HikingSeal

Just to bring an end to the thread. No I didn't replicate it. I didn't try to. With the site being down I just used the Send as Text feature, imported it into GSAK and finished my logging there. It was an individual log. I guess it would be hard to build a safety net for this since it is a thankfully rare occurrence and what a user experiences as a site being down could be different in the background with the API.

I echo what everyone else said. I'm just glad it's coming back in 5. I was worried that similar to when Geocaching had to drop Google Maps or pay lots of money because of the demand the geocaching site was making on the Google servers. I see the comments about the resolution being low. Will Cachly 5 have access to the same quality of Google maps (standard and satellite are what I use the most) or will Cachly too have a step down in quality? I am glad to see the addition of a good topo map, though I must wonder if it's new or I never scrolled down far enough. I thought I looked for topos in the list earlier, probably not too hard as if I'm caching some place where I care about topos I usually have my Garmin. When I was east of the Mississippi for GW16, I was looking for topos on my phone. My 24K maps on my Garmin are only the west. Since I've started rambling on about maps in general, I should mention the offline GW area map rocked!! While doing the Giga geo-art I was able to navigate the trails without problem, direct a random couple hiking thr trail, and keep my new Canadian geo-buddy who had no data from getting lost. He was an android user and very sad he had no way to get the cool maps I was using. Thank you!

I was searching for information on a different topic and stumbled on this thread. Let me add a "me too". It happened once on a road trip last week. The cache in questions was the last of that day.I think it was fine for about a day. Then when I went to catch up on logging the following day I noticed the cache was not in the right position in the list. Like the initial screen shot it was missing all the data. If I tapped on it, Cachly would crash. I eventual just logged it on the site and deleted the pending log. Then everything was fine. If it happens again I'll try to get more details.

I was in the midst of catching up on logging. When I pressed "send Log" in Cachly it informed me it was saved as a draft on geocaching.com. (The "save as draft" was not on. I never use it.) When I went looking for the draft, I figured out that the geocaching servers were down. When they came back up, the draft was not there. The cache had not been logged. There appears no record that I ever wrote the log in Cachly. Any ideas where I could look for this evaporated log?

Sounds like a plan. Thanks!

I originally thought that was the answer until I looked online and it was still there. Back to what I was originally going to type then. I'm totally up for helping you promote Cachly. It's a product I believe in. Every log I send from Cachly says "Logged from Cachly" in the signature. That being said, could you add some space above the "Log photo uploaded using Cachly" line? It's a really pain trying to get the cursor before it and I usually end up deleting your tag. I also realize you're competing with the similar tag from the Official app that newbies aren't like to remove. Just looking for a compromise here for those of us who want to caption our photos and help you with promotion.

I see the latest release 3.1 (19) made a change to photo captions. It looks like there was a slight change on the website and likely the API. I think the two blanks were labeled Caption and Description. Now on the website it's Name and Description. Even if I'm making things up about how it used to be, the new release of Cachly seems to be missing the Name box. All I get is the description box. When I edit an image online that I uploaded via Cachly I can add a name. Screen caps attached of what I'm seeing in Cachly and online. Am I doing something wrong or are others finding the name box on log photos missing in Cachly?

Thanks!

Love the new FTF banners. I am curious why FTFs can only be filtered in an Offline list although they can be sorted Live. I suspect it's related to available resources. I just wanted a better answer than my guess. Thanks!

Related to this issue, when projecting a waypoint, does Cachly use your current position or the cache coordinates? I see a selection a couple items up but I don't think that is related to projection. In addition to rragan's request for selection of magnetic vs true, I'd add a request to select "project from? current position or cache coordinates"

Will waypoint projection be making an appearance in ver 3?

You're right. Totally misread that one. Sorry.

In looking at trackables, I noticed the description does not always show up. It seems to be find for any trackable I own. The first one I tried that I didn't own was the Airstream tag. It clearly has a description online but Description is greyed out in Cachly. I though it might be behaving oddly because it's a promotional tag. Then the same thing happened with the Apple Jack tag. I'm suspicious that it's an API because I get the same results in the official app. Thoughts? [Note: For others reading this I don't have any trackables in my possession right now. I am working on screenshots for handouts for some sessions I"m doing. I had the tracking numbers in an old list of trackables I saw at an event on my phone. The numbers are not obscured in the attached screen captures so they can be tested. Please be respectful. Probably wasted breath as I've yet to read a post in this forum that is not respectful, so thanks to Nic and all the participants for the pleasant environment.]

