Hi Patrik, this might be a good idea for your special use case, but it will introduce a dependency that is not covered by the data model of the GPX specification, which is the basis for the data model in QMS.
We could introduce a creator string for each item. But this will be another nasty extension when it comes to saving this information into GPX . Another source for other software to get a hic-up. Additionally it will get tricky to add the correct information into that string at the correct point of time. The default would be to use the creator string from the GPX header attribute. Exception: The item has been copied from a device to the workspace. In this case the creator string from the original file should be preserved. But what happens if the item is changed? Should the original creator be preserved? Or should it be replaced by the one of the current software used? What happens if recorded tracks from various sources are used to created a new one? The basic problem is, that you want to reference information that is part of the GPX file header but not part of the item's data. And it isn't that easy to determine when to add, replace or delete the reference. Nor is it supported by the GPX specification itself. And imprinting the creator into the item's name when coping the item from the device to the workspace isn't that easy, too. The moment you copy it back and forth between device and workspace you have to deal with that name extension properly. So will this be part of QMapShack? Hm, rather not unless someone comes up with a patch that doesn't break when challenged with all kinds of variations of handling data from various sources. Oliver Am Sonntag, 11. Juni 2017, 12:54:14 CEST schrieb Patrik Brunner: > While being out in the field I normally have 3 different GPSs turned on. > After finishing the tour I normally save the track only with date > (lazyness) or the track is archived automatically if I forget to save > the tracks explicitely. > > When loading the three different tracks into QMapShack I just see the > trackname as written in the gpx itself. It's always sort of complicated > to identify which track was done by which GPS. > > It would be great if the Info Tab on the track would also show the > creator from the <gpx ...> header part to easily identify which track > comes from which gps. > > In my case I have the following tags: > creator="eTrex 30" > creator="Oregon 650t" > creator="Monterra" > > There are also other tags in the header, but besides the gpx version and > the creator I don't see any direct value, at least for me. > > Any chance to get that implemented ? > > Cheers > Patrik ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Qlandkartegt-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qlandkartegt-users
