Yes, this is what the original tickets were asking for 5 years. They were closed as if this feature exists but apparently it isn't. As far as I know the ability to create a waypoint on the map on the fly exists in all other flight computers. Winpilot already had it more than 10 years ago.
Ramy > On Jul 24, 2015, at 8:49 AM, "martin.kopp...@gmx.de" <martin.kopp...@gmx.de> > wrote: > > As far as I can see, markers can only be dropped at the current GPS position. > That kind of limits this tool for creating waypoints intended as yet-to-reach > turnpoints or targets. > > If markers could be dropped while in pan mode, this would be a whole > different story, though. A user could then pan to the desired location, put > the cross hairs right over the chosen place, and drop a marker, then name it > and use in his task. > > The pan mode menu would only need a 'drop marker' box, then. > > Viele Grüße > Martin Kopplow > > Mobil +49 171 7984740 > > --- > >> Am 24.07.2015 um 07:27 schrieb Max Kellermann <m...@duempel.org>: >> >>> On 2015/07/24 05:08, Ramy Yanetz <ryan...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> Can anyone explain how? >> >> Using XCSoar's waypoint editor which has always existed (at least >> since version 5.0). >> >> For experts: there's an event called "AddWaypoint" which you can add >> to your .xci file, to have a shortcut for that feature. >> >> For 6.8_alpha9 users (to be released soon): "Markers" are now regular >> waypoints (and the waypoint details dialog has an "Edit" button). >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> Xcsoar-user mailing list >> Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Xcsoar-user mailing list > Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Xcsoar-user mailing list Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user
