My collection menu - devemux86/cruiser GitHub Wiki

[!IMPORTANT] The large panel/tile buttons on the app screens as shown in the following images are no longer available in the current version of the Cruiser app. However, the functions are still present and should work as explained here, only the screenshots need to be updated.

Cruiser provides you with a helpful management of favorites (POI), routes and tracks - to be found in the [ Main ] > [ “My collection” ] menu.

The “My collection” menu contains four tiles, the first of which allows you to directly add a new favorite (POI). The remaining three tiles take you to the three main sections:

  • Favorites
  • Routes
  • Tracks

Add favorite

When clicking on the [ “Add favorite” ] tile [1], a crosshair is displayed - centered on the currently visible map section - which allows you to select the exact location of the new favorite to be added.

Move the map until the crosshair is at the desired location. When done, the location is added as a new favorite by clicking the “checkmark” button [2] on the screen.

After that, a name [3], a description [4] and the desired favorite group [5] can be defined. If you don't add any information, the location's coordinates are used as the favorite's name and the first of your favorite groups is selected by default.

After the favorite is stored, it can be shown on the map [6] with its name and description, as well as the defined icon and color of the selected group.

[!TIP] You can easily add your current location as a favorite to "My collection" also during navigation or in follow mode: simply tap the compass and click the [ "Add favorite" ] tile!_

By doing this, your current location is directly saved - with date & time as its name - to the very first of your favorite groups. The favorite can then be edited (renamed, sorted in a more suitable group, etc.) when your ride is finished.

Favorites

Clicking on the [ “Favorites” ] tile [7] opens your collection of favorites (POI).

Favorites can be organised in any number of groups, whereby the “Default” group as well as the group for "No-go areas" are already available after a new installation of Cruiser.

Favorite groups

By clicking the “three dots menu” next to a group [8] (or by long-pressing its name) you are offered a context menu with options to manage your favorites collection [9], most of which are self-explanatory:

  • New group
  • Edit
  • Icon - allows you to define an icon, which later is shown on the map for all favorites of that group
  • Color - allows you to define a color for that ^^ icon
  • Show on map - when active, all favorites of that group are shown on the map; the zoom level, from which the group's items should be displayed, needs to be set
  • Use in navigation - when active, the favorites of that group can be used during navigation and announced as “nearby favorites”
  • Delete - note: the very first group of your list as well as the "No-go areas" group can't be deleted!
  • Import - starts the import process to add new favorites to “My collection” (*.gpx, *.gpz, *.geojson and *.zip are supported formats)
  • Export / Share - allows you to export your favorites to your phone storage or share them by e.g. mail

By just tapping the name of a group (or swiping it to the right), it is opened and shows all contained items.

Favorite lists

A similar “three dots menu” is available next to each single favorite item within a group. By clicking it (or by long-pressing the favorite's name), the item-specific context menu is opened which allows you to manage the selected favorite [10]:

  • Edit
  • Center on map - moves the map and places the favorite in the center of the screen of your device
  • Select on map - selects the favorite on the map and allows to involve it in certain navigation steps (e.g. set as destination, define as shaping point, extend existing route to it etc.)
  • Change group
  • Delete
  • Sort
  • Select all / Deselect all - allows you to (de)select all items within the list for multi-item-actions
  • Export / Share - allows you to export the selected favorite(s) to your phone storage or share it by e.g. mail

Routes

The [ “Routes” ] tile [11] brings you to all routes stored in your collection. Similar to favorites, also routes can be organised in groups.

Route groups

By clicking the “three dots menu” next to a group [12] (or by long-pressing its name) you are offered a context menu with options to manage your routes collection [13], most of which are self-explanatory:

  • New group
  • Edit
  • Color - allows you to define a color for all routes in that group
  • Show on map - when active, all routes of that group are shown on the map; the zoom level, from which the group's items should be displayed, needs to be set
  • Save planned route - when a route is currently planned and loaded/shown on the screen, selecting this menu item saves this planned route to the selected group
  • Delete
  • Import - starts the import process to add new routes to “My collection” (*.gpx, *.gpz, *.geojson, *.json, *.kurviger and *.zip are supported formats)
  • Export / Share - allows you to export your routes to your phone storage or share them by e.g. mail

By just tapping the name of a group (or swiping it to the right), it is opened and shows all contained items.

