manual:advanced:customization:icons
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| - | ====== Icons for Points & Tracks folders | + | ====== |
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| - | <WRAP todo round center 60%>This page is obsolete and will be reworked soon</ | ||
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| - | * Locus type: < | ||
| - | * Last updated manual: **3.0.2** | ||
| - | </ | ||
| - | ===== Basic information ===== | + | Locus Map enables using custom icons for **Points** and also **Tracks** folders. :!: **Custom icons are not supported in Livetracking**. |
| - | Locus allows use custom | + | Once you create or download an icon pack you may simply select folder |
| - | Once you create or download any icon pack, you may simply select icons for folder in **Folder Add/edit dialog** or in **Edit dialog** for points (simply tap on point and choose edit from sub-menu) | + | ==== Basics |
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| - | ==== Information | + | |
| * **directory**: | * **directory**: | ||
| * **pack**: zipped (*.zip) | * **pack**: zipped (*.zip) | ||
| - | ==== Making | + | ==== Making |
| - | * compress icons (with **zip** compression) and whole file copy into **Locus/ | + | * compress icons (with **zip** compression) and copy the whole file into **Locus/ |
| - | * In dialog where you select icons, you will be able to choose, which icons (internal Locus or any of your files) you want to show! | + | * choose which icons (internal Locus or any of your files) you want to show in the icons selecting dialog |
| - | * size of icons is on you! Suggest sizes around 32x32px or **48x48px**. Suggested | + | * the size of icons is upon you! We recommend size **96x96px** and format *.**PNG** |
| - | * align of icons is on center of the bottom border. //Other align is currently not possible// | + | * default |
| - | * some icons are already in Locus Store. Do you want to place there some of your own? Get in touch with us! | + | * some icons are already |
| ====== Map & Navigation cursors ====== | ====== Map & Navigation cursors ====== | ||
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| - | <WRAP box left> | + | One of possible |
| - | * Locus type: < | + | |
| - | * Last updated manual: **3.0.2** | + | |
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| - | + | ||
| - | ===== Basic information ===== | + | |
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| - | One of possible modifications in Locus, is ability | + | |
| All possibilities are divided into two packs – Basic cursors and Navigation cursors | All possibilities are divided into two packs – Basic cursors and Navigation cursors | ||
| - | ==== Information | + | ==== Basics |
| - | * all subfolders in ZIP file are optional. They may be used, if you want create some public available icons (we’ll gladly put them in Locus Shop, possible | + | * all subfolders in ZIP file are optional. They may be used if you want to create some public available icons (we’ll gladly put them in Locus Store, possibly |
| - | * if you want to use pack just for your personal | + | * if you want to use pack just for your personal |
| ===== Basic cursors ===== | ===== Basic cursors ===== | ||
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| * directory: // | * directory: // | ||
| * pack: zipped (*.zip) | * pack: zipped (*.zip) | ||
| - | * where to select: | + | * where to select: |
| **content: (example name ‘myIcons.zip’)** | **content: (example name ‘myIcons.zip’)** | ||
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| ===== Navigation cursors ===== | ===== Navigation cursors ===== | ||
| - | * since version: **2.0.3** | ||
| * directory: // | * directory: // | ||
| * pack: zipped (*.zip) | * pack: zipped (*.zip) | ||
| - | * where to select: | + | * where to select: |
| **content: (example name ‘myIcons.zip’)** | **content: (example name ‘myIcons.zip’)** | ||
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| ic_navig_foot.png | ic_navig_foot.png | ||
| ic_nav … | ic_nav … | ||
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| ====== Geocaching icons ====== | ====== Geocaching icons ====== | ||
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| - | <WRAP box left> | + | Locus Map offers also ability to create custom icons for geocaches. Current implementation isn't as straightforward as adding custom icons described above, anyway we suggest to read that also. |
| - | * Locus type: < | + | |
| - | * Last updated manual: **3.0.2** | + | |
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| - | + | ||
| - | ===== Basic information ===== | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | Locus now offer ability to create custom icons for geocaches. Current implementation isn't as straightforward as adding custom icons described above, anyway we suggest to read that also. | + | |
| - | __The whole procedure requires a few steps__ | + | __The whole procedure requires a few steps__: |
| - | * creating icon pack | + | * creating |
| - | * uploading | + | * uploading |
| - | * configure | + | * configuring |
| ===== How to ===== | ===== How to ===== | ||
| - | ==== Creating icon pack ==== | + | ==== Creating |
| - | Images of caches are usually created from one icon (in case of // | + | Images of caches are usually created from one icon (in case of // |
| - | Firstly, prepare images you want to use. At bottom of this manual | + | Firstly, prepare images you want to use. At the bottom of this page, there is a list of possible image names. I'll not explain all images, as all are self-explaining by their names. |
| - | You don't have to use all images. Locus will firstly try to load images from your pack and in case icon is missing, default will be used. | + | You don't have to use all images. Locus Map will firstly try to load images from your pack and in case an icon is missing, |
| - | All icons compress | + | Compress all icons to a .zip file (icons will be stored directly in zip, not in any sub-directory) and place them into **Locus/ |
| ==== Configure Locus ==== | ==== Configure Locus ==== | ||
| - | To use these icons as a substitution for default Locus icons, you have to specify this file in Locus [[configuration_file|Configuration file]]. So edit this file and into parameter **geocaching_icon_pack** | + | In order to use these icons as a substitution for default Locus Map icons you have to specify this file in Locus [[manual: |
| ===== List of possible icons ===== | ===== List of possible icons ===== | ||
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| type_earth.png | type_earth.png | ||
| type_event.png | type_event.png | ||
| - | type_gps_adventure.png | + | type_giga_event.png |
| + | type_gps_adventure.png | ||
| type_groundspeak.png | type_groundspeak.png | ||
| + | type_lab.png | ||
| type_letterbox.png | type_letterbox.png | ||
| type_locationless.png | type_locationless.png | ||
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