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Hello, thank you for your reply,.... but, but I use this button for my own legend. So I tried the technique on the default mapsforge style legend and it works very well. Unfortunately, you can't put two legend buttons on the interface.
If in a future version it were possible to add a similar button, that would be great.
Also, if the tooltip that opens when you click on a waypoint could interpret HTML, that would be great.
To simplify the configuration of oruxmaps for my friends, I created a profile that I distribute to them with the maps and styles in a zip file that they just need to unzip to update everything. Hence my latest idea: to include ALL possible settings in the profile.
I realize that this is a lot to ask, but please keep these requests in mind for future or upcoming versions ;-)
Best regards

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Hello,
Thank you for your quick response. I do use this button and launch my URL in two clicks. However, I create Mapsforge maps for friends who are simple users with no experience.
Seeing a window appear with several options confuses them. The one-click option, without an intermediate window, would be a real simplification.
In the same vein, I create a POI database with Mapsforge. Clicking on a POI on the map displays a tooltip with the name. Clicking on the tooltip opens a waypoint-type window in which I have created a link to a PWA giving access to additional information (Wikipedia, weather, etc.). Again, this requires two clicks and an intermediate window with numerous buttons.
According to my tests, it is not possible to put an HTML anchor directly in the name (for example: name=<a href="https://www.cathedrale-strasbourg.fr/?ved=2ahUKEwjd5vLQ1eCQAxUAU6QEHT2HMK8QgU96BAhQEAQ"> Strasbourg Cathedral </a>). If this were possible, it would open up endless possibilities, such as directly accessing a museum or hotel using the URL of its website in the OSM attributes.
I have been using Oruxmaps for many years. It is perfect and highly configurable, but in my experience, it is often difficult for novices to get to grips with, so any automation is welcome.
Best regards

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Hello, yes I know this feature and it's very good, but it requires too many clicks for my taste. An elegant solution would be to create a button that can be added to the sidebar and that launches the default intent.
So by centering my map on a place and with a single click I can launch the custom url that I would have defined in the default intent and which gives me access to external sites (wikipedia, weather,...).
Best regards

The more I use Oruxmaps, the more I like it. However, a very small improvement would greatly increase its potential: an "express location sharing" icon for the submenu that opens when you press and hold. Clicking on this icon would start a location sharing by clicking on a user-defined url to access gmaps, nomatim or any other site such as an http server under termux. 

Currently I am launching such a server to retrieve data from various external sites(wikipedia, booking, rome2rio,...) but by 2 clicks and the display of an intermediate menu, ONE click would be a real plus.
Best regards

Would it be possible, in a future version, to be able to add html and css code in the waypoint popups, especially for the waypoints created by the mymap.poi database?
Cordially

Hello,
I use Oruxmaps with great satisfaction on all my hikes and have done so for several years. I'd like to do the same for my bike rides, during which I use a Garmin varia radar for safety reasons. Would it be possible for you to create a paid plugin (5-10€) that displays the presence of cars in the same way as the Garmin bike gps?
With kind regards

Hello,
I have been using oruxmaps for many years with maps in mbtiles format that I create myself with Qgis.
In 2019 came the avif or AV1 image format. With a few lines of nodejs code, I was able to convert the images in an mbtiles base from png to avif. While maintaining very, very acceptable quality, I reduced the size of the database by 88%!

This mbtiles database is perfectly usable with leaflet, which runs in a browser but refuses to load with oruxmaps.
Would it be possible to modify the application so that it accepts mbtiles files containing avif images?
Best regards

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12 novembre 2023
I just redid a test using a .mbtiles file with .png tiles.
I only transformed the tiles into .avif using nodejs and sharp with the avif({chromaSubsampling: '4.2.0', effort:1}) option.
The sqlite file size is reduced by over 85% and the difference in quality is barely noticeable on a smartphone.
The sqlite base can be used as is (no need to change the metadata).
The first load of the the map seems slightly longer (more work for the decoder).

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