Cool! Nice job. I think I have another one for you but it's trackable related so I'll start a new thread if I can't figure it out

Screen capture of the error happening https://www.dropbox.com/s/ex122j9129wl7ll/Cachly Insert Keyword puts at end of text.mp4?dl=0

2.0.3 (4) which I think it current

I've noticed some less preferred and odd cursor behaviors when editing the content of my log. First the preference issue, I took advantage of the Log Text feature to set up a signature. It consists of three blank lines (hard returns) and three lines of text. When I open a new log, the cursor is at the end of the signature. It's not a big deal but my preference would be for it to start in the first character (upper left) of the log window. I could see some people setting up log text that they want at the beginning of their log in which case the current cursor position is fine. Then of course there will be the tough ones who have beginning text AND a signature who want the cursor to be in the middle. You're pretty good at coming up with user friendly interfaces so I'll bet you can come up with something for the folks who want it in the middle. For us who want a signature only, perhaps an option to identify the Log Text as a signature allowing the cursor to start at the top. Second the odd behavior. With by signature described above, I move the cursor to the first line and beginning typing my log. When I Insert Keyword, the keyword is inserted at the end of my signature rather than where the cursor was when I inserted keyword. Happens reliably. Another weird behavior that I'm not sure if it's Cachly or my phone (5s) or a combination. If I have entered text and want to add something before my first character, I cannot get the cursor into the first position on the first line (upper left of text box). I can get it in the first position on the second line. I can get it between the first and second characters on the first line. I had a child with very small fingers try without luck. I've tried with a stylus.with the same result. [With my signature, because the first line is blank, tapping anywhere on the first line puts the cursor in the first position.] So what's the verdict, can the rest of you get the cursor in the first position after you've typed text? Thanks, Chris

I had a feeling that was going to be the answer. Just a thought.

I just spent some interesting time reading threads about offline maps. It made me realize how important they are to most folks. I changed my data plan to unlimited with Verizon and my bill actually went down $3. (Just throwing in a tip for any other Verizon customers out there) I only use offline maps when I'm out in the boondocks with no cell service.Truthfully I will probably be using my GPS in such situations but it's nice to have the caches on my phone to so I can look at pictures if I'm stuck and write some of the log. I digress. Here's my thought. I have Google Maps on my phone. It prompts me to download the maps around my home. Basically I can be offline and have navigation for about an hour radius around my home. Since that information is stored on my phone, would it be possible use those maps to display caches with direct rather than on road navigation within Cachly or at least put the cache data on the map in Google Maps? The vector maps are cool but Google is better especially with satellite view.

I have a little data to add. It happened to me three separate times over Memorial Day weekend. Twice using the live map, once using an offline list. In all three situations I saved the log rather than sending. No matter what cache I tapped after hitting Done on the log screen the information for the cache I'd just logged came up. The problem was resolved by hitting refresh.in the live map or closing and reopening the app when offline. Again in all three instances, it did not happen for the next cache. I couldn't replicate it at will either. Hopefully the observations will help.

Interesting. For MrGigabyte it sounds like you are doing your trip planning through Cachly. Guess I'm just fond of my 21" monitor for that purpose I don't have to wear my reading glasses then. ChrisDen I'm totally with you. I just use the "Export txt File" from the Pending Log screen for that purpose. Thanks for the responses so far. To everyone else keep'em coming.

Purely a question of curiosity. I notice several threads here about people using this feature to move caches from Cachly to GSAK or other devices.Perhaps I'm just stuck in a rut. Everything goes into GSAK then out to my devices. Why do people want to export from Cachly? Please don't anyone be offended by my curiosity. I'm prepping for a phone caching class and just want to hear about other points of view. Maybe there will be someone in the class who will have need of the feature.

For what it's worth, I too have experienced the problem. I'll try to keep an eye out when it happens again to see if I can replicate it. I superstitiously attributed it to my phone being nearly out of memory or having too many apps open. No real support for that thought as I didn't check my memory at the time. P.S. Nic, if you don't recognize the handle, this is Chris Rock. We've been chatting about my local event and the Maritime Mega.