IIRC output=html is so you can legally deeplink the map. Not sure if this was the case now, but in a forum I saw this issue before and a google rep was explaining that according to the EULA you can embed the map anywhere so long as you issue a proper query, and that output=html was part of the query. I'm too lazy to search for it right now, but if anyone can confirm or deny, that would be great!
On 10/7/05, Shane Hathaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael Torrie wrote: > > Okay I found out what happened. Somehow the search got executed in some > > weird home: http://maps.google.com/maps?output=html&q=orem%2C > > +utah&btnG=Search (screenshot > > http://www.torriefamily.org/~torriem/google.png ) > > It's the "output=html" in the query string that changes the UI. I > wonder what purpose it serves. At first I thought it might be more > suitable for printing, but then I tried a print preview of the standard > page, and it comes out a lot better. Go figure. > > Shane > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
