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--- en:mainmenu:start [2018/09/26 08:34] – consistency fix kyrasantae
+++ en:mainmenu:start [2019/05/27 17:36] – [Top Bar Menu] Invite friends removed lineflyer
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 This page describes the information shown on and the functions of the c:geo main screen.
-===== Main icons =====
+===== Main Icons =====
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+The top section of the main screen contains additional functions either shown as an icon in the top bar or hidden behind the overflow menu button (three-dot button). The available functions are described below.
-The top section of the main screen contains additional functions either shown as an icon in the top bar or hidden behind the so called overflow menu button (three-dot button). All available functions are described below.
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-The icons shown in the top bar and the contents behind the overflow menu button are distributed dynamically based on your device resolution and screen orientation. Thus it might be possible, that more or less items can be found behind the menu button or instead shown as icons in the top bar on your device.\\
+The number of icons you see in the top bar is determined dynamically, based on your device resolution and screen orientation. The remaining top bar items are behind the overflow menu button. \\
-In case a menu entry is shown as an icon you can long press the icon to get a popup showing its function.
+To see the name of an icon in the top bar, long-press the icon.
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 ^ Icon ^ Function ^ Description ^
-|{{ :abc_ic_search_api_holo_light.png?nolink&40 |}}|[[quicksearch|Quick search]]|In contrast to the main menu search function this quick search will search through all your stored caches as well as online and provide you a list of results matching your search term. For offline this search covers almost all cache information such as e.g. title, geo code, description, owner, log contents, and some more. For online search you can e.g. input a geo code, trackable code, username, any much more.|
+|{{ :abc_ic_search_api_holo_light.png?nolink&40 |}}|[[quicksearch|Quick search]]|If you are offline, search your stored geocaches using title, geocode, description, owner, log content, etc. \\ If you have network access, search both stored and online content. You can input a geocode, trackable code, username, and much more.|
-|{{ :ic_menu_recent_history.png?nolink&40 |}} |[[history|History]]|This will bring up a list of caches you recently logged with c:geo. Please note, that this is a local list in c:geo and not synchronized with the recently viewed caches list on the geocaching website.|
+|{{ :ic_menu_recent_history.png?nolink&40 |}} |[[history|History]]|View a list of geocaches you have recently logged with c:geo. \\ Note: The list is local to c:geo and is not synchronized with the recently viewed caches list on the geocaching website.|
-|{{ :abc_ic_menu_moreoverflow_normal_holo_light.png?nolink&40 |}}|Overflow menu button|Clicking here will open the menu of functions not fitting into the top bar on your device, thus being displayed as a list instead. The function shown in this list are also described in this table.|
+|{{ :abc_ic_menu_moreoverflow_normal_holo_light.png?nolink&40 |}}|Overflow menu button| Open the overflow list of top bar functions that, based on your screen size, do not appear as icons. The functions include those described in this table.|
-|{{ :ic_menu_pocket_query_reverted.png?nolink&40 |}} |[[pocketquery|Pocket Queries]]|Opens a list of pocket queries found on the geocaching.com server (this item is not available for geocaching.com [[..:basicmembers|basic members]]).|
+|{{ :ic_menu_pocket_query_reverted.png?nolink&40 |}} |[[pocketquery|Pocket Queries]]|Open a list of your pocket queries from geocaching.com. This item is not available for geocaching.com [[..:basicmembers|basic members]].|
-|{{ :ic_menu_preferences.png?nolink&40 |}}|[[settings|Settings]]|This will open the c:geo configuration menus|
+|{{ :ic_menu_preferences.png?nolink&40 |}}|[[settings|Settings]]|Open the c:geo configuration menu.|
-|{{ :ic_menu_save.png?nolink&40 |}}|[[settings#backup|Backup]]|This is a shortcut to the backup function which can be also found in the [[settings|c:geo Settings]].|
+|{{ :ic_menu_save.png?nolink&40 |}}|[[settings#backup|Backup]]|Launch the settings backup function, which can be also found in the [[settings|c:geo Settings]].|
-|{{ :ic_menu_shopping.png?nolink&40 |}}|[[utilityprograms|Utility programs]]|You can find links to some other geocaching related apps here, which can be useful in conjunction with c:geo.|
+|{{ :ic_menu_shopping.png?nolink&40 |}}|[[utilityprograms|Utility programs]]|Open a list of links to additional geocaching-related apps, which can be useful in conjunction with c:geo.|
