Author Topic: Feature Req: More Advanced waypoing management  (Read 3715 times)

jmstacey

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Feature Req: More Advanced waypoing management
« on: January 28, 2005, 11:52:29 PM »
Any chance of getting better waypoint management in the near future? Right now it's rather cumbersome when doing some tasks.

For example, a sortable waypoint list by distance from a certain point, or by type of waypoint.
Perhaps making the windows on the bottom of the screen customizable or change depending what mode your in. That way you can double click on a waypoing, TF will center on it in the map and there won't be the properties window obstructing the view.

Send single waypoints to the gps without creating a temporary file or having to remove all waypoints except the ones you want. Right click on "Send to GPS" would work nicely.

Features that integrate nicely with geocaching and benchmarking (more than a new benchmark symbol). Things like custom waypoint symbol mapping for GPS's that support it.
Full compatibility of Geocaching.com gpx files, such as integration of GC logs with TopoFusion's (input/editing etc.) (The found, did not find, notes logs....) Built-in viewer for geocache information.

If you included a geocache manager, then filters to sort through the cache's.

There could be a good share of market to expand and include tools like this.
The biggest competitor in that arena is GSAK (gsak.net). The only thing it lacks is downloadable maps, and track management.

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Feature Req: More Advanced waypoing management
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2005, 09:30:48 PM »
Another feature that is rather limited right now is the route tool. For example, why is the elevation tool an option in the right-click drop down box for the mark waypoint mode? Wouldn't that be better under the route mode since you can't really have an elevation profile for a single waypoint. That goes for the Edit Track information to.
How about the ability to edit previously made tracks? If this is possible, I haven't stumbled across it yet. An Option such as "Edit This Track" might work.
Some other things:

- Ability to add multiple tracks/routes to a gpx file instead of having to create seperate files for each.
- Merge and split route/tracks at different locations, in the right-click menu.
- Better erase tool (other than remove last segment since it becomes useless if you draw a track following a trail with greater precision (drawing continually instead of broken segments)
- How about a nice little popup if sorts that displays the current distance of the track/route that you are drawing. (A little box like when you leave your mouse over one of the items in the toolbar)
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