Customizing GPX Spinner

There are several files that you will want to edit to make Spinner work best for you.

Options

GPX Spinner.ini  is the primary configuration file for GPX Spinner. The default options should work well for Garmin GPS V users, but others should make a few changes.

Many of the settings are documented directly in the file. There is further documentation on all the settings in the List of Options in GPX Spinner.ini help file.

Alternative options files can also be specified on the command line:
"GPX Spinner.exe" -i=SpecialOptions.ini SpecialCaches.gpx

You can keep a list of caches to ignore. Just create a file named IgnoreCaches.txt in the GPX Spinner application directory. In this file, place the IDs of the caches to ignore, one on each line. For example:

# Caches to ignore
GCCC19    # Pizza Bache
GCD2D3    # Strings
# GCEE19  # This one WON'T be ignored!

Lines that begin with a pund sign (#) are comments and will not be used. Likewise, anything after the # in a line will also not be used. It's a convenient place to keep the cache name so you can remember it, but it is not required.

If you want to stop ignoring a cache, either delete it from the file or place a # in front of it.

If you use Watcher, make sure to set the Watcher_Directory in the GPX Spinner.ini file to have GPX Spinner use Watcher's ignore list. Marking ignored caches is much easier in Watcher.

You can maintain a list of corrected coordinates for caches. This feature is useful for several scenarios:

• You've solved a puzzle cache but haven't yet gone to it.
• The cache is a moving cache but the coordinates on the cache page aren't updated when it moves.
• Cache finders have reported corrected coordinates but the cache owner hasn't updated them yet.
• You are part-way through a multi-cache and want to keep the coordinates of the next stage.

To make the corrected coordinates, just make a file named CorrectedCaches.txt in the GPX Spinner application directory. Each line of this file is the cache ID with the corrected coordinates. For example:

# Cache IDs to correct
# CacheID, Latitude, Longitude
GCDF1D, 38.788283, -121.245816    # Think GPS
GCB416, N40 39.401, W119 21.988   # High Desert Adventure

As with the ignore list, any lines starting with # are nor used, and you can use the # to place comments on each line.

You can enter the coordinates as either decimal degrees or in decimal minutes format (like geocaching.com). See the example above.

You can generate index pages of caches sorted by distance and bearing from reference points that you choose. For example, you can sort the caches by distance from home as well as distance from work. To generate these pages, just create a file named RefLocations.txt in the GPX Spinner application directory. Each line of this file is the reference location's name and its coordinates, and an optional maximum distance. For example:

# Reference locations
# Name, Latitude, Longitude, MaxDistance (optional)
Roseville, 38.7517, -121.3094, 30       # Only include caches within 30 miles
Fremont, N37 28.400, W 121 56.700, 25   # Only include caches within 25 miles

As with the ignore list and corrected coordinates, any lines starting with # are nor used, and you can use the # to place comments on each line.

You can enter the coordinates as either decimal degrees or in decimal minutes format (like geocaching.com). See the example above.