manual:user_guide:geocaching:gc_in_locus
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| - | <WRAP center round todo 60%> | + | ====== Geocaching in Locus Map ====== |
| - | **page in maintenance** | + | |
| - | </ | + | |
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| ===== About ===== | ===== About ===== | ||
| - | * **Locus Map** handles geocaches as a category of **[[manual: | + | * **Locus Map** handles geocaches as a category of **[[manual: |
| * Geocaches can use all the features related to points - you can **[[manual: | * Geocaches can use all the features related to points - you can **[[manual: | ||
| * Then there is a wide range of **[[manual: | * Then there is a wide range of **[[manual: | ||
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| ===== Import ===== | ===== Import ===== | ||
| - | * Before you can display the geocaches on the map you have to **[[manual: | + | * Before you can display the geocaches on the map, you have to **[[manual: |
| ===== Geocache detail panel ===== | ===== Geocache detail panel ===== | ||
| - | The imported geocaches are stored in a selected folder of the **[[manual: | + | The imported geocaches are stored in a selected folder of the **[[manual: |
| - | The panel is similar to that of a common point but there is quite a lot of additional information and tool buttons: | + | The panel is similar to that of a common point, but there is quite a lot of additional information and tool buttons: |
| * **Difficulty**- 5-star scale of difficulty to find the geocache | * **Difficulty**- 5-star scale of difficulty to find the geocache | ||
| * **Terrain** - 5-star scale of terrain difficulty | * **Terrain** - 5-star scale of terrain difficulty | ||
| - | * **Quality/ | + | * **Quality/ |
| * **Logs** - icons of the last five geocache logs - the category can be maximized to a detached box with details | * **Logs** - icons of the last five geocache logs - the category can be maximized to a detached box with details | ||
| * **Favorites** - number of users who marked the geocache as their favorite | * **Favorites** - number of users who marked the geocache as their favorite | ||
| * **Size** - a 5-grade scale of the geocache box size | * **Size** - a 5-grade scale of the geocache box size | ||
| - | * **Trackables** - number of trackables dropped here (displayed only to Premium members, others see TR 0) - the category can be maximized to a detached box with details | + | * **Trackables** - number of trackables dropped here (displayed only to Premium members; others see TR 0) - the category can be maximized to a detached box with details |
| - | * **Waypoints** - number of waypoints connected to the geocache - the category can be maximized to a detached box with details | + | * **Waypoints** - number of waypoints connected to the geocache - the category can be maximized to a detached box with details |
| + | ==== Logs ==== | ||
| + | You can maximize logs into a dialog with a **list of logs** divided into two categories - **All** and **From friends**.\\ {{ : | ||
| + | ==== Trackables ==== | ||
| + | When you see there are trackables in a cache,\\ {{ : | ||
| + | ==== Waypoints ==== | ||
| + | The box indicates the **number of waypoints** for the cache (displayed/ | ||
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| + | Tap the arrow to open the **waypoints list**:\\ {{ : | ||
| + | - tapping opens the **waypoint detail** panel | ||
| + | - **show-all-on-map** button | ||
| + | - single waypoint **displaying** buttons | ||
| + | - tap to open the **add waypoint** menu:\\ {{ : | ||
| + | The new waypoint can be added in a few ways: | ||
| + | * **general** - adding a new WP without any relations to the cache or other WPTs | ||
| + | * **clipboard** - adds a WPT with coordinates copied into the phone' | ||
| + | * **projection** - from the cache and from adjoining WPTs. The WPT is created based on defined distance and azimuth:\\ {{ : | ||
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| When you scroll the panel up, more information appears:\\ {{ : | When you scroll the panel up, more information appears:\\ {{ : | ||
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| * **Owner** - the name of the cache owner - by tapping it you can display the profile or send a message:\\ {{ : | * **Owner** - the name of the cache owner - by tapping it you can display the profile or send a message:\\ {{ : | ||
| * **Country** - the state or local region of origin | * **Country** - the state or local region of origin | ||
| - | * **Folder** - selected folder of the point manager | + | * **Folder** - selected folder of the Library |
| * **Downloaded** - date of the cache download to Locus | * **Downloaded** - date of the cache download to Locus | ||
| - | * **Las updated** - date of the last info update within the app | + | * ** Last updated** - date of the last info update within the app |
