Latest Contributions by TimWitt2

I found my answer. You can use app.data.getCurrentSection(); to get all the information about the current section. Here is the sample code to get the type of media in the main stage: whatisit = app.data.getCurrentSection(); infoIneed = whatisit.media.type; ... View more

After some digging in the code I found a solution for my case. I figured I post here what I did to achieve what I needed. This will only work if each of your main section maps are zoomed in on your map exactly the same. You need to host your story map on your own server. 1. Go to the app folder of your story map and open viewer-min.js with your favorite text editor ( I use Notepad++) 2. Open Find and search for color:"transparent" 3. After this property insert the following expandFactor: 5 (The following is the explanation what the number will do: The ratio between the size of the overview map and the extent rectangle displayed on the overview map. The default value is 2, meaning the overview map will be at least twice the size of the extent rectangle.) 5. See my screenshot to make sure what your code should look like. 4.  Now open your story map and check if the overview map fits your needs. If it doesn't, use a different expandFactor. I hope this helps! Tim ... View more