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====== Coordinate input dialog ====== | ====== Coordinate input dialog ====== | ||
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- | The coordinate input dialog is opened if you click on the coordinate field while editing a [[cachedetails# | + | The coordinate input dialog is opened if you tap on the coordinate field while editing a [[cachedetails# |
- | The {{:abc_ic_clear_normal.png? | + | The {{:ic_menu_cancel.svg? |
<WRAP center round tip 60%> | <WRAP center round tip 60%> | ||
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- | By clicking | + | By tapping |
If you already entered coordinates these will be converted into the selected format. | If you already entered coordinates these will be converted into the selected format. | ||
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- | Use these fields to enter the coordinates. By clicking | + | Use these fields to enter the coordinates. By tapping |
The layout of these input field depends on the coordinate format you selected above. | The layout of these input field depends on the coordinate format you selected above. | ||
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c:geo offers a calculator for waypoints, which allows to make use of variables and formulas to calculate coordinates based on the result. | c:geo offers a calculator for waypoints, which allows to make use of variables and formulas to calculate coordinates based on the result. | ||
- | Once you clicked | + | Once you tapped |
- | The {{:abc_ic_clear_normal.png? | + | The {{:ic_menu_cancel.svg? |
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- | Clicking | + | Tapping |
For easier understanding we will use an example of how the calculator can be used. | For easier understanding we will use an example of how the calculator can be used. | ||
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By default this section will show the cache coordinates as a starting point for assigning your variables. | By default this section will show the cache coordinates as a starting point for assigning your variables. | ||
- | By __short | + | By __short |
* **Assigning a variable to this digit**\\ Will assign the next unused variable (A-Z) to this digit. | * **Assigning a variable to this digit**\\ Will assign the next unused variable (A-Z) to this digit. | ||
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* **Return to the original state**\\ Will show the original value again. | * **Return to the original state**\\ Will show the original value again. | ||
- | Furthermore you can __long | + | Furthermore you can __long |
The result could look like this example: | The result could look like this example: | ||
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The content of the calculator note will be synchronized to the note of the waypoint used to calculate. | The content of the calculator note will be synchronized to the note of the waypoint used to calculate. | ||
- | ==== Using '' | + | ==== Using Plain Coordinate Format ==== |
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- | Entering coordinates or coordinate formulas in //Plain// mode works completely different compared to the fixed formats. | + | Entering coordinates or coordinate formulas in //Plain// mode works completely different compared to the fixed formats. Instead of having a tapable field for each digit there are two free text fields to enter the latitude and longitude part of a coordinate. |
- | To enter the //Plain// mode change the " | + | A single digit or a group of digits can be replaced by a formula surrounded with parenthesis. The variables used in the formulas must consist oft single CAPITAL letters. |
- | The '' | + | Often cache listings provide |
- | With '' | + | |
- | digits of a coordinate can be replaced with formulas surrounded with parenthesis. | + | |
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- | Often cache listings provide waypoint coordinates already in the expected format. | + | |
- | listing directly into the waypoint calculator. | + | |
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- | Taking the example in the screenshot above, copy the North part of the coordinate into the first (latitude) | + | The Plain mode works best with coordinates in [[coordformat|MinDeg format]] '' |
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+ | To enter the Plain mode change the " | ||
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+ | Taking the example in the screenshot above, copy the latitude (N/S) part of the coordinate into the first input field and the longitude | ||
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- | The formula | + | The formulas |
- | You can fill the variable fields with values in the same way as with the fixed formats described | + | You can fill the variable fields with values in the same way as with the fixed formats described |
As soon as the input for all variable fields is complete the result prediction usually turns into white and shows the calculated coordinate. | As soon as the input for all variable fields is complete the result prediction usually turns into white and shows the calculated coordinate. | ||
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- | In some cases the result field still stays gray because the coordinate parser could not interpret the initial coordinate input correctly. | + | In some cases the result field still stays gray because the coordinate parser could not interpret the initial coordinate input correctly. In the screenshot below there is a misplaced SPACE character between two digits of the same group which confuses the coordinate parser. |
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- | Typical | + | Typical |
- | * lower case variable names; variables must consist of capital letters | + | * Lower case variable names; variables must consist of capital letters |
- | * space between digits within a group (N45° 5.(K) (I/ | + | * Space between digits within a group '' |
- | * space before the degree sign (N45 ° 5.(K)(I/ | + | * Space before the degree sign '' |
- | * space before the decimal point (N45° 5 .(K)(I/ | + | * Space before the decimal point '' |
- | * space after the decimal point (N45° 5. (K)(I/ | + | * Space after the decimal point '' |
- | * wrong minus sign: there are many different dash signs - only the standard hyphen/ | + | * Wrong minus sign: There are many [[https:// |
- | * wrong multiplication sign: sometimes an "x" | + | * Wrong multiplication sign: sometimes an '' |
- | * wrong division sign: sometimes a colon (":") is taken as division sign instead of a slash ("/") | + | * Wrong division sign: sometimes a colon ('' |
+ | * Nested square brackets: '' | ||
- | ... to be continued... | + | As with the other formats above the state of calculator can be saved at any time. |
==== Further information ==== | ==== Further information ==== | ||
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The contributor of the calculator code, published some videos presenting different usage examples for the calculator: | The contributor of the calculator code, published some videos presenting different usage examples for the calculator: |