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

[luce]

The new history of highlighted categories is a good improvement! Have a nice weekend

[Graf Geo]

Same. New highlight categories menue is exactly what I was thinking about. 👍Perfect, thanks!

Also thanks for fix of area LoPoint and global search problems.

Have a nice and sunny weekend!

[freischneider]

Highlight LoPoi is now perfectly solved.

[Andrew Heard]

https://youtu.be/u6wH6s9qMhQ

• 02 - search for Toilets - OK
• 07 - now search for Supermarket
• 08 - observe bottom panel still displays Toilets
• 10 - tap panel Back button

@menion - no comment from you on this, and still an issue in latest 4.29.0.8 - in other words, the bottom panel for online search cannot be hidden with tap on android Back button or tap on onscreen Back button

[Graf Geo]

@menion - no comment from you on this, and still an issue in latest 4.29.0.8 - in other words, the bottom panel for online search cannot be hidden with tap on android Back button or tap on onscreen Back button

Now I can finally understand the error. It occurs when the search function icon is in the right sidebar. (In my case it is in the botton panel, so it is covered by the search results, so I have to close them before I can start the next search).

I put the function in the sidebar as a test and then exactly what @Andrew Heard describes happens.

So it really is a bug!

[Tapio]

Highlight LoPoi is now perfectly solved.

The configuration ui has improved.

I talked about it. Menion, how about a checkbox "Display only the highlighted POI types"? Unhighlighted then... It would be a massive improvement if LM lets us precisely define what POI to display. Too much stuff on the map otherwise.

So then we would have:

a) Show ALL and highlight SOME
b) Show SOME

Ah and will this be ported to offline Lopoints?

[Graf Geo]

Are we talking about the same thing?

There are LoPoints (small icons) and highlighted LoPoints (large white icons with a blue border).

Filtering the small LoPoints would be nice, but that's another topic.

In addition to the current menu of highlighted categories, I would like to see another button to be able to show or hide the current selection (several categories ticked off) with one click.

Example: I have 8 categories selected and in my list. I have ticked 3 of them, which I would like to show from time to time during a day hike. I would like to be able to do this with one click and not three. In another situation, I have ticked 4 others that I want to show/hide together.

But that's just a nice to have.

[freischneider]

Highlight LoPoi is now perfectly solved.

The configuration ui has improved.

I talked about it. Menion, how about a checkbox "Display only the highlighted POI types"? Unhighlighted then... It would be a massive improvement if LM lets us precisely define what POI to display. Too much stuff on the map otherwise.

So then we would have:

a) Show ALL and highlight SOME
b) Show SOME

Ah and will this be ported to offline Lopoints?

Yes, the idea already exists. You could implement the whole thing here.
only display certain poi categories (e.g. parking lot, food, spring, castle)
and only highlight castle from these.
It would be even better if you could define this in press sets.
But in general, the system has already been very well improved.

https://help.locusmap.eu/topic/35358-customize-lopoints-categories

https://help.locusmap.eu/topic/33933-show-only-selected-poi

[Andrew Heard]

how about a checkbox "Display only the highlighted POI types"?

@Tapio - this sounds like a great feature that Garmin BaseCamp (& before it MapSource) has had since 10 years ago ;-)
 

[freischneider]

I have given some thought to the implementation of the ideas below. Remove the trash can and also add a box to check.
Right box for highlighting and left for displaying on the map.
Then basically show all categories in the list.
You can then sort the list by: ABC, Highlighted and Show on map.
Above the categories a search for these. This allows you to quickly scroll to this position in the list.
The button to activate the highlighted items remains. But remembers the activated categories when hiding. Exactly these can be highlighted again when they are shown.

The whole thing for presets? I don't think it was such a good idea. Otherwise there will be even more presets. And if 2-3 too many are displayed, that's not so bad. I wouldn't include it in presets. It is also very quickly accessible via the content panel and quickly customized.

[slarti76]

Sorry, if I missed something, but is there a reason online LoPoints don't work on offline pixel maps? Offline LoPoints work. If it's not a bug but necessary, at least the sidebar entry should be disabled, right now it's very confusing.

And talking about Offline LoPoints:
The eye in the sidebar has no effect - (de)selecting of points can only be done in the category dialog.

[Graf Geo]

I have given some thought to the implementation of the ideas below. Remove the trash can and also add a box to check.
Right box for highlighting and left for displaying on the map.
Then basically show all categories in the list.
You can then sort the list by: ABC, Highlighted and Show on map.
Above the categories a search for these. This allows you to quickly scroll to this position in the list.
The button to activate the highlighted items remains. But remembers the activated categories when hiding. Exactly these can be highlighted again when they are shown.
...

I don't think that's such a good solution. It would make the list very long and confusing and you would have to keep scrolling or initiate an additional search if you wanted to change the selection. Too cumbersome, I want it to be quick and easy and that's what it is in the current beta. I also don't always want to have the same categories highlighted, so I'd rather stick with the current clear solution.

Should a filter/selection function for all LoPoints (small icons) be introduced at some point, I think it would be better to control this via a separate menu.

[freischneider]

I have given some thought to the implementation of the ideas below. Remove the trash can and also add a box to check.
Right box for highlighting and left for displaying on the map.
Then basically show all categories in the list.
You can then sort the list by: ABC, Highlighted and Show on map.
Above the categories a search for these. This allows you to quickly scroll to this position in the list.
The button to activate the highlighted items remains. But remembers the activated categories when hiding. Exactly these can be highlighted again when they are shown.
...

I don't think that's such a good solution. It would make the list very long and confusing and you would have to keep scrolling or initiate an additional search if you wanted to change the selection. Too cumbersome, I want it to be quick and easy and that's what it is in the current beta. I also don't always want to have the same categories highlighted, so I'd rather stick with the current clear solution.

Should a filter/selection function for all LoPoints (small icons) be introduced at some point, I think it would be better to control this via a separate menu.

Yes, you're right. Now you can add your favorites to the list and then select and deselect them as required. Without having to search first.

The LoPoi on the map control which ones are displayed. I also think it's good to control this in a 2nd system. But all categories should be displayed there. And then you can sort by ABC and those that are hidden.
Why all ? Because otherwise you don't even know which categories there are. and once you have hidden them you don't know why they were there.

[Graf Geo]

I absolutely agree with your idea in a separate second control system. A pure LoPoint selection menu. There are several LoPoints that I hardly ever need or want to see. E.g. hunting stands, charging stations, sports grounds, marinas...

With regard to OSM POIs (not LoPoints), you can do this in many themes, and this should also be possible for LoPoints.

[Menion]

@Tapio & others

display only highlighted etc > sorry, not planned for now. There is hundreds of categories now and "Browser system" as for current offline LoPoints no longer makes sense. We need to implement access to the nearest LoPoints over search etc. If there is a problem with too much places on the map, we need to fix this by improving priorities and better placement of points on the map.

offline LoPoints > yes, system will be united for online & offline. Most probably in July version. New LoPoint database is almost finished.

@slarti76
indeed, online LoPoints does not work above any raster map. Bug! Thanks.