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--- manual:user_guide:settings:control [2019/08/06 18:02] – [Hold map center] mstupka
+++ manual:user_guide:settings:control [2023/05/05 11:20] (current) – [Screen On/Off Control] mstupka
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-==== Advertisement ====
-<wrap info>This item is visible in Locus Map Free version only</wrap>\\
-Un-checking offers **purchase** of banner-free **Locus Map Pro** version:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:settings:settings_01.gif?nolink |}}
-==== FullScreen ====
-Hides system panel at the top (or bottom) of the screen to enlarge the map area:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:settings:settings_02.gif?nolink |}}
 ==== Orientation Lock ====
 Eliminates rotating of the display depending on the phone position.
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 ==== Screen On/Off Control ====
-<WRAP round info>This option overrides system screen on/off settings. It is available in **Locus Map Pro only**. </WRAP>
+<WRAP round info>
+  * This option overrides system screen on/off settings.
+  * Requires system permission for app notifications.
+  * Requires system administrator permission.
+ </WRAP>
 Defines situations when the **screen is turned on/off by gestures or the app itself**.
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   * **Wave once** - wave once in front of the device proximity sensor to turn the Locus Map screen on
   * **Wave twice** - wave twice in front of the device proximity sensor to turn the Locus Map screen on
-<html><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w25-HNlUG-s" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe></html>
 === Guidance/Navigation ===
   * **Turn on when notified of a point** - Locus Map screen turns on when it notifies user of a point coming closer (notifications must be on, see [[manual:user_guide:functions:guidance#guidance_to_a_point|Guidance to a Point >>]])
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 ==== Always screen on ====
-<WRAP round info>The option overrides system screen on/off setting but does not influence the settings made by the //Screen on/off control// feature. It is available only in **Locus Map Pro**.</WRAP>
+<WRAP round info>The option overrides the Android system screen on/off setting but does not influence the settings made by Locus //Screen on/off control// feature.</WRAP>
 Locus Map prevents the phone screen from turning off:
   * **Always** - permanent screen on
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   * **Locus Map** mode - double tap shows hidden panels
   * **Google Maps** mode - double tap = zoom in, two fingers tap = zoom out, one single finger tap = show hidden panels
-==== Use hardware buttons ====
+==== Use hardware controllers ====
-Volume controlling hardware buttons can be used to zoom the map.
+Locus Map can be controlled by local or external buttons and other controllers:
+  * **Disabled** - Locus can be controlled only via the device screen
-Phones with hardware or Bluetooth keyboard can be also controlled by letters **C** - map centering, **D** - display, **G** - GPS, **arrow buttons** - map shift, **+/-** - zooming.
+  * **Enabled** - volume controlling hardware buttons can be used to zoom the map. Phones with hardware or Bluetooth keyboard can be also controlled by letters **C** - map centering, **D** - display, **G** - GPS, **arrow buttons** - map shift, **+/-** - zooming.
+  * **Carpe Iter** - mode enabling control via a third party interface
+  * **WunderLINQ** - mode enabling control via a third party interface
 ==== Simple multi-touch ====
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 ==== Map cursors ====
 Here you can select set of location and tracking cursors, set their size or add your own.
-==== Zoom according to speed ====
+==== Automatic zooming ====
-Sets association between speed and displayed map zooms. Bigger zooms for slow speeds and vice versa. Useful for navigation and guidance.
+Sets association between speed or distance from a navigated target and displayed map zooms. Bigger zooms for slow speeds/closer distance and vice versa. Useful for navigation and guidance.
-  * select map zoom on the preview map
+  * tap a line with speed and map scale
-  * define corresponding speed
+  * define corresponding speed and select map zoom on the preview map
-  * tap ADD
+  * tap SAVE (repeat steps 1-3 with each speed/zoom level):\\ \\ {{ :manual:user_guide:settings:settings_07.gif?nolink |}}\\ \\
+  * tap {{:manual:user_guide:ic_delete_alt.png?nolink&30|}} to delete a speed/zoom level
+  * tap {{:manual:user_guide:tracks:add.png?nolink&30|}} to add a new speed/zoom level
-{{ :manual:user_guide:settings:settings_07.gif?nolink |}}
 ===== Panels & buttons =====
 ==== Set Functions Panels ====
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 Position of the buttons can be changed by **dragging their  icons up or down across both panels**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:settings:settings_09.gif?nolink |}} The sign in the upper right corner of all items indicates position in top or right panel. Action menu{{:manual:user_guide:ic_more_ver_alt.png?nolink&30|}}offers to change button function or remove selected button:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:settings:settings_10.png?nolink |}}
+=== Automatic button placing ===
+Use this if you have a tablet or bigger screen or you rotate the screen often. It **connects the two panels into a flexible one**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:fcepanel02.gif?nolink |}}
 === Add new item ===
   * **Add function to panel** - adds a new button with selected function to the functions panels:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:settings:settings_11.gif?nolink |}}
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 ==== Top Panel Hiding ====
-Hides the top panel when inactive. Double tapping on the map displays it back provided the //Map control style// is set to //Locus Map// mode. Three-finger tap to display it if you use the //Google// mode.
+Hides the top panel when inactive for some time (the timeout can be set, see below). Double tapping on the map displays it back provided the //Map control style// is set to //Locus Map// mode. Single tap to display it if you use the //Google// mode.
 ==== Bottom Panel Hiding ====
-Hides the bottom panel when inactive. Double tapping on the map displays it back provided the //Map control style// is set to //Locus Map// mode. Three-finger tap to display it if you use the //Google// mode.
+Hides the bottom panel when inactive for some time (the timeout can be set, see below). Double tapping on the map displays it back provided the //Map control style// is set to //Locus Map// mode. Single tap to display it if you use the //Google// mode.
 ==== Right panel hiding ====
-Hides the right panel when inactive. Double tapping on the map displays it back provided the //Map control style// is set to //Locus Map// mode. Three-finger tap to display it if you use the //Google// mode.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:settings:settings_17.gif?nolink |}}
+Hides the right panel when inactive for some time (the timeout can be set, see below). Double tapping on the map displays it back provided the //Map control style// is set to //Locus Map// mode. Single tap to display it if you use the //Google// mode.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:settings:settings_17.gif?nolink |}}
 ==== Panels vs Screen Orientation ====
-If the hiding of panels is on, it sets their further behavior depending on the screen orientation:
+If the hiding of panels is turned on, this setting configures panels' further behavior depending on the screen orientation:
   * **Both** - panels hide in both landscape and portrait modes
   * **Landscape mode** - panels hide in landscape mode only

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