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Well, I got it converted to the .pbf format, but I can't get the mapwriter plugin to work. It's giving me a different set of errors than you are getting, I'll have to work on it when I get back home later tonight.

I hit the same error, you need to convert your .osm (xml format) file to a .osm.pbf (binary format) file first. Here's the command to do it, assuming your .osm file is named "map.osm".

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osmosis --rx map.osm --wb map.osm.pbf
Once you've done that, I think it should work. I'm converting a map of West Virginia right now, I'll let you know when it's done if it worked.

I have seen this quite some few times on a general bases, not only Locus. I usually just tap the app to get the download status (or use the pulldown window) and then tap Abort. Then start the download again. It always works the seconds time.

I actually tried that, it wouldn't abort.

Also, since it had sent through three charges, I hit "Refund", once those charges clear out, I'll try again. Hopefully next time it will work, although it'll be too late to use the voice I had picked out for a 200-mile roadtrip I'm taking today.

Hey there, I purchased Locus Pro this evening, but for some reason, it's not downloading. It's stuck at the "Starting download..." message. Any chance of getting an offline installer, or some other help with getting it working? I can provide my order number via PM if that's necessary. Thanks!

[edit] My bank is on crack, it's not allowing the order for some reason. Trying to get it straightened out. [/edit]

Just a quick question, do voices work in Free, too, or Pro only?

You said MapsForge? I'm not certain how to use that with Mobile Atlas Creator. I normally use OpenStreetMap Mapnik.

Yeah, there's a misunderstanding, especially since when I tell it I want to download along a path, it erases any paths I already have, like a trip I'm planning. So that makes it kinda useless in that department.

What would be nice is if there were an option on the route screen to auto-download the map. That way, when you enter the trip, it will ask if you want to go ahead and download it, which would be easier and very convenient for most users.

Locus and c:geo both brag that the maps in Locus are available in c:geo for geocaching, but in the last few versions, I can't get it working. I have a map of most of my state downloaded to my memory card, Locus is set to use that map, and c:geo is set to use offline maps (which is supposed to be what triggers it to use Locus).

The problem is, the maps work perfectly in Locus, but nothing displays in c:geo. Have there been any changes recently which may have broken this functionality? In Locus, at least, I mean.

I just decided to download maps of the entire area where I live, even though it means my map is much, MUCH larger than I wanted it to be. I still think it would be a nice feature to auto-download maps along a navigation route, and for maybe 5 miles on each side, just because it would be very convenient when planning trips.

ah, there is a very old text I see

Very old text? It's from the newest version of Locus.

[Drag finger to define basic path.]

I don't exactly understand what you do, mainly because there is no function "trace route with my finger"

anyway you have two possibility

1. if you're Locus Free user, you have to go to Maps->Download->Select path->Define new path - and here you can define path you want to download manually

2. if you're Locus Pro user, you can use method described above, or you may on same screen select already created (for example computed by some online service or imported to locus from file) path and download area along this path ...

I use Locus Free, when I go to the Maps screen, and click the Download tab, the options are:

This screen
Select area
By state
Select path
Select POIs

Select path reads "It will download map defined by path and diameter. Drag finger to define basic path. Highlighted points can be dragged." (Emphasis added by me).

So it looks to me as though you're supposed to use your finger, on the map screen, to specify the path you want to download. The problem is, when you select that option, it returns to the map screen, and if I put my finger on the screen and slide it ("drag finger"), it moves the map, not defines a path.

So what I'm asking is, is there any way to have Locus download a path map around a course you've entered in? That way, when you're ready to navigate, you've already got the maps you need. Maybe have options for how much area around it to download? It would be most useful for following a path.

Hey, I like Locus, love the fact that it integrates with c:geo (well, used to at least. Last time I tried, it didn't), but I'm having an issue.

I'm planning a route, from Charleston, WV to Chillicothe, OH, and I want to download offline maps along my route, plus maybe 5 miles on each side. The problem is, I can't figure out how to do so.

When I create the route, it shows me how we'd need to go. This is no issue, it shows the same as my computer's mapping program, so I know it's the fastest route.

So, I decided to download maps, using the function to trace a route with my finger. The problem is, when I try to do so, it shows me the map to trace the route, but when I touch the screen and start tracing it, all that happens is the map moves.

Would it be possible, instead, to have Locus download the map along a route you've entered? Maybe have an option for how far out to download, then when you enter a navigation route, it auto-downloads the maps, if you have the option for doing so enabled. Seems to me it'd be a lot easier than trying to trace a route with your finger, especially since if you've got a long trip, your finger might be wayyyyyyyyyyyy wider than the route should require.