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Fix text wrapping in boxes and enable copying text boxes between courses
I LOVE Purple Pen, but the text boxes take a lot of fiddling.
Use Case: I want to have a standard text box on multiple courses but on different locations on the printout.
Current Workaround:
1. Since I can't copy and paste a text box from a previous course, I create the text box typing in the same text again.
2. Long text does not automatically wrap, so I have to create multiple boxes and try to size them to line up (ugh).
3. The box appears on all courses by default but I want them in different locations on…3 votes -
allow some settings to be retained between sessions
Users may find that they need to change one or more settings each time they use the program. Having a way to make these the new default settings would avoid this.
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Group tabs of circuit in folders
It would be very useful if we can group circuits in tabs it the tool bar.
For example : One map, mutliple courses and multiple circuit.3 votes -
produce report on water controls
Have a report on water controls. This would indicate:
- For each course, the longest segment between water
- For each water point, how many competitors use it, and a suggested amount of water to place
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Rectangle with white padding
The rectangle is nice for making borders on maps. Would be great if it had a white padding option, so we don't need to use the white masking tool. Padding should extend to infinity outside the border.
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Tradução para o Portugues
Alguém pode colocar em português?
Fica bem melhor para os brasileiros...3 votes -
New Course Button in Tabbar
simple idea. a click less and more intuitive to use. a little plus in the course tab bar to create a new course.
thank you for your work
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hide some OCAD symbols for a course
like in OCAD F4
limited for a course.
Shortage for using more OCD maps in event(workaround)3 votes -
Arrange text descriptions in same order as symbols.
This would be useful for beginners as the text would read exactly the same as the symbols. e.g. use "N knoll, E edge" rather than "E edge of N knoll"
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Make it possible to add a marked route as part of the course.
Most commonly used from last control to finish, but also commonly used mid-course in relation to spectator passages, map exchange or crossing forbidden areas. Should also be allowed from start point to start triangle.
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Provide a graphical display of leg and control loading.
Many years ago I used a planning program called Wincacs. One place it won out over purple pen was in its display of leg and control load. By drawing all used legs and controls in an event, with different size circles and thickness of lines depending on the loading it gave a much quicker idea of which legs and controls are overloaded. Currently this is a lot more clunky in purple pen. Its not critical, but it would be a nice addition.
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Distance measurement tool
I would consider very useful to have simple distance measurement tool that allowed to measure the actual distance of the optimal route leg. I consider specially useful when drawing sprints. The workaround I do is to draw in Open Orienteering Mapper.
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Set numerically the size and location (e.g. X,Y coordinates) of an object
For me it would be helpful to set numerically the size and location (e.g. X,Y coordinates) of an object. Some time I need align objects, and I would like to align them with high precision.
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Allow the "Set print area" to work on a number of courses at the same time.
At the moment the choice is all to make them all the same or to set the area individually. I have resorted to manually editing the .ppen file to make a number of them the same.
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Give a warning that an OCAD map has linked images
When adding an OCAD map file give a warning if the OCAD map has linked images - and where the OCAD file is looking for those images - in case I don't have those images and don't know they're missing...
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Means to include the file name on the map
Under Insert Special Text, allow means to include the current filename.
I update the filename with a version letter after changes. It would help to be confident from the output which version was being used.2 votes -
make follow "Follow tapes to finish" the default
Competitors should virtually never be expected to navigate to the finish and it should be strongly discouraged. There is no option for the finish to have a description. I think that at the moment, many planners just leave the default (navigate to finish) without thinking about it.
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Change the appearance of the numbers 6 and 9. The tail should end farther from the circle part of the number.
Any map detail between the end of the tail and the circle part of the number tends to make the 6 or 9 look like an 8. A straight tail would never be mistaken for an 8.
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Allow repeated use of Forbidden Route tool without the need to re-select it.
At the moment marking a long forbidden route is very tedious as you have to re-select the tool from the menu to place each X.
2 votes
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