Themes for Version 4 (Android)

[Newlands]

Hi,
Where can I find themes for the new Locus (4)?  When I go to themes, only 4 are listed and the Store is empty...
-Donald

[voldapet]

Hi,

all themes were removed because were created for LoMaps gen 3 and weren't compatible with gen 4. But some authors were preparing new version compatible with LoMaps gen 4. @john_percy @karlchick do you think is it possible to publish your themes in Locus Store?

[john_percy]

My Voluntary and Velocity themes are updated for Lomaps gen 4 and also work with Lomaps gen 3 and OAM maps.
They can be installed into Locus from https://voluntary.nichesite.org/downloads.html - use the appropriate Locus quick install button.

@voldapet Yes, they can be added back to Locus Store.

[karlchick]

My OS Map theme is close to release, just got to complete the legend files.

I found an issue with using .lnk files, it won't load .pdf files unless they have the same name as the theme.xml, I get a toaster message "Invalid value: <content of .lnk file>".

Any ideas? I'm using the .lnk file to point each theme to the common pdf legend.

@voldapet, I'm happy for the theme to be loaded up to the Locus store (when ready)... is there anything special I should worry about in the theme/zip to enable this?

[Menion]

There are quite a lot of possibilities regards how the link to a map legend may be defined.

Could you please share with me a theme with PDF legends that does not work for you as expected? Thanks!

[karlchick]

There are quite a lot of possibilities regards how the link to a map legend may be defined.

Could you please share with me a theme with PDF legends that does not work for you as expected? Thanks!

Thanks Memion, I've uploaded a draft of the latest v4 OS Map theme to here:

OS Map v4 draft.zip

There are 4 theme files, day/night themes for v3/v4 maps. There are lnk files for these that point to common/shared day/night legend pdf files.

I've got the maps and themes located on external sd card: /storage/6366-3530/Android/media/menion.android.locus/mapsVector

Which seems to work smoothly for me... except loading the legend gives the attached error. This used to work when I last checked (probably last year). Error is occurring in both LM4 and Classic versions.

Thanks for helping.

Note:This isn't the final release of the theme (still working on the legend files).

[Menion]

Thanks for sharing. I'm surprised it worked before! The path to the legend should be a) URL to web page or b) a relative path within the theme directory. So only the "legend.pdf" and not the "mapsVector/_themes/legend.pdf". Anyway in the next version, both versions will work!

Btw. very nice legend!!! 

[karlchick]

... or b) a relative path within the theme directory. So only the "legend.pdf" and not the "mapsVector/_themes/legend.pdf".

Thanks Menion, I tried just legend.pdf and it gave the attached error. I then tried "theme zip dir/legend.pdf",, I.e. "OS Map/OS Map Day Legend.pdf" and that worked.

In my zip of the theme all the files are in a subdirectory "OS Map/", should I be zipping the theme as the root of the zip file perhaps?

Anyhow, I can now get legends working, thanks for help and compliments.

Just need to get the legend completed for night theme and it'll be ready for release.

[Menion]

Hmm, I may look at the correct path later. Anyway I'm glad it works for you now

[karlchick]

Hmm, I may look at the correct path later. Anyway I'm glad it works for you now

I think the behaviour is correct. I have now set up the lnk files to have no path just "legend.pdf" and make sure I zip up the theme without a sub-directory. This then works for both zipped and unzipped usages of the theme.