forget on "Item visibility". just remove it and don't use it ... all is now in "Data screen". Check new top action bar button
Confusing, confusing, the changes in item visibility screen are much more noticable than the ones in Data screen.
Ok, let's check the Data screen:
- I don't like the toggle button for Ticks and Tools and would prefer two buttons instead. Of course this results also in two columns for all the Point and Track folder lists. But I fear the guys out there with their thumb nail screens

will likely vote against that.
But much more uncomfortable I'm with the following:
- The behaviour for the tick button on folder level as it is implemented now for Points and Tracks:
Let's assume I have currently selected 25/50 points in folder P which results in a set tick on folder level for P. If I remove the tick on P I get 0/50 points which is as I expect and like it because I want to do this to remove the points temporarily from screen (item invisibility!).
Now I want to see my points again. What should I do? There are two options: a) set the tick for P or b) go into P and select the 25 points. a) is not what I want and b) is a nightmare.
What I'd like to see instead, is the option to re-enable my 25 points with a single tap. Ok, there should also be an option to select all 50 points in P, this could be done with a long tap on the tick.
Alternatively, if you want to stay with the toggle for tick/tools I would be happy with a tick on P which sets my 25 points again and an item in the tools list to enable all points of P.
And again for the Map Item tab:
Can it behave as Points and Tracks with a tick per map item ins and a tick per folder instead of bold red name per item?
=> Use the same GUI elements for points, tracks, (other) map items!
So far my suggestions for the Data screens.
editah sorry, forget on geoid, it's one secret function and I forget to disable it for testing version 
Ok, I've cleaned my brain

you wrote "no problem in 2.12.2.4" with dashboard?? So it works in this test version and not work in public 2.12?? Hmm then it have to be something in settings, but no settings affect functionality of dashboard. Only that is close, is settings > misc > periodic updates. It's almost impossible to fix it in 2.12 if in test version it works 
It works in testversions 2.12.0.2 and in 2.12.2.4.
You are right, periodic updates was ticked in Proversion and not ticked in Free/Test version. Actually I don't know what this really is.
Anyway, removing the tick didn't help (closed Locus Proafter removing the tick and started again few seconds later).
edit15.6.2013 - Locus 2.12.2.5 - test version
Also is anyone using OSM Bugs? please test new OSM notes system if all works as expected
I added a new OSM Note (without Login) which worked as expected. A minute later it appeared on Locus screen.
But I see only open notes (red bubble with white x), can't find closed ones (how should they look like?).