+mchaos Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Well, I got my new Magellan Triton 400 for xmas, and I think its awesome. There is only one thing I am not happy with and that is that I cannot mark geocaches as found. And there is no icon selectable for found cahes... OR is there??? The work around for this problem is to set the icon as something else. I am sure most ppl choose the earth with the flag. but what if you come across the type of cache you have been marking yours found with? You will never know its there...... I wanted to find a way to add an icon possibly. I found where the icons are kept in vantage point, although this does not change or add icons in the GPSr. BUT I made a discovery. I added an icon for found caches. It was just a big green flag. I wanted to see what it would do. I changed a cache I had found to that Icon. Then I synced it. When I turned on the GPSr I saw that the icon showed up as a small chest opened up!!! At first I didn't think too much of this till I added another icon, and figured it would show up as the same thing. It showed up as no icon on the GPSr. I figured out what I did. Apparently there are some icons on the tritons you do not have access too, and by luck I had typed in exactly what the name of one of the icons were. Found Cache.png That is the name of it. If you add an icon to vantage point named that, in the media\geocache folder, on the receiver it will show up as an opened treasure chest. unfortunately you cannot set it to this on the receiver its self, it must be done through vantage point. But if when you get home you update it, you can make sure your next trip out that you will see the caches that you have found. I wonder if there is an icon for My Cache.png ??? thats my next try. If any one finds any more hidden icons or a way to select it on the receiver PLEASE POST IT!!! I am sure there must be a file on the receiver that tells it what icons it can use. I will keep hacking till I find a way. I have an idea on how I may be able to figure out these hidden icons names. I will keep every one updated. Quote Link to comment
+SkellyCA Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 (edited) Which version of VP? I don't have that file. I also have a T400 Edited December 31, 2008 by SkellyCA Quote Link to comment
+mchaos Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 Which version of VP? I don't have that file. I also have a T400 No, the file is not on vantage point. Its on the receiver but no access to it. What you do is download a PNG icon. just google png icon. You should get a few sites with icons. Pick any icon you want it doesn't matter. you need 2 different sizes. 32x32 and 16x16. I just downloaded it in 32x32 and used infranview to make another 16x16 of the same one. Downloadable for free. Then you go into the root of VP, then into media\geocahing in there you will see 2 folders. one says 16x16 and 32x32. You name each one exactly " Found Cache.png " And put the correct size icons in the correct size folder. Now what happens is, when you set a cache to this in VP and sync it to the t400, it tells the T400 to use an icon called Found Cache.png, which is there on the unit, but no where to select when using the unit. It will display on the unit an open treasure chest on the ones you set it to that icon. Got it?? Quote Link to comment
+SkellyCA Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Thank you! I have Paint Shop Pro, so I may actually just make my own icon. Or I can convert and gif or jpg to a png Quote Link to comment
+mchaos Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 I am working on trying to find other icons that are not out front accessible. Ill keep this thread updated. Quote Link to comment
BassMasterCHS Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 How does one get to the root of VP? I have Windows XP... Quote Link to comment
BassMasterCHS Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 (edited) Sorry double post Edited January 2, 2009 by BassMasterCHS Quote Link to comment
+SkellyCA Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 How does one get to the root of VP? I have Windows XP... Start->My Computer Click on Local Disk (C:) It may ask you you want to see hidden files, yes you do Open Program Files Open Magellan Open Vantage Point Open Media Open Geocaches There you will find two folders, 32X32 and 16X16 Quote Link to comment
BassMasterCHS Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Thanks Skelly! Now I have the two "Found Cache.png" icons in the correct folders, but it's not showing up when I edit the geocache in VP... Quote Link to comment
+SkellyCA Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Thanks Skelly! Now I have the two "Found Cache.png" icons in the correct folders, but it's not showing up when I edit the geocache in VP... Was the file a png when you got it from the internet? If not, you you need to convert them. You can't just change the extention; I free program for this is irfanview... http://www.irfanview.com/ Most images on the net are gifs or jpegs; so so need to convert it or find one that is already a png file Quote Link to comment
