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Reviewing a map in full screen: focus mode

Focus mode gives the map all the room and clears away everything else. Perfect for quiet revision, or for running through a quiz without anything cluttering the screen.

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The map takes over the whole screen, everything else fades away

On map pages, the left half of the screen shows a description panel: the title, the quiz button, related content. Handy when you're discovering a map, but a bit cluttered when all you want to do is revise. Focus mode clears that panel away and gives the map the full width.

A Géocartie map page with its description panel on the left.

Turning it on and off

On desktop:

  • Hover over the description panel: a < button appears on its edge.
  • Click it: the panel slides to the left and the map gradually expands into the freed-up space.
  • To go back, click the > button shown above the map.

Focus mode is reserved for desktop screens. On mobile, the map already takes up all the available space and the buttons stay hidden.

The tooltip: the territory's name on hover

When focus mode is active and no quiz is running, a tooltip follows your cursor and displays the name of the territory you're hovering over.

The map of French regions in focus mode: a tooltip names the Grand Est region under the cursor.

Handy for a quick check: you move the cursor around, try to name the territory from memory, and the tooltip confirms — or corrects — you. No clicking, no score — just the map and the names.

Note: during a quiz, the tooltip is disabled. It would obviously give away the answer.

Even more useful during a quiz

Focus mode also works mid-game, and goes even further: the navigation bar disappears and the score bar stretches across the full width, all in service of the map. Clicking on a territory won't take you out of focus mode — the back button briefly flashes as a reminder that it's there.

That's where it really shines: on a dense map like the départements or the countries of Europe, every pixel gained counts when you're aiming for the small territories.

👉 Try it right now on the French regions, then switch on focus mode once the quiz has started: you'll see the difference.

🎯 Keep your scores. With a free account, your games are saved from one revision session to the next.

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