I looked through the ideas here, but didn`t find a similar request - although I`m sure I read about it somewhere. There is one similar idea (from berkley) regarding profiles for track recording, but that`s not exactly what I`m thinking about...
I have different usage types for Locus, other users probably also have. For me, there are these two:
- Outdoor activity (hiking, biking, geocaching)
- Car (mainly navigation)
For these usage types, I use different settings for these options:
- map source
- map orientation (portrait vs. landscape)
- map rotation
- map auto zoom
There are probably other setting which might change according to the usage type, like:
- navigation source, navigation type (quickest, shortest, bike, ...)
- screen layout (e.g. quick access buttons)
- track recording (see berkleys idea)
- ...
Right now, I switch all these settings manually when switching from one usage type to another. Saving different sets of settings in different profiles should be easier...
I`d like to have a profile manager, which allows to quickly switch between different profiles, switching a whole bunch of settings just with one action.
A profile manager should be able to:
- save current settings to a new profile, update an existing profile with the current settings
- copy/rename/delete profiles
- activate a profile
Additionally, I`m dreaming of an automatic profile switch, like (for example):
- use "profile A" as default
- when a special bluetooth device is connected (e.g. car audio system or bluetooth gpsr), switch to "profile B", when the device is disconnected, switch back to the default profile...
I like this idea 
Good day guys,
during last months, new system of "Presets" shown to be quite useful and flexible for various situations. It does not allow full backup of all settings, only of predefined subset, but I believe options are useful for everyone.
For future updates of "Presets" feature, please vote or create tasks with tag "preset". More here: http://help.locusmap.eu/search/tag%3Apresets
Thank you for an idea and voting and enjoy Presets system.
Good day guys,
during last months, new system of "Presets" shown to be quite useful and flexible for various situations. It does not allow full backup of all settings, only of predefined subset, but I believe options are useful for everyone.
For future updates of "Presets" feature, please vote or create tasks with tag "preset". More here: http://help.locusmap.eu/search/tag%3Apresets
Thank you for an idea and voting and enjoy Presets system.
You can use backup manager for this purpose ;)
Simply save your settings and save them. Back them up later, when you need them. Works for me very nice for switching GPS with or without bluetooth receiver.
You can use backup manager for this purpose ;)
Simply save your settings and save them. Back them up later, when you need them. Works for me very nice for switching GPS with or without bluetooth receiver.
I use this as well to switch between "normal usage" and car navigation.
What is a bit annoying is the mandatory restart of Locus on calling restore settings.
Why is this necessary? The only thing I`m aware of if I change single settings is change of language.
But my different settings do not have different language setting. Would be nice if this can be avoided.
I use this as well to switch between "normal usage" and car navigation.
What is a bit annoying is the mandatory restart of Locus on calling restore settings.
Why is this necessary? The only thing I`m aware of if I change single settings is change of language.
But my different settings do not have different language setting. Would be nice if this can be avoided.
Good idea to use the backup manager for that...
It roughly does what I need, only the restart (as tommi62 said) is a little bit annoying...
Good idea to use the backup manager for that...
It roughly does what I need, only the restart (as tommi62 said) is a little bit annoying...
+1
could also include the proposed config.cfg dev_gui_main_rescale_value, sorry can't find the URL for this recent topic (help or forum)
+1
could also include the proposed config.cfg dev_gui_main_rescale_value, sorry can't find the URL for this recent topic (help or forum)
Backup manager works, but it needs to restart, which is a hassle if I have track recording enabled. It also requires too many finger taps, which, together with the restart, is not better than the 5 taps it currently takes me. I was hoping for an automatic switch between profiles. This should be handy for anyone that uses navigation.
Backup manager works, but it needs to restart, which is a hassle if I have track recording enabled. It also requires too many finger taps, which, together with the restart, is not better than the 5 taps it currently takes me. I was hoping for an automatic switch between profiles. This should be handy for anyone that uses navigation.
A backup/restore strategy maybe OK for power users, but hardly obvious/intuitive for "ordinary" users or convenient compared to the proposed automatic switch when you navigate/ cancel navigation. Probably obvious, but you will also loose your current settings unless rigorously backed up after each setting change before the next restore, resulting in frustrated users.
A backup/restore strategy maybe OK for power users, but hardly obvious/intuitive for "ordinary" users or convenient compared to the proposed automatic switch when you navigate/ cancel navigation. Probably obvious, but you will also loose your current settings unless rigorously backed up after each setting change before the next restore, resulting in frustrated users.
As a subset of all-the-setting-profiles, it makes sense to have at least different car - bike - foot navigation/guidance config profiles. It would include used routing provider and various logical and numerical settings. As one may need different navigation/guidance behaviour for car/bike/foot movement, and numerical triggers have optimal values dependent on the speed.
E.g. notification 100 m before turning point is OK for bike, but too late for car and too soon for the pedestrians. Similar some logical config flags may have different wanted values.
As a subset of all-the-setting-profiles, it makes sense to have at least different car - bike - foot navigation/guidance config profiles. It would include used routing provider and various logical and numerical settings. As one may need different navigation/guidance behaviour for car/bike/foot movement, and numerical triggers have optimal values dependent on the speed.
E.g. notification 100 m before turning point is OK for bike, but too late for car and too soon for the pedestrians. Similar some logical config flags may have different wanted values.
see also http://help.locusmap.eu/topic/global-settings-profiles-for-navigationguidance-settings
see also http://help.locusmap.eu/topic/global-settings-profiles-for-navigationguidance-settings
Great idea. And then you could create icons for quick opening Locus with different profiles.
