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What I'd like is for the map to recenter on the appropriate Via Point or Shaping Point when I tap its icon in the new Route Planner - or it could be an option on the triple dot overflow menu. Or is there already some other way of achieving that?

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First impression:
https://gph.is/g/ZPJNoDV

I use auto-hide for all panels, I like the full map, I do not like too much the button of menu visible while all is hided, see attachment.
For my case of use the menu button gives access to something I do not usually need while focusing on the map, It'd be more convenient if it show up with the double touch of the map as the other hided menus.

Nice to read it Jonny . I also have problems to work with recent public Free/Pro version now 

I spend an unfortunately unbelievable amount of time (more than a month) on creating united screen for points and I'm still not perfectly satisfied with it  . Anyway, I'll try to close most of remaining problems and generate a new Alpha version hopefully during this week.

Version has expired today ... and  changed to Free Version. 
Is there a new Alpha planned?

I use it on my tablet ... and to be honest I'm now so familiar  with this version that I really miss it.

Und was ist Dein Vorschlag / Rat ?

Die gekauften Pros werden weiter mit gewissen Updates versorgt - die Lizenz bleibt ohnehin gültig.
Mittel- und langfristig wird mehr Innovation aber in der Abo-Variante stattfinden. So mein Verständnis der Ansagen und Diskussionen aus letztem Jahr.
Ich habe Pro gekauft und werde irgendwann wohl auch auf die Abo-Version gehen, wenn die Unterschiede interessant werden.
In beiden Fällen keine Kosten die einen umbringen, auch kombiniert nicht, denke ich.
Das Asamm-Team muss ja von etwas leben - jetzt, und auch in Zukunft. Und zahlenmäßige Expansion kommt irgendwann zum Erliegen. Der Punkt scheint erreicht oder absehbar.

@ freischneider
You're right, we're in the English-speaking world.

also Wole, bitte bei zukünftigen Fragen auf deutsch das deutsche Forum benutzen

würde mich interessieren, wie die Ablesbarkeit bei Sonnenlicht bei Deinem Gerät ist

ich hab das XCover S4 erst seit ca. 3 Wochen und bin voll auf zufrieden!
Ich hatte ja lange Jahre ein Motorola G3 fürs Wandern Geocachen und Radeln, da hat sich aber nun der Akku verabschiedet...
Nach ausgiebiger Suche und Vergleich von sogenannten "Rugged" Geräten bin ich dann mit meinen Anforderungen beim XCover gelandet.
Das Display ist super hell und die Anzeige ist sehr kontrastreich, sodass beim hellen Sonnenlicht die Karte gut erkennbar ist.
Die GNSS Empfangsqualität/ Genauigkeit bei ungünstigen Bedingungen (dichter Wald/ Abschattungen) ist sehr gut
Gruß Wolfgang

No worry, I do not plan to remove it ... just my head needs some time to validate that it is a good perspective method on how to do it. But yes, most probably I'll add few more parameters over time and tell Michal to wrote some blog post about it .

was heist das jetzt genau. Die Beta die es mir da anbietet, ist das ein Update der Alpha ? Oder ist das ein Beta update der des alten Locus und muss es ignorieren ?

die Beta ist eine "verbesserte" PRO als Test vor dem offiziellen Puplish, welche interessierte Benutzer als Versuchskanninchen testen können um den Entwicklern mehr Sicherheit zu geben.
Wenn du weiterhin die Alpha behalten möchtest, darfst du dieses Update nicht machen!
Alpha updates werden ja von menion direkt im entsprechenden Beitag als apk angeboten

I'm usually rather speechless. I think it is quite common that nobody looks what an app/the os is capable of.

@tapio: You're right. But for such "normals" and for these friendly "nerds",  discussing in this group, it should be a win, to get a comfortable using interface on the one side, and a high featured app on the other.

If I'd understood right, menion said, the extraordinary features won't be forgotten,  the main application-lookout is the aim of the first discussion.

For me, it is diffucult, to remark a "red/common thread". I would like to get a clean map view, only added with a few (i.e.2) buttons for main features. The rest could stay in buttom/sidebars, or floating buttons (!), configurable and hideable.
Given that fact, it would be interesting to see the result of the voting from menion's earlier post. https://forum.locusmap.eu/index.php?topic=6817.msg57917#msg57917

Joska

My one concern over the increasing complexity of what can be done with and to Locus is simply that it presents a large raft of perplexing options to any new user.
I think you need an initial simple interface, and as @tapio says, maybe some ui presets.


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I didn't follow the whole discussion. As for the bhttons and toolbars, I'm all for maximum flexibility, ie every function can be everywhere. A good default setup for newbies, a good UI for configuration, maybe Ui presets. just my preference.

I agree, stable version is in a good shape, quite perfect.

1 the side panel width and the bottom panel height is too large and covers too much map.
Suggestion, if the panels should be displayed permanently, they should be narrow, if the panels are displayed temporarily, they can be displayed larger.

2 with shifted map center the zoom buttons cover the previous route

3 when track record is on, the buttons overlap

merry christmas to all

[Btw]

The created poll was made to help me decided about need for some components & color themes. There is still not yet done base look. Currently, I have on the table six version we discuss about.

And about possible configuration: you know me. I usually do features in the two steps. First, base, not too configurable and later, after some discussions and feedback, I'm adding options (when it makes sense).

It will be similar here. Hey, we have enough time to tune it to satisfy at least 95% of use-cases, so no worry .

Btw: I'm not doing re-design because I want to do re-desing. I'm doing this to remove some limitations of old design and remove some problems we suffer for ages (based on support & own experience > like too much buttons at start for new users, fixed bottom panel, important buttons too far from fingers, etc.) I'm registering all your comments and will really try to find usable solution.

I rarely need zoom buttons and prefer the way it is, or at least allow to hide them as it's possible with the toolbars.