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+ | ===== Expert settings ===== | ||
+ | FIXME IN DEVELOPMENT - settings from the Config.cfg file are being moved to a special part of the settings within the app FIXME | ||
- | ===== Description | + | ---- |
+ | |||
+ | Settings that are not essential for running the app and overall user experience. Some of these settings were removed from the main settings because of weak usage, some were found redundant and some have a purpose only for advanced Locus users. | ||
+ | ==== Activation | ||
+ | * long press Locus **main menu button** | ||
+ | * tap **Expert settings** | ||
+ | * Expert settings appear in Locus Map settings | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== UI/UX ==== | ||
+ | === Open main menu by dragging === | ||
+ | Turning this on enables you to open Locus main menu by swiping your device screen left edge to right. | ||
+ | === Confirm on exit === | ||
+ | Turn this on if you need confirmation of Locus terminantion after double tapping hardware **back** button. | ||
+ | === Default search/sort location === | ||
+ | Set your favorite location to search around: | ||
+ | * GPS fixed position | ||
+ | * Map screen center - cursor | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Quick map switch, online maps === | ||
+ | Define number of displayed online maps in the Quick map switch selection of last used maps (max 20) | ||
+ | === Quick map switch, offline maps === | ||
+ | Define the number of displayed maps in the Quick map switch selection of the closest offline maps (max 20) | ||
+ | ==== Maps ==== | ||
+ | === Hold map center timeout === | ||
+ | Define the period of time before your position is automatically centered on the map screen in case **[[manual: | ||
+ | === Map hardware acceleration === | ||
+ | When enabled, map rendering is processed faster but with more battery consumption. | ||
+ | === Map movement step === | ||
+ | Defined in pixels, used in case the map is controlled by hardware DPAD buttons. | ||
+ | === Fill map gaps with other zooms === | ||
+ | Allows to use lower and higher map zooms to cover empty spaces in an actual map zoom. | ||
+ | ==== Map content ==== | ||
+ | Settings of auxuliary graphics used on the map screen. | ||
+ | === Dynamic elevation, text size, color and background color === | ||
+ | Defines style of [[manual: | ||
+ | === Values above/below ' | ||
+ | Defines parameters displayed above and below the [[manual: | ||
+ | === Cursor to GPS line color, background and text size === | ||
+ | Definition of the style of [[manual: | ||
+ | === Course bearing line color/ | ||
+ | Definition of the style of the [[manual: | ||
+ | === Heading line color/ | ||
+ | Definition of the style of the [[manual: | ||
+ | === Time rings color, background, text size === | ||
+ | Definition of the style of the [[manual: | ||
+ | === Distance rings color, background, text size === | ||
+ | Definition of the style of the [[manual: | ||
+ | === Values above/below map lines === | ||
+ | Select parameters displayed above an/or below various lines in app - route planner, two-finger measurement etc. - distance, bearing, time of arrival, elevation, time to taget and ETA& | ||
+ | ==== Tracks ==== | ||
+ | === Fill color of chart with... === | ||
+ | Custom settings of track/route chart line colors. | ||
+ | ==== Route planner ==== | ||
+ | === Route, interpolation step === | ||
+ | Definition of distance between interpolated points on route for manual route drawing - affects slope/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Tools ==== | ||
+ | === Hardware buttons when ' | ||
+ | When enabled, hardware buttons can control the app even when the screen is locked. | ||
+ | === Scroll to zoom === | ||
+ | When enabled, it is possible to zoom the map by scrolling controller (e.g. mouse when run on a PC) | ||
+ | === Record sensors data === | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Tweaks ==== | ||
+ | * **Map hardware acceleration** | ||
+ | * **Allow login over Google Play Services** - when switched off, only an e-mail login to Locus Store or Live Tracking is possible. | ||
+ | |||
+ | FIXME TO BE CONTINUED... FIXME | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Configuration file ===== | ||
* Since version 2.3.2 Locus Map offers advanced configuration options through // | * Since version 2.3.2 Locus Map offers advanced configuration options through // | ||
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* This file is automatically created during Locus Map first start (if it does not exist from its previous installation). Data are loaded at start and stored back to file in the end, so even if this file allows changing some settings that are also changeable in the application, | * This file is automatically created during Locus Map first start (if it does not exist from its previous installation). Data are loaded at start and stored back to file in the end, so even if this file allows changing some settings that are also changeable in the application, | ||
- | ---- | + | <WRAP center round info> |
+ | As this method has become obsolete and is quite user unfriendly, settings included in this configuration file are going to be moved gradually to the **Expert settings** section above. | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | ===== Explanation | + | ==== Examples |
- | ==== guiding_path_map_symbol | + | === guiding_path_map_symbol === |
This parameter allows to define very precisely the shape and size of the guiding line. Best is to explain it on the default parameter. | This parameter allows to define very precisely the shape and size of the guiding line. Best is to explain it on the default parameter. | ||
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{{ : | {{ : | ||
- | ===== Examples of some settings | + | ==== Examples of some settings ==== |
---- | ---- | ||
- | ==== guiding_path_symbol | + | === guiding_path_symbol === |
{{: | {{: | ||
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\\ | \\ | ||
- | ==== # MAP ITEMS STYLES | + | === # MAP ITEMS STYLES === |
< | < | ||
<table border=" | <table border=" | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | ==== # MAP ITEMS ==== | + | === # MAP ITEMS === |
< | < | ||
<table border=" | <table border=" |