manual:user_guide:maps_settings
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| manual:user_guide:maps_settings [2018/07/20 16:48] – [Map shading] mstupka | manual:user_guide:maps_settings [2022/04/27 08:48] – [Pre-load global map] mstupka | ||
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| ==== RASTER MAPS ==== | ==== RASTER MAPS ==== | ||
| ==== Automatic map loading ==== | ==== Automatic map loading ==== | ||
| - | Loads SQLite-based maps according to actual GPS position. There is no need to select maps manually when out of one, Locus Map switches it on automatically. There are three options: | + | Loads SQLite-based maps according to actual GPS position. There is no need to select maps manually when out of one, Locus Map switches it on automatically. |
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| + | There are three options: | ||
| * **no map auto-load** - maps must be selected and activated manually | * **no map auto-load** - maps must be selected and activated manually | ||
| - | * **auto-load maps of identical | + | * **auto-load maps of identical |
| - | * **auto-load maps of any type** - at first Locus Map checks availability of identical map type and then switches | + | * **auto-load maps of any source** - at first Locus Map checks |
| ==== LOMAPS & OTHER VECTOR MAPS ==== | ==== LOMAPS & OTHER VECTOR MAPS ==== | ||
| ==== Automatic map loading ==== | ==== Automatic map loading ==== | ||
| - | Loads available vector maps according to actual GPS position. | + | You manually select which map to display or you let Locus automatically load available vector maps for the currently displayed |
| - | ==== Pre-load global map ==== | + | |
| - | Select one of world online or offline maps for upper zooms so that detailed zooms of your local map are loaded faster. | + | <wrap info> |
| ==== Text size ==== | ==== Text size ==== | ||
| Enables setting size of vector maps texts (names of cities, streets, etc.) on scale from 50 to 500% of the default size. | Enables setting size of vector maps texts (names of cities, streets, etc.) on scale from 50 to 500% of the default size. | ||
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| Circles indicate selected distances from the map screen cursor - 10, 25, 50, 100, 500 m, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 and 200 km:\\ {{ : | Circles indicate selected distances from the map screen cursor - 10, 25, 50, 100, 500 m, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 and 200 km:\\ {{ : | ||
| ==== Dynamic elevation ==== | ==== Dynamic elevation ==== | ||
| - | Displays elevation value at the map screen cursor position:\\ {{ : | + | Displays elevation value at the map screen cursor position:\\ {{ : |
| ==== Cursor to position line ==== | ==== Cursor to position line ==== | ||
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| {{ : | {{ : | ||
| ==== Map shading ==== | ==== Map shading ==== | ||
| - | <wrap info> | ||
| Enables additional shading of map based on offline elevation files. | Enables additional shading of map based on offline elevation files. | ||
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| * **Hill shading** - classic mimicking illumination by the sun:\\ {{ : | * **Hill shading** - classic mimicking illumination by the sun:\\ {{ : | ||
| * **Slopes** - highlighting slopes of >30°, >35°, >40 (light orange, orange, dark orange) - useful for skialpinists, | * **Slopes** - highlighting slopes of >30°, >35°, >40 (light orange, orange, dark orange) - useful for skialpinists, | ||
| - | * **Colored elevation** - elevation levels are differed by colors (e.g. lowlands are green, mountains brown). This setting offers several color themes | + | * **Colored elevation** - elevation levels are differed by colors (e.g. lowlands are green, mountains brown). This setting offers several color theme presets |
| <WRAP round important> | <WRAP round important> | ||
| It is important to download elevation data before using this function, more info [[manual: | It is important to download elevation data before using this function, more info [[manual: | ||
manual/user_guide/maps_settings.txt · Last modified: 2022/04/27 08:49 by mstupka
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