GSAK Symbols

[+rrahmm]

When I transfer waypoint to my legend hcx, the waypoints associatedd with parking areas are showing up as symbols that like like airplanes.

 

Is there a way to change?

 

Thanks

[+Miragee]

Yes. On the "Send to GPS" dialogue box, click the button for "Change Symbols." I chose the option to "Combine Both" and assigned specific icons for my Owned caches, Geocaches, and the Child Waypoints.

[+rrahmm]

do you use the predefined symbols?

[O-Mega]

do you use the predefined symbols?

 

Try this link, it explains step by step on how to change the symbols for every type of cache listing. : GSAK Icons

[+Miragee]

I use the Geocache Treasure chest for all the caches, regardless of Type. I use the little "Camera" for my owned caches. For "Archived" caches, I use the little tombstone. Parking is the little car and trailhead is the Trailhead symbol. If you don't use the Treasure Chest for all cache types, they won't "behave" like caches on your GPS unit, if that is the symbol you designated for caches.

[O-Mega]

I use the Geocache Treasure chest for all the caches, regardless of Type. I use the little "Camera" for my owned caches. For "Archived" caches, I use the little tombstone. Parking is the little car and trailhead is the Trailhead symbol. If you don't use the Treasure Chest for all cache types, they won't "behave" like caches on your GPS unit, if that is the symbol you designated for caches.

 

I used to do that because of the broken geocache mode if you change the symbols. But I found that sometimes I wanted to know what type of cache I was looking for. Then there was the problem with the "find next" feature which sometimes has you going back and forth instead of going in one general direction as in cache along a route. So now I use map scrolling to find the next cache I want to visit instead of the next cache feature.

[+Miragee]

I use the "smart name" codes for the waypoint to tell me what size and type of cache I am looking at. I also include the difficulty and terrain in the waypoint name. I do look at the map to determine the next best cache to go to because the next nearest is sometimes not the best one to head towards.

[+Nachtraaf]

I use this method:

 

http://geocachingwithweedboer.blogspot.com...map-60-csx.html

 

Regards,

Hans

[+rrahmm]

Im not looking for any crazy modifications.

 

All i want to do is change the basic icons that load from GSAK my garmin. basically all waypoints (im im not mistaken, they are called chldren waypoints?) aside from caches are loading with a airport symbol.

[+ClydeE]

Im not looking for any crazy modifications.

 

All i want to do is change the basic icons that load from GSAK my garmin. basically all waypoints (im im not mistaken, they are called chldren waypoints?) aside from caches are loading with a airport symbol.

 

"GPSr=>Send", then click on the "Change" button.

 

Now click on the "Child waypoints" tab.