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en:help:v2:search [2018/02/20 12:17] alpinequesten:help:v2:search [2023/09/27 18:19] (current) psyberia
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-<sub>[[en:help|Online Help]] > [[en:help:v2|AlpineQuest 2.x]] > [[en:help:v2:landmarks|Landmarks]]</sub>+<sub>[[en:help:v2|Online Help]] > [[en:help:v2:placemarks|Placemarks]] > Search</sub>
  
 ====== Search ====== ====== Search ======
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-The application allows you to search landmarks using different ways:+The application allows you to search placemarks using different ways:
   * From a large variety of coordinates;   * From a large variety of coordinates;
-  * By name, among all displayed landmarks;+  * By name, among all displayed placemarks;
   * By name, from online search services (like [[https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/|Nominatim]] and [[https://www.google.com/maps/|Google Maps]]) when an Internet connection is available.   * By name, from online search services (like [[https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/|Nominatim]] and [[https://www.google.com/maps/|Google Maps]]) when an Internet connection is available.
  
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 ===== How to search a place by name? ===== ===== How to search a place by name? =====
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-  * Tap on the ''"**Landmarks**"'' {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} menu and on ''"**Search a location**"'' {{:icon_02.png?nolink}}; +  * Tap on the ''"**Placemarks**"'' {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} menu and on ''"**Search a location**"'' {{:icon_02.png?nolink}}
-  * Type the name of the place to search {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} and tap on {{:icon_04.png?nolink}};+  * Be sure that ''"**Search by name**"'' {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} is selected
 +  * Type the name of the place to search {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} and tap on ''"**Search**"'' {{:icon_05.png?nolink}};
   * Wait for the results to appear, which can take up to few seconds.   * Wait for the results to appear, which can take up to few seconds.
  
-Results (if any) are sorted by distance from the current screen center location. The closest results of each sources are listed in the ''"**Main results**"'' {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} section, all other results in the ''"**Other results**"'' {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} section. You can:+Results (if any) are sorted by distance from the current screen center location. The results that best match your search are listed in the ''"**Main results**"'' {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} section, the other ones in the ''"**Other results**"'' {{:icon_07.png?nolink}} section. You can:
   * Tap on any result to move the map on it and display it;   * Tap on any result to move the map on it and display it;
-  * Tap on ''"**Display all**"'' {{:icon_07.png?nolink}} to display all results as a set of waypoints; +  * Tap ''"**Display all**"'' {{:icon_08.png?nolink}} to display all results as a set of waypoints; 
-  * Tap on ''"**Cancel**"'' {{:icon_08.png?nolink}} to search for another name.+  * Tap ''"**Cancel**"'' {{:icon_09.png?nolink}} to search for another name.
  
 {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} Results depend on the currently displayed map area. You can get more precise results by first displaying the map area you're interested in before searching for a location name. {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} Results depend on the currently displayed map area. You can get more precise results by first displaying the map area you're interested in before searching for a location name.
  
-{{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:search-by-name.jpg?nolink |}}+{{ :en:help:v2:placemarks:search-by-name.jpg?nolink |}}
  
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 To find a location from its coordinates: To find a location from its coordinates:
-  * In the ''"**Search a location**"'' panel (see above), tap on the current ''"**Search format**"'' {{:icon_01.png?nolink}}; +  * In the ''"**Search a location**"'' panel (see above), tap on the current input format {{:icon_01.png?nolink}}; 
-  * Choose the coordinate format you need to search, for example ''"**Lat/Long (Deg)**"'' {{:icon_02.png?nolink}} to search for a WGS84 (GPS) latitude and longitude in the decimal degrees format; +  * Choose the input format you need to search, for example ''"**Lat/Long (Deg)**"'' {{:icon_02.png?nolink}} to search for a WGS84 (GPS) latitude and longitude coordinates in the decimal degrees format
-  * If your format is not listed, you can add it [[en:help:v2:settings:locations-and-grids|as explained here]]; +  * Input formats with a cloud icon {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} require an active internet access
-  * Fill the coordinate components {{:icon_04.png?nolink}}, like the latitude, the longitude and cardinal sectors (components depend on the chosen format)+  * If your format is not listed, you can tap on ''"**Import...**"'' {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} to import it ([[en:help:v2:settings:locations-and-grids|more details here]])
-  * If you need to paste coordinates copied from somewhere else, tap on ''"**Single field (for copy/paste)**"'' {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} to get a single text field in which you'll be able to paste your coordinates; +  * Fill the coordinate fields {{:icon_05.png?nolink}}, like the latitude, the longitude and cardinal sectors, depending on the chosen format; 
-  * Tap on ''"**Search**"'' {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} to display the location.+  * If you need to paste coordinates copied from somewhere else, tap on ''"**Single field (for copy/paste)**"'' {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} to get a single text field in which you'll be able to paste your coordinates; 
 +  * Tap ''"**Search**"'' {{:icon_07.png?nolink}} to display the location.
  
-{{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:search-by-coordinates.jpg?nolink }}+{{ :en:help:v2:placemarks:search-by-coordinates.jpg?nolink }}