[APP] - version 4.26.+ ( 9/2024 )

[Pcmann]

Hey, guys,
I'm reaching out to the duck locus community. Could someone redo an existing or make a new dashboard in Locus for geocaching use? Three or four fields would be enough: an arrow pointing to the target (cache), distance remaining to the target, altitude or speed, or distance covered. Larger font and possibility to set transparency above the map. What is displayed now when navigating to a cache in Locus is pretty small for me. Thank you very much.

[Andrew Heard]

Maybe have a try yourself? The interface within the Locus Map app makes it very easy to do.

[Tapio]

Maybe have a try yourself? The interface within the Locus Map app makes it very easy to do.

Yes, DIY was my thought as well, but does LM have the necessary elements Geocaching/Dashboard? (I'm not into Geocaching)

[Andrew Heard]

ahh good point @tapio. I admit I didn't read the "geocaching" aspect of the question. So maybe the "data sources" are not available. Sorry @Pcmann, although still worth learning about dashboards in general as it's a fantastic LM feature.

[Graf Geo]

... an arrow pointing to the target (cache), distance remaining to the target, altitude or speed, or distance covered. ...

These are all fields or functions that apply to any destination, regardless of whether it is a geocache or any POI.
Only the arrow does not exist, but an arrow line to the destination is displayed in the destination guidance anyway.
"Azimuth" indicates the degree to the target.

So it should be feasible.

[Pcmann]

I'm a computer layman and I don't know how to make some items visible, like the direction indicator (arrow) or the color of the digits or the size of the window on the dashboard. That's why I'm turning to the community, because some dashboards were created by some. Thanks.

[Tapio]

https://help.locusmap.eu/topic/36286-edit-track-cut-inner-part-and-leave-a-waypoint-with-time-delta

Guys support me, the awesomestestest idea of the decade 😁 "Cut inner part and leave pause length waypoint" so to say. Btw isn't "inner part" weird english? (not a native speaker).

I was often asking for automatic pause detection, but there's priorities. So this suggestion could a) support the user awareness of his pauses and b) make them clean up clutter because of a benefit.

ANOTHER GENERAL QUESTION - ANYONE NOTICED SEVERE BATTERY DRAIN? Just asking, I'm not saying it was Locus Map. I cannot control. Last weekend I got into trouble, 3km before target (my car). Just had my smartphone with me and where it usually has 50% bat, it was empty. Forest was pretty destroyed in that area, ways not existing, phone off... I lost track and walked wrong way, but didn't notice. No phone and it would get dark in 2 hrs. No people, foggy day. At some point I met a person who told me the lose direction, but still, again walked a track which at some point was destroyed. Between hills I had no orientation, there was even a highway a few km away, but inaudible. Well after all I found a village and very nice people drove me to my car. I (and poor doggie) was 4km away from car and walked an extra of 10km in fast pace, on top of the plsnned 23km.
Never again I'll be as unprepared, so even in Germany you can get into problems. Overnight in autumn without preparation is what could have happened. It's currently ca. 5 deg C at night. Not fun.
Was not well prepared because... lazy. Such thing never happened to me before. I have a Garmin etrex vista hcx as a robust backup, but it was at home.
My thought before was: It is Germany, it's small, you just walk straight and will always find some village. Nice and well, but what if darkness approaches you.

Screenshot: Black is where I should have walked, Pink is where I walked. Totally off.

[balloni55]

These are all fields or functions that apply to any destination, regardless of whether it is a geocache or any POI.
Only the arrow does not exist, but an arrow line to the destination is displayed in the destination guidance anyway.
"Azimuth" indicates the degree to the target.

So it should be feasible.

Hello Pcman
example see Screenshot

Settings/Guidance/Appearance/

[Andrew Heard]

ANYONE NOTICED SEVERE BATTERY DRAIN

@tapio - I always have a Tasker profile with device current (mA) appended to CSV file every 2 minutes. I have not seen any change in average current.

[slarti76]

https://help.locusmap.eu/topic/36286-edit-track-cut-inner-part-and-leave-a-waypoint-with-time-delta

Guys support me, the awesomestestest idea of the decade 😁 "Cut inner part and leave pause length waypoint" so to say. Btw isn't "inner part" weird english? (not a native speaker).

Seconded - I proposed "Remove section" instead of "Cut inner part" literally years ago

[Tapio]

ANYONE NOTICED SEVERE BATTERY DRAIN

@tapio - I always have a Tasker profile with device current (mA) appended to CSV file every 2 minutes. I have not seen any change in average current.

I may include that in some kind of watcher. mA, you gain that from some kind of Java function?

[Neoaliphant]

Tapio...did you have a survival kit with you, compass at least...
I sometimes route track with my watch gps, whch also has a compass, in case locus recording fails....


re battery drain, if cellphone signal was getting weak, power drain can spike a lot....

try a test with airplane mode on.....

[Graf Geo]

Hmm, another update and still no fix for the "3-line problem".

Also the mini-bug with the double word (in Bewegung) in the track statistics is still there.

[Tapio]

re battery drain, if cellphone signal was getting weak, power drain can spike a lot....
try a test with airplane mode on....

OK, will observe. re: compass etc. - no, was badly prepared, laziness, didn't take things serious enough 😑

[Neoaliphant]

re: compass etc. - no, was badly prepared, laziness, didn't take things serious enough 😑

Thats gracious to admit it tho...