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Good suggestions menion! I do have a bluetooth GPS but I don't want to carry it. I have 3 batteries :-)

But setting time beween GPS points sound like an obvious way to get a little more juice from the batteries. And since it is in walking speed, that should not be a problem at all.

Hi Berkley,

I do know and use the categories. The problem is that the waypoint file is an official (and very big) file downloaded from here: http://www.lycianway.com/BooksAndMaps/maps.html

For this trip I can (and will!) use your quite good idea and search for the wanted strings and then add them to a special category. However, since Locus is such a great standalone tool which can even download maps (you could use your PC for that too) it is very well possible that you one day needs to download the waypoint file directly to the phone while on vacation etc. without your PC.

Menion, I don't see a problem with slower searches for waypoint descriptions. It could just be an option which is off by default. Then users could turn it on if needed.

1. Great!

2. Ok, I will try that

3. No problem, it is not a big problem since I can search from the main screen.

You are right of course. I wrote this just before midnight and I must have been tired! It didn't occur to me that I could simply turn the phone on and off to see what happened  :oops:  I thought about actually going out, changing batteries etc.

I tried it now and I Locus handled it fine. Thumbs up!

Re. solar power, I do have a solar charger but I will probably leave it at home to save weight. I will bring two spare batteries so that should be adequate for a day hike.

Hi Menion,

When preparing for my upcoming hike in Turkey, I just discovered a quite serious flaw.

Searching for POIs by name does not search in descriptions. This is quite bad as the descriptions often contain important information such as: water, shelter, village etc. So if I need water, I should be able to search for "water" and find POIs that has water in descriptions and not just in the name.

If you could put that feature into Locus before April 10, that would be AWESOME !!!!  

Martin

Hi Menion,

I am soon going to Turkey where I want to walk on the famous Lycian Way. A typical hike will take a full day, so I bring a spare battery.

Now I wonder, what happens if I have to power down the phone to change the battery? Can I then resume the recording with Locus afterwards, or will I end up with to tracks?

Martin

This release is fantastic. When I first tried Locus about a month ago, I still preferred Maverick Pro although Locus was very close.

Since then a lot has happened with Locus (and nothing with Maverick) so I can now say for sure that Locus is the VERY BEST offline and offroad map program for Android  

BTW, I have noticed that the right panel always hides by itsef even though I have selected "Never hide" for the right panel in the options. So this options seems to be neglected.

Hi Menion,

The new add point menu item in the right hand menu is great. Much easier to add waypoints now.

I have a few more wishes regarding points:

1. Could we have a current or default category? I have to choose category every time I add a point even though there all belong to the same category!

2. There is not a big difference between waypoints and tracks. Often a series of waypoints is used as a track. Eg. you can download tracks for the Lycian Way like that. Now for most use this is fine, but the new feature of downloading maps along tracks requires a real track, not a series of points. It would be useful to convert waypoints to tracks so you can download the appropriate tiles. Simply connect the points and you have a track :-)

3. A search funtion on the waypoint screen. Ideally it should work a an incremental filter: the more letters you enter, the fewer items on the list. And you have already a filter function, so this is an logical extension.

Martin

Very good idea. I could certainly use that feature.

Is that graph made from Locus?

Anyway, the new release is really great! I like the add point button in the right panel, thanks a lot. One suggestion: make it possible to have a default or current category so you don't have to choose category each time. Imagine you are out on a route and wants to add waypoints - the chance is that you wish to add to the same category each time! Even if there is only one category, Locus still asks...

The compass screen looks very good now

How do you use the download map by track function? I can't find it.

Go to "Download map" tab, then first select which area to download (this screen, select area etc) and then press "Change type".

Sounds great!

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I am soon going on vacation to Turkey where I want to hike on the Lycian Way, a world famous hiking route. When practicing for the hike, also in using Locus, I have realized that Locus really needs better POI handling as there are some serious problems in adding POIs.

First of all, it takes at least 4 clicks to make a POI. I will suggest eg. pressing the track ball will create a POI. Or it could be a button on the right panel, or a menu item etc.

Then, when you have created the POI, it does not get into focus. For example, I have a list with hundreds of POIs and after creating it, I have to find the POI down the list. It should instead be selected automatically, ready for editing etc.

Also, the POI is not visible (checked) by default. I have to find it down the list and check it to make it show up on the map. It should of course be visible by default.

Finally, it is for some funny reason not possible to search for POIs form the POI screen! Which makes it even harder to look up the POI you just created if there are many. I will suggest a speed search feature where the list is narrowed down while you enter more letters. So the more letters you enter, the lesser POIs on the list until there is only a few left - or none, if you enters the wrong letters of course.

Just ask me if you need more info

On my Nokia 6600 phone I had a few years ago, I had a program that was able to do this. So it is absolutely possible.