Nic Hubbard

24 minutes ago, hidegoseek said:

Will the fix work for iCaching waypoints also?

Yes it will. However I don't see a notation in the iCaching GPX files as to if a Waypoint is a user added waypoint, or a cache waypoint. Do you have insight on this?

After testing I found that this was a bug in our importer. It is now fixed and will be in our 2.0 version.

58 minutes ago, LSbatman said:

I must have done something wrong on the first try.. I just sent it again. Sorry.

Got it. Will test and get back to you.

I will add a fix in Cachly to make sure to open all wherigo.com URLs in Safari. I think that should fix the issue for the time being.

Cachly doesn't actually work with Whereigo cartridges. As far as I know, the only app that supports them is the Whereigo app.

We have this on our feature list, but I am not even sure if the Whereigo cartridge format is open source...

18 minutes ago, LSbatman said:

Sent the file. Thanks for the prompt reply.

Haven't seen the email yet. Just want to make sure I don't miss it...

Could you use the Contact Support option in Cachly and send me the GPX file to look at? 

Thanks!

That is just a formatting issue that will get fixed. Thanks for pointing it out!

2 minutes ago, barefootguru said:

The original coords aren't within the search area, but the solved ones are…

Ah, got it. Then yes, in this case, there wouldn't be any way for Cachly to know that.

It should still load those caches as the original coordinates are within the search area. And, if you have "Fit to map" turned on, the map should zoom out to include that cache location.

1 minute ago, bransom said:

1. It seems to happen regardless of zoom level, at least for me. Zooming up or down seems to make no difference. Meanwhile, I'll just wait for v2's release.

Very strange. This shouldn't happen. 

1 minute ago, bransom said:

2. Now I can't duplicate it either but it happened at least a dozen times yesterday. I'm just testing at home now. I'll try to duplicate in the field over the next few days.

Thanks!

This is something that I have on our feature list to put into the Settings menu. I think it makes more sense to put it there so that a user has control over it from that location, instead of not realizing it saved the default from the save image switch.

2 minutes ago, barefootguru said:

2. Satellite:  yeah, seemed unlikely given licensing.  But on the Caches tab, tap the map icon, and on the Map Types screen under 'Offline Maps' is Standard and Satellite?

That is because MapQuest used to provide free Satellite tiles which were integrated into Cachly. But they shut down this service this summer. So, this option just allows those users who still have the MapQuest Satellite tiles on their devices to still use them.

2 minutes ago, barefootguru said:

5. do you use the OS even for OSM?  I'm used to running MotionX-GPS which does it internally (and has settings for caching and downloading).

Yes. All map tiles are rendered onto the standard MKMapView in iOS.

Also, please keep in mind that in 2.0, with offline vector maps, almost all your issues above will be resolved.

11 minutes ago, barefootguru said:

which provider is used for offline maps?  OSM?

Yes, OSM.

12 minutes ago, barefootguru said:

how does Cachly decide to download the Standard or Satellite maps?

OSM are Standard Maps only. There are no satellite maps offered for offline use.

12 minutes ago, barefootguru said:

what zoom levels are downloaded?

Up to level 17. Although sometimes our tile provider doesn't have level 17 available, and will only build those tiles when requested. Which, does not help users. This is why we are moving to OSM offline vector maps in 2.0.

13 minutes ago, barefootguru said:

is there a way to view/delete the batches of map downloads?

In Settings you can clear the tile cache, but it will delete all tiles.

14 minutes ago, barefootguru said:

in normal operation, how much caching does Cachly do of tiles when online?  i.e. what's the chance of it remembering tiles I've looked at if I lose reception, or saving cellular data.

Cachly does not do any tile caching other than what iOS naturally does, which we do not know the threshold of.

Yes, the name/title is saved on geocaching.com because the Corrected Coordinate is just a Waypoint, similar to other waypoints that can have a name/title. Looks like Groundspeak just isn't displaying the name anywhere.

I see what you mean. However I am not sure this would be a good idea to implement as most of our users would expect the cache to be offline if they visit it through an offline list. But, if they visit it through the Caches tab, they would expect the cache to be live.

Thoughts?

2 hours ago, bransom said:

1. I load up an offline list including maps and I can scroll around the map. Once I select a cache and choose "Navigate," the map disappears. All that's left is my current location, the location of the cache, and a straight line, all on a blank background. Is this normal or correct, or am I doing something wrong?

This happens because when navigating to the cache, the map is zoomed in too far and there are not tiles available for that zoom level. Zoom about a bit to load those tiles. In our 2.0 version this will no longer be an issue.

2 hours ago, bransom said:

2. If I have a offline list loaded and I exit Cachly to open another app, leaving it running in the background, then switch back to Cachly, I get the error message about being offline. To get back to the offline list, I have to go through the sequence of reloading that list. Shouldn't Cachly know I'm in an area previously saved and just load up the offline maps?

This shouldn't happen, and I am not able to reproduce. Are you saying that Cachly opens back up to the same offline list as before and then shows the message? Or, after a while iOS has killed Cachly, and you have to reopen it (showing the startup splash screen) and then it shows the error?

You are correct about this. I will get this added to our feature list. Thanks!

Cachly doesn't have the ability to save custom text as keywords, but in Settings you can add a Log Text Default which can include keywords.

Is this what you were looking for?

This feature hasn't been added yet, but will be part of our 2.0 update. Stay tuned!

Glad you are liking it! Will answer any questions that you have and seriously consider all feature requests!

I agree. Will get this fixed. Thanks!

Great find. Thanks!

This is something that we have on our list to do, but not sure when will will get it added. Hopefully after our 2.0 version is released we will be able to work on this.