Waypoint Icons

[jocoyn]

I have read through dozens of threads and am still a bit confused
Is there anyway I can create bitmap icons and use them instead of the standard ones?
Can I clear the standard ones to simply my pick list?

What I am looking to do is create several different colored squares [circles would be nicer but squares are easier] with an "x" inside [very simple] since I want to mark places where people in the field will be calling in waypoints while they are out and I want to color code each person.

[ScottMorris]

What you are talking about is possible, but it is a bit tricky.

The symbol file looks like this:



You can place your own version of that file in your 'default tracks' directory and TF will load it instead.  So basically you could overwrite a few of the 'known' waypoint symbols, like trailhead and campground with your own images.  Then simply use trailhead for user #1, campground for user #2, when you make the waypoints.

Does that make sense?

[jocoyn]

It kind of makes sense but I don't see a "default tracks" directory.

[ScottMorris]

It's just the directory that your GPX tracks go to by default.  You can set it in options->preferences, but it starts out as either program files\topofusion, or 'my topofusion files' under my documents.

Let me know if you have any issues with it.