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I am still using a self-made V3 theme with an old V3 LoMap. Of course this is no solution for the long run – I should soon update my theme to V4. Until I manage to do so, I have to stay with the last Locus version. So yes, at the very moment that would be a problem for me, but I understand I can't stay forever with a five year old map 

The quick profile parameters button is great!

LoPoints highlighting is a great improvement.

Displaying all the other points one was not looking for can make sense in rural regions, but can be too much information in cities (see screenshot 1).

As Graf Greo wrote, the "Activate" button only doubles the eye symbol in the map content menu. So what about leaving the button in its place and changing it's functionality to "Show all LoPoints", default = on?

Furthermore, I'd like to have the possibility to browse subcategories of LoPoints. By now, I can only search for terms "in the dark" without knowing which categories are offered.

Next thing, I agree with slarti76 concerning the size of the route preview thumbnails. They are so small that hardly any information can be read out of them. If they would be larger, you could recognise routes not only by their title but also by their thumbnail. That would make browsing the database easier and faster.

And my last thought for now for me the graphical distinction between folders and points in the database could be clearer (see screenshot 2). I understand that the folder symbol identifies a folder as folder But, for instance, would it make sense to display the folders a bit larger than the points or find another kind of clearer distinction (different background colour, folder title in bold letters, ...)?

Best,
Lucas

I like the old track overview better. In comparison to the new one, these are its advantages:

– More map details --> more information about the track. An improvement of the old diagram could be to increase the image resolution to get a better quality when printed out (what I sometimes do to produce a backup paper map for hiking)
– No grey overlay --> Map is better readable and looks better when printed out
– more statistical information about the track
– The ratio between the map information and the font size makes more sense. When reading the map, you usually zoom in, why are the fonts so huge?
– hight diagram is easier to read (see comparison). An improvement of the old diagram could be to show more than one hight indicating (horizontal) line.

The new overwiew looks more like a thumbnail, I don't exactly understand the use case. When I wanted so send a track overview to someone who doesn't have Locus App, I would use the one with the best image resolution and the most (relevant) information about the track, so that the receiver gets the best idea of it.

Hello! Confirm slowdown issue solved. Thanks!

BTW is there any way to deactivate these new warnings, i don't need them and map is pumped with unneeded signs?

Settings > Points and Tracks > Tracks

I would also appreciate the possibility to toggle the warning icons on/off. They are a great feature 👍 , but there are also many use cases in which their information is not relevant and a clear uncluttered view is more important.

Hello,

my 2c concerning the (cool!) new map-screen content panel:

– Map themes: The solution with the "Map themes" line appearing and hiding under the "Base map" line is good – it targets both users who like to change their map theme content via this panel and ones who don't because they do it via button panel or because they rather use LoMaps online, etc.

– Tracks & points: The solution in app version 4.17.2.2 is the best so far – the brush symbol (in contrast to the eye symbol) is intuitive.
Temporary hiding by using a long-click including the red icons appearing in the top bar is a useful feature.
Suggestions:
1.
Similar to freischneiders idea, I also would suggest using the "30/16500" numbers as feedback after the long click, but what about graying the "30" out? Greyed out icons or words are normally understood as "inactive". That would indicate that the 30 tracks are inactive at the moment but still loaded. A second long click would display the "30" in black again
2.
In German, "Auswahl aufheben" is a better translation to "Deselect all" (instead of "Markierung aufheben"). It also fits better into the pop-up
Edit: CabrioTourer reported this already

– General:
It would make sense to make also the "Map shading" line hidable, because I think most users make this setting once and then don't change it very often. As for me, map shading is always activated, I don't change it ever.

All in all – great improvement, thank you!

Best,
Lucas

I like the remembering of the scroll position, for me it should stay this way.

Blue is beautiful! I like the new colour scheme, too! 
But, as freischneider said, it's a side side topic 

New online search:
When searching for a POI, e.g. a bank, the online search is sorting the results according to my current location, not according to the cursor's position. This makes it impossible to search something in a distant place.

Do you have a screenshot? I have no clue what this is about; in what context do we have "active points"?

Hi, i've made a Screen Cap Video:
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AredTfs4J1f5gu5kazAzPtRydwnEtQ
Best, Lucas

4.15.2:
Great update with pointer directing at an active point and improved weather forecast, thank you!
Best, Lucas

(it's not even possible to multi-select and delete trackpoints!)

... or to embed multiple waypoints into a track at once.

Thank you Menion.

I would like to add Management of Track Waypoints as No. 5.

As for now, when I plan my hiking trips, I use embedded waypoints, so that the track file is able to be sent to my trekking partner as a complete KML file. These embedded waypoints can't be managed properly. I would like to be able to search for them, display them in a certain radius around the cursor etc.

So my workaround is saving every embedded waypoint twice – within the track and as a "standalone" version in my points folder. This is more work for me, but also raises problems, like when I edit a point in the points folder, it doesn't change in the corresponding track and vice versa.

A second thing would be the improvement of data sharing (e.g. via shared folder).

Best, Lucas