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====== Using Personal Notes to create and store waypoint information ====== | ====== Using Personal Notes to create and store waypoint information ====== | ||
+ | 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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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 in front of** the coordinate |
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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===== Backup waypoints in personal note ===== | ===== Backup waypoints in personal note ===== | ||
- | It is possible to create a textual backup of all your user-modified waypoint data in the personal note. You can upload this PN and thus backup your waypoint data. Due to waypoint parsing this data can then be restored to your waypoint list in case it gets lost or is deleted from your local device. | + | It is possible to create a textual backup of all your user-modified waypoint data in the personal note. You can upload this note to the geocaching server (if the used geocaching provider supports it) and thus easily |
- | To create the textual backup, use the button '' | + | To create the textual backup, use the icon {{: |
- | To refresh the textual waypoint backup, tap button '' | + | To refresh the textual waypoint backup, tap the icon {{: |
As an example, when executed on the following waypoints: | As an example, when executed on the following waypoints: | ||
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{{en: | {{en: | ||
+ | If you upload this personal note to the geocaching server, then delete the cache on your local device and later store it again in c:geo, the waypoints from the personal note will be automatically restored. | ||
===== Advanced waypoint syntax ===== | ===== Advanced waypoint syntax ===== | ||
- | Perhaps you noticed that waypoints from personal note were created with default names like e.g. '' | + | Perhaps you noticed that waypoints from personal note were created with default names like e.g. '' |
* 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 ''"'' | ||
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| '' | | '' | ||
| '' | | '' | ||
- | | '' | + | | '' |