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Hi @menion. Regards presets, I am discussing experience from 3.24.3 direct to 3.25.1. So yes, 3.24.3 had no preset function panels. So you would think I was "starting from scratch" in 3.25.1. For each of my presets I emailed function panels. All seemed ok. Then I modified one preset to have different set of buttons, and nothing was working. I tried disabling function panels in all presets, and just created 2 completely new presets All On/ All Off. I can't "set current buttons" but as I said this doesn't work at all. Maybe that is easiest function to debug? Special build or log file?

3.25.1 presets > set functions panels > set current content (button) - nothing happens.

also still have the same BIG problem already discussed but @menion could not reproduce where function panel sets of each preset get confused, corrupted. Lost all my 3.24 function panel buttons. So deleted all my presets, started completely from scratch. But still same issues with the correct, or any! function panel buttons. Just wasted the last hour setting all buttons up again for each preset, and now lost. Are you sure you tried with auto-hide top and left panels? I will just have to remove this new feature from each preset for now until sorted as has caused lots of trouble.

3.24.3.15 - from the poll I see track ending time (8 votes) still not featured in statistics although distance downhill (3 votes) and pace (6 votes) remain in the list.

I just checked the Sensors multitool app. For what it's worth I have found Z-Device Test has a more extensive range of tests & for some tests even more useful info. I have no connection with either app.

40 in Florence today, crazy.

I still fight with "OK" button at top which I don't like also, so it will need some better solution ... thanks

For me, it would be most logical
a.) the OK button is removed and
b.) then when I use the back button above left corner, a question dialog "saved yes / no" is come.

Optimize even further, and make consistent with other Locus dialogs - assume most common use-case is user wants to save their route
a) remove OK button and just always save when tap Back button
b) discard/ don't save if Discard tapped from ... top menu

I am still experiencing issues with presets. Maybe you can reproduce this bug:
backup pro
run beta
delete all presets
add some new presets, different names
exit beta
run pro
do full restore including presets
now observe the pro AND beta presets are displayed
surely a full restore should overwrite the beta presets?

3.24.3.8: can no longer tap on icon in list of points, and have map positioned to point.
@menion recall my issue with preset function panels never retaining correct settings; I have gone to extreme of deleting all my presets (after backup) then defining new presets and independent function panel button combinations, and so far they are working. Of course tedious because pro and beta share same presets.
With route planner: if I tap single point new menu is much better, BUT if I zoom out a little and tap close to 2 points I get menu to select one of the points OR track, but after selecting point no other action, and why should the track be in list?

@menion I'm sorry you aren't able to reproduce my problem. On the slow campground WiFi connection I'm unable to view your video either. In your reply to Wolfgang are you saying that if I run the beta then pro my beta preset settings will be lost anyway? I may just wait a few weeks until return from holiday and test with pro. If no-one else has this problem then maybe if I delete all presets and start again it will work, but I don't want to waste all that time right now.

@menion, my description of preset/ function panel buttons can't be more detailed? I have attached settings and presets. Maybe related to autohide? Seems easy enough to reproduce here.

@menion some detailed preset/function panel testing
backup 3.24 pro, includes 15 right side panel buttons, 8 presets
restore settings and presets into 3.24.3.4
all RHS buttons and presets are present
edit 1st preset, add "set function panels"
observe correct 5|15 buttons displayed in preset
select preset, ok
edit other presets, observe all 7 already have new  "set function panels" added, and mixture of 5|0 and 5|1 buttons displayed
I now again edit 1st preset and original 5|15 button count has changed to 5|0
what ever I do, the counts do not stick, very easy to see and reproduce wrong behaviour I hope for you too?

@Andrew Heard:

- track editor : you tap on the track directly on a map and press from ">" menu "Edit on map (beta) and you loose zoom etc? Should not, weird

correct 100% easy to reproduce
zoom in to small part of track
tap track
from track info > edit on map beta
observe whole track displayed and "no point selected" is displayed near top of screen



New route planner using BRouter: add point, add 2nd point, long tap either point, edit, cancel, current calculated track is *sometimes* no longer displayed, only straight line. Other times the calculated track is displayed. And even when point is moved there is no undo button.
No comments from other beta testers?

The function panel buttons are still being lost in latest 3.24.3.4 but I can now add an external app and no longer crash. I can edit a preset, "Set current content", in my case 10 buttons in right panel. I can apply the preset, and works. I can confirm the number of preset function panel buttons, still OK, 10. BUT then after I apply a different preset having 0 or 1 RHS buttons then apply original preset all the 10 RHS buttons are lost - count in preset is 0.

Undo/ redo - wow. In route planner if full undo were provided then is Minus (point) button needed anymore? Full undo is more intuitive and consistent. If I drag a via point it is not possible to undo move at present. With BRouter I also noticed a few times the compute never finished, circle animation never finished. As per my previous comment, more ways to move a via point (GPS, select on map, screen center, points etc) rather than error prone and limited drag with magnifying glass would be great improvement.

Now Track editor: when I use Edit on map (beta), my current zoom is lost, the whole track is displayed, which I don't like much. Use case: I have already zoomed into place to edit, tap track, edit on map, now the position and zoom is lost, and as previously reported, the tapped point of the track is also lost (compared to Pro).

@Andrew Heard: news are mainly in graphics and little bit in background performance. I was also working on new "instroduction" 3page screen

needs English translation thanks

@menion can you provide little more info than release notes "improvement in track editor and route planner" please? Awesome new feature multiple function panels.


The old route planner buttons are now shown briefly when route planner mode is entered and exited.

Bug- if I edit via point name then save or cancel, the magnifying glass icon is left on screen and if I now tap anywhere else I loose my route segment because Locus incorrectly things I am moving the via point. Was bug in previous version too. Now via point name is saved, but I still have issue seeing difference between via and non via point as already discussed.

When you tap a point, at present the via name can be immediately renamed. I suggest it would be far more flexible to display a context menu: toggle via, delete point, move point, add point (from users points?), etc. Without an undo, at present its too easy to make a major mistake.

Since a while Mapsforge offers the priority key for better arranging tags like town names before other tags.
Is it possible to implement it into Locus maps rendering engine?

yes please - often difficult trying to determine town names at present