That would be useful. And as with many tech forums, a non-response may simply mean that no one has an answer. Or at least an affirmative one.
On Sunday, June 14, 2020 at 7:12:11 AM UTC-7, Francesco Puccettone wrote: > > I guess this thread was too big so will put the most important of these > questions in separate threads that are hopefully less intimidating for > people to reply to :-} > > On Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at 3:58:55 PM UTC+2, Francesco Puccettone > wrote: >> >> Hello to all in this OsmAnd group! >> >> I have just discovered this app, and as a longtime Google- and Here-Maps >> enthusiast, I am keen to learn to use OsmAnd at a more advanced level, to >> be able to rely on it during my hikes. >> >> I have a bunch of questions that I was not able to clarify for myself, >> maybe people in here can help if they have time. Thank you! :-} >> >> --Francesco >> >> >> 1. Since OsmAnd does not have a desktop version, and openstreetmap.org >> does not allow customising navigation routes, what is the best tool for >> planning hiking/cycling routes with custom waypoints, and later navigate >> them in OsmAnd by loading the GPX file? Google Maps is no good as it >> (still) doesn't know many footpaths etc. So far I only know of Komoot, >> but >> their desktop interface is not very advanced for routing - for instance, >> the autocomplete search is abysmal, and as soon as you add waypoints by >> name, it forgets that name and renames them Waypoint 1, 2, .. . >> 2. For cycling directions, OsmAnd has a set of very useful "Driving >> style" options (e.g. to avoid main roads), but is it possible to define a >> similar set of preferences for computed walking routes? Preferences like >> trying as much as possible to avoid roads and prefer mountain paths, even >> if it means a detour. Without such preferences, one has to constantly >> define "avoid" points along the route. >> 3. For a given point on the map (road), how can I see its exact road >> category (for instance, street/footpath/rough path/cycle >> lane/bridleway/etc)? Referring to the MapLegend is not very convenient >> (too >> many taps away), and even then, the different categories are hard to >> distinguish for people who are colour-blind. >> 4. Right-clicking on the map in the desktop version of OSM (osm.org) >> brings up the QueryFeatures options, which is great for seeing very >> detailed information about surrounding POIs. How can this feature be >> accessed in OsmAnd to see detail like that on demand, without having to >> turn on every possible layer of detail to be visible at all times? >> 5. A critical navigation feature is to quickly toggle the zoom >> between the default (zoomed in) level, and the zoom level just "high" >> enough to show an overview of the entire route. In Google Maps, >> route-overview is achieved by tapping the bifurcation icon in the bottom >> bar, which then creates a Recenter button. Can such a feature somehow be >> achieved in OsmAnd? >> 6. During cycling navigation, with the compass set to follow the >> direction of movement, I noticed that, after a turn, the map sometimes >> only >> partly rotates, such that instead of the direction of movement pointing >> upwards on the screen, it is instead pointing at some other angle. I >> noticed that a tap on the screen will rotate the map as expected, however >> to keep doing that during cycling is unsafe and inconvenient. Is this a >> known bug? >> 7. Many parts of my offline maps are rendered with what appear to be >> artefacts (see screenshot below). Is this an issue with my phone's GFX, >> or >> just the way the OSM map tiles are normally rendered? >> 8. How can I hide overhead power lines and towers? I find those >> distracting when hiking (alpine running), when I need instead to quickly >> distinguish between useful lines (contour lines, paths etc). I saw no >> specific layers for power lines in the Hide/POI menus (hiding all >> "Overground objects" is obviously overkill). >> 9. When tapping on certain POIs, the POI type is not displayed even >> in the details. For instance nowhere is the word 'tree' displayed when >> tapping on a tree symbol on the map. Some POI icons are obviously more >> arbitrary and harder to guess though. >> 10. During navigation, is it possible to have two separate panels for >> arrival time and remaining time in the top-right corner, rather than >> these >> always sharing a single panel that has to be tapped to toggle between >> them? >> 11. For a given point on the map, how can I see the exact steepness >> (in %) at that point, without having to define a navigation route? >> 12. How can I have my Hide configuration remembered between >> navigation routes, e.g. next time when I define a route, to have the >> "hide >> house numbers" tickbox still checked, as I had done for the previous >> route? >> >> [image: 1.jpg] >> >> -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/osmand/8e7ee9d0-2bd8-41cb-ae3f-21413dc9010eo%40googlegroups.com.
