Thank you, I found it! Now something equivalent for organizing tracks and routes would be fine. But so far I only managed by creating folders in the file system by hand.
A Thompson schrieb am Montag, 28. Dezember 2020 um 01:16:27 UTC+1: > I agree that the option doesn't seem to be present on the > My_Places>My_Favourites screen as you would expect. But if you create a > new favourite or edit an existing one then you will see a "select group" > section in the setup screen for that favourite. At the end of the list of > current groups is the option to add a new group. > > On Sunday, December 27, 2020 at 8:27:08 PM UTC > [email protected] wrote: > >> I didn't know about this possibility to create subfolders. And I tried to >> find it according to your description. What UI element is it? All I see >> that looks like suitable is the "+" sign. But this leads me to a file open >> dialogue. >> >> A Thompson schrieb am Mittwoch, 25. November 2020 um 04:39:19 UTC+1: >> >>> 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/a6e9841c-ea0c-49eb-ab0a-6cbb87c0bdc6n%40googlegroups.com.
