Axel, I am not going to reproduce the massive post you made where you quoted me. However, I would like to point out a few things.
1) Initially people were saying that the GM should control Zoom. There were no qualifiers. Without qualifiers that statement is an absolute. Since we are not mind readers we only have the statement and the statement was an absolute.
2) I proposed MULTIPLE options. I am rather concrete in this regard. Of all of those options only one was absolutely untenable to me. That option is the one where the GM has all of the control over zoom, the player zero control over zoom, and there is no opt out feature for the player. It would make Roll20 unusuable for some of us.
3) You stated the map is a game handout. Do you prevent people from wearing glasses at your real life tables? Because that is exactly what zoom is for some of us. That is the point I am trying to make here. You make the statement that you would make accomodations for a person with sight difficulty. That is fine, but are you willing to make them constantly? How often are you willing to make an adjustment? Every 10minutes? 5minutes? 30seconds?
4) My statement about where this started is not a refutation of Zoom, it is a redirection back to the problem. My point is that a GM zoom control feature is not needed to fix the problem. My point is that zoom itself needs to be FIXED. The problem is that Zoom does not use center zoom it uses top left corner zoom.
The OP asked for zoom control to fix it perhaps not realizing that the problem is that zoom is flawed. The OPs post was reporting a problem and then a possible solution. My comments are regarding fixing the problem which means his solution is not required.
5) I do not feel you have ill intent. I am logical rather than emotional and I try to work things out in a logical manner. However, I also do not believe my way is the only way. This is why I posted options and stated my opinions of those options.
6) As for you not feeling the need to discuss specifics. As I said earlier, if a statement without any qualifiers is made I have only that statement to go by. That statement was that GMs should have control of Zoom. Not limited scope control, not control with an opt out feature. Simply, control. It only became clear later that 'control' was really meant as 'control, somehow, someway, not necessarily absolute control'.
7) Finally, I think you are using some of what Jonathan has said in your post directed to me. I did not state some of the things you were italicized quoting. The only part of that last italicized quote that was mine is that I would be forced to discontinue using this if it were implemented due to my inability to use it. Not due to emotions.
In any case, we have gone round and round on this topic. I am not diametrically opposed to the idea. I am only opposed to the GM having absolute control over my zoom. Unless new ideas or something else constructive is added to this I will not continue this back and forth. It is not productive. My ideas are on record (back when I posted the options).
- Gauss
