My library (Data manager), V2

[Mick FU]

Found the expert setting to search from map cursor and not from last position, thank you.
Is there a bug in my two screen shots?
Searching for "trail" in my tracks, and sorted by distance (nearest first), nearest is at 5,1km
Deleting the search field (empty search) and then a track of mine is found at 2m 😳 and with "trail" in the name 😔.
Is it normal behaviour?

[Andrew Heard]

I know each folder can contain tracks and points, but searching for nearest elements (tracks and/or points) to gps or map center should not list folders.
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Maybe there needs to be an option "don't list folders" that you can activate in this case.

I have a similar question/ experience with Filters - in the example below I have a name filter "1031" correctly matching 3 track recordings, but My Library shows results "0/4" (4 matches) including the empty sub-folder. Shouldn't the results be "0/3". I'm not sure/ don't care, whether the sub-folder is displayed, but not in the filter count.
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[Andrew Heard]

Is logging to /Locus/logs supposed to be enabled:

for example 2024-11-25.txt:
07:36:48.694   NEW START: 4.26.3.3 MyLibV2 RC13
   system: 8.1 (27)
   device: LENOVO, TB-8504F, Lenovo TB-8504F
   screen: 800x1216px | 213 (mdpi) | 1.3312501)
   user: 4f38f3c9c, b1377442-3f67-3d24-9aa9-8fa1e2518edc


or (more interesting) 2024-11-23.txt (edited):
14:08:33.864   E   getReferenceType   getI(0)
android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException: Resource ID #0x0
   at android.content.res.ResourcesImpl.getValue(ResourcesImpl.java:215)
   at android.content.res.Resources.getInteger(Resources.java:1083)
   at o.getReferenceType.read(:407)
   at o.getReferenceType.MediaBrowserCompatItemReceiver(:394)
   at o.zzfpu$AudioAttributesCompatParcelizer.AudioAttributesCompatParcelizer(:43)
   at o.zzatb.RemoteActionCompatParcelizer(:123)
   at o.zzlczzf.write(:158)
   at o.LanguageEntity.write(:21)

[Andrew Heard]

Search for tracks
Currently, when you tap on the search, you may easily see sorted all available content. Sort by location in the My Library match Expert settings > Default search/sort location. So by default, it sorts by distance from the last known location. You may change it to the center of the main map.

@Menion, others, if GPS is disabled or device has no GPS, then what about always search by Map screen cursor?
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[Andrew Heard]

@Menion - Expert settings > Simplify visible points - description says set level to 0 to disable - but when I enter 0 an error is displayed.
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BTW I very much like these new settings for points & tracks. My use case - multi-week cycle tour - I want to create a big map showing each point of accommodation. Previously when zoomed out, the point icons are hidden, but now I see each one. Thanks, much appreciated.

[Menion]

A small excuse ... I plan a new big version next week and Android Auto should be the main part of it. So, My Library will be again the priority once the version is published, thanks for understanding.

[Neoaliphant]

I'm surprised about the Android Auto focus, won't that create a ton of suggestions related to car/truck navigation? And LM can never compete with the big ones, but people will expect it. You already have many big topics ahead of you... Apple support, Database v2, web/sync etc.

@Andrew point simplification has always been possible, but via config file. Menion seems to move more and more settings out of the dark into expert settings.

I agree,  im puzzled as to why so many people wanted it...
i see some sense in people want to one app for offroad and car navigation....but there is a point where there might be requests for advanced android auto features, and a line should be drawn as this might advantage only a few users.....

[Menion]

Not the best place for an explanation of AA priorities, so just shortly:
- by our stats, 25% of users use Locus Map also as a car navigation, so almost the same amount as for example Geocaching.
- a big part of users who demand this feature are motorbikers, and I have a weakness for them 
- big topics: yes, they are, but many of them are waiting on changes on servers or iOS platform
- Android Auto is also very limited, so I'm very close to its limits. Not much more may be done now.
- I also have my own curiosity > one big reason why I've started with it 

... and probably some others. Oki, I know, and I write everywhere that Locus Map is primarily for hike & bike, but this is one big, interesting and useful functionality, that took a minor time compare to for example new MyLibrary.

[Neoaliphant]

Sometimes a small amount of work can geenrate a new user who might otehrwise have gone to anotehr app..
 especially with a feature that a lot of otehr apps have, and that is understandable....

But....we dont want to be left behind with other key features...

Like this idea https://help.locusmap.eu/topic/30591-horse-trail-speed-categories
ive got a local horse riding group, a lot of them are my clients, they all use an app thats a bit like Strava for horseriding, it has no decent mapping so they all take paper maps with them with trailhhighlighted,  but they wont change to locus a) because tehre are a lot of iphone users   b) the locus track recording wont seperate out and provide statistics for different types of riding ( canter, gallop, trott etc)

im hoping that V2 data manager might be able to extra functionality in what data fields the routes/tracks have

[freischneider]

This topic is about the Data Manager V2 . So stay on topic !!! If you want to write about the topic AA or horses then open a separate topic. But please not here. menion has already written that this is the wrong place.

[Menion]

Thanks @freischneider .
Anyone who thinks, Locus Map and Android Auto do not make sense, discuss it in this topic here and good luck 

[freischneider]

Today I took a look at how the tracks are displayed in the folder.
What I'm missing is the line with the description. I often use this information in the overview of the tracks.
You could save some space between the individual tracks.
But overall it is nicer than before!

One more point. If I make folders slim then I also have slim tracks. I would always like to have Full for Tracks. And Slim for folders. I know I had the idea of displaying the subfolders but it's too cluttered and the clarity is lost. I would be glad if I had never mentioned it.

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[Graf Geo]

Now that Android Auto has been implemented, work on the MyLibrary is to resume at full speed 🙂

I don't know if this has already been mentioned: If I want to save, copy or move a point or track, I have to select the storage location. In the normal version, this can be a bit tedious if you have a lot of groups and folders.

In the MyLib version, you have the option (and that's the whole point) of creating a complex and nested folder structure with any number of subfolders. It then becomes increasingly tedious to select the desired (sub)folder.

Wouldn't it make sense to integrate a search function in the corresponding dialogues? E.g. below the "Choose folder" option. So that I can find the folder I'm looking for more quickly and don't have to rummage through the folder structure, especially if I can't remember which folder contains the desired (sub-)sub-folder?

See Screenshot (position of the "search folder" text input field should be on top of the doalogue):

[Menion]

@freischneider
- description > added for "Full style", thanks
- folders > you do not like icons with the number of sub-folders? I have to use this style for some time to confirm if it really complicates & clutter UI.

@Graf Geo
- search in "Choose folder" > interesting idea. I've added it to "MyLib to-consider-list"

[freischneider]

The highlighted icon exists in LM4 but I can't find it in the icons. It must have a different source.
It has also been transferred to My Libary. I would like to use it for a new folder but I can't find it there either.