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@menion - have any Locus internal BRouter profiles changed since Locus 3.19? I ask because I was going to incorporate the Locus special "meta fields" %fastprofile%, %avoid_motorways%, %avoid_toll%, %avoid_unpaved%, %is_wet% into my external BRouter profiles for similar control. I have a copy of the 10 profiles from v3.19. Thanks.

[@Andrew Heard]

There is nothing like "active preset". Configuration defined in preset is simply loaded when you tap on "Preset". And this is all ... here all work of "Preset" system ends!! It just overwrite current app settings with settings defined in preset, dot.

@menion - I am very happy with the Preset system. I understand & accept the current mechanism. It is a great time saving feature. Regards this "active" preset discussion... from a user's point of view this concept of "active" seems intuitive and reasonable to me. So here is a very minor suggestion: when a preset is selected it becomes the active preset. This simply means the preset name is highlighted in red in the preset list, as was tried in one earlier beta version until any active preset setting and corresponding global setting later become different (because user modifies either setting) there is no longer any active preset. The advantage of this suggestion: user can quickly see from preset list which settings are active. At present I workaround this lack of active preset by having preset name linked 1:1 to text field in each dashboard.

@Andrew Heard: Weather in public version is still old good "World Weather Online" service. "Dark Sky" is used only in new version that is available for now only in Beta version.

@menion - your URL link didn't work, but I retrieved from HTML - http://help.locusmap.eu/topic/wheather-information-in-tracks. At present in Locus Beta 3.23.2 the Weather function can't be selected - marked as Pro function. I'll wait for 3.23.2.1 to compare "Dark Sky". Thanks.

It does indeed appear related to full screen mode although I can say I've never seen any list anywhere else display this behavior. It only happens on the phone, and never before today, I can't reproduce the bug on a tablet in full screen mode.

Is 3.23.2 Pro weather using the source "Dark Sky"? Local forecast https://darksky.net/forecast/-42.8895,147.2709/si12/en is not as accurate (or anyway different) to official government forecast http://www.bom.gov.au/places/tas/hobart/. The temperature minimums are all higher by 2..4 degrees. The windspeeds are far worse - half the proper forecast which as a cyclist would be very annoying. Maybe more accurate in Europe than Australia? Meteo appears closer forecast to official forecast. Oh well.

@menion - Locus Pro 3.23.1 - notice in this video https://youtu.be/d9PgosBKBO8 how when the track Folder list is tapped then scrolled the list suddenly fails to repaint properly; first one half is displayed at bottom of the screen, then the second/ top half is displayed. I have never seen this occur before. With expired beta I can't confirm in that version.

@menion - beta 3.23.1.8 has expired

Can anyone please comment how does the quality of the Locus weather information compares to the Meteo (The Weather) app? I used Meteo last year when cycle touring thru Slovenia/ Croatia/ Italy, and it was very useful. Now Locus has 3 hour intervals I'd like to uninstall Meteo if the Locus forecast is as accurate (or just as good). The screen caps below compare Locus/ Meteo data sources for 24 hour and 3 hour forecasts, and I can see there are differences. Location is Milan/ Malpensa airport where we arrive for 9 week 2000km cycle tour.





I much prefer the Locus presentation. More compact and much clearer text/ graphics. Well done Menion.

Last month ( maybe two already ), I was totally overwhelmed by support. Increasing number of users starts to highly limit my free time on new features & improvements

@menion - I hope more users & success eventually means you can employ new team member for support, and that frees you up to work on features & improvements.

Apologies for off-topic but I just followed instructions to vote for Locus Free as best app - http://www.locusmap.eu/will-you-help-us-win-a-best-app-of-the-year-competition-in-locus-homeland/?utm_source=application&utm_medium=Locus%20Map%20Free. Your instructions to English-only speakers need improvements. When I visit this site I just see long list of app icons.  I eventually found & selected Locus Free, and clicked button at bottom of page "Odestat moje hlasy". What "Souhlasím se zasíláním novinek provozovatele ankety společnosti Internet Info" says I have no idea. Click I'm Not A Robot, then click ODESLAT. If you want non-native supporters to vote you need to make it as easy as possible for them!

Tap on any preset > auto zoom ZL/speed list item or bin icon results in instant crash for me too
The Back button doesn't respond in preset > auto zoom dialog.
The preset > auto zoom enable|disable setting is ignored. Maybe because Back button is ignored? If I enable, exit, go back in to preset, the auto zoom is disabled again.

Also crashing in settings > Maps > Advanced > Auto zoom too, not just presets.

Just thinking more about this new configurable Auto Zoom feature as a cyclist and motorist, in it's current form where ZL level is only related to speed, it is of no help. As a cyclist I have a fairly constant speed and ZL is more closely related to distance (than speed) to next navigation turn or announcement. For example as I approach roundabout speed is constant, but I zoom in to just see exits. So I would like to see a ZL list where ZL is set according to distance or speed, or in a simpler auto-adjust mode the ZL is set/ optimized so that current position and next turn are both visible on the screen.

Fixed, the style of created track is controlled by Settings → Maps → Points and Tracks → Track width.
For some reason it was reset to 3px. After increasing the width, built up track is well visible again.

weird - mine is (correct) 10px. Hasn't changed with app releases. Glad you solved it.

In the last major version it is now possible to define full style for track being recorded. That is what I was referring to but I now guess you are not referring to this feature - sorry. With Add new track & measurement I do not notice the magenta connector lines are thinner although I hardly use this method anymore now that BRouter is integrated nicely with Navigate To method.

Hello there, the new styles for planning a route I'm not too pleased with. Both straight line and computed route are too thin thus poorly visible on map. Especially the middle handle point is hardly localizable.
Could I have the old style back? Or possibility to control both styles/line weights by user preference. Thanks.

@Bucky Kid - check the new settings, lines are much improved in my experience. Can you be more specific how you are creating the track line - A) Navigate To B) Add New Route C) BRouter? I've tried to reproduce but all seems good.

Can't reproduce hardware compass jitter in 3.23.1 Pro.

Hi @menion - I've experienced this unfiltered rotation jitter in 3.22.0 Pro and 3.23.0 Pro. I will test with 3.23.0.1 today & report back. I have just uploaded screen recording of 3.23.0 Pro rotation jitter from 28th March to https://youtu.be/0GXeEQIii_4. I could not reproduce the issue just now while standing still. Maybe only occurs when auto mode switches from GPS back to hardware compass?

I have really forget info about compass at into news. Therr is also a small issue in one moment of rotation, will be fixed.

@menion - I've noticed for quite a while that map rotation when in "auto" mode and speed is 0km/h is very "unfiltered" and often rotates wildly. When moving after setting speed, rotation with GPS is nice and smooth. Rotation with "GPS Status" app is also nice and smooth, so can't just be my phone. Is this "small issue" of compass rotation you refer to? I have a video I can upload to demonstrate problem if necessary.