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Support => Troubles & Questions => Topic started by: dutchie on August 15, 2023, 21:51:26

Title: Tracks not showing
Post by: dutchie on August 15, 2023, 21:51:26
The problem: tracks not showing (see screenshot tablet_no_tracks.jpg)
 
The problems occurs on a recently bought tablet.
Tablet is running Android 13
Map is Freizeitskarte Deutschland Nort
Map was installed via the Freizeitskarte site.
Theme is from LoMap (see screenshot tablet_theme.jpg)
(Maybe I did something stupid for this theme to come into effect)
 
This also happened some time ago on my android telephone (see screenshot phone_no_tracks.jpg).
Then it was tied in with the theme, where track were not enabled.
It was resolved by using the theme from Freizeitkarte  (see phone_tracks.jpg and theme is from Freizeitkarte fzk-outdoor-soft-v5).
 
I have tried to:
1 - Download the theme from Freizeitkarte. No effect, old LoMap theme stays in place.
2 - I tried to delete the theme directly. The folders containing the theme (or maps)
    do not seem directly accessible, therefore I cannot delete the content directly
3 - Uninstall followed by an install doesn't seem to delete the content.
 
Any help or ideas would be appreciated.
 
Kind regards,
 
Ronald
 
Attached screenshots:
1_tablet_no_tracks.png
2_tablet_theme.png
3_phone_tracks.png
Title: Re: Tracks not showing
Post by: Tapio on August 16, 2023, 07:41:39
So your question is how to import tracks? (Your database says 0/0).
Title: Re: Tracks not showing
Post by: dutchie on August 17, 2023, 12:10:45
My problem was that hiking trails were not being shown on the maps on my tablet.
As it turned out (and as I suspected) this was caused by a wrong theme.

The map I was using was from Freizeitkarte
The theme that was being used was not suited for my map.

I tried to load a theme from Freizeitkarte.
But this theme was not being shown as something I could choose.
The only theme that was available was the internal 'Hike and Bike' theme.
 
I just looked at the available themes again.
Now all the internal and external themes are being shown.

I selected the theme 'Freizeitkarte fzk-outdoor-soft-v5'
The tracks are being shown.
My problem is solved.

I also see that I made a mistake when posting my problem.
I used the term 'track'.
This was incorrect.
I should have used 'hiking trail' or ' hiking path'

But it still is weird why it took so long for the internal external themes to become available.

Title: Re: Tracks not showing
Post by: freischneider on August 17, 2023, 16:15:55
If you use the maps from Openandromaps, the themes will be installed as well. Just select the country, go to the + and choose Install Locus.
The maps are very good for hiking and available worldwide. Hiking trails are highlighted by difficulty. Hiking trails can be shown or hidden.
Title: Re: Tracks not showing
Post by: Viajero Perdido on August 17, 2023, 23:54:05
This is a coincidence.  In the last 48 hours I discovered:
1) I really like the fzk-outdoor-soft-v5 theme, because it shows useful roads at low zooms in remote areas.
2) It doesn't show highway=track, meaning I can't use it; I need to see tracks.  Actually, none of the themes in the family seem to show them.

So I edited my copy of the .xml, and pasted in a block of XML from the Outdoor theme, XML that deals with tracks.  Now it shows tracks, and I'm happy.  I was thinking I should mention it; a bug?

I'm using OAM V5, but as I recall, the tracks were also missing using the latest LoMaps.  I had turned on all the theme options.

EDIT: I spoke too soon.  My hack-fix didn't catch all types of highway=track; some are still invisible.  Back to the text-editor...