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Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: chocadmin on August 15, 2005, 01:39:49 pm

Here's something fun for you all, why not sign our guestmap:

CLICK HERE



UPDATE: Try this Virtual Earth based version (double-click or mouse wheel to zoom)


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Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: loulou on August 15, 2005, 01:47:53 pm

I enjoyed that. Thanks chocadmin.

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: loulou on August 15, 2005, 01:48:34 pm

I don't think the map is big enough for everyone in the UK.

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: chocadmin on August 15, 2005, 02:01:13 pm

You can just zoom in (that bar on the left), all the way to street level 

I thought about setting it to just show the UK to begin with, but that would force our friends from overseas to zoom out first.

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: loulou on August 15, 2005, 02:19:26 pm

smurfy I can see you on the map.

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: goldencup on August 15, 2005, 05:06:42 pm

I put mine exactly in the right place when I zoomed in but it's come out somewhere in the Midlands! You're right though Loulou, it'll never fit all our icons on there.

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: loulou on August 15, 2005, 05:33:12 pm

I think mine's probably in the wrong place. Mine looks close to Scotland.lol

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: chocadmin on August 15, 2005, 06:05:55 pm

I've removed yours so you can try again lou 

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: loulou on August 15, 2005, 06:43:23 pm

chocadmin that's not fair. I can't find the north east on that map. ok i'll try again.

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: loulou on August 15, 2005, 06:45:06 pm

ok i did it. if it's wrong can you do it for me.

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: loulou on August 15, 2005, 06:47:26 pm

I'm on there twice now but the one nearest the top at Scotland is definitely wrong but I am happy with the one further down.

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: chocolate chick on August 16, 2005, 11:56:13 am

I did it worng to choc admin. If you can, can you out me in London please?



Thank you

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: loulou on August 16, 2005, 03:22:04 pm

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: chocadmin on August 16, 2005, 05:22:00 pm

Ah, well I think it's all a bit basic at the moment. I can delete things people put on but I can't move them.

Zoooooom all the way in and position yourself then I'll remove any ones that you tell me are wrong.

You can move round the map by holding the left mouse button down, zoom
using the bar on the left. We can already see where a couple of people
live

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: oldspice on August 16, 2005, 08:12:13 pm

I found the zoom very difficult to use. I couldn't make it focus on the Uk at all. I ended up in the Caspian Sea.

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: goldencup on August 16, 2005, 08:20:51 pm

You have to do it one stage at a time and keep putting the bit you want in the centre.  At least that's how I got there.

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: on August 16, 2005, 08:43:22 pm

I'm on the extreme west of Nottingham so it's about right.

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: loulou on August 16, 2005, 09:28:48 pm

Zoom in and see where I've put myself. Definitely wrong place, twice.

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: chocadmin on August 16, 2005, 10:40:14 pm

At least you didn't end up in the North Sea 

I'll have a look see if anyone is developing something similar for MS's Virtual Earth project, that at least allows you to double click to zoom in (far easier to use most of the time imho).

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: goldencup on August 17, 2005, 10:40:29 am

Chocadmin are you in Southampton?

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: chocolate chick on August 17, 2005, 02:39:43 pm

Mine is now spot on in Bexley! Could I be deleted from the top of the map up by Lou as thats not where I live. Thank you 

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: loulou on August 17, 2005, 03:03:13 pm

Can I be deleted from the very top too.

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: chocadmin on August 18, 2005, 02:31:01 pm

I've deleted some off the google guest map. Following what people were
saying about navigating the map, I've knocked together a version myself
using Virtual Earth instead of google maps.

Try it out

Please let me know if it's any easier to use, Microsoft haven't put in
the maps for the UK yet so you don't get the same level of detail but
at least you can double-click to zoom or use your mouse wheel.

Oh and there aren't as many icons to choose from but copying google guest maps ones seemed wrong

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on August 18, 2005, 03:05:03 pm

Chocadmin, I put my marker on the new map, but it just shows a red cross instead of the icon I chose (a rainbow).

