Hello people,
this topic is BIG. Really. At least because we have been working on it since Jan 2024.
Welcome early version of the new My Library system.
So we (Android) are first and may influence behavior on all three platforms, nice .
Major changes
- points and tracks may be in the same folders
- possibility for deeper nesting of folders
- completely reworked UI
The last point will be most problematic I'm sure. We discussed this a lot, so please keep in mind, that everything has its reason. I'll anyway gladly discuss any suggestions.
Please, focus on important things for now, that may be hardly changed later. Old manager was fine-tuned for years, so this will also be a task for next years.
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How to test it
IMPORTANT
Installation of the new version modifies the points/tracks database so it will become backward-INcompatible!
Don't blame me for data loss or possible problems. If you worry, do not test this now!!!
EDIT: this version has disabled "Cloud sync" because our web server is not yet 100% ready!!!
Method no 1 (recommended)
- separate device, where this version may be installed and tested
- immediately after installation, restore the backup from your main device
- after re-start, the app will do a database conversion
Method no 2 (only for skilled users)
- backup current data and keep this safe
- update the current public version
- start, the app will do a database conversion
- easy ... but the next public Locus Map 4 version won't see your data! So after the next update to the public version, you will have to restore old data (+ manually delete Locus/data/database/myLibrary.db!!)
Method no 3 (for all)
- if there is interest, I may record a short video to preview how this all looks. So no need to install and test anything. Just let me know ...
Test version on Google Drive in "my library V2" sub-directory.
Uff, good luck to all of us .
this topic is BIG. Really. At least because we have been working on it since Jan 2024.
Welcome early version of the new My Library system.
So we (Android) are first and may influence behavior on all three platforms, nice .
Major changes
- points and tracks may be in the same folders
- possibility for deeper nesting of folders
- completely reworked UI
The last point will be most problematic I'm sure. We discussed this a lot, so please keep in mind, that everything has its reason. I'll anyway gladly discuss any suggestions.
Please, focus on important things for now, that may be hardly changed later. Old manager was fine-tuned for years, so this will also be a task for next years.
---
How to test it
IMPORTANT
Installation of the new version modifies the points/tracks database so it will become backward-INcompatible!
Don't blame me for data loss or possible problems. If you worry, do not test this now!!!
EDIT: this version has disabled "Cloud sync" because our web server is not yet 100% ready!!!
Method no 1 (recommended)
- separate device, where this version may be installed and tested
- immediately after installation, restore the backup from your main device
- after re-start, the app will do a database conversion
Method no 2 (only for skilled users)
- backup current data and keep this safe
- update the current public version
- start, the app will do a database conversion
- easy ... but the next public Locus Map 4 version won't see your data! So after the next update to the public version, you will have to restore old data (+ manually delete Locus/data/database/myLibrary.db!!)
Method no 3 (for all)
- if there is interest, I may record a short video to preview how this all looks. So no need to install and test anything. Just let me know ...
Test version on Google Drive in "my library V2" sub-directory.
Uff, good luck to all of us .