 Google Map, I guess I'm not the only one... |
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 Jan 28 2006, 01:01 AM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 39 Joined: 2-January 06 Member No.: 8,120  |
Here is a Google map that shows most of the meeting points in Seattle from the Seattle Sourcebook, like bars and restaurants and other public locations.
Nothing fancy, but maybe you have some use for it. Edit: current location count |
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Jan 28 2006, 02:37 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 775 Joined: 31-March 05 From: florida Member No.: 7,273 |
it wants me to use IE, i absolutely refuse to use IE
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Jan 28 2006, 12:37 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 216 Joined: 6-August 03 From: Polish Ghetto Member No.: 5,342 |
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Jan 28 2006, 12:40 PM
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Running, running, running Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,220 Joined: 18-October 04 From: North Carolina Member No.: 6,769 |
I'm so not installing a third browser. I nly keep IE around because of the (rare) site that requires it, and will only use it if it's for something official. or that i absolutely need.
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Jan 28 2006, 09:00 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 20-January 06 Member No.: 8,185 |
I love you. In a purely platonic way, I love you.
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Jan 29 2006, 06:01 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
Many versions of Opera, by default, sends it's user-agent string to web servers falsely -- it tells the web server that it's IE. I'm pretty sure that there's a plugin for Firefox that will let you spoof your user-agent in such a way, as well. I'm not sure why the page is designed to only accept IE, though ... Google Maps is compatible with the following list of browsers, not just IE. |
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Jan 29 2006, 08:03 AM
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Shadowrun Setting Nerd Group: Banned Posts: 3,632 Joined: 28-June 05 From: Pissing on pedestrians from my electronic ivory tower. Member No.: 7,473 |
OMG... You got IE on me. Get it off! Get it off! AHhhhhh!
Seriously, doesn't anyone just use Firefox? Dave Hyatt is my god. |
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Jan 29 2006, 04:18 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 775 Joined: 31-March 05 From: florida Member No.: 7,273 |
i do and it still asked for IE
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Jan 30 2006, 04:17 PM
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Technomancer Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,638 Joined: 2-October 02 From: Champaign, IL Member No.: 3,374 |
IE Tab, for all your "I need to load a page in IE within a FireFox tab" needs.
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Jan 30 2006, 04:31 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
Windows-only, of course.
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Jan 30 2006, 04:43 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
Just for reference, I visited the map using IE for OSX, then saved it as a HTML file to my hard drive and replaced it with my very own Google Maps API key [google maps are somewhat locked to the domain they're hosted on] and opened it in both Safari and Firefox without a problem.
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Jan 30 2006, 06:15 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
[whisper]Pst, Adam. Your geek is showing.[/whisper]
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Jan 30 2006, 07:26 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
Yeah well. Being a geek is about solving problems, and IMO, something arbitrarily locked to one browser for no fathomable reason is a problem. I think the map is cool and would like to promote it, but I'd like to wait for it to be more useful -- that is, cross browser/platform compatible -- before doing so.
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Jan 30 2006, 08:13 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 38 Joined: 28-July 03 From: Omaha, NE, USA Member No.: 5,103 |
It is very nice, but it's locked in position. no scrolly scrolly N or S, E or W to view surrounding areas. I'm working on getting server space for us to host map data. TNT Mips is proving useful for creating maps based off of GE. GE doesn't allow for producing overlays of non registered info such as GM info for toxic zones & gang territories or marking boundaries of SR world geopolitical boundaries instead of the RL ones.
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Jan 30 2006, 11:40 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 39 Joined: 2-January 06 Member No.: 8,120 |
Sorry about the IE thing, I'll look into it.
It's a work in progress... I'll add more locations every once in a while. @CeaDawg: Just click into the map and drag it to scroll. You can also double click it to re-center. Zoom is on the upper left. |
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Jan 31 2006, 05:25 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 38 Joined: 28-July 03 From: Omaha, NE, USA Member No.: 5,103 |
Played with the mouse drag on the map. It works, but is cumbersome when zoomed in, noticed some of the push pins vanish, & don't refresh in the new location on the screen, when you drag quickly for the full width of the page. This may need to be directed to the Google Maps team instead. I'm going to try generating some other map areas to see if it repeats.
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Feb 4 2006, 02:13 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 38 Joined: 28-July 03 From: Omaha, NE, USA Member No.: 5,103 |
I sent a bug report off to Google. It appears the disappearing landmark issue is within their environment. I first told a friend of mine that works for a GIS company, & he said it's a problem they've been trying to work around for their online atlas.
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Feb 4 2006, 04:23 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 68 Joined: 26-January 06 Member No.: 8,201 |
bleh firefox...the one browser i've found, that tons of people use, that doesn't fully properly read or display HTML...BASIC HTML... much less handle javascript, or css in a resonable way... yes i use ie...in a wraper... all the benefits of using ie...with all the benefits that firefox gives you...without all the stupid stuff that goes along with using firefox! |
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Feb 7 2006, 02:20 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 437 Joined: 11-April 05 Member No.: 7,318 |
Firefox is inferior. :D
Get over the monopoly complex. Join the borg. :cyber: |
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Feb 7 2006, 03:23 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,138 Joined: 10-June 03 From: Tennessee Member No.: 4,706 |
I can count on one hand the number of non-Microsoft sites that I use that don't display properly in Firefox. For those, I have a nice little extension that adds an "open this page in IE" option to the context menu. How do you browse without tabs, ad blocking, and mouse guestures (extensions required)?
IE 7 will probably incorporate all the things I like about Firefox and other third party browsers, though, so after it's initial burn-in, I may go back. Until the third party folks catch up and surpass again, at least. |
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Feb 7 2006, 03:37 PM
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Running, running, running Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,220 Joined: 18-October 04 From: North Carolina Member No.: 6,769 |
I so don't get the "firefox is broke" line, i dont ever see any thing that makes me think "this doesnt look right".
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Feb 7 2006, 03:56 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,138 Joined: 10-June 03 From: Tennessee Member No.: 4,706 |
It occurs to me that I could just get a copy of the IE7 beta and look to see what it fixes/breaks. Maybe I'll do that in a bit.
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Feb 7 2006, 04:03 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 27-June 05 From: FL, USA Member No.: 7,468 |
YMMV, but in my experience I have found that most of the cases where Firefox "doesn't work right" its because the site used proprietary extensions to HTML/etc. that are not part of the official standards. One thing the Mozilla people seem to be really careful about is following the actual standards rather than doing whatever they think might appeal to people (or supports their own internal work habits). Thus, in most of those cases, one could argue that it is not Firefox that is broken, but the site you are trying to view. And more on topic...that Seattle map is spectacular...I'm definately watching for any updates you might make. |
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Feb 8 2006, 12:45 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 39 Joined: 2-January 06 Member No.: 8,120 |
Should work with FF now.
Tested with 1.5.0.1. |
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Feb 10 2006, 03:03 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 39 Joined: 2-January 06 Member No.: 8,120 |
I added a new view. Doesn't zoom very deep, though.
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