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--- manual:user_guide:functions:search [2024/01/18 16:00] – [Search others] mstupka
+++ manual:user_guide:functions:search [2025/04/11 15:13] (current) – mstupka
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+{{:manual:user_guide:ic_address_alt.png?nolink&30  }}
 ===== Online search of places, addresses, and POI categories =====
   * **the default search of Locus Map**
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 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:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:search04.jpg?nolink |}}
-The choices are offered until you click on something or until you complete your search query.
+=== Features and settings included ===
+The autocomplete also returns quick results in the search of the app's features and settings:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:search10.jpg |}}
 ==== Text search ====
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 If you no longer use the search items, you can simply delete them from the history.
-{{:manual:user_guide:ic_address_alt.png?nolink&30 }}
+=== Other searching methods ===
-===== Other searching methods =====
-To see other searching methods, tap {{:manual:user_guide:ic_menu_alt.png?nolink&30|}} in the top bar. The currently selected search method is checked:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:search09.jpg?nolink |}}
+To see **other searching methods**, tap {{:manual:user_guide:ic_menu_alt.png?nolink&30|}} in the top bar. The currently selected search method is checked:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:search09.jpg?nolink |}}
   * **Offline addresses** - part of [[manual:user_guide:maps_locusmaps:|LoMaps]]
   * **Offline places** - searches **[[manual:user_guide:points:locus_maps_pois|LoPoints]]** in currently active LoMap
   * **Location** - moves the map screen cursor to a defined position (e.g. coordinates, projection...)
   * **Contact** - search the phone **contacts' addresses**
-  * **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
+{{:manual:user_guide:ic_address_alt.png?nolink&30  }}
-==== Offline addresses ====
+===== Offline addresses =====
 <WRAP center round info>
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 <WRAP center round tip> Tapping {{:manual:user_guide:ic_center_to_alt.png?nolink&30}}displays the selected item (city, street) on the map directly. </WRAP>
-{{:manual:user_guide:ic_search_coo_alt.png?nolink&30|}}
+{{:manual:user_guide:ic_search_coo_alt.png?nolink&30  }}
-==== Offline places ====
+===== Offline places =====
 Searches in [[manual:user_guide:points:locus_maps_pois|LoPoints]] of currently active offline LoMap. The results are sorted by the distance from the map screen cursor.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:search_lop.jpg?nolink |}}
 {{:manual:user_guide:ic_coordinates_alt.png?nolink&30  }}
-==== Location ====
+===== Location =====
 **Shifts the cursor to a defined position on the map.**
  You can define the location by several methods:\\ {{  :manual:user_guide:functions:search_move.jpg?nolink&  }}:
-  * **My points**  - moves cursor at a selected point of interest in **[[manual:user_guide:points:management|Points manager]]**
+  * **My points**  - moves cursor at a selected point of interest in **[[manual:user_guide:points:management|My Library]]**
   * **Coordinates**  - moves the cursor on entered GPS coordinates
   * **Projection**  - defines start point, distance, and the azimuth of the projected point
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 {{:manual:user_guide:ic_contact_alt.png?nolink&30  }}
-==== Contacts ====
+===== Contacts =====
 <WRAP center round important>
 This feature requires **[[:manual:user_guide:add-ons:contacts|Locus Contacts]]** add-on installed
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 With this add-on, you can **display the postal addresses of your contacts on a map**. Locus Map reads your contact list, filters contacts with attached addresses, and displays them in a table. Select or search which contact to display on a map. In case a contact has two addresses, both are displayed.
-{{:manual:user_guide:tracks:ic_search_name_alt.png?30  }}
-==== Search in points ====
-**Use this search to find points in your point database.**\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:search_points.png?nolink |}}
-By default this search returns the **nearest points** located around your current position - just tap {{:manual:user_guide:ic_search_alt.png?30}}.
-To modify your search, add more parameters:
-  * **Search title**  - (optional) Fulltext search in the points titles
-  * **Search also in descriptions**  - full-text search in all texts related to the point - names, description, geocaching listings, etc. - quite a slow method if you have a lot of POIs stored.
-  * **Points around**  - defines the center of searching - current GPS location is the default, can be changed by **[[manual:user_guide:tools:location|Location selector]]**.
-  * **Folder** - specifies point folders to be searched. By default Locus searches **All folders** but you can select a particular one:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:search_points01.png?nolink |}}
-**Results**  are sorted by the distance from the user's location in a table similar to [[manual:user_guide:points:management|Points manager]] - here you can select points to display on a map, invert selection, etc.
-<WRAP round info>To search and browse LoMaps points of interest, use **[[:manual:user_guide:points:locus_maps_pois|Points of interest]] >>**</WRAP>
-{{:manual:user_guide:tracks:ic_search_name_alt.png?30  }}
-==== Search in tracks ====
-**Use this search to find routes/tracks in your database.**\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:search_tracks.png?nolink |}}\\ By default this search returns the **nearest routes/tracks** passing by your current position - just tap {{:manual:user_guide:ic_search_alt.png?30}}.
-  * **Search title**  - (optional) Fulltext search in the routes/tracks titles
-  * **Search also in descriptions**  - full-text search in all texts related to the route/track - quite a slow method if you have a lot of routes/tracks stored.
-  * **Tracks around**  - defines the center of searching - current GPS location is the default, can be changed by **[[manual:user_guide:tools:location|Location selector]]**.
-  * **Folder** - specifies route/track folders to be searched. By default, Locus searches All folders but you can select a particular one:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:search_tracks01.png?nolink |}}
-**Results**  are sorted by the distance from the user's location in a table similar to [[manual:user_guide:tracks:management|Tracks manager]] and it is possible to work with it in the same way - select tracks to display on the map, invert selection, etc.
-{{:manual:user_guide:ic_co_apps_alt.png?nolink&30  }}
-==== Search others ====
+----
 Search in external databases - **Wikipedia**, **What3words** and **GeoNames/GNS**.
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 {{:manual:user_guide:ic_search_wikipedia_alt.png?nolink&30  }}
-=== Wikipedia ===
+===== Wikipedia =====
 Wikipedia is a free-access, free-content Internet encyclopedia, supported and hosted by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Those who can access the site and follow its rules can edit most of its articles. Wikipedia is ranked among the ten most popular websites and constitutes the Internet's largest and most popular general reference work.
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 {{:manual:user_guide:ic_search_name_alt.png?nolink&30  }}
-=== What3words ===
+===== What3words =====
 <wrap info>**Available only with [[manual:user_guide:premium|Premium Gold]]**</wrap>\\ \\
 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 squares. Each square is defined by a unique combination of three words. **Name the three words and search the place**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:functions:search_w3w.gif?nolink |}}
 {{:manual:user_guide:ic_search_name_alt.png?nolink&30  }}
-=== GeoNames and GNS ===
+===== GeoNames and GNS =====
 Both services contain huge databases of points of interest and interesting places:

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