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BobWard
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Language for Map Display

Post by BobWard » 08 May 2019 22:58

Perhaps there is some simple option I have not found to control the written language that appears on the FH Map display.

I have attached a screenshot that shows a portion of China with all the town/city name locations written in Chinese. Is there a way to force the FH map display to show all locations with the corresponding English alphabet names?

The same issue exists for other regions of the world map. I am using the "OpenStreetMap" option.
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Re: Language for Map Display

Post by tatewise » 09 May 2019 09:38

No, I could not find an option to display place names in English (or any other nominated language).

The best I could do is on the menu cog or Map > Map Type choose View in Google Maps (web).
That shows Google Maps in your browser for the same area with English translations of places, but without markers.
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Re: Language for Map Display

Post by ColeValleyGirl » 09 May 2019 10:32

Looking at the OSM pages, it looks as if there isn't such a facility... Almost certainly, the info about (say China) is contributed by locals who wouldn't usually name a place in English. There are some exceptions where English is an official language, like India.

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