Solved my own problem :-) A few days back i found a few options somewhere hidden deep. After experimenting with it i had my favorite option back.
How to enable it on v 2.9. Options: Configure screen map markers set it to "widgets" active markers to "one" distance indication to "on" choose how to display the display to activemakers to "widgets" show arrows on the to map "on" That way you immediately see where you are and heading related to you marker/flag outside your map (zoomed in to much). Very useful in unknown area's Op donderdag 29 december 2016 03:21:11 UTC+1 schreef Wow: > > Hi sorry guys i am dutch and dont speak very good englisch but i will do > my best. > > Hi the last time the red pointer worked was in v2.24 after that the red > pointer is only visible i you calculate a route to that point. > But when i am walk in a city i like to see where i am heading. For example > i enter my hotel as a way point, i walk left and right a sometimes i like > to see where my hotel is, which way i am walking (going away or towards my > hotel) and how far i am. Dont need no route calculated to my hotel for now. > > Now i could say calculate a route from the position i am. But the problem > with that it keeps calculating (= battery power loss) after i walk a few > meters and i dont want to go to my waypoint, i just want to know that my > hotel is 7 km at 170 degrees behind me, thats all. > Also the tick purple calculated line makes the screen so full of > information it disorientates me more then i helps me. > Also makes it easier to go around neighborhoods that are known to be not > "safe" > > For me it was the most important function i use and tried other apps after > but unfortunately nothing works as good as OSMAMD and would be so happy if > it could come back. > > Luckly i have the old v224 so i can reinstall it but that also means i am > not getting all the new functions that are build, so its or v224 with the > red help arrow and no updates ever or using the newest version and missing > my biggest help in a unknown city :-( > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Osmand" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
