Purpose of chapter: to give a overview of XtraEvents and their application.
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Overview
An 'XtraEvent' is an additional user event, placeable anywhere on an ended track.
This can be useful for extra info that wasn't:
- registered during tracking
- included in ManTrack when doing track layout
- provided approximate locations are known.
XtraEvent creation and handling:
- is done in Map
- with a Long-press gesture
The Map, in which a XtraEvent is to be created, must be opened (directly) from the History mainpage or the Tracklist:
| Ref | Opener | Tapping | Back button *) |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | History mainpage | HistMap | |
| - | Tracklist body | See Cell gestures and shortcut taps |
*) A Track zone suffix is appended, e.g.
How to create a new XtraEvent
Also explained in the Creating an XtraEvent Help In-App Help page.
Open a map (below: from the Tracklist), that after being arranged by moving and pinching displays the track to which the XtraEvent should be added
Set the Long-press mode picker option
Below, that was just done:
The 'Show eventpins' selection is thereby automatically set to 'All (slowest)' if otherwise set - and cannot be changed:
This ensures that entanglement of events (pins) is prevented - it's under visual control.
Long-press near track
Below, that was already done:
Notice the Map page has a one-letter mode indication 'X' in the navigation bar.
The Callout popup shows the timestamp for the plot (location), to which the XtraEvent was attached.
Tapping its Disclosure button opens a Action on Event menu (Map version):
Use the action for aftercare purposes - as a minimum, the Text-note should be changed:
Requirements for creating XtraEvents
To ensure good precision, you must long-press close to a track:
To avoid entanglement of events (pins), you must long-press not too close to another event::
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