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| <sub>[[en:help|Online Help]]</sub> | <sub>[[en:help|Online Help]]</sub> |
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| ====== AlpineQuest 1.4 Online Help ====== | ====== Online Help ====== |
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| | Welcome to the All-In-One OfflineMaps Online Help for 3.x versions. |
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| Welcome to the AlpineQuest Online Help for 1.4 versions. | Use the menu on the right of this page to get some help on a particular feature. |
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| {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} If you don't find your answer in these pages, or if you have any question or suggestion, visit our support forum: [[http://www.alpinequest.net/forum/|www.alpinequest.net/forum/]]. | {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} If you don't find your answer in these pages, or if you have any question or suggestion, visit our : [[https://www.alpinequest.net/forum/|support forum]]. |
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| {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} Don't forget to have a look at the [[en:help:faq|AlpineQuest FAQ's]]. | {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} Don't forget to have a look at the [[en:help:faq|FAQ]]. |
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| Use the menu on the right of this page to get some help on a particular feature. | {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} Use the language selector on the right to choose your preferred language. |
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| ====== Using AlpineQuest ====== | {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} A complete [[https://www.offline-maps.net/res/offlinemaps_help_en.zip|PDF export of this help is available here]] (en) for offline use. |
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| {{ :en:help:1.4:src_canvas.png?nolink|}} | {{ :en:help:map-canvas.jpg?nolink}} |
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| The default view of AlpineQuest is the map canvas. This is the view displayed when you start the application. | \\ |
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| Various items are displayed on it to help you achieving your task efficiently. Most of them can be displayed or hidden depending on your will. | ====== Using the application ====== |
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| | The main view of the application is the map. This is the view displayed when you start the application. |
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| ===== The map ===== | By default, it covers the whole screen, hiding the system status bar (this can be changed in the application settings). Just press the application ''//**main menu button**//'' {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} to temporarily display the status bar. |
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| The //current map// {{:icon_01.png?nolink|}} covers all the screen. By default, the system top toolbar is hidden (this can be changed in the Preferences). Press the device ''**Menu**'' button to display it. | {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} You can change the map display resolution from the [[en:help:settings|application settings]]. |
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| If your device supports multi-touch, you can use two fingers to zoom in or out the map view. | \\ |
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| ===== The features menu ===== | ===== The information boxes ===== |
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| | ''//**Information boxes**//'' {{:icon_02.png?nolink}} can be displayed in the top-left part of the screen. They are all related to a particular feature, you can choose to display or hide them from the related sub-menu. |
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| The //features menu// {{:icon_02.png?nolink|}} is displayed at the bottom of the screen. All functionalities are sorted in five categories called features. There is one menu button for each feature. | For example, you can change the screen center coordinates format or visibility [[en:help:settings:locations-and-grids|as explained here]]. |
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| * Press on a menu button to display its sub-menu that lists main functionalities for that feature; | \\ |
| * Long-press on a menu button to call the first functionality of the sub-menu. For instance, long-press the first menu button to reduce the features menu. | |
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| ===== The information boxes ===== | ===== The zoom controls ===== |
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| | The zoom controls allow you to change the scale of the map. If your device supports multi-touch, you can use two fingers to zoom in or out. Alternatively, you can use the zoom buttons or the zoom slider. |
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| Some //information boxes// {{:icon_03.png?nolink|}} can be displayed at the top of the screen. They are all related to a particular feature, you can choose to display or hide them from the related sub-menus. | The ''//**zoom buttons**//'' {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} allow you to jump to the next scale level of the current map (if it has multiple levels). If no more levels are available for the current map, the application can automatically load a new map that matches the new requested zoom scale. |
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| ===== The zoom buttons ===== | The ''//**zoom slider**//'' {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} allows you to finely control the map scale. The scale level of the current map will be chosen accordingly. The zoom slider will only change the scale level of the current map, it will never load a new map like it's the case with the zoom buttons. |
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| You can use the //zoom buttons// {{:icon_04.png?nolink|}} to change the zoom level of the current map (if it has multiple levels). | {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} By default, the zoom slider is hidden. Use the [[en:help:settings|application settings]] to display it and configure its behavior. |
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| When you are displaying the first or the last zoom level, the buttons can also automatically load a new map that best fits the new level of details asked. | \\ |
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| ===== The zoom slider ===== | ===== The screen center icon ===== |
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| | {{ :en:help:map-popup-menu.jpg?nolink}} |
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| | The ''//**screen center icon**//'' {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} shows the exact map center location, which coordinates are given in the coordinates information box. |
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| | It can be clicked, offering shortcuts like ''"**Target center**"'' (to set this location as the target), ''"**Open with...**"'' (to open this location with another application or to share it), ''"**Create a placemark...**"'' (to create a landmark here, see [[en:help:landmarks|Placemarks]]), etc. |
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| | ===== The features menu ===== |
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| | The ''//**features menu**//'' is displayed at the bottom of the screen. All functionalities of the application are sorted in categories called features. There is one menu button for each feature: |
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| The //zoom slider// {{:icon_05.png?nolink|}} allows you to finely change the zoom value. Once a new map level is available for the new zoom value, it is automatically displayed. The zoom slider will only change the zoom value for the current map, and never loads a new map like the zoom buttons. | * {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} Application related functionalities (including [[en:help:settings|settings]], etc.); |
| | {{ :en:help:map-menubar.jpg?nolink}} |
| | * {{:icon_02.png?nolink}} [[en:help:maps|Maps & layers]] (list available maps, change the maps, etc.); |
| | * {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} [[en:help:landmarks|Placemarks]] (save and retrieve placemarks like waypoints, routes, etc.); |
| | * {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} [[en:help:geolocation|GPS location]] (real-time GPS location on the map); |
| | * {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} [[en:help:orientation|Orientation]] (compass). |
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| You can change the range of the zoom value controlled by the zoom slider. It can either: | You can: |
| * Controls the zoom value for the current map zoom level. In this case, use the zoom buttons to display another zoom level; | * Click a menu button to display its sub-menu that lists main functionalities for that feature; |
| * Controls the zoom value for all the zoom levels of the current map; | * Double-click a menu button to display its sub-menu and expand it to display all options; |
| * Controls the zoom value for the entire zoom range supported by AlpineQuest. | * Long-press a menu button to call the main functionality of the sub-menu. For instance, long-press the first menu button to reduce the features menu. |
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| By default, the zoom slider is hidden. Use the AlpineQuest preferences to display it. | \\ |
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| ====== Discovering the features ====== | ====== More... ====== |
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| | [[en:help:map#how_to_copyshare_screen_center_coordinates|How to copy/share screen center coordinates?]] |
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| Use the menu on the right to get help on a particular feature: | |
| * [[en:help:1.4:maps|Maps]] | |
| * [[en:help:1.4:landmarks|Landmarks]] | |
| * [[en:help:1.4:geolocation|Localisation]] | |
| * [[en:help:1.4:tracker|Location Tracker]] | |
| * [[en:help:1.4:orientation|Orientation]] | |
| * [[en:help:faq|F.A.Q.]] | |