+SkellyCA Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Thanks Skelly! Now I have the two "Found Cache.png" icons in the correct folders, but it's not showing up when I edit the geocache in VP... Was the file a png when you got it from the internet? If not, you you need to convert them. You can't just change the extention; I free program for this is irfanview... http://www.irfanview.com/ Most images on the net are gifs or jpegs; so so need to convert it or find one that is already a png file Quote Link to comment
BassMasterCHS Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Thanks Skelly! Now I have the two "Found Cache.png" icons in the correct folders, but it's not showing up when I edit the geocache in VP... Was the file a png when you got it from the internet? If not, you you need to convert them. You can't just change the extention; I free program for this is irfanview... http://www.irfanview.com/ Most images on the net are gifs or jpegs; so so need to convert it or find one that is already a png file Yes, it was a PNG file. When I right click and go to properties, it says it's a irfanview png file. Perhaps I need to choose another icon?... Quote Link to comment
+SkellyCA Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Did you save it excatly as "Found Cache.png" excatly, capital F and capital C with a space in the middle? Quote Link to comment
BassMasterCHS Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 (edited) Did you save it excatly as "Found Cache.png" excatly, capital F and capital C with a space in the middle? Sure did....Where did you get your icon?.. Update: Got it! I DIDN'T convert the file to PNG. I just assumed it was, as it said on the website it was PNG. Converted, syncing now. Thanks for the help and sorry for the trouble! Edited January 3, 2009 by BassMasterCHS Quote Link to comment
+rpestes Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Why don't you just delete the cache that you found on the Triton after you have logged it? You don't need it anymore so why keep it? Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Why don't you just delete the cache that you found on the Triton after you have logged it? You don't need it anymore so why keep it? Partypooper. Quote Link to comment
+webscouter. Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 It sounds like the Triton is using a hidden icon. Since you said that it didn't matter what icon you use why even search the internet for an icon? Just open the icon folder on the Triton, copy an icon from each folder to your desktop, rename it and copy it back to the Triton. Quote Link to comment
+SkellyCA Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Why don't you just delete the cache that you found on the Triton after you have logged it? You don't need it anymore so why keep it? Some people like to keep their favorites saved Glad you got figured out! Quote Link to comment
+SkellyCA Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 It sounds like the Triton is using a hidden icon. Since you said that it didn't matter what icon you use why even search the internet for an icon? Just open the icon folder on the Triton, copy an icon from each folder to your desktop, rename it and copy it back to the Triton. Because then the two icons will look the same in VP, so you wouldn't know a Found from whatever other icon you used; so I guess it does matter to some degree Quote Link to comment
+webscouter. Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 It sounds like the Triton is using a hidden icon. Since you said that it didn't matter what icon you use why even search the internet for an icon? Just open the icon folder on the Triton, copy an icon from each folder to your desktop, rename it and copy it back to the Triton. Because then the two icons will look the same in VP, so you wouldn't know a Found from whatever other icon you used; so I guess it does matter to some degree Ahhhh, I see. That's what I get for trying to answer a question for a GPS that I have never seen. Quote Link to comment
+mchaos Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 me personally I like to keep track of everything I have found. Plus, if you delete it off the unit, and sync VP will put it back. I want to keep track of every thing on VP. I have to be able mark it found. Quote Link to comment
+AZTech Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 me personally I like to keep track of everything I have found. Plus, if you delete it off the unit, and sync VP will put it back. I want to keep track of every thing on VP. I have to be able mark it found. Anyone know which icons are available on the Tritons? I've discovered that, unlike my eXplorist, benchmarks do not show up with a unique icon and are instead assigned the unknown cache (?) icon. Quote Link to comment
+mchaos Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 I have tried finding more hidden icons, but I haven't had any luck. If I do I will post. I have went as far as trying to dissemble the flash file to try to find icons. No luck. Quote Link to comment
+Socal ZukiCachers Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 I have tried finding more hidden icons, but I haven't had any luck. If I do I will post. I have went as far as trying to dissemble the flash file to try to find icons. No luck. If you're interested in finding over Easter Eggs in the T400 try going to: www.tritonforum.com Later, David Quote Link to comment
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