Downloading of geocaching log images

Hi,

this is not implemented and most probably won't ever be - the amount of pictures in logs is unexpectable and may lead to a stream of a great data capacity

Hi, Michal.

Wouldn't be possible to set a value of maximum images to download in Geocaching options? I mean, this would be useful to use via wifi, so the bandwidth wouldn't be a problem.

It happens a lot of times to be in a place without internet connection and not being able to download and see log photos. With isolated geocaches, where you have to walk miles in a mountain, for example, this could make all the difference...

Hi,

your usecase seems legit. I'm changing this topic to an idea, let's see if it is interesting for other users too.

Thank you, Michal.

Hi,

Especially if it's easier to implement, instead of downloading all images from the logs (and/or a set value of maximum images), I would prefer to have the possibility of copying individual images directly to the attachment tab.

Hi guys,

probably, this is the best topic to discuss this. In recent 4.36.0 was added option to download images for logs as well 🎉. Anyway publsihed solution is not ideal. Images are downloaded over offlinizer and availavble in "Images" page, but then are not used in logs page etc.

I had during last two days completely reworked system how the images are handled and simplified it, a lot. This is the new simple solution I would like to confirm with you, that there won't be any missing functionality etc.

What will change in the next (Beta) version:

• listing and geocache logs will load images always when internet will be available. So no longer an option "Now to load listing images".
• old "Auto-load" settings was removed and replaced by a single toggle: "Save images for offline use"
• when "Save images" will be off > images will be cached by default, so re-open of the cache a while later will cause no re-download (shared cache for 250 MB), but nothing more
• but when "Save images will be on" > images will be also persistently stored in the "data/geocaching/*" directory. In identical place and structure as GC Offlinizer do. And the same for images from logs.
• and the bonus > app will run every week automatic cleanup and the data/geocaching/* folders that won't be used for more than month and for caches no longer in the database, dirs will be automatically cleared

Let me know if this is ok for all of you. Thanks.

This sounds great, though I admit I only skimmed the list of changes. Being able to offlinize log images would be wonderful.

It's probably a good time to mention a couple of minor things about images in the current version. 1. Thumbnails are blurry though the underlying image is sharp, and 2. Images are presented in reverse order from the cache page. Sometimes I upload in a certain order to arrange the story. First uploaded is first shown on web page, but last (rightmost) in Locus. Minor, but consistent.

Menion, thanks a lot for improving loading log images!

I want to add some ideas to think of, especially if people are using either a slow or a expensive Internet connection (abroad or in the countryside):

1) I think Autoload of Logimages is not necessary. They should just be loaded if somebody clicks onto a button "Load Logimages". And in this case just thumbnails should be loaded: e.g. https://img.geocaching.com/cache/log/thumb/ae4ab75a-a65e-408c-ae52-04f0166c7b68.jpg instead of https://img.geocaching.com/cache/ae4ab75a-a65e-408c-ae52-04f0166c7b68.jpg

2) Just if the user clicks onto a certain image, Locus should download a larger version. In the case of logimages perhaps the 640 px-Versions are enough, like: https://img.geocaching.com/cache/log/large/ae4ab75a-a65e-408c-ae52-04f0166c7b68.jpg , no need for loading original https://img.geocaching.com/cache/ae4ab75a-a65e-408c-ae52-04f0166c7b68.jpg

3) GC-Offlinizer: If "Also download gallery images" on:

a) Maybe a limit would be clever, since there are Cachetypes with usually lots of Images (Earthcaches, Virtual Caches) : E.g. for https://coord.info/GCQJMB 346 (!) images will be downloaded, which takes very long to download - even for just 1 Cache.

b) like as in 2) the "640 px"-version is enough for Logimages, no need for the giant Original images.