docs: def _map(value, istart, istop, ostart, ostop):
      """
      Helper function that implements the Processing function map(). For more
      details see https://processing.org/reference/map_.html
      http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17134839/how-does-the-map-function-in-processing-work
      """
      return ostart + (ostop - ostart) * ((value - istart) / (istop - istart))