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Hidden functions
While we try to make every function of c:geo as accessible and self explanatory as possible, there are still some shortcuts and advanced functions, which you might not find right away.
All of these hidden functions are also explained in the relevant section of this user guide, but for those of you who are already familiar with all the main c:geo functions we additionally collected them here as it might enhance your usage experience:
| How to access | Function | Link to user guide section |
|---|---|---|
| Long tap on stored caches icon | Will let you directly pick one of your stored lists and open it, instead of first opening the list and then using the top bar to select another list | Main Menu |
| Long tap on map icon | Will let you directly pick one of your stored lists and open it on the map, instead of first opening the map and then using the top bar to select a list | Main Menu |
| Long tap on search icon | Will show you a list of recently viewed caches | Main Menu |
| Long tap on current location | Will copy the current coordinates to the clipboard | Main Menu |
| Long tap on search for geocode | Will use the geocode from clipboard for the search. | Search function |
| Long tap on disc icon in cache details or map popup | Will not ask for the list, where the cache shall be saved but instead use the last selection and save it | Live Map Cache Details |
| Long tap on pencil icon in cache details or map popup | Move already saved caches to another list | Live Map Cache Details |
| Long tap on compass rose icon in cache details or map popup | While a short tap will start your default navigation, a long tap on this icon will start your secondary preferred navigation (Default=Map, can be changed in settings). | Live Map Cache Details |
| Tap on filter notification on map or lists or filter-icon of the top bar menu | In case you have set a filter the active filtering will be shown by a filter indication at the top of the screen below the top bar menu. Tapping on this indication will directly open the corresponding filter settings to change/remove the filter. | Cache Filtering |
| Long tap on filter notification on map or lists or filter-icon of the top bar menu | In case you have set a filter the active filtering will be shown by a filter indication at the top of the screen below the top bar menu. A long tap on this indication will open a list of the stored filters to change the active filter. | Cache Filtering |
| Tap on sorting notification in lists | In case you have set an active sorting, a sorting indication will be shown at the top of the screen below the top bar menu. Tapping on this indication will directly open the sorting settings to change the sorting order. | Stored Caches |
| Long tap on sorting notification in lists | In case you have set an active sorting, a sorting indication will be shown at the top of the screen below the top bar menu. A long tap on this indication will reverse the sorting order. | Stored Caches |
| Long tap on map source selection | If visible in the top bar, a long tap will choose the last used map source. | Live Map |
| Long tap on live mode indication | If visible in the top bar, a long tap will activate plain offline mode. | Live Map |
| Long tap on compass rose in map view | If the map rotation is not switched off and the compass rose is shown on the map, a long tap on the compass rose will show the options to switch map rotation. | Live Map |
| Tap on title in cache popup | Tap on the title in the cache popup allows to set a user defined icon for this cache, which replaces the default cache type icon. | Live Map |
| Long tap on date selection | Long tap on any date selection field will use the last date used. | e.g.Logging Geocaches |
| Long tap on any icon of the top bar menu | Long tap on any of the icons shown in the top bar menu throughout c:geo (except the compass rose, due to its different long tap function as described above) will show an info text with its associated function. You can use this, if you are unsure about the meaning of a menu icon. | e.g.Logging Geocaches |
Manual config options in settings
Additionally, we have some very specific configuration options, which are relevant under certain circumstances only, and which we do not present in settings to keep them more legible. You can use settings ⇒ system ⇒ view settings to add or edit such settings.
| Key | Type | Default | Usage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| autorenameDownloads | boolean | true | File names of maps downloaded with c:geo will be changed to a more legible form automatically, e. g. “berlin_oam.osm.map” will be changed to “Berlin (OAM)” | 2025.02.09-NB |
Other manual configuration
Display name for downloaded map files
Every map downloaded with c:geo has a so-called companion file with additional info. This file has the same name as the map file, but with an additional “-cgeo.txt”. This file holds extra info about the download, e. g. date & time of download to support the update functionality.
Starting with version 2025.02.XX (not yet published) you can edit the value of the “displayname” entry to change the name under which this map will be listed in c:geo (including sorting). This feature is supported in UnifiedMap only.
