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====== Search ====== | ====== Search ====== | ||
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+ | ===== Online search of places, addresses, and POI categories ===== | ||
+ | * **the default search of Locus Map** | ||
+ | ==== Autocomplete ==== | ||
+ | Clicking the search button will bring up a **predefined list of categories** of places that may be most useful to the typical outdoor fan.\\ {{ : | ||
- | **Default search** | + | So if you’re not looking for a particular place, you can choose from the list. If you’re looking for a category that’s not in the initial list, type it into the **search |
- | {{ : | + | |
- | * **Offline addresses** - part of [[manual: | + | |
- | * **Move to...** | + | |
- | * **Contact** - search the phone **contacts' | + | |
- | * **Search in points** - searching in all locally stored user points of interest | + | |
- | * **Search in tracks** - searching in all locally stored tracks and routes | + | |
- | * **Co-apps search** - search provided by installed 3rd party applications, | + | |
- | * **Search others** - search in external databases - Wikipedia, What3words, Geonames or GNS | + | |
- | **Locus remembers your last used method | + | Tap on a category |
- | {{: | + | If you’re looking for a **specific place or an address**, start typing your query in the search box. As soon as you enter the first letters of your query, Locus already **suggests relevant categories and places** you searched for earlier. It tries to guess what you are looking for and continuously offers other options containing the given character string: |
- | ===== Addresses ===== | + | |
- | ==== Online | + | The choices are offered until you click on something or until you complete your search |
- | Locus uses Android default | + | ==== Text search ==== |
- | {{ : | + | |
+ | If you don’t make a selection in the autocomplete and click on the magnifying glass below, | ||
+ | |||
+ | The results are displayed in order of importance | ||
+ | |||
+ | If you move the map elsewhere or zoom out, you can again **change the search area by clicking on the button** (the results | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Search results ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | When you tap on the specific place you found on the map or in the list, the object is centered on the map, and its detailed information is displayed in the panel below the map.\\ | ||
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+ | Use the left arrow on the panel to return to the search, or slide the panel down to end the search. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== History ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Your previously searched queries are offered to you in the autocomplete in preference to point categories: | ||
+ | |||
+ | If you no longer use the search items, you can simply delete them from the history. | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
+ | ===== Other searching methods ===== | ||
+ | To see other searching methods, tap {{: | ||
+ | * **Offline addresses** - part of [[manual: | ||
+ | * **Offline places** - searches **[[manual: | ||
+ | * **Location** - moves the map screen cursor to a defined position (e.g. coordinates, | ||
+ | * **Contact** - search the phone **contacts' | ||
+ | * **Search in points** - searching in locally stored user points of interest | ||
+ | * **Search in tracks** - searching in locally stored tracks and routes | ||
+ | * **Search others** - search in external databases - Wikipedia, What3words, Geonames or GNS | ||
- | * **Search text** | ||
- | * **Search around location** | ||
- | * **Source for online address search** | ||
- | Search results are displayed in a list ordered by the distance from your position. **If there is a single result, it is shown directly on map.** | ||
- | <WRAP center round tip> | ||
- | Default online address searching engine can be changed in **[[manual: | ||
- | </ | ||
- | ==== Offline | + | ==== Offline |
<WRAP center round info> | <WRAP center round info> | ||
- | Locus can search offline addresses in downloaded **[[: | + | Locus can search offline addresses in downloaded **[[: |
</ | </ | ||
- select **country** (LoMap)\\ \\ {{ : | - select **country** (LoMap)\\ \\ {{ : | ||
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- Locus unfolds a list of all **house numbers** available on the street. Either choose the desired number or type numbers to refine the search results \\ \\ {{ : | - Locus unfolds a list of all **house numbers** available on the street. Either choose the desired number or type numbers to refine the search results \\ \\ {{ : | ||
- | <WRAP center round tip> Tapping {{: | + | <WRAP center round tip> Tapping {{: |
+ | |||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | ==== Offline places ==== | ||
