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, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> 
> 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
> 
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>> Am 24.07.2015 um 07:27 schrieb Max Kellermann <[email protected]>:
>> 
>>> On 2015/07/24 05:08, Ramy Yanetz <[email protected]> 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).
>> 
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