When exporting to a GPX file the program uses the name a track was given when it was first recorded even if the track has be renamed.
On a recent backpacking trip I recorded 3 tracks without naming them. After returning home I edited the tracks with a descriptive name. When I export the tracks to a GPX file those files use the default name, not the descriptive name. I verified this is by later recording a short track, naming it when I stopped recording, changed the name an exported it. The exported track used the original name, not the one I wanted.
Also, CamelCase is converted to all lower case. I have seen some surprisingly animated debates about camelcase vs. all lower case with underscores but no matter how passionately your developers believe the latter is correct they should not impose their preference on your customers.
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[done] Exported files use wrong name
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Re: Exported files use wrong name
Hi,
Yes you're right that the names doesn't reflect the name displayed in the application.
I'll see what I can do but it's not that simple.
Right now, when exporting a file the application uses the original file name and adds the exported format extension (e.g. .gpx) and that's all.
However underlying files are never renamed by the application, they are chosen for once when creating the item or after recording a new track, and both methods use different names, that's why files cannot be easily renamed...
Yes you're right that the names doesn't reflect the name displayed in the application.
I'll see what I can do but it's not that simple.
Right now, when exporting a file the application uses the original file name and adds the exported format extension (e.g. .gpx) and that's all.
However underlying files are never renamed by the application, they are chosen for once when creating the item or after recording a new track, and both methods use different names, that's why files cannot be easily renamed...
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Re: Exported files use wrong name
I've released version 2.0.2 and you now have the ability to rename the files of landmarks before exporting them (if needed) to get a proper exported file name.
I'll still try to find a way to automatically rename the file when renaming the landmarks, but I couldn't do it in this version.
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I'll still try to find a way to automatically rename the file when renaming the landmarks, but I couldn't do it in this version.
Best regards
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