+ | Searches in [[manual: | ||
{{: | {{: | ||
- | ===== Move to ... ===== | + | ==== Location |
- | **Shifts the cursor | + | **Shifts the cursor |
- | * **Points** | + | |
- | * **Coordinates** | + | |
- | * **Projection** | + | |
- | * **Clipboard** | + | |
- | For **other options of searching a new location** tap {{: | + | You can define the location |
- | ==== Recently used ==== | + | * **My points** |
- | Recently used/viewed locations, points, places etc. are stored in this tab for future use. | + | * **Coordinates** |
+ | * **Projection** | ||
+ | * **Clipboard** | ||
+ | * **Stabilized GPS** - moves the cursor on an average of the last several GPS fixed locations | ||
+ | For **other options of searching a new location** tap {{: | ||
+ | === Recently used === | ||
+ | Recently used/viewed locations, points, places, etc. are stored in this tab for future use. | ||
{{: | {{: | ||
- | ===== Contacts | + | ==== Contacts ==== |
<WRAP center round important> | <WRAP center round important> | ||
This feature requires **[[: | This feature requires **[[: | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | With this add-on you can **display postal addresses of your contacts on a map**. Locus Map reads your contact list, filters | + | With this add-on, you can **display |
{{: | {{: | ||
- | ===== Search in points ===== | ||
- | **Use this search to find points in your own storage.**\\ {{ : | + | ==== Search in points |
- | * **Search | + | |
- | * **Search full text** | + | |
- | * **Points around** | + | |
- | **Results** are sorted by the distance from the user's location in a table similar to [[manual: | + | **Use this search to find points in your point database.**\\ {{ :manual: |
+ | By default this search returns | ||
- | <WRAP round info>This feature does not search LoMaps-dependent | + | To modify your search, add more parameters: |
+ | * **Search title** | ||
+ | * **Search also in descriptions** | ||
+ | * **Points around** | ||
+ | * **Folder** - specifies point folders to be searched. By default Locus searches **All folders** but you can select a particular one:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Results** | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP round info>To search | ||
{{: | {{: | ||
- | ===== Search in tracks | + | ==== Search in tracks ==== |
- | **Use this search to find tracks in your own storage.**\\ {{ : | + | **Use this search to find routes/tracks in your database.**\\ {{ : |
- | * **Search | + | * **Search |
- | * **Search | + | * **Search |
- | * **Tracks around** | + | * **Tracks around** |
+ | * **Folder** - specifies route/track folders to be searched. By default, Locus searches All folders but you can select a particular one:\\ {{ : | ||
- | **Results** | + | **Results** |
{{: | {{: | ||
- | ===== Co-apps ===== | ||
- | Locus Map can coooperate with many **[[manual: | + | ==== Search others ==== |
- | + | ||
- | A typical example can be search of **nearest geocaches** | + | |
- | + | ||
- | ===== Search others | + | |
Search in external databases - **Wikipedia**, | Search in external databases - **Wikipedia**, | ||
- | <wrap info> | + | <wrap info> |
{{: | {{: | ||
- | ==== Wikipedia | + | === Wikipedia === |
- | Wikipedia is a free-access, | + | Wikipedia is a free-access, |
{{ : | {{ : | ||
- | * **Language** | + | * **Language** |
- | * **Location** | + | * **Location** |
- | The results are listed in a table of points. They can be displayed on map or imported for later use. Their details contain **URL** | + | The results are listed in a table of points. They can be displayed on a map or imported for later use. Their details contain **URL** |
{{: | {{: | ||
- | ==== What3words | + | === What3words === |
- | The simplest and best memorable coordinate system in the world. The whole surface of the Earth is divided into a network of 3×3 metres | + | The simplest and best memorable coordinate system in the world. The whole surface of the Earth is divided into a network of 3×3 meters |
{{: | {{: | ||
- | ==== GeoNames and GNS ==== | + | === GeoNames and GNS === |
Both services contain huge databases of points of interest and interesting places: | Both services contain huge databases of points of interest and interesting places: | ||
* **[[http:// | * **[[http:// | ||
- | * **[[http:// | + | * **[[http:// |
- | Locus Map handles both databases in one dialog: | + | |
+ | Locus Map handles both databases in one dialog: | ||
* **Search** | * **Search** | ||
- | * **offline | + | * **Offline |
<WRAP round tip >**Tip for offline search:** | <WRAP round tip >**Tip for offline search:** | ||
- | Both sites provide freely downloadable data files that can be extracted into the // | + | Both sites provide freely downloadable data files that can be extracted into the // |