Default filtering "Search Area" as "Current view" about notesreview HOT 2 OPEN

I agree that clicking on refresh and seeing no results is quite counterintuitive, but there should be a small hint at the bottom of the screen which (when clicked) zooms the map to contain all results:

I would not really like to change the default search area behavior since the search within a specific area or bounding box is a little bit more expensive in terms of computation and searching in the current view by default for all users might lead to longer waiting times and an increased strain on the backend.

Maybe it would be already helpful to increase the size of the button or move it from the bottom of the screen to somewhere else, possibly in the vicinity of the other buttons at the top of the screen?

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I would assume that most (if not all) users have a country / area of interest. What about

• auto-showing the filter dialog at launch,
• moving the area selection buttons to the top, to make it quick to reach and prominent,
• not having a default for the area?

Maybe it would be already helpful to increase the size of the button or move it from the bottom of the screen to somewhere else, possibly in the vicinity of the other buttons at the top of the screen?

For me, the implication that Center to the map results means "you are not centered" therefore "the search is not restricted to this view" is too much thinking as an occasional user. Also the white background color does not stand out with respect to the land color.

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