Find nearest geohash

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It's possible that there is a geohash in an adjacent graticule that's closer 
(distance-wise) than the geohash in the selected graticule.  Possible ideas:

1) allow to select adjacent graticules in the map view - I have a rough idea 
where my graticule boundaries, so allow me to easily act on: "oh, the geohash 
is on the far end of the graticule, let me check the graticule in the opposite 
direction"

2) display multiple geohashes along with graticule boundaries

3) display nearest to current location, not necessarily the one in my graticule

Otherwise, a great app :)

Original issue reported on code.google.com by jef...@gmail.com on 3 Jul 2010 at 1:46

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this is an enhancement request, I'm not sure how to change the type from defect 
- sorry

Original comment by jef...@gmail.com on 3 Jul 2010 at 1:47

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Actually, I've already had that in since version 0.7.0.  There should be a "Use 
Closest" checkbox on the main screen (it replaces "Auto-Detect" in earlier 
versions).  If that's checked, it'll first try to figure out where you are and 
calculate the nearest point, distance-wise (not necessarily your current 
graticule), from there.

And, there's also an option in the Settings screen, "Draw nearby points", which 
puts translucent flags on the eight points around your currently-selected one.  
You can tap those to switch to them if need be, should one of them be closer or 
if the one you're currently looking at isn't accessible.

Are those not working right on your phone?  What version are you using?

Original comment by captains...@gmail.com on 3 Jul 2010 at 5:36

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Alright, that was just me being stupid.  (2) and (3) both work for me on my 
moto droid.

I think it'd still be nice to have a North/South/East/West manual override in 
the map view.

Original comment by jef...@gmail.com on 3 Jul 2010 at 6:12

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If I understand the suggestion, isn't the N/S/E/W manual override already 
covered in the "draw nearby points" option?  That puts the nearby flags on the 
map which you can then tap to switch to them, effectively overriding the 
previous graticule.

Original comment by captains...@gmail.com on 7 Jul 2010 at 7:41

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Yeah, you're right. I'm just being stupid.

I suppose my idea has the benefit of not having to deal with zoom - I don't 
need to zoom out or scroll a whole lot to get to the adjacent point.

geohashdroid is perfect and you should ignore me for now :)

Original comment by jef...@gmail.com on 7 Jul 2010 at 11:06

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Eh, not a problem.  People miss things from time to time.  Enjoy! :-)

Original comment by captains...@gmail.com on 8 Jul 2010 at 7:22

• Changed state: Done
• Added labels: Type-Enhancement
• Removed labels: Type-Defect