Re: [OSM-talk] comments on new map widget on main page

2013-07-30 Thread Liz Barry
+1 @lizbarry http://twitter.com/lizbarry On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 9:05 PM, Michal Migurski m...@teczno.com wrote: On Jul 29, 2013, at 2:57 PM, Lester Caine wrote: John Firebaugh wrote: On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Greg Troxel g...@ir.bbn.com mailto:g...@ir.bbn.com wrote: I'd

Re: [OSM-talk] comments on new map widget on main page

2013-07-29 Thread Maarten Deen
On 2013-07-29 01:47, Richard Fairhurst wrote: Greg Troxel wrote: add the shortlink link in the lower right, so you can more easily use it to get to a URL for the current view, so you can shift-reload to see what yfou just edited Click the View tab. /stuck_record Until there is a manual or a

Re: [OSM-talk] comments on new map widget on main page

2013-07-29 Thread Richard Fairhurst
Michal Migurski wrote: Provable evidence that the view tab is not sufficiently informing visitors of its functionality? Having a button that says “link” is a great clue that there is an option to link vs. hunting around. Perhaps, but this is definitely a pro feature. There _is_ a button

Re: [OSM-talk] comments on new map widget on main page

2013-07-29 Thread Michal Migurski
On Jul 29, 2013, at 12:13 AM, Richard Fairhurst wrote: Michal Migurski wrote: Provable evidence that the view tab is not sufficiently informing visitors of its functionality? Having a button that says “link” is a great clue that there is an option to link vs. hunting around. Perhaps,

Re: [OSM-talk] comments on new map widget on main page

2013-07-29 Thread Lester Caine
Greg Troxel wrote: add some indication of zoom level. I'd be happy with a z15 box between + and -. I'm coming to the same conclusion ... need SOMETHING rather than having to decode other information. Since there is now a tab for the links, perhaps that could also be used to add the

Re: [OSM-talk] comments on new map widget on main page

2013-07-29 Thread Kathleen Danielson
I'm coming to the same conclusion ... need SOMETHING rather than having to decode other information. Since there is now a tab for the links, perhaps that could also be used to add the location information as well. It's now even more difficult to quickly zoom out to find out where in the world

Re: [OSM-talk] comments on new map widget on main page

2013-07-29 Thread Tom MacWright
Since we perform no systematic user testing in advance of these changes ( http://teczno.com/s/92x), we're not really sure what a pro user is. Given that this is a continual point for years, I would implore someone who has the resources to just do it, so we can stop using it as an immovable point

Re: [OSM-talk] comments on new map widget on main page

2013-07-29 Thread Lester Caine
Kathleen Danielson wrote: I'm coming to the same conclusion ... need SOMETHING rather than having to decode other information. Since there is now a tab for the links, perhaps that could also be used to add the location information as well. It's now even more difficult to quickly

Re: [OSM-talk] comments on new map widget on main page

2013-07-29 Thread Kathleen Danielson
Ah-- sorry. Misunderstood :) On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Lester Caine les...@lsces.co.uk wrote: Kathleen Danielson wrote: I'm coming to the same conclusion ... need SOMETHING rather than having to decode other information. Since there is now a tab for the links, perhaps

Re: [OSM-talk] comments on new map widget on main page

2013-07-29 Thread AJ Ashton
On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Lester Caine les...@lsces.co.uk wrote: The point I was trying to make is the fact that when one is supplied a link one often does not know where in the world it is, especially the encrypted ones. I asked a number of times in the past for some description on

Re: [OSM-talk] comments on new map widget on main page

2013-07-29 Thread Lester Caine
AJ Ashton wrote: On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Lester Caine les...@lsces.co.uk mailto:les...@lsces.co.uk wrote: The point I was trying to make is the fact that when one is supplied a link one often does not know where in the world it is, especially the encrypted ones. I asked a

Re: [OSM-talk] comments on new map widget on main page

2013-07-29 Thread AJ Ashton
On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 1:03 PM, Lester Caine les...@lsces.co.uk wrote: Well I never ... How long has that been there? As long as I can remember. Checked the logs out of curiosity - the feature just had its 6th birthday on Friday :)

Re: [OSM-talk] comments on new map widget on main page

2013-07-29 Thread AJ Ashton
Woops, can't count. Its 6th birthday is in a month. On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 1:13 PM, AJ Ashton aj.ash...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 1:03 PM, Lester Caine les...@lsces.co.uk wrote: Well I never ... How long has that been there? As long as I can remember. Checked the logs out

Re: [OSM-talk] comments on new map widget on main page

2013-07-29 Thread John Firebaugh
On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Greg Troxel g...@ir.bbn.com wrote: I'd like to see two things different; both of these are regressions from the old way and I think easy to address I believe that persisting the location and zoom in the URL hash will address both of these concerns. Please try

Re: [OSM-talk] comments on new map widget on main page

2013-07-29 Thread Lester Caine
John Firebaugh wrote: On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Greg Troxel g...@ir.bbn.com mailto:g...@ir.bbn.com wrote: I'd like to see two things different; both of these are regressions from the old way and I think easy to address I believe that persisting the location and zoom in the URL

Re: [OSM-talk] comments on new map widget on main page

2013-07-29 Thread Greg Troxel
John Firebaugh john.fireba...@gmail.com writes: On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Greg Troxel g...@ir.bbn.com wrote: I'd like to see two things different; both of these are regressions from the old way and I think easy to address I believe that persisting the location and zoom in the URL

Re: [OSM-talk] comments on new map widget on main page

2013-07-29 Thread Michal Migurski
On Jul 29, 2013, at 2:57 PM, Lester Caine wrote: John Firebaugh wrote: On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Greg Troxel g...@ir.bbn.com mailto:g...@ir.bbn.com wrote: I'd like to see two things different; both of these are regressions from the old way and I think easy to address I

[OSM-talk] comments on new map widget on main page

2013-07-28 Thread Greg Troxel
I'd like to see two things different; both of these are regressions from the old way and I think easy to address add the shortlink link in the lower right, so you can more easily use it to get to a URL for the current view, so you can shift-reload to see what yfou just edited. (Moving the

Re: [OSM-talk] comments on new map widget on main page

2013-07-28 Thread Cartinus
It's not exactly in the way you ask, but both will be fixed if/when https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/pull/378 is implemented. On 07/29/2013 01:26 AM, Greg Troxel wrote: I'd like to see two things different; both of these are regressions from the old way and I think easy

Re: [OSM-talk] comments on new map widget on main page

2013-07-28 Thread Richard Fairhurst
Greg Troxel wrote: add the shortlink link in the lower right, so you can more easily use it to get to a URL for the current view, so you can shift-reload to see what yfou just edited Click the View tab. /stuck_record cheers Richard -- View this message in context:

Re: [OSM-talk] comments on new map widget on main page

2013-07-28 Thread Michal Migurski
On Jul 28, 2013, at 4:47 PM, Richard Fairhurst rich...@systemed.net wrote: Greg Troxel wrote: add the shortlink link in the lower right, so you can more easily use it to get to a URL for the current view, so you can shift-reload to see what yfou just edited Click the View tab.