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#1
Troubles & Questions / Re: 4.22.1 Various Bugs?
March 25, 2024, 23:45:59
@TwoSlipsAndAGully - for me (4.22.2), adding manual points (your point #8) works fine (for me) - see 3rd point - the address is correct.

@menion - why the space between the top of screen & the title "X Route planner"?
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#2
Quote from: Graf Geo on March 19, 2024, 10:04:32it may be useful to cancel the start process, e.g. if you have started Locus by mistake
quite unconventional; canceling half way through some operation could lead to other problems; I'm thinking the cross is just a relic.

A recent update to the Web Planner allowed map points to be shared but still not user points (just when I wanted to share one). Is this being considered? Vote @ https://help.locusmap.eu/topic/31212-allow-share-of-point-in-web-planner-just-like-sharing-a-track
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#3
@menion "Missing Select from screen > why do you miss this option? You do it directly in Route planner - picking from the map screen." https://forum.locusmap.eu/index.php?topic=8743.msg74953#msg74953 - I couldn't quote you because the topic was locked.

A few times while testing the new offline route planner I wished there was the option. For example (even in writing this reply) the route planner now shows bottom panel "+ Select start" & "+ Select destination" > I tap Select start > and here straight way I have no option to select an ad-hoc position on the map? Isn't this sufficient reason, and consistent with other places where "Select from screen" is unhidden?

Yes, as you say in your later post https://forum.locusmap.eu/index.php?topic=8743.msg74958#msg74958, I can tap the map direct, but once the user has displayed the "Select location" list, for whatever reason, I don't see a reason not to display the method.

Just curious - what happens if I tap the cross X? Should the startup Initializing screen have this X?
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Installed MapGooglePlay_4.22.0_1126_release.apk and now I'm apparently not a subscribed Premium/ Gold user - what's happened? PS. a few hours later - tapped on main menu > Locus Store, and it fixed the issue. Weird. Never seen this before.
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#4
Quote from: freischneider on March 16, 2024, 13:26:53Select location" screen here it could be helpful to add the "Select from screen" item.
@freischneider you just beat me to the same suggestion - thanks.
#5
4.21.1.5 - the EXPAND/ COLLAPSE seems a nice compromise @menion. Having just 1st & last point in the collapsed list is a good idea.

The left button toggles area/ distance, the right button toggles itinerary/ elevation; can I suggest tapping the 2nd left estimated-time button displays the same as "Estimated travel time" from the Route menu? And maybe in future the "Type" drop down list just has own custom list instead of types mostly of no use ;-)
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Could even the remaining two icons become buttons too, and link to display of the full track elevation like in track details? Then viewing slope would finally become possible! Just a dream.
#6
I assume the "setting" (point visibility) is not stored, hence lost on re-load. There are quite a few similar Web Planner "settings" which are lost on re-load ;-(

In fact only stored "setting" is units:
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#7
Other features / Re: Online search
March 13, 2024, 05:34:49
@T-mo - I've mentioned this (stupid far away search results) a few times, but fell on deaf ears. Has never made sense to me either ;-(
#8
Quote from: Menion on March 11, 2024, 09:25:15@Graf Geo
"Collapse" in all menus > you are good you've found it at all
@Menion - as I commented previously I don't see this "Collapse" in any menu (not that I want it), but why is that? point #2 is the last point.
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#9
Quote from: Graf Geo on March 08, 2024, 23:20:16It would therefore be better for me if it didn't open initially
@Graf Geo - for me in 4.21.1.4 there is just a single line at the bottom - same as pre beta

Quote from: Graf Geo on March 08, 2024, 23:20:16The "collaps" function is very practical
I've never seen this menu function, and dragging down the panel now works fine for me anyway

>Red circles on planned route
I've not seen these either
#10
No change in 4.21.1.4. Was there supposed to be? I've uploaded a video of the bug. Note "touch" taps are now recorded. Side question - tapping the sensor name is ignored. Could this simply open the settings given the ... menu only has 2 options?
#11
Quote from: Tapio on March 08, 2024, 16:39:18I like the route planner much more now
me too, thanks @menion
#12
Why do some Locus help topics get "archived" because then it's no longer possible to add comments? For example "Locus Map on Win11" https://help.locusmap.eu/topic/29607-locus-on-win11. Microsoft is to drop Android support on Windows in 2025 - https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/5/24091370/microsoft-windows-11-android-apps-end-of-support. So much for that idea ;-(
#13
I bought & connected a WS07 sensor - works well - thanks @menion. Nicely integrated with LM - thanks. The only issue so far is when you rename the sensor, the keyboard hides the textbox.

before tapping inside the text box to edit the name
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text box hidden behind keyboard after tapping to edit the name
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#14
Further to my last post & @freischneider I've made a video showing how hard it is to hide the new bottom panel - 5 attempts to drag down & hide - it kept on popping up. Finally got it to "stay down" - why is it so tedious? Also suggest the visibility is a sticky setting. Once LM knows the user doesn't want to see this panel, keep it hidden (as in previous version). Even better would be to remember the users preferred height of this panel & restore it next time.
#15
Overall I like the new navigation UI. Nice ideas. It ties in with the Web Planner UI. It is amazing to reflect on how far LM navigation has progressed since the first integration with BRouter.

1) I'd agree with @tapio. I don't think the default use-case when tapping a point name should be a search? From the point menu surely enough? Panning the point into view on the map, same as tapping the point icon, seems more intuitive to me. And definitely long-tap on the point icon to toggle, or display point details?
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2) It would be *really nice* if the drag up bottom panel provided a ">" button, consistent with ordinary track details panel, to show the full chart, and (in my case) slope.
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3) 6 points in the list is taking up too much screen space - half of tablet in portrait orientation. As @tapio said it would be good if it could be more compact, and, for me, maybe 3 points are enough. Could the user drag the bottom panel to their desired height rather than a height where each user wants something different? I know each shaping point has it's number in middle of the green triangle, but so hard to see, so could the number also be included in the point name, similar to Via point name, as marked up below?
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4) Could tapping on the profile icon in between each point allow selection, and changing, of the method of segment routing?