-|{{ :ic_menu_barcode.png?nolink&40 |}}|[[utilityprograms|Scan Geocode]]|If a [[utilityprograms|barcode scanner]] app is installed on your device, this function will start scanning for bar codes of geo codes.|
+|{{ :ic_menu_barcode.png?nolink&40 |}}|[[utilityprograms|Scan Geocode]]|If a [[utilityprograms|barcode scanner]] app is installed on your device, launch it and scan barcodes that contain geocodes.|
-| |Invite friends|This function will open the Google app invitation dialog, where you can recommend c:geo to your Google contacts|
+| |Invite friends|This function has been removed.|
-|{{ :ic_menu_info_details.png?nolink&40 |}}|[[aboutcgeo|About c:geo]]|This function will show c:geo version information, contributors, contact links and other nice to know things about c:geo.|
+|{{ :ic_menu_info_details.png?nolink&40 |}}|[[aboutcgeo|About c:geo]]|View c:geo version information, contributors, contact links and other nice-to-know things about c:geo.|
-===== Bottom section =====
+===== Bottom Section =====
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 {{ :en:mainmenu_4.png?direct&400 |}}
-This section on the main screen shows you information about your login status and information about your current location and satellite status.
+The bottom section of the main screen shows information about your login status, your current location, and satellite reception status.
 ==== Login status ====
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-At the top of this section you will find one dedicated row with login status information for each [[settings#Services|Geocaching Service]] you configured and enabled in the [[settings|c:geo Settings]].\\
+The upper part of the bottom section displays your login status for each [[settings#Services|Geocaching Service]] you have configured and enabled in the [[settings|c:geo Settings]], with each service on its own row.\\
-In this example your username is ''My username'' and you are successfully logged in to geocaching.com (''GC'') and opencaching.de (''OC.DE''). The figure shown behind the username is the current find count achieved on the respective geocaching platform.
+In the above example, the user ''My username'' is successfully logged in to geocaching.com (''GC'') and opencaching.de (''OC.DE''). The figure shown after the username is the user's current find count on the respective geocaching platform.
 ==== Current location ====
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-Just below the login status you will find your current location either in form of the coordinates or (in case [[settings#Appearance|Show address]] is enabled) the country and city/region you are located.\\
+Below the login status information is your current location. It is shown as coordinates, or if the [[settings#Appearance|Show address]] setting is enabled, as country and city/region.\\
-In this example the user is located in ''USA, New York''
+In the above example, the user is located in ''USA, New York''
 ==== Satellite status ====
 {{anchor:satellite_status}}
-The last row in this section shows you the current satellite reception status as follows (example from the picture above):
+The bottom row in this section shows you the current satellite reception status. As an example, the table below uses the information from the picture above:
 ^Status ^ Description ^
-|Sat: 5/22|The satellite receiver of your device has found 22 satellites in total and the signal is fixed to 5 satellites.|
+|Sat: 5/22|The satellite receiver on the device has found 22 satellites in total and the signal has been fixed to 5 of them.|
-|+- 4,65 m|The current positioning accuracy is 4,65 meters (might also display feet instead of meters depending on your settings)|
+|+- 4,65 m|The current positioning accuracy is 4,65 meters. Depending on your app settings, this can be shown in feet.|
-| 0 km/h|The current speed is 0 km/h (might also display ft/h instead of km/h depending on your settings)|
+| 0 km/h|The current speed is 0 km/h. Depending on your app settings, this can be shown in ft/h.|
-|Last known|Shows the source of the currently used location:\\ \\ Last known = Last known position c:geo acquired\\ Home = Home Coordinates as defined on geocaching.com \\ GPS = Position provided by GPS receiver\\ Network = Location derived from mobile network information\\ Fused = Using Google Play Services as well as data received from GPS receiver for better positioning|
+|Last known|The currently-used location source:\\ \\ Last known = Last known position acquired by c:geo\\ Home = Home coordinates as defined on geocaching.com \\ GPS = Provided by GPS receiver\\ Network = Derived from mobile network information\\ Fused = Determined using both Google Play Services and GPS receiver|

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