| - | * **Coordinates** - geocache lat/lon coords. Long-press copies them into clipboard. | + | * **Coordinates** - geocache lat/lon coords. Long-press copies them into the clipboard. |
| - | + | ===== Tools ===== | |
| - | ==== Context | + | The bottom bar of the geocache detail panel contains tools common for all other points - navigation, sharing, info editing, and management tools. But also geocache-specific menus: |
| + | ==== Geocache | ||
| {{ : | {{ : | ||
| - | * **Hint** - decrypted hint with tools:\\ {{ : | + | * **Hint** - decrypted hint with tools:\\ {{ : |
| * **Log visit** - opens the logging menu (details below) | * **Log visit** - opens the logging menu (details below) | ||
| * **Log trackable** - opens tracking code insert dialog | * **Log trackable** - opens tracking code insert dialog | ||
| * **Notes** - opens the notes dialog - to add notes, load them from the web, etc. | * **Notes** - opens the notes dialog - to add notes, load them from the web, etc. | ||
| - | * **GC Offlinizer** - downloads the geocache' | + | |
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| * **Load all waypoints** - appears only when the cache contains waypoints - it displays them all on the map | * **Load all waypoints** - appears only when the cache contains waypoints - it displays them all on the map | ||
| * **Computed** - marks a mystery or multi-cache as computed | * **Computed** - marks a mystery or multi-cache as computed | ||
| - | ==== Tools ==== | + | * **Images** - this item only emerges when the geocache listing contains **images**, and/or there are **spoilers** available. When images are downloaded with the **GC offlinizer**, |
| - | The bottom bar of the geocache detail panel contains tools common for all other points - navigation, sharing, info editing and management tools. But also geocache-specific | + | ==== Add-on menu ==== |
| + | This menu is only available when [[..:add-ons#add-ons_from_other_developers|geocaching add-ons]] are installed:\\ {{ : | ||
| <WRAP center round tip> | <WRAP center round tip> | ||
| - | Three buttons on the toolbar are configurable as **Quick buttons**. You can place Hint, Log your visit, Notes and Context menu buttons there. See **[[manual: | + | Three buttons on the toolbar are configurable as **Quick buttons**. You can place Hint, Log your visit, Notes, and Context menu buttons there. See **[[manual: |
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| There are two possibilities: | There are two possibilities: | ||
| * **Log your visit** - logs your find directly at the Geocaching.com website | * **Log your visit** - logs your find directly at the Geocaching.com website | ||
| - | * **Upload draft** - you fill in the logging form but the log doesn' | + | * **Upload draft** - you fill in the logging form, but the log isn' |
| ==== Offline ==== | ==== Offline ==== | ||
| * **Log visit offline** - logs your find within the app for a future upload on the Geocaching web | * **Log visit offline** - logs your find within the app for a future upload on the Geocaching web | ||
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| + | ==== Log screen ==== | ||
| + | All the options above use a unified logging screen:\\ {{ : | ||
| + | Here you define the type of the log:\\ {{ : | ||
| + | Then you can add a **comment**, | ||
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| + | If you tap **SAVE** on the "Log online" | ||
| ===== Managing geocaches ===== | ===== Managing geocaches ===== | ||
| + | Geocaches are managed the same way as other **[[manual: | ||
| ==== Folders ==== | ==== Folders ==== | ||
| - | Looks and offers the same controls as an ordinary [[manual: | + | A Library folder with geocaches looks and offers the same controls as an ordinary |
| - | ==== Sorting | + | ==== Sorting ==== |
| - | Contains a rich choice of geocache parameters to sort by:\\ {{ : | + | Contains a **wide |
| - | ==== Filtering menu ==== | + | ==== Filtering ==== |
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| + | On the **basic level**, you can filter geocaches by name, GC code, date, and distance, see **[[manual:user_guide: | ||
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| + | **Special filtering** offers setting of the type, difficulty, terrain, and a lot of other parameters and attributes: | ||
| + | ==== Tools ==== | ||
| + | <wrap info> | ||
| - | **Basic GC filtering** - you can filter geocaches by name, GC code, icon (type) and distance:\\ {{ :manual: | + | The tool menu emerges when you turn the folder into the **[[manual: |
| - | ==== Tools menu ==== | + | {{ : |
| - | {{ : | + | Besides common functions like // |
| - | Besides common functions like // | + | * **Update |
| - | * {{: | + | * **GC Offlinizer** - downloads geocaches' |
| - | * {{: | + | * **Load GCVote** - downloads geocache rating |
| - | * {{: | + | |
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