Drauk: great site - could it be updated to take the GPS co-ords from flight star (HDDMMMHDDDMMM e.g. N51422E01120)
IO540: thanks for all that IO540 - yes I am creating the co-ordinates by drag and drop around very awkward airspace (last one for example around paris to get into Longes LFPL (Disneyland!)) - it is very good at doing this (with some frustration) - but obviously is not so good at outputing the flight plan! It uses the previously mentioned GPS co-ords that cannot be used by simple cut and paste.
I try a do planning as you suggest for my own sanity, but when cuting into fine airspace and PLANNING VFR I must assume lack of clearance and it is a pain. I agree that the French are much better at transits - wish the UK were not so "get off my land" - but I frequently fly with low-ish cloud bases and without IMC it is a pain.
Anyway - it is still a lot better than charts and millions of lines in the early planning stages! And I'll give Navbox a go soon.
(Side Note: I am beginning to regret putting my plane on G-reg - it still doesnt have a certified DME/ADF for the CAA yet! - told real soon now...but that leads to a whole new CAA/FAA IR discussion)