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hope this will work with 3.22.1, as it was working fine so far.
if not, is there a way to go back to locus 3.21.x and keep this version?

since updating to 3.22.0, locus does not show any geocaches, i.e. it looks like live update from the gsak database addon does not work anymore.
is there anything that has to be reconfigured in the settings or is this a bug in locus 3.22.0?

when running locus (with the gsak addon) on a multicore device, how many cpu cores is locus (with gsak adddon) able to use?

i wonder which device will be the better solution for running locus

- quadcore 32 bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3 (4x Qualcomm Krait 400 at 2457 MHz (galaxy S5, G900F))

- octacore 64 bit Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580 (4x ARM Cortex-A57 MPcore + 4x ARM Cortex-A53 MPcore at 1600 MHz (galaxy S5neo,l G903F))

thanx your your help!

i think if there is no way to transfer a license from androidpit to playstore, and all locus licenses have to be purchased again, there should at least be a way to get it at a discount rate.
i bought multiple copies of locus pro (because i run multiple accounts) and i don't really like to buy multiple copies from playstore again!
regards

hi menion

but who will get android 5 and what ugly things will google add to this version...?

i agree with you that locating the data folder on a read only partition could result in problems with some other apps or addons. nevertheless, my suggestion is to have a solution in a way how locus does this with maps:

- standard data folder is under the locus structure, i.e. either in the internal flash or in the special folder on the external flash. all data, locus writes to the data folder, is written to this folder.

- there may be additional data folders defined within locus. these folders are always read only, no matter where they are located. they are just checked for data, the same way the standard data folder is checked, but locus never writes there.

wouldn't this be an approach that would cover all user requirements? this would avoid messing up data as there is only one location to write to.

thanx + have a nice day!
bongo

hi menion

thanx for your reply!

so far, this works now, but i think about an "improvement":
as far as i understand, locus actually uses a main folder which has to be located in an area where locus is allowed to write to, i.e. it has to be either in the internal flash or in " /storage/extSdCard/Android/data/menion.android.locus.pro/files".
this is required for locus to save temporary data and settings.
by default, the mainfolder also contains the maps, but there's a separate link for maps, which can either point to the maps in the main folder or to any folder, e.g. a folder on the external flash which is read only.

what i think about is a model, separating files generated by locus from files that are generated externally, i.e. files that locus only needs to read, i.e. files where no write access is required.

for this, i actually see two ways for realization:

1) a path setting for the data folder, which may either point to the data folder within the locus main folder or to any other folder, e.g. a read only folder on the external flash

2) multiple data folders allowed (like this is done for maps). locus then has a list of all data folders to be checked

what do you think about such an improvement? wouldn't this be a good solution to meet the android 4.4 problem?

regards
bongo

hi menion
so you mean i have to select /storage/extSdCard/Android/data/menion.android.locus.pro/files as main folder and then move my html files on the sd card to this folder?
thanx!
bongo

so far, i used the cyanogen android 4.4 version which does not have any restrictions in accessing sd cards.
now, with a new phone, i have plain android 4.4, i.e. my locus main folder is in internal flash, while maps and the gsak db are on the external sd card.
so far, things seem to work.
but i also have lots of html files and pictures, which so far have been located under locus/data/geocaching on the external sd card. these have been shown as "spoiler" tab when opening a geocaching waypoint. now these are not shown anymore.
what do i have to do to get them shown again (i need to keep them on the external sd card as internel flash is too small)
thanx!

ok, i asked the author and hope he will fix this.
thanx for the support!

i just updated to 2.5.0, and yes, importing benchmarks from gpx now shows fine.
but as i get all my waypoints from the gsak plugin, this does not really help.
when can i expect the gsak addon to be fixed to get the benchmarks from there?
thanx!

gsak db:
i extracted the files from the email i sent to you, put them on the sgs2, pointed the addon to the db file and... there they are on the locus screen, but all benchmarks show as traditionals.

locus 2.4.3.3 + gpx:
after updating to 2.4.3.3, benchmarks imported from a gpx are now shown as benchmarks ;-)

great to have this fixed now, and i hope to see this fixed within the gsak addon very soon ;-)

thanx a lot!

ok, now i also took this small gsak db, i sent to you, to my sgs2. this can be loaded without any problems, but all benchmarks are shown as traditionals!

really strange!
i have the latest version of locus pro, and when importing the gpx, i don't get the waypoints listed with the benchmark icon (as you do) but with the "sun"-icon.
any idea where this may come from?
and for the gsak db: you extracted the db files from the zip, yes?
regards
bongo

ok, i sent you an email with a gpx and a gsak db.
thanx!

ok, i checked this out:
i exported the benchmarks from gsak to a gps and imported this to locus.
result:
i get all benchmarks with the "sun"-symbol.
not really what i expected ;-(