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First a "Sorry" for asking a question which isn't related to actual test version.
My issue is highly developer specific and very technical and I don't know another place to ask for.
Fell free to point me to a better place.

I import a kmz file to Locus to add points to the map.  My technique worked in the past but not longer. Maybe because of the point/track database changes.

The issue is that the point itself is imported but it doesn't contain the media files specified in doc.kml.
I see that the media files  are copied to media/menion... /data/import/<name of the point>/ during the import.
I tried many many ways to specify the files in doc.kml but found no one to make it work.

Fun fact:
Export a point with media files in Locus. Delete the point in Locus and import the kmz seems to work. The media files are there.
BUT (!) when changing the media file name and adapting the kmz written by Locus to the new file name has the same issue.
I guess with the original filename it just works bcs the file is somewhere else in a Locus database and it doesn't use the one in data/imported folder. This means importing the original kmz on another device shouldn't work, too.


I know the priority of such a bug is low but maybe I have luck and a Locus developer already knows where to look and the fix takes just a minute. 


Way to reproduce:
Click on the appended kmz with a data manager. Android will ask for an App to use.
Select Locus.
It might do nothing the first time.
In this case just close Locus and do it again. Might need two or three retries.
Then Locus will ask for a folder to import.
Press import and check the new point. It will not contain the  files "Audio......" and "description".
That the import often doesn't work is also a "new" bug. But easy to workaround so it's not an issue.

I reported this topic in MapManager V2 thread. You asked for steps to do.

With 28 RC2 I still have reported 6 deletes even in the 6th,7th etc cloud sync.

Last Update shows:
id: cfaba794-e1eb-4564-9f16-0c44093785b8
status: 10600
start: 18. Feb. 2025, 19:53
end: 18. Feb. 2025, 19:53
changesSince: 18. Feb. 2025, 19:48

plan: operation      FOLDER,
 - download: 0,
 - delete (local): 0,
 - upload: 0,
 - delete (server): 6

operation       TRACK,
 - download: 0,
 - delete (local): 0,
 - upload: 0,
 - delete (server): 0

operation       POINT,
 - download: 0,
 - delete (local): 0,
 - upload: 0,
 - delete (server): 0

Thanks for Sync feature. I did it multiple times in a row. Even after the 3,4,5,6th sync it says "deleted date", "6/6 100%"
Does this means it tries to delete data and it doesn't work?

More important a question to Web. In the past web was useless for me bcs of missing points.
I was very happy to see this is now transfered to web.
But it doesn't use same icons for each point as in the App. Is this an upcoming feature or not planned ?

For me that's not a gimmick. I use self designed icons to show the quality/fun factor of certain streets in the Alps in 6 levels.
In the App this gives a great quick overview to design a track with all the funny parts included.
In the web this important info is lost.
Woukd be nice if this is planned. Otherwise I'll still skip the web which isn't a big problem.

Thanks for the ongoing great progress of Locus.

I'm on 28.0.1 RC20.

Inside a folder the sort field at the bottom is greyed out. Looks like it only shows actual sort logic.

Hmm... Sort icon is greyed out if there are only subfolders in the folder.

As soon as I have at least one track or point in the folder, the sort icon is active.

That means sort logic is not for folders? They have a fixed one? Thats bad.

This explains why invers doesn't work.

Thanks for pointing out.

@Menion I suggest to use it for folders, too. Without mixing folxers an tracks/point.

First in the list folders sorted by defined order. Then the rest by sort order.

Would reduce code complexity a bit bcs no logic for grey out sort is needed.

Not via select multiple and Tools/Move.

@CabrioTourer - can't confirm right now, but I thought this was fixed in latest version? I had same question, and was addressed, few months ago.

I have
Inside root  I have folder 1, folder 2.
Insider folder 1 I have folder 1.1 and folder 1.2

I select folder 1.1/Tools/Move
The dialog which opens shows entries of root. folder 1 is greyed out. So I have no chance to select folder 1.2 as target.

Version 28.0.1 RC 20

One Bug:   
under sort the toggle for inverse does nothing.

Can't confirm that. Sort inverse toggle works as it should for me. 

Maybe I missunderstood something. Let's check.
I'm on 28.0.1 RC20.

Inside a folder the sort field at the bottom is greyed out. Looks like it only shows actual sort logic.
Only possibility to sort content of an folder is to go one level down. Long click (select) the folder. Then 3dot/Sort/Inverse.
Now deselect folder and open the folder.
Result is same order as before. No change, no inverse sort.

The way is not that logical but it's the only one I found.
Do I something wrong?

One Bug:   
under sort the toggle for inverse does nothing.

One missing feature:
Move tracks/folders up the tree (root is bottom) is only possible inside the folder and Edit.
Not via select multiple and Tools/Move.
Means a lot of clicks when multiple things should be moved.
Any reason for this or just forgotten?

Small graphical issues:

Brush dialog:
Alignment first line
Language second line

Left panel
X alignment point counters

@Menion

I don't see a problem in doing so if this would be seen just in Tour Planner.

Today when a route is shown on the map the points are doubled in map view (!).
Nobody knows why there are doubled points in map view until he/she ask the developer
At least it took me a while to find out where these points come from. I know from another guy here who didn't understand it. My wife complained about it just today bcs he didn't know it, too.

It's not only useless on the map. It looks like a bug. Or is there something I can do with these points ?



Or let me start from another side.

Let's assume I'm a well known Locus user and know where these point comes from.
I have such a point and edit it in map view (!) and move it to another location.
Please do so and reenter tour planner for the route.

The result is a route where the via point is still at the correct (old) location even the moved double point is shown at the new location. Without any visible connection to the route.
Remeber the via point was the reason to create the double point.

Now, still in tour planner, save the route again.
The result is now you have three(!) points in map view. The original, the moved doubled and a second (newly) created doubled.


This results in another reason why these points should not be visible in map view. They can be moved, edited or deleted but then they converts to something I call "ghost" points. Somehow conected to the route but not the real doubled point.

If you need the double points please  just hide them in map view. Then all probkems are solved.

@Menion Sorry for getting back on this:
 
1.I can delete the point on the map and reopen the tour in tourplanner afterwards. The via point is still there.
2. The calculation when moving a point left or right from the via point works, too.

So it looks useless.

Anyway if there is still a reason why it's needed, it shouldnt be shown on map.
It has not the same options as a normal point. Any change here will (following your reason) influence the route.
This has a high potential that users do something wrong without notice.
For a user it even looks like an error in Locus.

I noticed a collection of same points on map quite often. Sometimes I had not just two but up to 5 or 6.
Not sure how they were created but I think it was because of changes in the route after first creation. At least the routes with the most changes has the most number of same points on map.

Any progress here ?

Correction. It's happens same way if point 2 is exactly on the street.
But then it'hard to see it on the map

Next pictures

Since a while I have points doubled on map. One point is the original one. Others named like a route. I think I found how to reproduce the issue.

The base reason as far as I saw is, that the original point will be added as via point but it's not exactly on the street.

Steps to reproduce:
0. have a point not exactly on a street.
1. Goto route planner and add point 1
2+3. Add the point from step 0 as via point
4. Add point 3
5. Save route
6. Back in map the point fom step 0 is doubled

First of all the most important point:

New search is a great step forward. It's much, much better than it was in the past.
Looks like Locus search is usable for me. First time since I joined Locus years ago.
Many Thanks.