>From the github issue I get that category search works as intended. The "category" search SHOW <category> button switches the layer on for the profile you are using, so it displays the whole category on your map for the area shown. I noticed that the search result list (ordered by distance) doesn't go on forever. I think there is a limit, but I don't know if it's by number of results or by distance or ...
I will close the issue. It was helpful, I learned a lot! If you want something to work differently, you can always open another github issue in https://github.com/osmandapp/OsmAnd/issues Be prepared that what you think is a bug, usually turns out to be an unexpected feature! Peter Elderson Op do 16 sep. 2021 om 22:19 schreef Rob G <[email protected]>: > > I would like to add does it make sense to show Cafe and Restaurant on the > entire map of the country ? would it not be preferable to show them within > a circle with a diameter say 10 km that can be increased? since in the > majority of the cases one searches near the location where one is at that > time. > On Thursday, 16 September 2021 at 20:36:48 UTC+2 [email protected] wrote: > >> Testing... >> Search > Cafe and Restaurant > Show on map >> The search bar is present and I can clear the search and the display with >> X >> >> Search > Cafe an Restaurant > Show on Map >> Tap back arrow and you are back in the search. >> Tap arrow and you are back on the map, but the Cafe an Restaurant display >> is still on, and there is no X. >> >> I think stopping OsmAnd cancels the search but not the display of a >> category. >> >> >> With a name search, the same results except after a restart the >> displayed results are cleared. >> >> Mvg Peter Elderson >> >> Op 16 sep. 2021 om 20:01 heeft Bob Gambrel <[email protected]> het >> volgende geschreven: >> >> >> >> That works wonderfully. I am sure I tried that and since it works, and it >> exactly matches my use case, that is great. I believe the problem shows up >> in this scenario... >> >> I do a search, finding and displaying all the shelters. >> >> Then I close OSMAND and open it another time (right away in my small >> test). Then the Shelter search results are still displayed and Shelter is >> not in the search bar. So hitting x does not clear the results. >> >> I do have Shelter listed in the history, so I tried selecting it. Again x >> does not clear the results. If I reenter (by typing) Shelter and ask to >> show all results, then use the x, the shelters do go away (great!) >> >> So there seems to be a very narrow case where the Search can't be >> cancelled (after closing the app!) Knowing that I can reenter the search >> (or another, say for Drinking Water) and that that will allow me to use the >> x is perfect. >> >> >> I tried the use case again that I mentioned: search Shelter, show all on >> map, then pick one and navigate to it. Voila, all the other shelters >> disappear! >> >> I think it is performing well and meets the use cases that make sense to >> me. I think Rob G should also try and verify that it works well for him. >> >> Sorry for the poor testing of my use cases before joining into this >> complaint. I think I was just so used to all those shelters being displayed >> (annoyingly) that I did not carefully re-test my use case. >> >> I have no idea why I closed OSMAND originally without trying to clear the >> Shelters, sighs. >> >> Thank you Peter for entering the bug and hanging with me on this one! I >> DO LOVE OsmAnd! >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 10:47 AM Peter Elderson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> ... And got an answer >>> "Did you try to use the 'x" in the top line of search result? 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