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--- manual:user_guide:tools:location [2026/07/15 12:43] – mstupka
+++ manual:user_guide:tools:location [2026/07/15 15:18] (current) – mstupka
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 ====== Location Picker ======
-<WRAP center round todo 60%>
-**work on page in progress**
-</WRAP>
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   * tapping it opens **coordinates edit dialog**
   * long-tapping copies the coordinates of the particular item to the device **clipboard**
+[[location#coordinates_dialog|More about the coordinates dialog below >>]]
 ===== Location picker dialog =====
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 {{  :manual:user_guide:tools:location3.jpg?nolink&  }}
-  * **1** - location methods picker - contains chips with methods defining the new location
+  * **1** - location methods scrollbar - contains chips with methods defining the new location
   * **2** - a list of recently used locations
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 To **search** for the location, start entering the characters into the search field and choose items offered by the autocomplete ([[..:functions:search#places_and_addresses|see more here >>]])
-To **select** a new location, swipe the picker and choose the desired method:
+To **select** a new location, swipe the scrollbar (1) right or left and tap the desired method:
   * **Screen center**  - selects the current position of the cursor in the map screen center
   * **My location** uses the current GPS location of your phone or tablet. Requires a correct GPS fix.
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   * **Contact**  - offers a selection of your contacts with postal addresses
   * **Projection**  - defines the start point, distance, and azimuth of the projected point to locate
-  * **Clipboard**  - locates on the position stored in your device's clipboard (coordinates, address…)
   * **Stabilized GPS** - starts acquiring the current location with the phone's GNSS unit, records several locations, and calculates their spatial average. This way, the overall GPS deviation is minimized.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tools:location13.jpg?nolink |}}
-<WRAP round tip > **The grid can be modified**  - icons can be long-tapped and dragged to change position or removed, and a new customized location point can be added; see **Location picker setup** below. </WRAP>
-==== Recently used ====
+==== Clipboard ====
-{{ :manual:user_guide:tools:location12.jpg?nolink |}}
+If you copy e.g. coordinates from out of Locus Map or from another location, the coords are **pasted** under the location picker scrollbar:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tools:location15.jpg?nolink |}}
-The tab contains the last used locations. The locations are listed according to time of use; the newest is at the top.
-The red "garbage can" button erases the list.
+==== Recently used ====
-===== Location picker setup =====
+The last used locations are listed under the picker scrollbar, clipboard and custom location:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tools:location12.jpg?nolink |}}\\ Each of the items can be deleted with a "trash" button.
+===== Scrollbar setup =====
-The location picker can be customized according to your needs.
+The location picker scrollbar can be **customized** according to your needs.
 ==== Adding, removing, sorting location methods ====
-  * to change the order of the location methods, long-tap and drag the buttons as you need\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tools:location5.jpg?nolink |}}
+  * Swipe the scrollbar to the right, tap the edit button and select **Location sources**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tools:location5.jpg?nolink |}}
-  * To add and remove items from the grid, tap the setup button {{:manual:user_guide:ic_edit_alt.png?nolink&30}}.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tools:location7.jpg?nolink |}}\\ **Source of location** dialog appears with a list of available location methods. Check/uncheck them to set the grid as you need:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tools:location8.jpg?nolink |}}
+  * Check and uncheck the methods to add and remove from the list, drag&drop them up/down by the left edge to change their order:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tools:location7.jpg?nolink |}}
-  * To remove a method from the grid, uncheck it from the list:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tools:location6.jpg?nolink |}}
 ==== Custom location ====
-Select **Custom location**  from the Source of location dialog. This way it is possible to define a new button in the grid for a comfortable and fast custom location:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tools:location9.jpg?nolink |}}\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tools:location10.jpg?nolink |}}
+Select **Custom location**  from the edit menu:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tools:location9.jpg?nolink |}}. This way, it is possible to define a new button in the list for a comfortable and fast custom location:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tools:location10.jpg?nolink |}}
   * **Icon&name**  - select the icon and name of your custom method
   * **Location**  - select the method or a point of your customized location
-  * Tap OK, and a **new button appears in the grid** and in the list of methods.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tools:location11.png?nolink |}}\\ To remove it, tap the action menu in the list and tap **Delete**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tools:location14.jpg?nolink |}}
+  * Tap SAVE, and a **new item appears in the list**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tools:location11.jpg?nolink |}}\\ To remove it, tap the action menu in the list and tap **Delete**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tools:location14.jpg?nolink |}}
-===== Coordinates Edit Dialog =====
+===== Coordinates dialog =====
 {{  :manual:user_guide:tools:location2.jpg?nolink&  }}

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