Adding POI in planning mode add generic stops, not named ones

[Manuel]

Hi,

when long-pressing a POI on the map, e.g. monuments, sights, etc. in the route planner a menu is shown where the name of the POI is shown and three buttons to add this POI to the route. 
But instead of adding a named waypoint to the route, the planner just adds an anonymous waypoint. In order to have navigation announce it properly, I then have to manually rename the waypoint.
IMO the route planner should use the name for the POI.

[Tapio]

I agree. Plus: it should also be possible to use Lopoints this way. I only need to short click btw.

[Graf Geo]

When I activate LoPoints, a simple short click on the POI is enough to add it to the route. And it is also given the corresponding name.

With the normal POIs, the address is adopted if you have the corresponding LoMap with address database installed. The name of the POI is actually not, but that's what LoPoints are for. So I don't see such a great need.

[Tapio]

Hmmm strange, you're right, maybe an input problem in my prior testing.

[Manuel]

With the normal POIs, the address is adopted if you have the corresponding LoMap with address database installed. The name of the POI is actually not, but that's what LoPoints are for. So I don't see such a great need.

I disagree that there is no "great" need. This might be the case for you, but not for everyone. There is definitely a need for me and there is also zero drawbacks to this functionality. There will be no one who pressed on a POI then adds it to a route and not wanting the name. And these people could just clear the name afterwards. Much easier than vice versa.     
LM knows the name of the POI, it shows it. There is simply no reason not to use it if you add it to the route. Depending on the maps used the POI might also not be in the LoPoints. 

That said, I don't use LoMaps. I also never used LoPoints. I enabled them now (awful interface for selection, BTW) and it works fine. That doesn't change my opinion that the name should be transferred to the route marker.

[Menion]

Hello Manuel,
unfortunately, I do not understand your idea. You see a place on the map and you want, with a long click, to add it to the planner together with the name visible on the map? This is technically very complicated and should not be necessary at all.

This, as mentioned, should be perfectly covered by LoPoints. Then simple short click on the LoPoint allows adding to the plan.

[Manuel]

Here is a video:

As you can see I can select POIs from the map like the BBQ spot, the church or the cafe. The planner shows the name at the bottom and three option to add it to the route, i.e. start, middle, end. If I choose an option there is only a generic triangular "shaping point" (looks like that is the English name). If I want to name the point and have it announced I need to change it into a via point and rename it. 

Then I enabled Locus Points and tried to add it, and it looks like I managed to not select the point correctly, so it only created shaping points. After recording the video I tested it again and then it worked, i.e. I select the point, the name is shown with the three options but in this case it creates a correctly named via point.
But this can also be seen in the video at the end. I add a point from my own points and it shows the name and after adding a named via point is added.

So, Locus maps knows the name of the selected point, regardless if it is a point from the map (here Openandromap), a LoPoint or already saved point. It shows the name when you can choose where you want to add it in the route, but if the point is from the map, it just generates a generic unnamed shape point. 

I don't see how that is technically complicated. All the data is there, location and name, it's just different behaviour.
But at the end

[Menion]

Hello Manuel,
thanks for the video. I'm little confused from it. So few notes:

- in the first part, you have disabled LoPoints, so no active items are on the map. When you long click anywhere on the map, no matter if there is any LoPoint/point etc, the app creates a temporary point and sets its address. But it does not mean, it knows it is a valid place with something interesting.

- then you enabled LoPoints and saw them correctly on the map (suggest only online LoPoints for now if you have internet). But you still used long-click? Just quickly tap on the point and you should get the bottom panel with its correct name and icon! Then add it to the route with one of the bottom three buttons.

Does it help?