When deleting a scene file it would be nice if they went to the recycle bin. In the event a scene file gets inadvertently deleted prior too uploading to Mapscenes it would be nice to be able to recover the file.

After "Observing Backsight" and before accepting the observation under "Plate Settings", allow the default to be [SET TO DIRECTION] and not just [SET TO ZERO]. While surveyors prefer "Set to Zero" for Collision Reconstruction we "Zero Set" to magnetic north and then enter our backsight coordinates. Allowing it to default saves a step and reduces operator error.

Currently, when a user changes a point's description in EvR's coordinate database, an SP record is written to the raw data file. A problem arises when the raw data file must be edited and re-coordinated, because the SP record causes MapScenes to over-write the re-coordinated XYZ data with the original coordinates. If no other way can be found to change the coding in the raw file, I'd suggest just writing code changes as a note record.

1. I'd suggest that the min and max point ID range that the user can specify in the msurvey.ini file be made a "soft" range. In other words, EvR would automatically assign the next available number from this range (as it does now), but users could enter point IDs outside the range either by manual entry or by reading in ASCII text (i.e., control points). This would be useful for projects involving multiple instruments using common control, where duplicate point numbers must be avoided between instruments.

EvR provides the user the ability to set a temporary HT, and select to use it for the next shot only. For as long as I can remember, when the 'use for next shot only' option is selected during a backsight shot, the running HT is set to the temporary value. Many of us use a different target (i.e., mini-prism) fixed at the backsight, with an HT that differs from the "main" target. I would like to be able to use the "use for next shot only" for those shots without affecting the current running HT.

IMHO, I disagree with the removal of the point label controls from the View toolbar in 7.1x I frequently switch between point IDs and descriptions, depending on what I'm trying to accomplish, and moving the labeling controls to the program settings makes this harder. I would have preferred the ability to set default labeling settings in msurvey.ini, with the ability to change them in the current program iteration via the toolbar buttons.

I suggest that the EDM modes in the Leica Flexline driver be renamed to "Prism" or "P" (from "IR Std") and "Non-Prism" or "NP" (from "RL Std") to be consistent with Leica's terminology (and because both are RL).

When multiple versions of EvR are installed on a device, Transfer automatically opens the scenes folder of the most recent version. This behavior can't be changed with the button in the Transfer application window, as the tooltip suggests.

(build date 12/17/10)

I'd like to be able to specify a default starting point ID for all projects in the msurvey.ini file. I know I can just change it in the Next ID field (if I remember to), but it would be oh-so-easier to have the ability to set a default.