Question About Map Sizes

Rick
Rick Member Posts: 2,014 ✭✭
edited November 2024 in English Forum

Hi, one of the biggest problems that I have with Biblical Paces is the size of the maps. Often times I am looking for two cities to see the distance between them. For example, I was reading 1 Samuel chapter 4 and wanted to see the locations of both Shiloh and Ebenezer to see how far the ark had traveled.

The Problem: I have no clue as to where either city is/was. I opened up Biblical Places and selected Shiloh. Found it no problem but then the writing was really small and I could not see Ebenezer (remember, I did not know if they were 20 miles or 200 miles apart) so I hit the "Actual Size" button and it made the screen so big that I had no idea of which way to pan etc.

Is there a way to say that you want the map X% bigger or X times smaller? The "Fit" and "Actual Size" buttons make finding multiple cities and comparing their distances rather challenging if you have no clue as to where they are at because it does not allow any size in between the two. I tried a right click but did not see an increase or decrease view anywhere. I hope this description is understandable and not just a bunch of mumble jumble! Please tell me that I am missing something  Smile

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  • Mark Barnes
    Mark Barnes Member Posts: 15,432 ✭✭✭

    A few tips which may help:

    • You can use CTRL+F to find a place on a map and highlight it (so if you're on a 'Shiloh' map, do a CTRL+F for Ebenezer).
    • You can use the mousewheel to zoom.
    • You can CTRL+Click+Drag to measure distances.

    The screenshot shows all three in action:

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  • steve clark
    steve clark Member Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭
    https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/184991#Comment_184991

    Note: CTRL click & drag for distances works Only on Logos4 Maps (e.g. it will not work on Holman maps and it will not work on older Logos Maps made for Logos3, i.e. Logos Deluxe Maps)

    Note2: CTRL F works Only on Logos4 Maps.

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  • PL
    PL Member Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭
    https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/184991#Comment_184991

    Mark Barnes said:

    • You can use CTRL+F to find a place on a map and highlight it (so if you're on a 'Shiloh' map, do a CTRL+F for Ebenezer).
    • You can use the mousewheel to zoom.
    • You can CTRL+Click+Drag to measure distances.

    Wow, I didn't know about any of the 3 tricks.  Thanks Mark!

    Peter

  • DMB
    DMB Member Posts: 14,207 ✭✭✭✭

    Relative to Mark's great advice, if you don't have a thumb-wheel, zoom in/out is Cntrl+ and Cntrl- on the PC side.

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  • Rick
    Rick Member Posts: 2,014 ✭✭
    https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/185000#Comment_185000

    Thanks for the speedy replies... I figured I was missing something (I had forgotten about the mouse wheel!).  [Y]

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