Many thanks, Richard. Putting the comma between the city and the state and using the two-letter state abbreviation did the trick. I don't believe I've yet to use an app on my iPhone that was so demanding as to the search syntax.
I really do appreciate all the help. Alan Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 22, 2016, at 10:01 PM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Try without the quotes, "San Francisco, CA" be sure and put the comma between > San Francisco and CA. > Richard > > > "Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education." -Victor Hugo > (Sent from my iPod 6) > > On Aug 22, 2016, at 7:57 PM, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Anna, >> >> Thanks for your suggestion but I've been unsuccessful doing that. Have you >> successfully searched for a distant city from your physical location and >> gotten it in the results, I just searched for San Francisco California and >> got no hits. Is there some magical way to enter the city and state to get >> results? >> >> Thanks for your help. >> >> Alan >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Aug 22, 2016, at 9:22 PM, Woody Anna Dresner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Alan, >>> >>> Use the search button in the lower left corner of the screen. In the edit >>> box, type the city and state where you want to search. Once you find it in >>> the search results, you'll find a "Search from here" option. Use that to >>> search from your chosen city. >>> >>> HTH, >>> Anna >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Aug 22, 2016, at 8:57 PM, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Keith, >>>> >>>> You haven't missed the boat at all and your suggestion is right on point. >>>> Unfortunately, for the life of me, I can't figure out how to change the >>>> state or the city to what I want so I can find locations and POIs within >>>> the 30 mile limitation. As you cycle among the Nearby Explorer items, you >>>> can either double tap and hold or do a single finger swipe down in order >>>> to access the context menu of each item. The choices available under this >>>> context menu for state and city are: >>>> >>>> 1. Save location as favorite. >>>> 2. Set location as watch. >>>> 3. Enable virtual navigation. >>>> 4. Close >>>> >>>> No option exists to provide a city or state other than where the app >>>> determines that you are. I feel that surely you must be able to do this so >>>> that you can virtually explore other locations further than 30 miles away >>>> but I'll be darned if I can figure out how to do it. >>>> >>>> If anyone out there has an answer, I'd love to hear it. >>>> >>>> Alan Lemly >>>> >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>>> Of Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. >>>> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 8:12 PM >>>> To: '[email protected]' >>>> Subject: RE: Help Needed Adding Favorites in Nearby Explorer for iOS >>>> >>>> I haven’t been following this thread closely, but have listened to the >>>> podcast. I don’t have the app, but am considering acquiring it, but will >>>> wait first for the forthcoming BlindSquare update to see what improvements >>>> arrive therein. >>>> >>>> I would imagine that to search a distant location, it would be necessary >>>> first to change the location on the first page of the app as demonstrated >>>> by Mike to the correct country, state, city and zip code. It’s not clear >>>> to me from the thread bits I’ve read on this topic if that’s been done. >>>> Once done, I suspect there’s a good chance the search function will work >>>> up to 30 miles from the location the app thinks it’s at from this >>>> information. >>>> >>>> Sorry if I’ve completely missed the boat, but with onboard maps, something >>>> has to direct the app to which location to use as its starting point for >>>> it’s 30 mile search radius.. >>>> >>>> Keith >>>> >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>>> Of Alan Lemly >>>> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 6:49 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: Help Needed Adding Favorites in Nearby Explorer for iOS >>>> >>>> Thanks Richard. I tried searching for the city as you suggested but no >>>> luck. If yiu can't search for locations further than 30 miles away, I >>>> consider that a serious short coming of the app. I guess we're only >>>> supposed to use it on nearby locations as the name implies. >>>> >>>> Alan >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Aug 22, 2016, at 5:59 PM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Alan, >>>>> I have not bought the app yet, but in the manual it says, "Nearby >>>>> Explorer can search within approximately a 30-mile radius of your actual >>>>> or virtual position." >>>>> >>>>> So it could be that it can't search farther away than that. Perhaps try >>>>> searching for the city, then set that as your virtual location, if that >>>>> works, then you could search for a place and add it as a favorite. >>>>> Good luck. >>>>> Richard >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> "Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education." -Victor >>>>> Hugo >>>>> (Sent from my iPod 6) >>>>> >>>>> On Aug 22, 2016, at 3:05 PM, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> I apologize for posting this message here but I'm getting no response on >>>>>> my posts to the Nearby Explorer for iOS email list. >>>>>> >>>>>> As I understand Nearby Explorer, in order to simulate a location in >>>>>> virtual mode, it has to be available in your app favorites or come up as >>>>>> a location following a search. I'm trying to place a location in >>>>>> virtual mode to which I'll be traveling later that is several hundred >>>>>> miles away from my current location. The Nearby Explorer search results >>>>>> appear to be limited to locations a maximum of 30 miles away. 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