E.g three icons/widgets: hiking, biking, car.
What's more, you could start Locus with different settings (profiles) from Tasker.
There are too many possible settings, so quick setting panel is ok but not sufficient, the only good solution are profiles of settings.
Great idea. And then you could create icons for quick opening Locus with different profiles.
E.g three icons/widgets: hiking, biking, car.
What's more, you could start Locus with different settings (profiles) from Tasker.
There are too many possible settings, so quick setting panel is ok but not sufficient, the only good solution are profiles of settings.
My suggestion is to embed the ability to overwrite the settings into the track record profile and/or themes.
My concern is the GPS auto-off function, when in cycle mode, I want it record every second (so no auto-off), but when I'm hiking mode once a minute or 2 is plenty so auto-off is great to save power. Also I find the settings overly complex and hard to navigate
My suggestion is to embed the ability to overwrite the settings into the track record profile and/or themes.
My concern is the GPS auto-off function, when in cycle mode, I want it record every second (so no auto-off), but when I'm hiking mode once a minute or 2 is plenty so auto-off is great to save power. Also I find the settings overly complex and hard to navigate
Good day people,
I believe that during every-day usage of Locus Map, almost everyone noticed that from time to time, change and check SAME settings. So I absolutely agree this feature has it's sense.
There are currently two possible options:
1) complete backup & restore of all settings ( doable, but very risky due to huge number of settings and possible loss of many of them during restore )
2) user defined selection of some of them and save & restored just this pack
Point 1 is doable, but it's on another story. Point 2 is doable but!...
Because of huge number of settings, where every works little bit different ( most of them are not simple yes/no ), I need to specify and prepare every preference we wants to save & restore, into special system which needs time (quite a lot).
So system 2). is in preparation, new preferences will be added slowly and carefully. I need anyway help, so here is nice poll where you may choose which settings you change! most often: http://www.rkursem.com/poll/view.php?id=11bf3a1b70e4b1937 . Feel free to add missing!
If anything won't be clear, feel free to ask. Small warning: tiny settings that are usually changed once per year or for some unique use-cases, won't be included. For this, we may later improve mentioned backup&restore system over backup file.
Next beta version will contain ALPHA testing version of this feature.
Good day people,
I believe that during every-day usage of Locus Map, almost everyone noticed that from time to time, change and check SAME settings. So I absolutely agree this feature has it's sense.
There are currently two possible options:
1) complete backup & restore of all settings ( doable, but very risky due to huge number of settings and possible loss of many of them during restore )
2) user defined selection of some of them and save & restored just this pack
Point 1 is doable, but it's on another story. Point 2 is doable but!...
Because of huge number of settings, where every works little bit different ( most of them are not simple yes/no ), I need to specify and prepare every preference we wants to save & restore, into special system which needs time (quite a lot).
So system 2). is in preparation, new preferences will be added slowly and carefully. I need anyway help, so here is nice poll where you may choose which settings you change! most often: http://www.rkursem.com/poll/view.php?id=11bf3a1b70e4b1937 . Feel free to add missing!
If anything won't be clear, feel free to ask. Small warning: tiny settings that are usually changed once per year or for some unique use-cases, won't be included. For this, we may later improve mentioned backup&restore system over backup file.
Next beta version will contain ALPHA testing version of this feature.
PDA I had some navigation software, which it had marvelously invented. There were three buttons, under which it was possible to save all the settings. Long pressing deposited, briefly evoked. It was very easy and practical, three options were insufficient for all activities.
CZ: Na PDA jsem měl nějaký navigační software, který to měl úžasně vymyšleno. Byla tam tři tlačítka, pod která bylo možno uložit veškerá nastavení aplikace. Dlouhým stiskem se ukládalo, krátkým vyvolávalo. Bylo to velmi snadné a praktické, tři volby byly postačující pro všechny aktivity.
PDA I had some navigation software, which it had marvelously invented. There were three buttons, under which it was possible to save all the settings. Long pressing deposited, briefly evoked. It was very easy and practical, three options were insufficient for all activities.
CZ: Na PDA jsem měl nějaký navigační software, který to měl úžasně vymyšleno. Byla tam tři tlačítka, pod která bylo možno uložit veškerá nastavení aplikace. Dlouhým stiskem se ukládalo, krátkým vyvolávalo. Bylo to velmi snadné a praktické, tři volby byly postačující pro všechny aktivity.
in Oruxmaps and Garmin it is the same
in Oruxmaps and Garmin it is the same
Good day guys,
during last months, new system of "Presets" shown to be quite useful and flexible for various situations. It does not allow full backup of all settings, only of predefined subset, but I believe options are useful for everyone.
For future updates of "Presets" feature, please vote or create tasks with tag "preset". More here: http://help.locusmap.eu/search/tag%3Apresets
Thank you for an idea and voting and enjoy Presets system.
Good day guys,
during last months, new system of "Presets" shown to be quite useful and flexible for various situations. It does not allow full backup of all settings, only of predefined subset, but I believe options are useful for everyone.
For future updates of "Presets" feature, please vote or create tasks with tag "preset". More here: http://help.locusmap.eu/search/tag%3Apresets
Thank you for an idea and voting and enjoy Presets system.
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