Variable tab - Tidy up clear variables used in waypoint

Describe your problem!

I entered a calculation for a waypoint and afterwards accidentally clicked on “Tidy up” in the variable tab, which made all used variables disappear.

How to reproduce?

• Create a caluclated waypoint
• Replace a digit by e.g. “a+b+c”
• Save the waypoint
• Change to variable tab, which shows a,b and c being empty for now (correct)
• Click tidy up (I did this, because while entering the digit I mispressed s instead of a first, so the variable tab showed a,b,c,s)

Actual result after these steps?

All variables cleared In order to restore them you have to enter the edit mode on the calculated waypoint and store it again

Expected result after these steps?

Variables which are used in a calculated waypoint should not been removed by “Tidy up” although they might be still empty

Reproducible

Yes

c:geo Version

2022.01.16-NB

System information

Samsung S20, Android 12

Additional Information

No response

[eddiemuc]

Actually I think you are right, tidying up in var tab should not delete vars used in waypoints. I put it up for implementation onto the long long list…

Still I am getting some doubts over here whether the var stuff is organized the right way currently. Process and logic gets too complicated for my taste. It would be great if we find some simplifications for the whole UX workflow.

[eddiemuc]

Theoretically we could e.g. remove the variable input on the waypoint input.

It is like this in GCBuddy, and this is one of the things I hate about it. Because I always have to remember all the var values in my head when switching to the waypoint edit screen.

Also this would not make the workflow easier. Tidying up in var list then has to consider var usage in waypoints even more than today. Because it can’t be done in waypoints Dialog any More.