X-Git-Url: https://git.street.me.uk/andy/viking.git/blobdiff_plain/17720e63b8f29a0909212c9cd13cc71c848c9097..89a7d25fca2626406e8aa874702acf98fb6d0916:/help/C/viking.xml diff --git a/help/C/viking.xml b/help/C/viking.xml index be4b5542..088a2256 100644 --- a/help/C/viking.xml +++ b/help/C/viking.xml @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ - Viking"> @@ -334,8 +334,17 @@ Other function keys control turn on/off visibility of various elements: Standard shortcuts are provided for normal GUI operations: such as creating new files, opening, saving and exitting. -Then there are shortcuts specific to &appname; to switch projection modes, zoom in/out, create layers and switch the active tool mode. -For these combinations see the menu entry themselves. +Then there are shortcuts specific to &appname; to switch projection modes, zoom in/out, create layers,switch the active tool mode and move the map: + +Ctrl+Up Pan the viewport North +Ctrl+Right Pan the viewport East +Ctrl+Down Pan the viewport South +Ctrl+Left Pan the viewport West +Ctrl+Keypad+ Zoom In +Ctrl+Keypad- Zoom Out +These work irrespective of the mode selected + +For other combinations see the menu entry themselves. @@ -421,10 +430,11 @@ This opens a file chooser dialog to select one (or more) files of the supported Viking GPX KML +JPG -GPX and KML files will be loaded into the existing &appname; view. A Viking file will be given a new window if the current window is already assigned. +GPX, KML and JPG files will be loaded into the existing &appname; view. A Viking file will be given a new window if the current window is already assigned. @@ -468,7 +478,7 @@ GPX and KML files may also be appended, but this is exactly the same as the norm Available on the FileAcquire menu and from the layer menu. -If used from the File menu and a TrackWaypoint layer is not currently selected, these methods place the results in a new TrackWaypoint layer. When a TrackWaypoint layer is selected, then using the FileAcquire will put the results into the selected TrackWaypoint layer. +If used from the File menu these methods place the results in a new TrackWaypoint layer. If used from the layer menu these methods place the results in that TrackWaypoint layer. @@ -573,6 +583,21 @@ You need to select the type of the file that is going to be returned, since ther +
+Import GeoJSON File + +FileAcquireImport GeoJSON File + + +This uses the program togpx to load .geojson files. +If the program is not detected on your system, then this option will not be available. +See here for the installation method. + + +The current version (1.4.4) of GPSBabel does not support the GeoJSON file format. + +
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Print @@ -754,8 +779,30 @@ You are probably better off expanding the waypoint list and directly start typin
Export Layer -The layer (all tracks, routes and waypoints) can be exported to a file GPX, GPSPoint, GPSMapper, Google's KML format or any other format supported by GPSbabel. +The layer (all tracks, routes and waypoints) can be exported to following file formats: + + + GPX + + + GPSPoint + + + GPSMapper + + + Google's KML + + + Any GPSBabel File Formats + + + GeoJSON. Via the program togeojson + This option will not be available if the program is not detected on your system. + See here for the installation method. + + Version1.1+: An individual track can be exported to a GPX file via the track menu. @@ -864,6 +911,15 @@ The password is transferred unencrypted in ever This opens dialog to request the number of points each track will be simplified using GPSBabel. The result is put into a new layer. The simplification method removes points considered to be in a 'near straight line', thus reducing the number of points and attempting to keep the most important turning points.
