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User defined caches show up with the [[.cacheicons|cache type indicator]] of virtual caches in your lists and map. | User defined caches show up with the [[.cacheicons|cache type indicator]] of virtual caches in your lists and map. | ||
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While you could use an user defined cache to plan your own cache hides, it is not possible to submit your new cache via c:geo. User defined caches are only a small helper to plan your hide but do not involve any online function for submitting them to the geocaching platforms. | While you could use an user defined cache to plan your own cache hides, it is not possible to submit your new cache via c:geo. User defined caches are only a small helper to plan your hide but do not involve any online function for submitting them to the geocaching platforms. | ||
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You can create user defined caches in two ways: | You can create user defined caches in two ways: | ||
- Open a list of saved caches and select '' | - Open a list of saved caches and select '' | ||
- | - Long click on the map to trigger creation of a user defined cache. This long click function needs to be enabled in [[.mainmenu: | + | - Long tap on the map to trigger creation of a user defined cache. This long tap function needs to be enabled in [[.mainmenu: |
- | After performing on of these actions you will be prompted for the title of the user defined caches to be created. | + | After performing on of these actions you will be prompted for the title of the user defined caches to be created. By tapping the icon in upper right of the dialog you can also select a custom cache icon for this cache. |
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- | Afterwards the user defined cache is created and stored either on the current list (if created from the [[.mainmenu: | + | Afterwards the user defined cache is created and stored either on the current list (if created from the [[.mainmenu: |
- | If the cache was created from the map it will already have cache coordinates as defined by the location you clicked | + | If the cache was created from the map it will already have cache coordinates as defined by the location you tapped |
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+ | This is how a typical user defined cache could look like: | ||
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+ | ^ Waypoints ^ Details ^ Description ^ | ||
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===== Handling of user defined caches ===== | ===== Handling of user defined caches ===== | ||
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^ Function ^ Limitation ^ | ^ Function ^ Limitation ^ | ||
+ | |Cache type|User defined caches is an own cache type in c:geo.| | ||
|Cache Description|It is not yet possible to enter custom text into the cache description. It will only contain "This is a user defined cache" | |Cache Description|It is not yet possible to enter custom text into the cache description. It will only contain "This is a user defined cache" | ||
|Geocode|The geocode will be automatically assigned by c:geo (using the prefix '' | |Geocode|The geocode will be automatically assigned by c:geo (using the prefix '' | ||
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|Refresh|As the user defined cache is only stored locally you cannot refresh it to/from any server.| | |Refresh|As the user defined cache is only stored locally you cannot refresh it to/from any server.| | ||
- | ===== How to perform a waypoint projection ===== | + |