OsmAnd has so many features, all created by open-source developers, that even frequent users need to keep exploring to see what works.
No, by "folders" I was talking about the named sub-folders you can create within My_Places>My_Favourites within OsmAnd. Would you like me to post some screenshots to illustrate what I was trying to say? On Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 3:13:30 AM UTC [email protected] wrote: > Thanks for the response. That looks worth having a play with, which I'll > do tomorrow. > Very new to OsmAnd. > Am not sure when you are talking about "folders" are they folders at > Android file level - or folders within the OsmAnd app? > > On Wednesday, 25 November 2020 at 10:25:36 UTC+13 A Thompson wrote: > >> Faced with the same situation, I discovered a work-around. When you >> import the GPX as favourites, the new POIs go into the default folder >> called "Favourites". If you make sure that prior to the import this folder >> is empty (or even deleted) by moving any contents to other named folders, >> then after the import your new POIs are all in the "Favourites" folder by >> them selves. Then you can simply rename "Favourites" to whatever you like, >> change its appearance, etc. >> >> You can do this repeatedly - if you made a second import, OsmAnd would >> recreate "Favourites" for the new POIs, and you can rename it again. >> >> It's an easy system once you get into the habit of using "Favourites" >> solely for importing. >> >> I hope that helps! I think I made it sound more complicated than it is... >> On Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 7:42:57 AM UTC [email protected] wrote: >> >>> If I load, say, 50 POI's into OsmAnd via a GPX file, can I assign them >>> to a new category with a specified icon shape and colour in a single group >>> action? >>> >>> If so, any pointers as to "how" would be appreciated. >>> >> -- 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/db7021f2-7d7f-47e2-aafa-097737d987a4n%40googlegroups.com.
