Salem Witch Trials Help
The Salem Witch Trials App, is a comprehensive and interactive digital reference to the series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts in 1692 and 1693. To give a comprehensive overview . . . events preceding and following the trials are discussed in detail.
Salem Witch Trials App is a Cross Reference of Data Points, including Individuals (Accused, Accusers, Ministers, Parisioners, etc.), Actions, Events, Magic, Landmarks and Dates, all used to document the Trials 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. Individuals, Actions, Magic, Events and Dates).
Map View:
Displays all Events (or a User Defined Subsets) that occurred related to the Trials from November 15, 1688 to December 31, 1720. Events are Displayed with the Red Flag, Landmarks with a White Flag 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 Salem Witch Trials from November 15, 1688 to December 31, 1720. Events are Displayed in Alphabetical or Chronological order by toggling the switch at the top of the table.
Many Events are grouped by Action. For instance, the “September—Trials(1698/08/25)” consists of 50+ distinct events (i.e. “Grand Jury for Margaret Scott”, “Trial: Mary Bradford”). Such Events show their Action Name in Brackets in the Table View.
Tapping a Table Cell displays an Event Popup, with a detailed description of the event, the action 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 November 15, 1688 to December 31, 1720.
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 “September—Trials(1698/08/25)” is broken into 50+ 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.
Magic:
Provides a mechanism to find events that involved the Occult . . . Black Cats, Spectral Attacks, Spirits of the Dead, etc.
Landmarks:
Provides the means to jump in the Map View to a particular Salem Witch Trials 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 Salem Witch Trials 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).