Nic Hubbard

26 minutes ago, ciarmer said:

I was out caching today and using Cachly as I'm trying to get used to it. Unfortunately, I thought I had the most recent version so I still wasn't able to upload pending field notes in bulk. I've now installed the most recent version. Has this issue been addressed yet?

One of the bugs that exists in the previous version (and may still be there in the current version) is when field notes are accumulated and not logged at the time of creation, a problem arises in the Find Count if one uses the *Find Count* variable as part of the field note text. As an example, if you start the day with 100 finds in your profile and you find three caches during the day and you have accumulated three field notes for those finds, when you upload the logs (one by one) as field notes, each one of them has Find number 103 in its text. Looks like a bug to me. But any input would be welcome.

Bulk uploading will come in our 2.0 version.

For the find count keyword, it is a tricky thing to keep working since there are many ways that logs can get created: Create log, save Pending Log to device, submit field note to geocaching.com. Field notes on geocaching.com could then be deleted later, further throwing off the number.

So, we are working on the issue any trying to get it working correctly.

This is a bug. We will get this fixed for 2.0. 

Thanks for reporting it!

30 minutes ago, ciarmer said:

Just as an FYI .... I'm not sure how they do it, but both GSAK and Geosphere identify caches with corrected coordinates when pocket queries are downloaded. In addition, both the original and the corrected coordinates become part of the cache's data.

 

We will be fixing Cachly to work this way in 2.0.

For those that are interested, here is the Cachly presentation that I did from Geowoodstock 14er:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g5rBQYKCiI

For those that were interested, here is the Cachly presentation from Geowoodstock 14er:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g5rBQYKCiI

Doing some more testing and looking into the GPX files that PQ create, I can confirm that geocaching.com does not include any indication that the caches have corrected coordinates. 

However, in 2.0 we will be rebuilding the way we receive PQ data and it will solve this issue.

Let me look deeper into our code and see if we are accounting for this. Will get back to you soon.

7 hours ago, ShoesBologna said:

I guess that I'm dull.  When I click add to bookmark, I only get my bookmarks as options.  There isn't an option to add to an ignore list.  

Login to geocaching.com and you first have to add a cache to "Ignore". Once you do that, it will create an Ignore List for you. Then you can use Cachly to add caches to that list.

Will keep working on this. Looks like Needs Maintenance only works for caches that are owned...

I just posted a Needs Maintenance through the app and it worked: https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5TAPN_salmon-love-bridges?guid=2f03a0c6-c892-4f26-a764-3f80bc14047a

Are you sure that your "Send as field note" option is not checked?

This should work now. I contacted Groundspeak and it seemed to be an issue with their server. They fixed it and I tested it. Seems to be working now.

Let me know if you have any more issues.

I deleted my last post about this, as I had forgotten this was possible. Just add the cache as a bookmark then choose "Ignore List". Then make sure to set your Search Options to not show ignored.

Sorry about the mixup!

Strange. Let me look into this when I am back at the office. Will let you know what I find. 

I think that this is part of a bug we are working to fix. Had not seen it happen like this, but I appreciate the note!

Great idea! Will add this to our feature list!

1 hour ago, TheRambler said:

Agreed; I too would like to see a summary of the features.

Just downloaded the app for iPhone this morning - and look forward to trying it out in the not too distant future... 

You can see some of our major features listed on www.cach.ly, and also by viewing our Help within the app. Most features are very intuitive in Cachly, so just start exploring. I think you will like what you find!

2 hours ago, Electric Water Boy said:

I was at Geowoodstock, but didn't make it to your presentation.  Argh!   But yes, turn it into something we can use and get it to us.  We'll spread the word!

I will get working on this next week.

15 minutes ago, Electric Water Boy said:

I would love you to go one step further - make a PowerPoint demonstration to be used by those of us who would like to have events where we show what Cachly can do.

That sounds like a great idea, I would love to have the geocaching community help spread the word in this way!

I do have a presentation from Geowoodstock that I did that could be easily turned into something you could use. Would you be interested in this?

12 hours ago, hidegoseek said:

I don't think a new search option is needed to hide one errant archived event since no other archived caches, of any type, show up.  It's got to be an anomaly with this particular cache.  

I don't think it is an anomaly after looking into it. If you search for just events in your area it will come up with other archived events. There are also a few archived caches you will see here and there...

10 minutes ago, hidegoseek said:

The event that won't die is:  GC6JKJ9

Using Cachly 1.1.7 (1) on a 5s running iOS 9.3.4

Ah ok, I didn't see you mention before that this was an archived cache. Currently Cachly doesn't hide these types of caches. I will add a new search option to hide these in 2.0. Thanks for helping with this!

2 minutes ago, Boudewijn said:

Just bought an iPhone and thinking about getting cachly. The most important for me in a cache app are the maps. Which offline maps are supported and can you also navigate to a cach using a offline map?

Cachly provides the following map layers:

• Apple Maps
• Google Maps
• Ordnance Survey (UK)
• Open Street Map
• Open Cycle Map
• Thunder Forest Landscape
• Thunder Forest Outdoors
• ARC GIS Satellite
• ARC GIS Topo

Cachly had offline map tile downloads available. But in our upcoming 2.0 version we will be releasing Open Street offline vector maps, which will allow you to download entire states and countries offline in very small file sizes. (WA State is only 58 MB)

Yes, you can navigate to a cache using offline maps.

When posting a support question about Cachly please help us by providing the following:

• Cachly version number
• iOS version
• Device that you are using
• Screen that issue is happening on and if you can replicate it
• If you are a Regular or Premium user of geocaching.com
• GC code if your question is about a specific cache

1 hour ago, hidegoseek said:

This is weird.  An archived event (from June) shows up in Cachly and won't go away.  It's on my phone and my iPad, so I don't think it's localized to one device.  I can put it on an ignore list for a workaround, but it shouldn't be there.  I have no lists or PQ's that contain the event, so I'm perplexed.  

I have seen this happen before, and I am convinced it is a geocaching.com API issue. 

3 hours ago, zemiak said:

Basically yes. I was trying to move my finds into an offline list. Right now I'm using offline "Found it" logging, it's working the same way for me.

Cachly is changing my habits and that means, that it's a good app  

Thanks. I will get this added to our list!

Thanks Team DEMP for answering this one!