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--- en:help:1.4:landmarks:custom-icons [2013/05/10 10:42] – alpinequest
+++ en:help:1.4:landmarks:custom-icons [2015/06/23 17:15] – alpinequest
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-====== Custom icons ======
+<sub>[[en:help|Online Help]] > [[en:help:1.4|AlpineQuest 1.4]] > [[en:help:1.4:landmarks|Landmarks]]</sub>
-The Landmarks feature allows you to save, retrieve and display on the map various items like locations and paths.
+====== Custom waypoint icons ======
-AlpineQuest allows you to save and restore landmarks from and to various support, including off-line files (GPX, KML, LOC) on the memory card and on-line storage (AlpineQuest Community Landmarks).
+The application has the ability to use custom icons for waypoints.
-{{ :en:help:1.4:landmarks_custom-icons.jpg?nolink |}}
+Icons must be placed in the "**''icons/''**" sub-folder of application's main folder, and must meet the following requirements:
+  * **Maximum file size**: 100KB;
+  * **Image format**: PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP. Alpha channel supported if any;
+  * **Image dimension**: 32px × 32px recommended.
+{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} The file name (without the extension) is used as the icon name. If you use an existing icon name, this one will be replaced by your custom icon. Names are case insensitive.
+{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} By grouping some custom icons in a sub-folder, they will appears in a custom icon category.
+Then, custom icons can be selected from the application like any other icons:
+  * Create a new waypoint;
+  * Click on the "**''Icon''**" button {{:icon_01.png?nolink}};
+  * You should see a new "**''Custom''**" category {{:icon_02.png?nolink}};
+  * Select your icon {{:icon_03.png?nolink}};
+  * Save the waypoint {{:icon_04.png?nolink}};
+You should see your waypoint with the custom icon {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} (size of 64px × 64px used in this example).
+{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} The icon centers correspond exactly to the waypoint locations.
+{{ :en:help:1.4:landmarks:custom-icons.jpg?nolink }}