And here is Max arrogant comment on my ticket: Max really thinks we are all stupid:
"Ramy please stop spamming your off-topic bullshit here. This ticket is closed because it was bogus from the start, and there's nothing left to discuss. Take your ego somewhere else, please." (Sent from my iPhone) > On Jul 26, 2015, at 5:47 AM, "martin.kopp...@gmx.de" <martin.kopp...@gmx.de> > wrote: > > I also just took the time and tried it. > > in 6.8.9 it is possible. > > Steps: > 1. Enable pan mode. > 2. Pan to desired location. > 3. Double tap on map while still in pan mode (Took a while until I figured > that one out!) > 4. Now select NAV 2 and drop marker. You are now in pan mode AND in nav 2 > menu. > 5. Drop a marker. It is created at the crosshair location and named according > to coordinates. > 6. Tap on map to get ‚map elements at this location‘ page. > 7. Select the marker from the list. > 8. Tap ‚Details‘ button to get element info page. > 9. Tap right arrow to get waypoint details. > 10. Tap ‚Edit‘ button to get waypoint editor page. > 11. Make your edits (Rename, etc. ) and quit with OK. > > -> Now tap on the new waypoint in map and insert it in task or go to task > editor and use it the usual way. > > I’d not say that is the most straightforward and intuitive way, but it might > be acceptable for pre flight. > > > > In 6.7.x, though, the above is NOT possible, since the marker is not dropped > at the crosshair location. > > Martin > > > --- > > > >> Am 25.07.2015 um 03:59 schrieb Ramy Yanetz <ryan...@yahoo.com>: >> >> Just tried it again. Panned out and dropped a marker. The marker was not >> dropped at the cross air. It was dropped at current location. So if the >> enhancement in 6.8 is to convert it to a waypoint, it will still not address >> the need to be able to create a waypoint on any place on the map. >> So no, I dont think I am the one speculating and spreading wrong info. >> Reopening the ticket. >> >> Ramy >> >> From: Ramy Yanetz <ryan...@yahoo.com> >> To: Andreas Pfaller <pfal...@gmail.com> >> Cc: "xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net" <xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net> >> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 12:20 PM >> Subject: Re: [Xcsoar-user] How to create a new waypoint on the map by >> panning or tapping? >> >> There is no speculation nor spreading wrong info in my posts. The wrong info >> was actually provided by yourself and Max when you closed the ticket as if >> this feature was already available. It was not but I am glad it will be >> available in 6.8. >> I tried what you describe in 6.7 and could NOT drop a mark at the cross air >> location. >> Please explain how or point me to the place where it is described in the >> manual. >> >> Thanks for all the hard work you folks put into XCSoar >> >> Ramy >> >> (Sent from my iPhone) >> >> >> >>> On Jul 24, 2015, at 11:00 AM, Andreas Pfaller <pfal...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> A marker can be dropped at the cross-hair location in pan mode >>> just like you would do it at the current GPS position in the >>> normal map mode (well, you will have to use the menu as gestures >>> will not work in pan mode). This feature is certainly already >>> available in 6.7.x. >>> >>> The primary change in 6.8.x was converting a marker to a proper >>> waypoint. >>> >>> So please stop speculating and spreading wrong info. A new >>> 6.8.x alpha was just released. >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Xcsoar-user mailing list >>> Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> Xcsoar-user mailing list >> Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Xcsoar-user mailing list > Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Xcsoar-user mailing list Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user
