Sorry to contradict, but as of iOS 9.3, dictation is now on board the device, so Internet connectivity is no longer required.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 25, 2017, at 7:07 PM, Shawn Kirkpatrick <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Dictation should work like it will in any other app. For dictation to work > anywhere you'll need an internet connection, something that just doesn't seem > to get mentioned anywhere. > The closest function to exploration mode is the show neighbourhood function. > This will give you a point list of points within a radius around your > location or a chosen point. This is the same kind of list you get with the > find point function. To check a point in this list just double tap it and > it'll say checked and may prompt you where to save the checkpoint. > An exploration mode is planned, it's just a matter of figuring out the best > user interface for it. > You can import the old-style checkpoints text files, see the new faq at: > https://www.loadstone-gps.com/help/faq.html for instructions. > >> On Tue, 25 Jul 2017, Mike Hanson wrote: >> >> I have tried to get Loadstone to find points by dictating the name of >> the point. Loadstone does not seem to search if point names are >> dictated. If that is the only thing that could stand fixing, that is >> very good for a first release. I can certainly use Loadstone without >> dictation working properly. >> >> I think I like the Loadstone's battery usage compared to other GPS >> programs. Loadstone seems to use less of my phone's battery if I am >> not mistaken. >> >> Next, is there something like exploration mode? There does not seem >> to be anything like that. That feature was great for creating short >> checkpoint lists. >> >> How do I create a checkpoint list in the current version of Loadstone? >> I believe I would use find point and go from there. Is there an >> alternative method? >> >> Finally, can I import my old checkpoint text files? If so, how can I >> do that? I don't know how to convert text files to the required >> Loadstone format. >> >> Thank You, >> >> >> Mike Hanson >> _______________________________________________ >> Loadstone mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.loadstone-gps.com/listinfo/loadstone >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Loadstone mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.loadstone-gps.com/listinfo/loadstone _______________________________________________ Loadstone mailing list [email protected] http://lists.loadstone-gps.com/listinfo/loadstone
