Track as area: display the area size.

Started by Graf Geo, May 26, 2025, 12:23:55

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Graf Geo

I don't need a GIS tool, but sometimes it's useful to be able to draw and save an area (polygon). This can also be easily done with Locus Map by creating a track around the desired area with the route planner and activating "Close line and fill area with colour" under line style. See screenshot. Sufficient for my purposes.

Unfortunately, the track information panel still displays the information about the track (track distance, elevation chart, etc.), which is pointless in this case. Not even the area that I can display in the route planner, at least while I'm setting up, can be displayed permanently in the track info panel. I would at least consider this to be very desirable. I have to click several times each time to calculate the area using the tool function, which is then only displayed for that moment. As a workaround, I write this manually in the track name, but this is not an ideal solution.

I would like to take this opportunity to ask whether there are plans to make the track info panel configurable at some point. I have already posted this here in the helpdesk as an idea and I am quite surprised that there was hardly any response. I can't imagine that this wouldn't be useful for other users.
SG S10, Android 12, LM 4 Gold (last Release version or Beta)
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Menion

Hello @Graf Geo
track screen awaits a bigger update and it is currently not planned, sorry.
- Official help (ideas, questions, problems): help.locusmap.eu
- Advanced topics, sharing of knowledges: you're here!
- LM 4 Beta download, LM 4 Release download
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Graf Geo

Too bad, but ok. You can't always get what you want.  ;)
Thanks for the answer anyway.

SG S10, Android 12, LM 4 Gold (last Release version or Beta)
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