Latest Contributions by OwenGeo

Hi CartoFred, You can swap in different fonts if you download the code for the Story Map Cascade app from GitHub and host the app yourself. Here's an article about how to host a story map app on your own server. Cascade currently uses Noto Serif for the narrative text and block quotes and Open Sans for the cover, title sections, immersive section titles, media captions, and H1/H2 headings. Open Sans is also used throughout the builder. If you change these we recommend swapping Noto Serif for another serif font and Open Sans for another sans-serif font. You'll need to update the font references in the app code and, if you aren't using system fonts, add your font files to src/app/storymaps/common/_resources/fonts/. Owen ... View more

Hi Charles, OK, sorry that wasn't the issue. The story at the first link seems to no longer be available. I was going to try to check your self-hosted app was pointing to the same appid and/or if both apps were using the same webmap. If you are still seeing a difference between the two apps I suggest that you contact Esri Support at this point and they should be able to help you troubleshoot further. Owen ... View more

Hi Lindsey, Thanks for including the screenshots of your issue. Unfortunately, there's no way to pick a new location for the legend in the Swipe app. But I have a few suggestions that might help... I don't think you need a legend for that map if you are using it in a story map. Legends help explain maps when they stand on their own, but since your map is in a story map you can easily explain what it's showing in your story narrative. A simple and effective way to do this is to color some key words in your text using the same colors in you map to indicate the current and historic estuary habitats. We try to encourage story map authors to forgo traditional map legends in story maps for other techniques like this -- take a look at this instructional story map about creative legends created by my colleague: http://arcg.is/2cmQzG4  Another thing I could suggest is that you don't need the Swipe app since you could use one of the swipe transitions in Cascade. You'd need two maps -- one showing the current habitat and another showing both. If you add those maps to consecutive views in your immersive section and select one of the swipe transitions on the second view you'll get a nice simple swipe effect that tracks as the reader scrolls and matches the navigation of the rest of the story. Hope this is helpful! Owen ... View more

Hi Mark, I think you have a few options to consider: Move the Map Tour to your server and customize it to add more than 99 points following the instructions here. Break up your Map Tour into two or more Tours (each with fewer than 99 points), each highlighting different types of plants or plants in different parts of the garden. Try making this story as a Story Map Shortlist, which would let you categorize your points and break them up into tabs so there aren't so many to view at once. I had one more suggestion as well -- Your imagery basemap is amazing, but it might be best to use the 3-panel layout for your story if you keep it as a Map Tour. There's not very much visual difference between the basemap and the photos, so they tend to run together. I think the 3-panel layout (or moving to a Shortlist) would help separate both elements and help them each stand better on their own. Hope this is helpful! Owen ... View more

Hi Bethany, While there isn't an option to move the legend to a different location, the legend panel is collapsible so a reader can open and close it as needed when looking at the map. If you wanted to move the legend and are or have access to a developer you could download the source code for the app from GitHub and make that customization. Looking at your screenshot, however, I'd suggest that detailed legend isn't needed in your story map. Readers won't be able to tell the difference between the shades of color nor will they be able to easily match a color from the map to a value in your legend. Many people in your audience may not even have a sense for what a value of 25.67 vs. 29.45 means on the CalEnviroScreen 3.0, and I think what you really want them to understand where the good vs. bad results were found or where a specific set of conditions exist. You can more simply and effectively communicate what the colors in your map mean by coloring key words in your text like High , Medium, and Low or Good and Bad. Another technique is to use a screenshot of a color ramp in the side panel. Check out this story map as an example: http://arcg.is/1ODu4Na  There are a lot of maps, but none of them use the dynamic legend widget. If it's important for readers to know the results at a specific spot on the map you can instruct them to click the map to see a pop-up that will show that value. There are more details and other ideas and tips about how to orient readers to your map in this story map: http://arcg.is/2cmQzG4  I hope this is helpful! Owen ... View more