right method for transmitting this data or not.