{"action":"opened","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/vasl-developers/vasl/issues/401","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/vasl-developers/vasl","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/vasl-developers/vasl/issues/401/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/vasl-developers/vasl/issues/401/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/vasl-developers/vasl/issues/401/events","html_url":"https://github.com/vasl-developers/vasl/issues/401","id":225256997,"number":401,"title":"FR: The ability to zoom the map but not pieces","user":{"login":"pacman-ghost","id":27834058,"avatar_url":"https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/27834058?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/pacman-ghost","html_url":"https://github.com/pacman-ghost","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pacman-ghost/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pacman-ghost/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pacman-ghost/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pacman-ghost/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pacman-ghost/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pacman-ghost/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pacman-ghost/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pacman-ghost/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pacman-ghost/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"assignees":[],"milestone":null,"comments":0,"created_at":"2017-04-29T13:27:26Z","updated_at":"2017-04-29T13:27:26Z","closed_at":null,"body":"This would really help in situations like this:\r\n\r\n![crowded](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/27834058/25555747/0e3ef2cc-2cde-11e7-83a8-c68da8c639d3.png)\r\n\r\nZooming in on everything using F3 doesn't help, since it's just as incomprehensible, just at a larger size :-/\r\n\r\nSwitching to deluxe-size hexes mid-game sorta works, but:\r\n- the process is a bit clumsy (via \"Pick new boards for this scenario\")\r\n- it doesn't handle labels nor map annotations properly\r\n- there's no fine control over the hex size; it's either normal size or massive size\r\n\r\nHowever, doing it like this does seem to work; in particular, the placement of pieces within the deluxe-size hexes is remembered when you zoom in and out, so it seems that all the machinery to do this is already in place (using VASSAL 3.2.16/VASL 6.3.3), we just need a better UI to control it e.g. Ctrl-F3/F4 to zoom in/out the board, but leaving the pieces at the same size...?"}}
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