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Icons for maps on SD card

Nils Degerman shared this question ago

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I have moved my offline maps to a SD card on my tablet, but I don't understand where I can put the Icons for my own POI.

On my Android phone they are stored in the map named Locus and in a another map named Icons and then I can use them, but it doesn't work on the tablet

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Michal Stupka ●

Hi Nils,

POI database has to stay in the inner memory - Android doesn't allow full read/write permissions to it on external card, which the database needs, otherwise it doesn't work. Locus/Icons folder does not store points but just cursors or navigation icons.

Or maybe I just don't understand your query because you mix terms like icons and maps. Please, clarify.

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Nils Degerman ●

Michal

Sorry for my mixing. I have made a folder called Icons in which I have all icons I need. I have added this folder in the folder "Locus" in my inner memory, but when I try to add the icons to my POI via the program, they will not show up. I go to Points and then click on Edit. Normally I can click on the Icon and then all icons show up, but know I just get Locus and Garmin icons.

When I do the same on my Samsung 7 phone, I can see all icons I have put in the folder Icons

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Nils Degerman ●

I have added a print from the screen in which you can see where the folder icons is put

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balloni55 ●

Hi Nils

pack all your custom icons to e.g. "my icons.zip

and copy this zip file to locus/icons

after a restart of locus you should see this folder beside "Locus" and "Garmin"for use

Wolfgang

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Michal Stupka ●

Thanks Wolfgang, exactly - it took me a while to understand what was Nils' issue. Of course, custom icons usage is described here: http://docs.locusmap.eu/doku.php?id=manual:advanced:customization:icons

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Nils Degerman ●

I have now made a folder" icon_pack.zip" in which I have stored the icons I want and they are in PNG format. This folder I have added to Locus/icons and then restarted the program, but I can't find them when I open Points and then Edit/Edit Folder. I still only get Locus points and Garmin. what mistake am I doing.I have added two screenprints so you can see how I added the folder

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Michal Stupka ●

Hi NIls, will you please share the icon pack here? I'll test it myself - I don't know what' the matter as all you did seems OK.

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Nils Degerman ●

Ok, here it is

Den 25 apr. 2017 17:50 skrev "Locus Map" :

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balloni55 ●

Hi Nils

your packed zip consist 3 folders

your icons must be stored direct inside zip folder

see attached modified zip

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Michal Stupka ●

Hi Nils, exactly as Wolfgang put it - no subdirectories in the zip pack - without them it works OK.

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Nils Degerman ●

Hi Michal, now I have all icons directly in the zip folder, which is inside the icon folders in Locus folder, see attached pictures, but it still doesn't work. I have copied exactly as is on my Samsung Galaxy 7 phone, where it works pefectly, but on the Samsung tablet A it doesn't work. Can there be something else in the tabletSorry for keeping you bussie with this matter

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Michal Stupka ●

Hi NIls,

I don't understand why you have those .map files in the Icons folder - .map files are vector maps and they belong to the Locus mapsVector folder. Maybe they are the reason why it doesn't work. Check this:

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