Actually I found the first map really easy to use and this one not so much. Plus on the old one there was more detail.

Hope this helps

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: chocadmin on August 18, 2005, 03:37:14 pm

thanx, will fix the marker issue.

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: salsa on August 18, 2005, 07:26:49 pm

I added myself, im the cat. :)

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: goldencup on August 18, 2005, 11:00:51 pm

I found it easy to use once I'd got the hang of using the mouse wheel to zoom around.

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on August 19, 2005, 09:04:14 am

Thanks chocadmin, I can see my rainbow now.

I can see icons of the other people, but how do you know who the icon belongs to? If you hover the mouse over the icon it tells you the users message but I can't see how you know who the message is from

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: chocolate chick on August 19, 2005, 11:28:27 am

I managed to add mine in the right place this time 

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: chocadmin on August 19, 2005, 12:30:29 pm

The not seeing the user issue is a bug in IE - silly me for using Firefox.

Will sort it in a few minutes.

Thanks for testing it out.

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: MugGy bONehEad on August 27, 2005, 04:08:26 pm

Oops i planted a frog or 2 in essex before i found the zoom, can i be removed please as my rightful place is south london.

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: loulou on August 27, 2005, 04:28:19 pm

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: lorri on August 27, 2005, 04:53:29 pm

i now appear to live not anly in eastbourne but uckfield as well  maybe i have a twin i dont know about  lol

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: loulou on August 27, 2005, 04:55:54 pm

Don't worry lorri. I managed to put myself in Edinburgh  before finding sunderland.

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: lorri on August 27, 2005, 04:59:38 pm

thank you loulou that makes me feel much better  i never was any good at map reading lol

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: loulou on August 27, 2005, 05:07:26 pm

I can't read a map at all.

 

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: MugGy bONehEad on August 27, 2005, 05:09:01 pm

Glad its not just me. Choc admin must be so proud of his flock

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: goldencup on August 27, 2005, 11:12:27 pm

By the way, who is Polly?

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: loulou on August 27, 2005, 11:13:30 pm

Wasn't she a parrot?

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: Forth Bridges on September 16, 2005, 12:36:12 pm

HE can talk!!!!!,  

althourgh some chiness trouist (4 in a jeep) stop in in my garden to ask where there where on this map there were in england I told them this is scotland to turn over 20page to teh correct page!

have you ever trid muiltmap? it an online map plus it easy as you can just type in the name bang there you are!! great!

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: loulou on September 16, 2005, 02:07:20 pm

yeah great it is.

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: Forth Bridges on September 19, 2005, 12:22:42 am

what was great?

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: chocolate chick on September 19, 2005, 09:20:44 am

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: Forth Bridges on September 19, 2005, 05:10:56 pm

is it?

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: loulou on September 19, 2005, 06:15:51 pm

you said it was

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: Forth Bridges on September 19, 2005, 06:39:28 pm

what was it?

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: loulou on September 20, 2005, 10:10:19 pm

i forgot

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: Forth Bridges on September 20, 2005, 11:49:35 pm

you forgot wha twas great so nothing was great then?

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: loulou on September 21, 2005, 12:01:41 am

Quote from: 623058

 

have you ever trid muiltmap? it an online map plus it easy as you can just type in the name bang there you are!! great!

There you go. That's what you said was great and i agreed.

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: Forth Bridges on September 21, 2005, 12:24:21 am

horay cheers

 

MORE GREAT TIPS COMING SOON
SO WATCH OUT !!!!

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: chocolate chick on September 21, 2005, 09:45:02 am

Thats great 

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: loulou on September 21, 2005, 02:32:44 pm

what is?

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: chocolate chick on September 21, 2005, 02:33:14 pm

Very! I almost couldn't believe it

Title: Another Bit of Fun
Post by: Forth Bridges on September 22, 2005, 02:39:09 pm

I know it that great!