[APP] - version 4.28.+ ( 2/2025 )

[Graf Geo]

Even if it is not mentioned in the changelog: Circles around points with radius in px now work.

I'm not into the search too much, but "nearest tracks" now lists track independent from their distance it seems.

What does "recorded" mean for Locus? Tracks with some insignificant number of trackpoints? no/1970 timestamps? Would be great if you could tell the algo.

Nearest tracks: now ALWAYS sorts around the GPS position and not the map centre. Bug. See two posts above.

"Last recorded": Clearly for me. Seems to work fine, only sorts actually recorded tracks by date and not planned routes. I no longer have "1970" tracks, so I can't test that.

[Tapio]

Geo, I ask for the technical specs of recorded vs. planned mainly because of imported 3rd party tracks. Some are planned ones, some have been recorded. Sometimes attributes have been removed etc.

[freischneider]

Hi Menion, thanks, but sorry, the search in the library now has a bug:

The quick search buttons "nearest points/tracks" no longer work if "Cursor" is set as the source for searching. It seems to always sort to the gps position, no matter where the cursor/map center is. And that's really annoying, because I use this sorting the most. Now I have to go through the sorting menu and the filter in the bottom line until I get a fix, which is more cumbersome.

The new "last recorded" button is IMHO positioned very awkwardly in the first position. I have to scroll sideways to get to "nearest tracks". In addition, "last recorded" is pointless if you want to search for points or planned routes, another reason why it should not be placed at the front.

Better to position "last recorded" last or somewhere else. Or make the buttons narrower (perhaps just meaningful symbols without text) so that all three fit on the display without having to scroll.

fix: nearest points/tracks also display folders: doesn't work for me. No folders are displayed.
Edit: or do you mean the folder details for the points/tracks found? Then ok.

I would also like to have the next tracks visible immediately. I don't normally use last recorded and can be further back.
What I have noticed is that once I have selected the next tracks, I can no longer select a filter.
For example, I select next tracks. After a few seconds I see the result. There I find MTB, hiking, skiing tracks. And also downloaded tracks that I have not recorded at all. Now I would like to filter for hiking only and recorded only.
But I can't do that. So I have to go back, first apply the filter and then next tracks again.

[Graf Geo]

What I have noticed is that once I have selected the next tracks, I can no longer select a filter.
For example, I select next tracks. After a few seconds I see the result. There I find MTB, hiking, skiing tracks. And also downloaded tracks that I have not recorded at all. Now I would like to filter for hiking only and recorded only.
But I can't do that. So I have to go back, first apply the filter and then next tracks again.

That also confused me at first. "Next tracks" and "next points" ARE (predefined) filters. The filter icon at the bottom is also greyed out when a quick filter is active. That's why it doesn't work.

It is also slowly becoming overly complex and somewhat confusing. Sorting, filters, quick filters... Some things can be combined, some can't, some settings are distributed. You have to learn the ropes and not everything is optimised.

[Mick FU]

Nice changes.... But 🙂
Extended filters for tracks still can't allow mass visibility toggle for tracks nearer than xx meters from position/map center (depending on user choice).
It would be my super best option, when trying to look at past activities near a position and make visible lots of them at once.
🤷Next time.... 😋

[freischneider]

Nice changes.... But 🙂
Extended filters for tracks still can't allow mass visibility toggle for tracks nearer than xx meters from position/map center (depending on user choice).
It would be my super best option, when trying to look at past activities near a position and make visible lots of them at once.
🤷Next time.... 😋

That is not necessary. The sorting is by distance. When your distance is reached, you don't need to look any further and you can make the ones that correspond to your distance visible.

[freischneider]

What I have noticed is that once I have selected the next tracks, I can no longer select a filter.
For example, I select next tracks. After a few seconds I see the result. There I find MTB, hiking, skiing tracks. And also downloaded tracks that I have not recorded at all. Now I would like to filter for hiking only and recorded only.
But I can't do that. So I have to go back, first apply the filter and then next tracks again.

