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+ | ===== Display ===== | ||
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+ | ==== Orientation Lock ==== | ||
+ | Eliminates rotating of the display depending on the phone position. | ||
+ | === Settings === | ||
+ | * **System settings** - follows the Android system settings of screen orientation | ||
+ | * **All screens** - orientation locked in all screens | ||
+ | * **Map screen** - orientation locked in map screen only | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Orientation === | ||
+ | |||
+ | It selects which display position will be locked: | ||
+ | * **portrait mode** | ||
+ | * **landscape mode** | ||
+ | * **reverse portrait mode** | ||
+ | * **reverse landscape mode** | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Screen On/Off Control ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP round info> | ||
+ | * This option overrides system screen on/off settings. | ||
+ | * Requires system permission for app notifications. | ||
+ | * Requires system administrator permission. | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | Defines situations when the **screen is turned on/off by gestures or the app itself**. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Gestures === | ||
+ | * **Disabled** - screen on/off by gesture is disabled | ||
+ | * **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 | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Guidance/ | ||
+ | * **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: | ||
+ | * **Turn on when notified on a track** - Locus Map screen turns on when it notifies user of either next direction change or leaving the [[manual: | ||
+ | * **Turn on when notified during navigation** - Locus Map screen turns on before each voice command during voice [[manual: | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Auto screen turn-off === | ||
+ | * setting of the interval before turning the screen off again | ||
+ | * is set in 5 second steps from 0 to 120 seconds. 0 = screen turning off is disabled (until the system turns the screen off) | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP center round important> | ||
+ | **Android 7+ " | ||
+ | * open up Apps in your device Settings and navigate to Locus Map | ||
+ | * click on Storage and select Change | ||
+ | * select Internal Shared Storage and then confirm by pressing Move | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | ==== Always screen on ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | <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.</ | ||
+ | Locus Map prevents the phone screen from turning off: | ||
+ | * **Always** - permanent screen on | ||
+ | * **When GPS is on** - screen stays on when the GPS is on | ||
+ | * **During guidance/ | ||
+ | * **When charger is plugged in** - screen stays on only during charging the phone | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Disable Screen Lock ==== | ||
+ | This setting disables your device screen lock in case Locus is active. Other apps remain behind the screen lock. There are three levels of unlocking: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * **System settings** - nothing is changed, it is necessary to unlock your screen before displaying Locus | ||
+ | * **Basic screen lock** - only basic phone lock (slider) that just prevents user from accidentally turning the device on is deactivated. If you have your device secured by a password, finger print or a gesture, you have to unlock it in order to work with Locus. | ||
+ | * **All screen locks** - password, finger print or gesture secured locks are also disabled for easy entering Locus. However, this setting may not work on some devices. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Map screen ===== | ||
+ | ==== Map control style ==== | ||
+ | Select mode of basic map controlling: | ||
+ | * **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 controllers ==== | ||
+ | Locus Map can be controlled by local or external buttons and other controllers: | ||
+ | * **Disabled** - Locus can be controlled only via the device screen | ||
+ | * **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 ==== | ||
+ | Check if you prefer to disable rotation and panning of the map when pinch-zooming. | ||
+ | ==== Tap and hold to display address ==== | ||
+ | If checked, long-tap any place on the map, Locus Map will try to provide postal or regional address of the place:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | ==== Shift map cursor ==== | ||
+ | It moves the map screen cursor down by 1/4 of the screen. Functional only with the map rotation on. Useful especially for guiding or navigation: | ||
+ | ==== Hold map center ==== | ||
+ | If you shift the map out of your current position when browsing it, this function centers it back on current GPS location after 5 secs of inactivity: | ||
+ | ==== Two finger measuring ==== | ||
+ | Enables measuring distance between two fingers touching the screen:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Map cursors ==== | ||
+ | Here you can select set of location and tracking cursors, set their size or add your own. | ||
+ | ==== Automatic zooming ==== | ||
+ | Sets association between speed or distance from a navigated target and displayed map zooms. Bigger zooms for slow speeds/ | ||
+ | * tap a line with speed and map scale | ||
+ | * define corresponding speed and select map zoom on the preview map | ||
+ | * tap SAVE (repeat steps 1-3 with each speed/zoom level):\\ \\ {{ : | ||
+ | * tap {{: | ||
+ | * tap {{: | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Panels & buttons ===== | ||
+ | ==== Set Functions Panels ==== | ||
+ | The functions panels in Locus Map enable quick launching of your favorite functions. They consist of the top and right panel containing functions switching buttons:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | === List of selected buttons in top and right panels === | ||
+ | |||
+ | Position of the buttons can be changed by **dragging their icons up or down across both panels**:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | === 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**:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | === Add new item === | ||
+ | * **Add function to panel** - adds a new button with selected function to the functions panels:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | * **Add link to app** - adds a shortcut to any application installed on your device for quick launch (e.g. various [[manual: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Set content panel ==== | ||
+ | Here you can set appearance and content of the left edge panel:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | * check all categories that you want to be switchable from the left side **individually**: | ||
+ | * check **Map content** (checked by default) - all categories slide out **together** on one panel:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | * uncheck all items to **hide everything** from the left side of the map screen:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP center round important> | ||
+ | Some categories are visible only when the content they represent is **active**, e.g. Active items or Map themes. | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Top Panel Hiding ==== | ||
+ | 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 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 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.\\ {{ : | ||
+ | ==== Panels vs Screen Orientation ==== | ||
+ | If the hiding of panels is turned on, this setting configures panels' | ||
+ | * **Both** - panels hide in both landscape and portrait modes | ||
+ | * **Landscape mode** - panels hide in landscape mode only | ||
+ | * **Portrait mode** - panels hide in portrait mode only | ||
+ | ==== Panel Hiding Timeout ==== | ||
+ | In case the panel hiding is on it sets the time interval before the panels slip in. |