Route lists

A similar “three dots menu” is available next to each single route item within a group. By clicking it (or by long-pressing the route's name), the item-specific context menu is opened which allows you to manage the selected route [14]:

  • Edit
  • Color - allows you to define a specific color for each route; by default, the color defined for the parent group is used
  • Route diagram - opens a route diagram of the selected route showing the total distance, estimated travel time, ascends and descends as well as the elevation of each point of the route
  • Show on map - when active, the selected route is shown on the map; the zoom level, from which it should be displayed, needs to be set
  • Load route - loads the route and allows to edit it or start navigating right away
  • Overwrite with planned route - when a route is currently planned and loaded/shown on the screen, selecting this menu item overwrites the selected route with the currently planned one
  • Change group
  • Delete
  • Sort
  • Select all / Deselect all - allows you to (de)select all items within the list for multi-item-actions
  • Export / Share - allows you to export the selected route(s) to your phone storage or share it by e.g. mail

Tracks

The [ “Tracks” ] tile [15] brings you to all tracks of your collection. Which also, you guessed it, can be organised in groups.

Track groups

By clicking the “three dots menu” next to a group [16] (or by long-pressing its name) you are offered a context menu with options to manage your tracks collection [17], most of which are self-explanatory:

  • New group
  • Edit
  • Color - allows you to define a color for all tracks in that group
  • Show on map - when active, all tracks of that group are shown on the map; the zoom level, from which the group's items should be displayed, needs to be set
  • Delete
  • Import - starts the import process to add new routes to “My collection” (*.gpx, *.gpz, *.geojson, *.json, *.kurviger and *.zip are supported formats)
  • Export / Share - allows you to export your tracks to your phone storage or share them by e.g. mail

By just tapping the name of a group (or swiping it to the right), it is opened and shows all contained items.

Track lists

A similar “three dots menu” is available next to each single track item within a group. By clicking it (or by long-pressing the track's name), the item-specific context menu is opened which allows you to manage the selected track [18]:

  • Edit
  • Color - allows you to define a specific color for each track; by default, the color defined for the parent group is used
  • Track diagram - opens a track diagram of the selected track showing the total distance, estimated travel time, ascends and descends as well as the elevation of each point of the track
  • Show on map - when active, the selected track is shown on the map; the zoom level, from which it should be displayed, needs to be set
  • Center on map - moves the map and places the track in the center of the screen of your device
  • Calculate route - calculates a route from the given track and allows for directly navigating it
  • Change group
  • Delete
  • Sort
  • Select all / Deselect all - allows you to (de)select all items within the list for multi-item-actions
  • Export / Share - allows you to export the selected track(s) to your phone storage or share it by e.g. mail

Swiping / selecting / sorting of items

Cruiser provides the following functions for all items in “My collection”:

  • Swipe any group or item to the left - allows to delete the group/item (needs confirmation)
  • Swipe any group to the right or just tap its name - opens the group and shows all items in it
  • Swipe a single favorite entry to the right - selects and shows the favorite on the map and allows to set it as start point, destination, calculate a rount trip from/to the favorite's location or edit/move/delete or share it
  • Swipe a single route entry to the right - allows to load the route and/or just show it on the map
  • Swipe a single track entry to the right - allows to import it, depending on its format; the number of waypoints to be added can be defined
  • Tap the name of any group or single list item - marks the group or item; allows for multi-item-actions
  • Tap & drag the icon of any group or item vertically - allows to manually (re)order the list

Some best-practices and example usages of favorites in Cruiser are shown on the Favorites guide page…