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Compress Tracks + +Enables compression of tracks and routes via GPSBabel's Crosstrack simplify method. +It opens a dialog to request the Error factor value which is the maximum allowable error that may be introduced by removing a single point. +It is expressed a distance in units as specified by the distance option. +Thus a higher value will remove more points. +The result is put into a new layer. + +
Remove Duplicate Waypoints Remove Duplicate Waypoints - fairly self explainatory, with the results created in a new layer. @@ -1479,19 +1535,16 @@ You will need an open internet connection when you are downloading maps, but onc Some maps are continually improving over time (e.g. OpenStreetMap) and so in order to not to have to (re)download the data all the time &appname; employs a timeout method - Tile Age to determine whether to access the server. However a forced refresh for the current view can be made via the Reload All Onscreen Maps option. -Inbuilt maps include various Terraserver (Primarily USA coverage) and OpenStreetMap (OSM) ones and more: +Inbuilt maps include various OpenStreetMap (OSM) ones and more: Bing Bird's Eye (Aerial) Maps (&appname; Version1.2+) -Terraserver Topos -Terraserver Aerials -Terraserver Urban Areas OpenStreetMap (Mapquest) - This is the default (&appname; Version1.3+) OpenStreetMap (Mapnik) OpenStreetMap (Cycle) OpenStreetMap (Transport) (&appname; Version1.3+) +OpenStreetMap (Humanitarian) (&appname; Version1.5+) NASA BlueMarble -SpotMap (&appname; Version1.1+) @@ -1762,6 +1815,11 @@ This is the default tool. This mode can also be entered by the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+P + +Double clicking the left mouse button will zoom the map in. +Shift + double clicking the left mouse button will zoom the map out. +Double clicking the right mouse button will also zoom the map out. +
Zoom @@ -1780,6 +1838,12 @@ This mode can also be entered by the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Z Shift (and hold) + left mouse button: Draws a bounding box area on which to zoom in. The zoom action is performed when the left mouse button is released. + +Shift + left click button: Jump Zoom In by up to factor of 3 standard zooms. + + +Shift + right click button: Jump Zoom Out by up to factor of 3 standard zooms. +
Ruler @@ -1851,6 +1915,31 @@ This operates in exactly the same way as the Create One must finish the current route to be able to create another route. + +One can switch between the Create Route and Route Finder tools while editing routes. + +
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Create Route Using the Route Finder + +Enable this tool by clicking on the toolbar icon: + + +Requires an internet connection. +Left click to create a new trackpoint. +If it's the initial trackpoint you will be asked to enter a name for the route, otherwise the default routing engine will be queried to find a route to the new trackpoint. +Right click or Backspace: remove the last added route. + + +Escape: to finish route creation. +Finishing the track is also available via the right click and track menus. + + +One must finish the current route to be able to create another route. + + +One can switch between the Create Route and Route Finder tools while editing routes. +
Edit Waypoint @@ -1921,22 +2010,6 @@ For Linux you can override this with the setting in the Route Finder - -Enable this tool by clicking on the toolbar icon: - -Creates a track using default routing engine between two points. -Requires an internet connection. Click one point, then click another to -create a track. - - -Right-click: undo last routing (only track removed - not any waypoints) - - -Ctrl: continue previous track - -
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Georef Map Layer Tools @@ -2084,12 +2157,18 @@ This feature is called Webtools. It is also known as Extern You can set the Home location directly by inputting the latitude and longitude in decimal degrees.
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Time Display +This controls the reference timezone that times are shown in. +Locale is the current user's system preference. This was how all times were shown up to version 1.5. +World will attempt to determine the timezone at an object's position. +UTC enforces this standard timezone. +
Tile's age This age is used to decided wether or not a new request to tile server must be done. Changing this value, you will increase or decrese the network load.
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Default maplayer directory +
Default map layer directory This property sets the default directory of the tiles cache. This value is used when you create a new map layer. @@ -2730,7 +2809,11 @@ Accept: */* url - the parametrized address of the tile, in the spirit of C printf format, with 3 "%d" fields for X, Y and Z (zoom level) (eg. "/%d/%d/%d.png") + the parametrized address of the tile, in the spirit of C printf format, with 3 "%d" fields for Z, X and Y (in that order) (eg. "/%d/%d/%d.png") + + + switch-xy (optional) + Swap the X,Y values around in the URL parametrized ordering. @@ -2975,6 +3058,9 @@ Accept: */* window_menubar=true + + window_copy_centre_full_format=false + version_check_period_days=14 @@ -2989,6 +3075,20 @@ Accept: */* trkpt_selected_statusbar_format=KEATDN This string is in the Message Format Code + + utils_nearest_tz_factor=1.0 + + + viewport_history_size=20 + + + viewport_history_diff_dist=500 + In metres. + + Go Back or Go Forward requests over this range from the last history location will move back to that position. + If within this range it will skip over this location and move on to the next saved history location. + +
@@ -3011,6 +3111,7 @@ Accept: */* M = Time diff of a Trackpoint from the previous trackpoint X = Number of satellites used in the trackpoint fix D = Distance of the trackpoint from the start of a track (following along the track) + F = Distance of the trackpoint from the finish (end) of a track (following along the track) P = Distance difference of the trackpoint from the previous trackpoint N = Name of track to which the trackpoint belongs E = Name of the trackpoint @@ -3043,4 +3144,6 @@ Accept: */*
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