First off, thank you for the great program. It is becoming an indispensable tool for me.
Is there any way to merge two or more tracks inside a .gpx file? I figured out how to merge two actual files but can't find an option to do it internally. I have my GPSr (Garmin 60csx) set to record track information in .gpx format at specified time intervals with one file per day, and when it thinks I've stopped for too long or it loses signal it creates a new track inside the file. I can merge the tracks in MapSource, but I am hoping it is possible in RouteConverter (I like its interface a whole lot more than MapSource) to do the same thing. Is that option available currently?
onomou Wrote:First off, thank you for the great program. It is becoming an indispensable tool for me.
Hi Steven,
that's great to hear.
onomou Wrote:Is there any way to merge two or more tracks inside a .gpx file?
No. I don't know how to solve this with a simple user interface.
onomou Wrote:I figured out how to merge two actual files but can't find an option to do it internally.
That's the workaround I'm using: Put the tracks to merge into files. Then adding them to one file containing all tracks. Works nicely by dragging and dropping
onomou Wrote:I can merge the tracks in MapSource, but I am hoping it is possible in RouteConverter (I like its interface a whole lot more than MapSource) to do the same thing.
If we find a way to include this feature without making the UI more complicated, adding buttons... Do you have an idea?
You have a good point; keeping the current interface as simple as possible, it might not be possible to implement.
I was playing around in Microsoft Visual Studio and came across a UI element called Tree View that (at least in my estimation) might make it possible, provided Java has something similar and you don't think it would make the interface too complicated.
I've attached a quick little mock-up of my ideas. It seems using check boxes it would be possible to view all the tracks within a file and perhaps even multiple files in a hierarchal list and toggle which were visible. The position list could then be updated with the title of each separate list maybe grayed out at the beginning of where that list started. One problem that I can see with this approach is the need for right-click context menus, which I've noticed you have stayed away from (or is it that Java doesn't really like them?). With context menus it would be possible to move all five list-editing buttons into the right-click list and free up some more space, at the cost of having an extra click to access them.
Anyways, just some ideas. Let me know what you think. I don't mind having to save individual tracks and merge them, I just thought it would be neat to have it all at once.
onomou Wrote:One problem that I can see with this approach is the need for right-click context menus, which I've noticed you have stayed away from (or is it that Java doesn't really like them?).
Actually I've just stayed away from them (just like a menu bar) since I've seen lots of times that unexperienced users where searching for buttons they can click on right away first.
onomou Wrote:With context menus it would be possible to move all five list-editing buttons into the right-click list and free up some more space, at the cost of having an extra click to access them.
That might be an option to solve the problem of limited space on the screen and increasing functionality: The functions for accessing geonames.org on the second tab are pretty lame and not very intuitive. Moving them to the first tab would be nice.
And then there is the request for columns other than the four predefined ones which show speed, direction etc. which I cannot solve by simply adding new columns due to the limited space on the screen.
I guess I have to go for context menus.
onomou Wrote:Anyways, just some ideas. Let me know what you think. I don't mind having to save individual tracks and merge them, I just thought it would be neat to have it all at once.
After my last tour through the Alps I had the same problem. And more and more people are asking for it.
onomou Wrote:First off, thank you for the great program. It is becoming an indispensable tool for me.
Hi Steven,
that's great to hear.
onomou Wrote:Is there any way to merge two or more tracks inside a .gpx file?
No. I don't know how to solve this with a simple user interface.
onomou Wrote:I figured out how to merge two actual files but can't find an option to do it internally.
That's the workaround I'm using: Put the tracks to merge into files. Then adding them to one file containing all tracks. Works nicely by dragging and dropping
onomou Wrote:I can merge the tracks in MapSource, but I am hoping it is possible in RouteConverter (I like its interface a whole lot more than MapSource) to do the same thing.
If we find a way to include this feature without making the UI more complicated, adding buttons... Do you have an idea?
I did it all the time. thats why i still use routeconverter 1.24. when I have different trackfiles I open the first track in routeconverter and then open the second track using the right button in the button row under the typeindication.you can do this several times. The moment you open the next file don't see anything happen on the map, but the positions are already in the list. What i do next is change frm track to route or waypoints and then back to track. And ther is your track. Works great, but its a pitty the button is lost in the latest version of routeconvertor
(21.05.2009, 07:42)erikcolin Wrote: I did it all the time. thats why i still use routeconverter 1.24. when I have different trackfiles I open the first track in routeconverter and then open the second track using the right button in the button row under the typeindication.you can do this several times. The moment you open the next file don't see anything happen on the map, but the positions are already in the list. What i do next is change frm track to route or waypoints and then back to track. And ther is your track. Works great, but its a pitty the button is lost in the latest version of routeconvertor
Hi erikcolin,
you may safely upgrade: The button plus some extra functionality has moved to a context menu.
If you click on the table head you can make more columns of the table visible.
A click on the positions in the table offers you options to split and merge position lists and enrich positions with elevation, location and speed data.
(21.05.2009, 07:42)erikcolin Wrote: I did it all the time. thats why i still use routeconverter 1.24. when I have different trackfiles I open the first track in routeconverter and then open the second track using the right button in the button row under the typeindication.you can do this several times. The moment you open the next file don't see anything happen on the map, but the positions are already in the list. What i do next is change frm track to route or waypoints and then back to track. And ther is your track. Works great, but its a pitty the button is lost in the latest version of routeconvertor
Hi erikcolin,
you may safely upgrade: The button plus some extra functionality has moved to a context menu.
If you click on the table head you can make more columns of the table visible.
A click on the positions in the table offers you options to split and merge position lists and enrich positions with elevation, location and speed data.
I hope this helps you?
Great thanks a lot! I enjoy your program very much!I use it for walking and biking together with my forerunner 305. Much more fun than before!
