Inserting multiple points

[Didumos]

Hi there,

When I select multiple points in a row in my GPX track and choose to insert a point / points, it would be nice if points were inserted between each two consecutive points. So in case of selecting 5 points in a row, 4 points would be inserted.

I use inserting points to get a more precise elevation gain when uploading my tracks to Strava. Often it is the case that the lowest and highest points are missing in my track. (I live in the Netherlands and build my elevation effort from many small hills:)).

Thanks!

Kind regards,
Didumos

[routeconverter]

When I select multiple points in a row in my GPX track and choose to insert a point / points, it would be nice if points were inserted between each two consecutive points.

Hi Didumos,

actually this is happening currently, if you use Position/New or Ins or the yellow star below the position list.

So in case of selecting 5 points in a row, 4 points would be inserted.

So you'd like to have it extended from 1 points to N points?

I use inserting points to get a more precise elevation gain when uploading my tracks to Strava.

How about using Position/Add intermediate positions... then?

Often it is the case that the lowest and highest points are missing in my track. (I live in the Netherlands and build my elevation effort from many small hills).

;-)

[Didumos]

Hi Christian,

Thank you for your reply. What I mean is that when I have a selection of multiple positions in a row, for instance position 37 up to 41:

..., Pos 37, Pos 38, Pos 39, Pos 40, Pos 41, ...

I would like to insert points as follows at once:

..., Pos 37, New 1, Pos 38, New 2, Pos 39, New 3, Pos 40, New 4, Pos 41, ...

If I would select all positions, I could insert positions across the whole track at once. This would multiply the number of track positions by almost 2 (actually by (n + (n - 1)) / 2). That's what I would like to do.

Kind regards,
Didumos

[routeconverter]

If I would select all positions, I could insert positions across the whole track at once. This would multiply the number of track positions by almost 2 (actually by (n + (n - 1)) / 2). That's what I would like to do.

Hi Didumos,

I've spent some hours to extend the implementation to work on more than one position. Please test the prerelease which I've just uploaded.

[kumo]

Hi Christian,

as far as I know, the existing 'Insert Position' options basically insert points via Google Maps services.
So this existing options may be suitable for routes but not for tracks.

But Didumos wrote about tracks. Maybe offroad.

I only can imagine a 'Insert Position' option for tracks that inserts a point half way 'air-to-air' between two existing points.

[routeconverter]

as far as I know, the existing 'Insert Position' options basically insert points via Google Maps services.

That is 'Position/Insert Intermediate Positions...

I only can imagine a 'Insert Position' option for tracks that inserts a point half way 'air-to-air' between two existing points.

That's what the current Position/New... functionality does. And my change was to extend this from the first to all selected positions.

[kumo]

That's what the current Position/New... functionality does. And my change was to extend this from the first to all selected positions.

Ah, i didn't see that.

Looks good, so far but...

A additional point is added after the last point whenever the last line of the position list is selected. This new point is in the middle of the map. This functionality is well known from older versions but may be irritating in the context 'add a point half way air-to-air between two other points'.

This new functionality (without adding a point after the last line) may be worth to be placed as a sub-function at 'Position/Insert Intermediate Positions..'. I'm thinking of different functionalities for Routes and Tracks.

[routeconverter]

A additional point is added after the last point whenever the last line of the position list is selected. This new point is in the middle of the map. This functionality is well known from older versions but may be irritating in the context 'add a point half way air-to-air between two other points'.

Actually, it's the fallback to put a position in the middle of the map when you cannot determine its position from the two previous positions.