Reference | 571 |
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Title | Maps: Show Place Names in both Local and Latin Scripts |
Category | General |
Description | Change the Map Layer used in the Map Window to one which shows place names in both local and Latin scripts. The Map Window uses OpenStreetMap which, in the standard version (used by Family Historian), shows place names using the local script. This causes problems for those of us with ancestors who lived or travelled in countries which use the Cyrillic alphabet or Chinese, Japanese, other south east Asian or Arabic scripts. OpenStreetMap does allow the use of a variety of Map Layers, at least two of which, Cycle Map and Transport Map, show local and Latin scripts simultaneously. The FH7 Map Window provides the possibility to „View in OpenStreetMap (Web)“ which does offer a choice of Map layer, however, as pointed out in https://www.fhug.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=18732#p111820 the Place Markers for the chosen Individual are not transferred. A welcome improvement would be to provide a choice of Map Layer directly in the Map Window within Family Historian. Or probably the simplest solution, replace the Standard Map Layer being used at present by the Cycle Map Layer. |
Web Link | https://fhug.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=19148 |
Votes | 2 |
Rating | 4.0 |
Added | Saturday 27th March 2021 |
Last Vote | Thursday 17th November 2022 |
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