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en:notecoords [2020/08/19 20:31] – [Advanced waypoint creation: name, user note and prefix] eddiemuc | en:notecoords [2021/06/30 22:08] – added formula syntax (also the previous change) murggel | ||
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+ | c:geo can generate waypoints from the content of your personal note. It also supports a backup of your user-modified or user-defined waypoints in c:geo to the personal note. As both ways are compatible it can also easily be used as a backup/ | ||
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+ | This page describes in detail how these feature work. | ||
===== Automatic creation of waypoints ===== | ===== Automatic creation of waypoints ===== | ||
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- | If the waypoints of a cache already contain the same coordinates as found in your personal note, c:geo will not create a new waypoint for these coordinates as it assumes them to be an unnecessary duplicate in this case. Two coordinates are consideres " | + | If the waypoints of a cache already contain the same coordinates as found in your personal note, c:geo will not create a new waypoint for these coordinates as it assumes them to be an unnecessary duplicate in this case. Two coordinates are consideres " |
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You just place one of the following keywords in front of the coordinates: | You just place one of the following keywords in front of the coordinates: | ||
- | ^ Icon ^ Waypoint type ^ Keyword in personal note ^ ShortId | + | ^ Icon ^ Waypoint type ^ Keyword in personal note ^ Short ID in personal note ^ |
|{{ : | |{{ : | ||
|{{ : | |{{ : | ||
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c:geo will recognize the following keyword formats as waypoint type identifiers (all of them case-insensitive): | c:geo will recognize the following keyword formats as waypoint type identifiers (all of them case-insensitive): | ||
* the keyword itself | * the keyword itself | ||
- | * the ShortId surrounded by parenthesis (e.g. "(f)" | + | * the ShortId surrounded by parenthesis (e.g. '' |
- | * the ShortId | + | * the ShortId **directly |
Additionally localized waypoint type names (in the language you are using c:geo) will also work, however as c:geo is available in many languages we only list the English keywords here. | Additionally localized waypoint type names (in the language you are using c:geo) will also work, however as c:geo is available in many languages we only list the English keywords here. | ||
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{{: | {{: | ||
- | ===== Advanced | + | ===== Backup waypoints in personal note ===== |
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+ | It is possible to create a textual backup of all your user-modified | ||
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+ | To create the textual backup, use the icon {{: | ||
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+ | To refresh the textual waypoint backup, tap the icon {{: | ||
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+ | As an example, when executed on the following waypoints: | ||
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+ | {{en: | ||
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+ | This function will create this textual backup: | ||
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+ | {{en: | ||
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+ | If you upload this personal | ||
+ | ===== Advanced waypoint syntax | ||
- | Perhaps you noticed that up to now waypoints were created with default names like e.g. '' | + | Perhaps you noticed that waypoints |
* Modify properties of predefined waypoints (=waypoints which were predefined by the cache owner in the listing): coordinate and user note | * Modify properties of predefined waypoints (=waypoints which were predefined by the cache owner in the listing): coordinate and user note | ||
* Create or modify waypoint type, name and user note in user-defined waypoints | * Create or modify waypoint type, name and user note in user-defined waypoints | ||
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'' | '' | ||
- | Advanced | + | The advanced |
- | * **Waypoint | + | * **Waypoint |
* **Prefix**: If the '' | * **Prefix**: If the '' | ||
* **User note**: If the coordinate is immediately followed by ''"'' | * **User note**: If the coordinate is immediately followed by ''"'' | ||
* **Waypoint type**: same rules apply as discussed in previous sections. | * **Waypoint type**: same rules apply as discussed in previous sections. | ||
- | * **Coordinate**: | + | * **Coordinate**: |
+ | * **Formula**: | ||
The geocaches waypoint list is modified with this information as follows: | The geocaches waypoint list is modified with this information as follows: | ||
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* For predefined waypoints the only things that can be modified are the coordinate (if the cache owner defined it empty) and the user note. | * For predefined waypoints the only things that can be modified are the coordinate (if the cache owner defined it empty) and the user note. | ||
* In existing waypoints, fields are only overridden when they are empty or filled with a default value (e.g. system-generated waypoint name) | * In existing waypoints, fields are only overridden when they are empty or filled with a default value (e.g. system-generated waypoint name) | ||
+ | * A formula in '' | ||
The following examples show different texts on the left and the waypoints created out of them on the right | The following examples show different texts on the left and the waypoints created out of them on the right | ||
+ | ^ Personal note text ^ produced waypoint ^ | ||
+ | | '' | ||
+ | | '' | ||
+ | | '' | ||
+ | | '' | ||