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--- manual:user_guide:maps_tools:overlays [2022/08/31 09:13] – mstupka
+++ manual:user_guide:maps_tools:overlays [2023/07/14 13:44] (current) – mstupka
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-====== Map overlays ======
+====== Map Overlays ======
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 ===== 2. Select your overlay map =====
-  * Start the feature in //Menu > More functions > Map Overlays//.
+  * Open the **[[manual:user_guide:mainscr_lpanel|Content panel]]** and tap **Map overlays**.
-  * Switch it on.
+  * **Activate** the overlay\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:maps_tools:overlay.jpg?nolink |}}
-  * Select the overlay map - online or offline - the same formats as for the base map are supported. \\ {{  :manual:user_guide:maps_tools:overlay.png?nolink&  }}
+  * The **last used** overlay map is activated. If you want to use another one, open the **selection** of the last used maps. The link to the **map manager** is included:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:maps_tools:overlay02.gif?nolink |}}
-===== 3. Set visibility and blend mode =====
+===== 3. Set transparency and blend mode =====
-  * Adjust //visibility//  with the //slider//  from opaque to transparent.
+  * Adjust **transparency** of the overlayed map:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:maps_tools:overlay03.jpg?nolink |}}
-  * //Blend mode//  of the two maps is disabled by default. If necessary, select one from the menu - try which one suits you the best. Here are a few examples:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:maps_tools:blend_modes.png?nolink&350 |}}\\ [[http://ssp.impulsetrain.com/porterduff.html|More about blend modes used in Locus map >>]]\\
+  * The **blend mode** of the two maps is **disabled** by default - in most cases, it is not necessary to change this. If necessary, select one from the menu - try which one suits you the best. [[http://ssp.impulsetrain.com/porterduff.html|More about blend modes used in Locus map >>]]. Here are a few examples:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:maps_tools:blend_modes.png?nolink&350 |}}
-  * Close the dialog.
+  * **Max re-scale** - maximum allowed rate for the [[manual:user_guide:maps_settings#magnify_all_maps|map resolution change]]
-{{  :manual:user_guide:maps_tools:overlay1.png?nolink&  }}If you want to **switch the function off**, switch it off (or tap //Remove//) in the **Overlay settings dialog**  and close the window.
+===== Deactivation =====
+Turn the overlay switch **off** or just tap the **eye** button on the content panel:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:maps_tools:overlay04.jpg?nolink |}}
 ===== Example =====

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