Lexington And Concord Help
The Battle of Lexington and Concord App, is a comprehensive and interactive digital reference to the battle that started the American Revolution.
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Lexington and Concord App is a Cross Reference of Data Points, including Soldiers, Units, Events and Dates, all used to document the Battle of Lexington and Concord in an unprecedented manner. These Data points are displayed as pushpins on a Map,as Events in a searchable, scrollable Table, and as a biography of every prominent individual.
Pertinent information is provided for each Event and Individual, with easy to use links that allow the user to flow to Cross Related Items (i.e. Actions, Soldiers, Units, Events and Dates).
Map View:
Displays all Events (or a User Defined Subsets) that occurred related to the Battle from January 1, 1775 to December 31, 1775. Events are Displayed with the Colonial Flag (a Minutemen Event), British Flag (Red Coat Event), Engagement Flag (a military encounter), and Multi-Event Flag (where more than one Event occurred in that exact spot).
Tapping a Flag presents a callout, providing a short description of the event. Tapping the blue chevron on the callout displays an Event Popup, with a detailed description and photos (if available).
Tapping the Find Me Arrow which will fly to the user’s location (on a GPS enabled device) and display with a Blue Pulsing Dot. Tapping it again will track the user’s location (on a GPS enabled device) with a Blue Flashlight.
Table View:
Displays all Events (or User Defined Subsets) that occurred related to the Battle of Lexington and Concord from January 1, 1775 to December 31, 1775. Events are Displayed in Alphabetical or Chronological order by toggling the switch at the top of the table. Each event is displayed via a Blue Color (Minuteman Event); a Red Color (Red Coat Event); or Black Color (an engagement).
Many Events are grouped by Action. For instance, the “Ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes” consists of 17 distinct events (i.e. “Prisoners/captures”, “Messenger/Riders”). Such Events are prefixed with a bracketed ([ ]) Action name.
Tapping a Table Cell displays an Event Popup, with a detailed description of the event, the units involved and photos (where available). Tapping the Map Button in a Table Cell will fly to the Event Location in the Map View.
User Defined Subsets of Events:
By Date:
Tap the Calendar Tab at the Bottom of the Screen and Spin the Begin and End Selector to Restrict the Date Range of Events shown in the Map and/or Table Views. Tapping the All Tab at the Bottom of the Screen will reset the Date Selection to January 1, 1775 to December 31, 1775.
By Individual:
Tap the Individual Tab at the Bottom of the Screen and use the On/Off switches to designate which Events involving a particular individual display in the Map and/or Table Views. Tapping the All Tab at the Bottom of the Screen will reset the selection to All Individuals
Tapping on a single Individual will display a Popup with detailed information: involvement, pertinent dates, photos, and associated units.
When applicable Individuals can also be Cross Referenced against Events by tapping the Events button on each individual listing.
By Event Type:
Tap the Event Tab at the Bottom of the Screen and use the On/Off switches to designate which Event Type Categories display in the Map and/or Table Views. Tapping the All Tab at the Bottom of the Screen will reset the selection to All Event Types
By Action: Actions represent groupings of Events. For instance, the “British at Concord” is broken into 13 individual Events. Tap the Action Tab at the Bottom of the Screen and use the On/Off switches to designate which Action(s) display in the Map and/or Table Views. Tapping the All Tab at the Bottom of the Screen will reset the selection to All Actions.
Tapping on a single Action will display a Popup with description, dates, photos, and associated units.
When applicable Actions can also be Cross Referenced against Events by tapping the Events button on each Action listing.
Landmarks:
Provides the means to jump in the Map View to a particular Battle of Lexington and Concord Landmarks. Tapping on a single Landmark will display a Popup with the Landmark’s description and photos.
Tapping on the Map Button will fly to the Landmark location.
More Tab:
Provides a means to change the way the Map and Table Views are displayed, the Zoom Level, and offers a complete Bibliography, information about the Authors, and how you can contribute content to the Lexington and Concord App.
Troubleshooting:
Often iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch act erratically when too many apps are running and/or memory is low. There are two ways to fix this:
1) Double Tap the Home Button and close a few of your running apps (you’ll be surprised how many you have open).
Since the introduction of multitasking to iOS, you can now run more than one program on your iDevice at the same time. That doesn’t mean you always want them open though – so this tutorial will show you how to close (or quit) any program running on your iPad/iPhone/iPodTouch.
- Start out by “double-clicking” the Home button on your iDevice. The Home button is the one at the bottom of your iDevice, as illustrated in the image below.
- Swipe Left and Right to find Running Apps that you are not current using.
- Swipe Up to Remove the App from Active Memory.
- That App will now close. NOTE: This will close the App, not delete it.
2) Reboot your device (hold the power button down for 10 seconds and follow the directions).