[Xerte] Re: Google Map page

Mon Feb 13 10:27:17 GMT 2012

I think Mapstraction will replace the google map page, it looks pretty good. Finding lat and lng is not that straightforward though: I might make some sort of visual tool – a mini map – that users can use to set the initial lat lng and zoom, but not sure how I can easily do that. Any ideas? The wizard can take a ‘component’ type of data, where a loaded flash movie can be used to populate the xml, but the trouble is that all the mapping APIs are defunct for AS2.

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
Sent: 10 February 2012 13:14
To: thomas.rochford at cambridge-serendipity.com; 'Xerte discussion list'
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Google Map page

Hi Thomas
Thanks for your copy but as Julian has said the problem Jonathan has reported is due to changes in the links generated by Google. If you put one of Jonathan's links in your LO you'll get the same problem e.g.
This is a Stoke on Trent map
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=ST3,+United+Kingdom&hl=en&sll=52.92778,-1.129449&sspn=0.07699,0.128574&oq=st3&hnear=ST3,+United+Kingdom&t=m&z=12

Put that in and select roadmap as the type and you'll see a Nottingham map in the Xerte Lo and the correct map when you visit on Google.

Sounds like the Mapstraction might become a more reliable solution if there's an easy way to get to the correct values to add to the LO.

Cheers
Ron

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of thomas.rochford at cambridge-serendipity.com
Sent: 10 February 2012 11:29
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] Re: Google Map page

Hi everyone,

Here is my LO, zipped up.

I used the latest build from the SVN, downloaded on Wednesday am, I think, after Ron recommended this .

Enjoy!

Kindest Regards,

Thomas

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On 10 February 2012 at 09:18 Ron Mitchell <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk<mailto:ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk>> wrote:

> Hi Jonathan
>
> I can confirm that I get exactly the same results as you. e.g. the links go
> to the correct maps but the images displayed in the LO are incorrect. I
> wondered if having duplicates after each other would show the correct image
> on the second page but stoke always seems to show Nottingham and London West
> Bridgeford etc.
>
> I've tried importing this into 3 different XOT installations and all result
> the same. Clearly there's some difference in the versions we're using and
> what's on the install Thomas is using because his works fine.
>
>
>
> Thomas can you export and send us a copy of your LO?
>
>
>
> HTH
>
> Ron
>
>
>
> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>
> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Kemp Johnathan
> Sent: 09 February 2012 11:43
> To: Xerte discussion list
> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Google Map page
>
>
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
>
>
> Thomas thank you for trying this out.
>
>
>
> Things are getting very strange.
>
>
>
> I have created a brand new pageTemplates project. Added three map pages with
> the url's that I used before and which I included in my first email.
>
>
>
> I have compared the map.rlm file in the projects model folder with the
> map.rlm file in the xerte svn and it is identical.
>
>
>
> I published the project, zipped it up and opened it on a different PC that
> does not have Xerte installed. At first no maps displayed until I set the
> Flash Player Global settings / Advanced / Trusted Location Settings ... to
> include the parent folder in which the project folder was placed.
>
>
>
> Then on reopening my browser and then the index.htm the maps started
> displaying and I got the same results in both Opera and Firefox.
>
>
>
> The stoke page displayed a map of nottingham (but if I click on the map a
> window opens to display the map of stoke)
>
>
>
> The nottingham page displayed a map of southern Stoke on Trent (but if I
> click on it a window opens to display the map of nottingham).
>
>
>
> The london page displays a map of nottingham but zoomed in more than the
> first map so it is mostly west bridgford (but if I click on it a window
> opens to display a map of london)
>
>
>
> I have attached the zip of the project.
>
>
>
> I would be very interested to see if others get the same results with this
> project.
>
>
>
> Kind regards
>
>
>
> Johnathan
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 8 February 2012 19:02, Thomas Rochford
> <thomas.rochford at cambridge-serendipity.com<mailto:thomas.rochford at cambridge-serendipity.com>> wrote:
>
> Hi Jonathan,
>
>
>
> I'm unable to replicate your issue, I'm afraid. I've been 'playing' with the
> new features and have embedded three maps and a table which you can view at:
>
>
>
> http://vcam-serendipity.dyndns.org/toolkits/play.php?template_id=2
>
>
>
> Kindest regards, Thomas
>
>
>
> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>
> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Kemp Johnathan
> Sent: 08 February 2012 16:22
> To: Xerte discussion list
> Subject: [Xerte] Google Map page
>
>
>
> Are there any issues with the Google map page at the moment? Could the
> page's performance have been affected by changes to the main xmlEngine.swf
> or wizard.swf which I noticed had been updated when I refreshed my svn copy
> today? I have installed both of these new files into my xerte installation
>
>
>
> I have created a page templates project with a google map page and get
> exactly the same results as my individual template page.
>
>
>
> Create a xerte project
>
> Add 3 google map pages
>
> page 1 paste in the link for st3 and change the tooltip to Stoke on Trent
>
> page 2 paste in the link for ng2 and change the tooltip to Nottingham
>
> page 3 paste in the link for nw1 and change the tooltip to london
>
>
>
> Now save and close Xerte
>
> Now open Xerte and open your project and preview it
>
> I get
>
> page 1 tooltip stoke on trent but map is nottingham
>
> page 2 tooltip is nottingham but map is stoke on trent
>
> page 3 tooltip is london but map is West bridgford
>
>
>
> the links as pasted in are
>
>
>
> Page 1 = http://maps.google.com/maps?q=ST3,+United+Kingdom
> <http://maps.google.com/maps?q=ST3,+United+Kingdom&hl=en&sll=52.92778,-1.129
<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=ST3,+United+Kingdom&hl=en&sll=52.92778,-1.129%20%0b>> 449&sspn=0.07699,0.128574&oq=st3&hnear=ST3,+United+Kingdom&t=m&z=12>
> &hl=en&sll=52.92778,-1.129449&sspn=0.07699,0.128574&oq=st3&hnear=ST3,+United
> +Kingdom&t=m&z=12
>
> Page 2 = http://maps.google.com/maps?q=ng2
> <http://maps.google.com/maps?q=ng2&hl=en&sll=52.973544,-2.107262&sspn=0.1538
<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=ng2&hl=en&sll=52.973544,-2.107262&sspn=0.1538%20%0b>> 17,0.257149&hnear=NG2,+United+Kingdom&t=m&z=13>
> &hl=en&sll=52.973544,-2.107262&sspn=0.153817,0.257149&hnear=NG2,+United+King
> dom&t=m&z=13
>
> Page 3 = http://maps.google.com/maps?q=NW1,+United+Kingdom
> <http://maps.google.com/maps?q=NW1,+United+Kingdom&hl=en&sll=52.92778,-1.129
<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=NW1,+United+Kingdom&hl=en&sll=52.92778,-1.129%20%0b>> 449&sspn=0.07699,0.128574&oq=nw1&hnear=NW1,+United+Kingdom&t=m&z=14>
> &hl=en&sll=52.92778,-1.129449&sspn=0.07699,0.128574&oq=nw1&hnear=NW1,+United
> +Kingdom&t=m&z=14
>
>
>
> Can anyone replicate this?
>
>
>
> Kind regards
>
>
>
> Johnathan
>
>
>
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