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| ===== Expert settings ===== | ===== Expert settings ===== | ||
| - | <WRAP center round info> | ||
| - | This section is IN CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT</ | ||
| Settings that are not essential for running the app and overall user experience. Some of these settings were removed from the general settings because of weak usage, some were found redundant, and some have a purpose only for advanced Locus Map users. | Settings that are not essential for running the app and overall user experience. Some of these settings were removed from the general settings because of weak usage, some were found redundant, and some have a purpose only for advanced Locus Map users. | ||
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| * tap **Expert settings** | * tap **Expert settings** | ||
| * Expert settings appear at the bottom of the Locus Map general settings | * Expert settings appear at the bottom of the Locus Map general settings | ||
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| ==== UI/UX ==== | ==== UI/UX ==== | ||
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| === Display tips& | === Display tips& | ||
| Displays information boxes in various parts of the app, highlighting key features and usage instructions. | Displays information boxes in various parts of the app, highlighting key features and usage instructions. | ||
| + | === Separate GPS and Compass screens === | ||
| + | Normally, the GPS and Compass share the same double-tabbed screen. By turning this on, you assign an individual screen for each feature. Useful if you have a low-powered device. | ||
| + | === Compass in light color === | ||
| + | By default, the Compass screen is black. By turning this on, you change the color to shades of white. | ||
| + | === Close after adding a point === | ||
| + | Automatically closes the [[..: | ||
| ==== Maps ==== | ==== Maps ==== | ||
| + | === Local map server === | ||
| + | The app can serve the map currently displayed on the main screen to nearby devices sharing the same network. The Locus Map web is the most obvious recipient. | ||
| + | === Show zoom range in map list === | ||
| + | Supported zoom levels are displayed for each map in the list of online maps. | ||
| === Hold map center timeout === | === Hold map center timeout === | ||
| Defines the period of time in seconds before your location is automatically centered on the map screen in case the **[[manual: | Defines the period of time in seconds before your location is automatically centered on the map screen in case the **[[manual: | ||
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| === Map scale font size === | === Map scale font size === | ||
| Here, you can define the font size for the map scale label | Here, you can define the font size for the map scale label | ||
| - | === Show date& | + | === Show date& |
| When activated, the top information panel item " | When activated, the top information panel item " | ||
| ==== Map-screen content ==== | ==== Map-screen content ==== | ||
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| === Heading line color/ | === Heading line color/ | ||
| Definition of the style of the [[manual: | Definition of the style of the [[manual: | ||
| - | === Time circles color, background, text size === | + | === Time circles color, background, text size, value format |
| Definition of the style of the [[manual: | Definition of the style of the [[manual: | ||
| === Distance circles color, background, text size, color/ | === Distance circles color, background, text size, color/ | ||
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| === Entries above/below auxiliary lines === | === Entries above/below auxiliary lines === | ||
| Select parameters displayed above and/or below various lines in app - route planner, two-finger measurement, | Select parameters displayed above and/or below various lines in app - route planner, two-finger measurement, | ||
| - | === Tile hunters | + | === Tile Hunter |
| Activates the option to select a tile hunter' | Activates the option to select a tile hunter' | ||
| === Heading without GPS === | === Heading without GPS === | ||
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| === New point name time format === | === New point name time format === | ||
| Defines the format of the time used in a new point' | Defines the format of the time used in a new point' | ||
| + | === Quick add point time format === | ||
| + | Date/time format for the {t} tag in the [[..: | ||
| === Default icons === | === Default icons === | ||
| You can set the default icon for a new [[..: | You can set the default icon for a new [[..: | ||
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| === WakeLock when GPS on === | === WakeLock when GPS on === | ||
| Keeps partial wakelock enabled while using GPS. | Keeps partial wakelock enabled while using GPS. | ||
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| - | ===== Configuration file ===== | ||
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| - | * Locus Map offers advanced configuration options through // | ||
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| - | * This file is automatically created at the Locus Map first start (if it does not exist from its previous installation). Data is loaded on app start and stored back to the file when the app is closed, so even if this file allows changing some settings that are also changeable in the application, | ||
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| - | <WRAP center round info> | ||
| - | As this method has become obsolete and is quite user-unfriendly, | ||
| - | </ | ||