That also confused me at first. "Next tracks" and "next points" ARE (predefined) filters. The filter icon at the bottom is also greyed out when a quick filter is active. That's why it doesn't work.

It is also slowly becoming overly complex and somewhat confusing. Sorting, filters, quick filters... Some things can be combined, some can't, some settings are distributed. You have to learn the ropes and not everything is optimised.

I wasn't aware that these are predefined filters (quick filters) or a combination of sorting and filters.
That gives me a few ideas. Everyone can define the quick filters themselves.
A long click on a quick filter and I can define the filtering and sorting myself. After the last one is a + and I can define more. Long click can also be used to change the order. Simply move it.

[Mick FU]

Nice changes.... But 🙂
Extended filters for tracks still can't allow mass visibility toggle for tracks nearer than xx meters from position/map center (depending on user choice).
It would be my super best option, when trying to look at past activities near a position and make visible lots of them at once.
🤷Next time.... 😋

That is not necessary. The sorting is by distance. When your distance is reached, you don't need to look any further and you can make the ones that correspond to your distance visible.

I can visually find the limit in the list, for all tracks I would like to make visible, yes. But I can't make visible those dozens of tracks in any filter in few clicks.
Need to click the eye icon one by one until reaching the limit I would like.
There is an option to make visible 50/10/200 first ones, but not an option to make visible tracks nearer than xx meters (like there is for points).
Except if I am wrong of course.

[Graf Geo]

- has anyone tried the new "Mark visited" option in the POI Alert? It was made for one small Czech team, but maybe it should be useful not just for them?

I tried it out today. Nice idea, works fine for me:

Visited points are marked with a green dot.

After stopping POI Alert the markers are gone, if you start POI Alert again, they are there again (until you remove them via the menu). Good.

Menu:

• Displaying/list visited points works correctly.
• Removing markers works correctly.

Visited points that are moved to another folder lose their markings. Maybe not so good.

[balloni55]

I think I'm blind...
i can't find this option in the settings
searching in the settings with the words "mark" "visited" "poi" or "alert" doesn't lead to this setting either

[Graf Geo]

@balloni:

Start POI Alert (auf deutsch Punktbenachrichtigung). You can find it in the main menu, if it is not already listed there, select it under "All functions". Not in the settings!

There you can now select "Mark as visited" at the bottom of the menu. The 3-dot menu next to the option allows you to list visited points and delete all markers. See screenshots.

[Menion]

@Andrew Heard

link to asamm teamwork > heh, thanks

automatic zoom defaults > hmm you are correct, such values are there. A little harder to do it better I think. During navigation, values from Presets should be used. Otherwise when someone enable auto-zoom, he should also modify these values based on his own needs, which may be quite different (walk/bike/car).

@Tapio
recorded algo > start time of the track has to be year 2000+, total length > 0 and total time > 0. This should ignore manually created routes in the planner and the imported routes without a time.

@Mick FU
visibility > do not understand. Simply sort items by distance. There is no difference between points or tracks when using this "Show first X items" function

[Mick FU]

@Menion,
I may not be able to explain my need/wish.
I would like to filter tracks with the same option existing for points (see screenshot) = all tracks in a "max distance" from center of map (my choice). Once filtered, I can select all or display them all.

My use case, center the map on a location (example one peak) and display all tracks on the map passing "near" this location. I may have tons of tracks and I don't know in advance if I would need the fist 50/100/200,but I am almost sure I would like the "nor farther than 200m" for example. Sometime it is only one track, sometime 150,etc.

Does it make more sense?

[Tapio]

Zooming out via quickly tapping minus button (say, from ZL 16 to 10) is dangerous. Sporadically CTD.  It also happens after rheme switch, then map move. Crashes a bit too often.

[Menion]

Pre-weekend 4.28.3.2 beta for testing!

Among change in sorting (more later on Help desk if necessary), there is a risky change of how points and tracks are drawn on the map. Give it a try. If there are any graphical problems, the screenshot is welcome. On the drive is also previous version, so it is easy to replace (simply update) and return to 4.28.3.1.

Have a nice weekend!