[APP] - version 4.29.+ ( 4/2025 )

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New Locus Map (4) version

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10. 4. 2025 - Locus Map 4.29.0 (10% of users)

[Andrew Heard]

tweak <faster rendering of tracks with "mileage" at low zooms> - tested with 1,500km route - super fast rendering - amazing!!

[Tapio]

Good stuff, I didn't know I need it, but I like the map not centering on point click. BTW option has a typo (it's - its)

[0709]

In the version 4.28 the file .gpz shows the icons when set display only.
In the version 4.29 the file .gpz does not show the icons anymore.
No icons nor by set display only nor by database import.
The file .kmz shows the icons by set display only.
The file .kmz shows the icons by database import.

Update.
After more attempts and emptying the points folder.
It sometimes seems to work with gpz import display only.
It is rather fickle, sometimes it doesn't work.
No idea why sometimes it works or why sometimes it doesn't.
The icons are never shown with database import.
The imports via kmz are always very correct

Perhaps a forum member could test this and find a pattern to add a reproducible report ?

[Graf Geo]

Thanks for the new version!

What immediately catches my eye in a negative way are the extra-wide quick search buttons in the German language setting when searching in the library, so that you have to scroll sideways again if you want to see the third button (screenshot 1). The German words ("nächstgelegen") are simply too long. "Nächste" would be shorter, but could lead to confusion with the temporal next (next/nearest).

I think I already suggested it in a beta version: Perhaps only combined icons should be used instead, see my second screenshot (with or without the word "distance"). Then the buttons could be the same width in all languages.

[T-mo]

I was finally able to nail down the issue with center button only each 2nd time
LM 4.29.0 (and latest 4.28.x)

• only appears in center-lock-mode
• sliding out of center of last known position the center-state does not immediately change, still stays white inside like being on center
• 1st hit center only changes the button-state to no-white-fill, like it already should be
• 2nd hit center then moves to last-known-position
• without lock the state changes directly when sliding off-center, everything's fine there
• seems like some cycle-issue with center-state or missing check-state-call on center-button-event

I mostly have the lock on (with a 7 seconds window)

pic below: center in lock-mode (blue tag), being off center (last known position 6.7km away), button though tells on-center-state (white fill), obviously wrong

[0709]

reproducible report ?

After several new attempts. I suspect the problem was the following.
I tested v 4.29 to see if import in the database is now possible. Unfortunately no
Quickly switching to import as display only than showed this was no longer possible.
You must than close Locus, wait a while and only then import back as display only.
Then the icons import turns out to work still fine inclusive all images are shown.
The gpx viewer app anyway struggles a bit less and imports this without trouble.

Update.
What imports fine in the database is a combination of a (nav)track plus (merged) "any icon" waypoints.👍

[freischneider]

The new option to not center when clicking a point is great. Since then, I've always had to reorient myself after centering.