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[@bezel]

So the maps in the "SD card/Android/media" are really noticeably faster than maps in the "SD card/Android/data/..."?? Unbelievable  . Will have to look at it closer.

@bezel
I probably see your crash. Seems that one zipped theme is corrupted. May you please pack and share with me your "_themes" directory? Thanks.

@menion
1.
In fact, as I have now discovered after several test runs, the map layout (when externally stored in the media folder) is not significantly faster than otherwise (stored in the data folder).
Only if the maps are stored internally, the maps assembly is very, very fast.

2.
I think the OAM themes are OK, they were downloaded recently - and if both OAM maps and themes are in the internal memory, everything works fine.
(I have send to you via PN the link with the data because the attachement is larger than 2048KB...)

3.
a rather complicated procedure results in the app not crashing when the vector themes are called up:

a) under Settings:
Set subdirectory for 'mapsVector' to "App default setting"; this means internal/directory in the main directory of the app!")

b)but OAM maps have to be stored on the external memory card in the media folder
storage/1234-5678/Android/data/menion.locus.pro/files/Locus/mapsVector
(the "_themes" folder is empty!!)

c) !!! OAM themes (Elevate/Elements) are then stored internally (!) under
Android/data/menion.locus.pro/files/Locus/mapsVector/_themes

-> the themes can be called, selected and set without the app stopping or crashing.

It works like this, but it is very, very complicated, because different data is now distributed in different places - not very user-friendly. I also don't think that this is acceptable to many...

4.
Why is it no longer possible to assign your own directory under "Settings-Miscellaneous-Standard directories-Specify your own subdirectories-Assign directory" (see screenshot)?
You can't change the path for the private folder on the SD card at all!

Thanks for your help!

@menion
I'm sorry, but even after the latest update to 3.56.5, the selection of themes (when stored on the external memory card) does not work - Locusmap Pro still stops or crashes!
It is also not a "rare crash when selecting vector map themes" - it happens to many users.

(also: private folders cannot be assigned differently yet - the private folder path cannot be changed anymore)

@balloni55
I have installed the themes directly from openadromaps (see screenshot).

When I click on "wait" ("warten") - nothing happens for a very long, long time, at some point I can set an option again, but then the app pauses again ("wait"/"warten") or crashes completely,

@balloni55
I have installed the themes directly from openadromaps (see screenshot).

When I click on "wait" ("warten") - nothing happens for a very long, long time, at some point I can set an option again, but then the app pauses again ("wait"/"warten") or crashes completely,

the 'themes' also moved there cannot be called.

confirm
theme is only available to select if stored in "data" path

Yes - I also put the themes in the data path - they are displayed, but then the old problem starts again:
the app crashes or stops (see screenshot).

A selection is not possible this way

Sure, this is how this feature is done. Content of the "media" directory is used similar to old "external maps". So independent directory where may be placed user-defined maps, nothing more.

The reason I wrote about this directory was to test the performance of the vector maps you complained about.

@menion
Thanks for the tip! Map construction (maps in the media folder) is now much faster.

The main and "old" problem with the themes (app crashes) still exists (see screenshot)...

@menion
I have tried moving the oam-map to the "media" directory on the external card - the card structure is slightly better, BUT:
the 'themes' also moved there cannot be called.

This is probably because the subdirectory is still set to the data folder
storage/xxxx-xxxx/Android/data/menion.android.locus.pro/files/Locus/mapsVector,
and not to the media folder
storage/xxxx-xxxx/Android/media/menion.android.locus.pro/mapsVector
- problem is there, under:
Settings -> Miscellaneous -> Default directories -> Set own subdirectories -> Assign 'mapsVector/' directory,
it is not possible to change this private directory/ folder!
See screenshot.

The private folder path cannot be changed anymore, what might be the reason for this?

@menion
thank you for taking care of the problem with the themes (crashing or stopping the app)!
It can't be the SD card - before the Android11 and 3.56.4 update everything ran smoothly and quickly...

Thank you and the whole team if you can fix the bug!
For many users Locus is (was...) the most important (and so far...) best navigation app.

@menion
I have tried everything, but the problem persists!

1. since the update to 3.56.4 Locusmap Pro is extremely slow when building maps (if the maps are on the external SD card).

2. the app stops or crashes when the themes selection (e.g. elevate or elements for the v5 OAM maps) is called!!!
Tried different storage paths on the external SD card for mapsVector (with the OAM maps + themes), e.g.
storage/1234-5678/Android/data/menion.locus.pro/files/Locus/mapsVector
- without success!

menion, not only me, but many others too are really getting desperate and are annoyed!
It can't be that this should mean the end of LocusPro for many of us !
You only have to look at the various cycling forums - people have really had enough of LocusPro since the update and the resulting errors when calling up the themes/maps and urgently want a solution

Please find a solution! I'll appreciate your help.

@john_percy
thanks - yes, it automatically saves where you have set the directory for mapsVector in the settings -> Set subdirectories.

However, the main problem is - and many users are asking themselves this very moment - where can I save mapsVector (with the themes + oam maps) externally on the sd card without causing the mentioned problems?

under my previous path:
storage/1234-5678/Android/data/menion.locus.pro/files/Locus/mapsVector.
the app no longer works properly at all...

@michaelbechtold
can you tell me how/ where exactly I have to set the subdirectories for mapsVector (and save the files of the oam maps and themes) on the external sd card so that the app doesn't crash all the time?

thank you very much!

thanks for the quick answer!

To be on the safe side - I save then the theme-zips internally ?) under:
internal/android/data/menion.android.locus.pro/files/locus/mapsVector/_themes ?

(but oam maps can be left on the external sd card?)

or

Download the zip file and put it in the _themes directory under mapsVector, or install directly to Locus from OAMaps for the Elevate theme.


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where to save  mapsVector (with themes and oam maps) externaly?

Exactly, and this is why Menion built in support for ZIP themes :-)
From ZIP themes Locus builds an expanded structure on the fast int storage.
Expanded themes on ext SD with Google A11 SAF is a pretty bad idea.

Excuse me for asking - but I didn't understand:

Do I download the zip themes manually from openandromaps?
Where do I then save them on the external memory card?
How do I proceed?

Thank you very, very much!

themes are located on the external sd card.

until the latest update, it was no problem to call up the themes, e.g. elevate and elements with the oam v5 mapsl
the problem is recently with several users, also that everything builds up very very slowly...

@menion
also: since the update to 3.56.4 under android 11, locus map pro runs extremely slowly;
further problems when calling up/selecting themes: the app crashes or stops!

Laut menion sollen neuerdings aber eben mit dem neuen update (3.56.4) die Karten auf der externen Karte unter
card/android/media/menion.android.locus/mapsVector
abgelegt werden......?!

@Octupus
gar kein Problem, das eigenständig zu behandeln; ich hoffe du findest eine Lösung für dein Anliegen.