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In my own research I have found that motorcycle headset communicators do not ever go into power saving mode so that you don't miss gps commands just like in this situation. Bye bye earbuds.  Thanks for your efforts.  :-)

I think something as simple as an attention "bong" then a two second wait would do it.

I think you are correct though, it is not a failure of the program, but a failure of my earbuds.  Thanks for your attention though.

I ride my motorcycle and use locusmap 3 to guide me.  All is well except if my earbuds go into power save mode then when locusmap gives me guidance the first 2 seconds get cut off while my earbuds are turning back on.  Is there some way to get a few seconds of lead in before the instructions are given?

Thanks for your reply, I usually use Brouter because phone connectivity can be an issue for me sometimes.  I never would have figured it out if not for you!

Locusmap 3
When navigating, the second from the top line on the left side shows either two houses, or a high rise building, you can tap them to switch to the other.  It may be two arrows and I can't make out the other icon, it looks like a building of some kind.  Further to the right on the same line at always says
"Unknown street".  I have never seen that change either.

Any idea what the icons mean?

I purchased locusmap 3 and it works perfect for my travels, I especially like that it will give you the direction and distance back to the trail/route if you stray too far. Brilliant!

A question though.

When navigating, the second from the top line on the left side shows either two houses, or a high rise building, you can tap them to switch to the other.  It may be two arrows and I can't make out the other icon, it looks like a building of some kind.  Further to the right on the same line at always says
"Unknown street".  I have never seen that change either.

( I moved this question to it's own post. It's under NAVIGATION AND GUIDANCE)

Ok, I looked at the two versions and I am confused about which one I should use.  I have a gps now but am certainly willing to completely replace it if possible.

From what I can tell, if I want the advanced features they will both cost the same.

So use locusmap 4 because it is newer?

Thanks.

Thanks for the good answers from both of you. It absolutely looks like locusmap will work for me. 

I suppose that which version I use is personal preference, does anyone have strong feelings one way or the other?

Thanks!

If all I want is offline navigation for trails composed of gpx points then do I need locusmap 4 or locusmap classic?

Do I need to download a basemap or can I rely on viewing the gpx trail and becoming alerted if I am too far off course?

Please keep in mind that I am using gpx breadcrumb trails so I don't think any kind of turn by turn routing is possible, just a notification if I am way off track.

Thanks.