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QMapShack Manual

Note: As the software is subject to constant development progress, this manual will always reflect just a snapshot of the current state. Screenshots seen in this manual might not reflect the current appearance of the program. The manual will be updated if there are large changes to the GUI. However, smaller changes will be ignored.

Users can find short quickstart help here:

• Quick start
• Schnellstartanleitung
• Быстрый старт
• Guía de Inicio
• Démarrage rapide

Basic usage

• Installing QMapShack

  • Install QMapShack
  • Compile instructions
    • Windows
      • Windows with VisualStudio 2013
      • Windows with VisualStudio 2017
      • Windows with VisualStudio 2017 & PROJ version 8
      • GDAL support for additional map formats
      • Build QMapShack for Windows using GISInternals
    • Linux with QMapShack versions < 1.16.0
      • Ubuntu-14.04
      • Ubuntu-18, Ubuntu-20
      • Linux Mint 19.x
    • Linux with QMapShack versions >= 1.16.0
      • Ubuntu version < 22.04
      • Ubuntu version 22.04
      • Linux Mint 20.1
      • Fedora 33
    • OSX
  • QMapShack AppImages for some Linux versions
  • Create Offline Documentation

• Using QMapShack

  • Getting started
  • Commandline parameters
  • Install Maps & DEM Data
    • Maps & DEM
    • Control maps and DEM files
    • Sources of QMapShack-compatible maps and elevation data
  • Working with Projects
    • Handle GPX and QMS files
    • Search data
    • Geosearch
  • Data in QMapShack
    • Create and edit multi-point data)
    • Tracks
      • Track information
      • Working with track graphs
      • Editing elevation data
      • Track ranges
      • Track filters
    • Routes and routing
      • Routing in QMapShack
    • Waypoints
    • Points of interest (POI)
    • Areas
    • Realtime data
  • Database
    • Workspace and Database
    • Add/Remove/Synchronize/Search a Database
    • Folders and Items
    • 'Lost & Found' Folder
  • GPS Devices
  • Text Editor Templates

Advanced usage

• Databases and projects
  • General Actions
• Details of map use
  • Tips & tricks for online maps
  • Tips & tricks for raster maps, vector maps, and elevation data
• Overview of setup and configuration options
• Overview of toolbar actions

Getting Help

• Frequently Asked Questions
  • Configuring and running
  • Use of issue templates
  • Databases and projects
  • Data handling
  • Routing
  • Maps
  • WMS Examples
  • WMTS Examples
  • Elevation (DEM) data
  • OpenSource, Donation, etc
• Troubleshooting QMapShack
• Reporting a bug
• Requesting a feature
• Making a donation

Developing QMapShack

• Coding Guideline
• Contribute Code
• Add translations
• Developing Documentation
  • Recommendations for editing QMS Wiki pages
  • Maintaining the QMS Wiki Index
  • Maintaining TOCs on Wiki pages
• Discussion of extended activity system
• Playground - start your new Wiki page
• How to piss off open source developers

Appendix

• Hotkeys
• Main and context menu overview
• Complete table of contents
• Glossary
• Index

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