Hey,
#semantic_google_map
is a parser function, not a query (as Yaron already remarked a rather
confusing name), and has been replaced with #display_point, which does
support the zoom= parameter without having to set a custom centre.
I've
also noticed the changing of the zoom when you click a marker on GE.
This is caused by the GE plug-in itself, and I don't know of any way to
solve it.
I recreated the problem with the 2d controls first
showing up (so no need to send a screen shot :), and will attempt to
fix this for the next release.
Apparently images as base layers for OpenLayers are in pretty high demand.
Although this makes it a higher priority, it won't be part of the 0.2 release -
some issues with the core functionality take precedence.
Thanks for the feedback so far.
Cheers,
De Dauw '[RTS]BN+VS*' Jeroen
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________________________________
From: Laurent Alquier <laur...@alquier.org>
To: semediawiki-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 3:46:30 PM
Subject: Re: [SMW-devel] Maps and Semantic Maps released
Thanks for the answer.
That seems odd though, since it was possible to set a zoom level with this
query for example :
{{#semantic_google_map:40.024707° N, 75.509739°
W|10|G_HYBRID_MAP|GSmallMapControl|pmap|200|200}}
where '10' is a value of zoom.
I am also getting zoom issues with Google Earth plugin.
I don't know if it is a glitch in the plugin itself - when I click on one of
several locations displayed from a semantic query, about 8 times out of 10,
Google Earth zooms way back to the planet view.
Another glitch to report regarding Google Earth.
It takes a couple of seconds for the plugin to start up, during which the
default 2D map and controls are displayed. Problem is - once the Earth controls
take over, a piece of the 2D controls is still visible at the bottom of the map
(this is because the 2D controls stick out a little out of the map with the
default size parameters).
I will send you a screenshot separately when I get back to my work laptop.
On another note, I just read about the possibility of non-geographical maps
(floorplans) and I am very excited about this :) An example or tutorial would
be great whenever that option becomes available. I have several floorplans I
have been dying to add to my SMW knowledge base.
- Laurent
On Jul 22, 2009, at 6:18 PM, jeroen De Dauw wrote:
Hey,
>
>I was not aware about the Google Maps API key needing to be recent to work
>with Google Earth. I'll add a mention to the docs.
>
>The zoom parameter works exactly the same as in SGM, at least for Google Maps
>and Yahoo! Maps: a custom zoom will only be accepted on a result format map
>when an alternate centre is set. The OpenLayers code does follow another
>approach and allows you to set a zoom regardless of the centre.
>
>If you think this is an issue and should be fixed, please post it here at the
>bugs section [0]. Feel free to add your own opninion about which approach
>being best (allow custom zooms always vs only when a custom centre is set) to
>the talk page [1].
>
>[0] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_Maps/Future#Bugs
>[1]
>http://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Extension_talk:Semantic_Maps/Future
>
>
>Cheers,
>De Dauw '[RTS]BN+VS*' Jeroen
>
>
>Forum: code.bn2vs.com
>Blog: blog.bn2vs.com
>
>Xfire: bn2vs ; Skype: rts.bn.vs
>
>Don't panic. Don't be evil.
>70 72 6F 67 72 61 6D 6D 69 6E 67 20 34 20 6C 69 66 65!
>
>
>
>
>
>
________________________________
From: Laurent Alquier <laur...@alquier.org>
>To: semediawiki-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
>Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 9:35:58 PM
>Subject: Re: [SMW-devel] Maps and Semantic Maps released
>
>Indeed, it looks like old API Keys do not support the Earth plugin. I replaced
>both variables with the new key I got today without problem.
>
>A documentation about the new parameter names for display_point would be
>welcome.
>
>Another observation, the zoom parameter doesn't seem to be working for me.
>
>Here is a query :
>
>{{#ask:
>[[Has page name::Page name]]
>|?Has coordinates
>|format=googlemaps
>|width=300
>|height=300
>|zoom=6
>}}
>
>The map generated from this query has the same zoom, regardless of the value
>of zoom= or whether I add 'autozoom' or not.
>
>- Laurent
>
>
________________________________
From: "Yaron Koren" <yaro...@gmail.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 7:23 AM
>To: laur...@alquier.org
>Subject: Re: [SMW-devel] Maps and Semantic Maps released
>
>Hi,
>
>The map-key location thing should be improved in the Maps extension - there's
>no real reason why it should matter.
>
>The new equivalent of #semantic_google_map is #display_point - there's
>actually nothing semantic about the #semantic_google_map function, which is
>one of the big reasons why I'm glad to be rid of it. :) Though the parameters
>have changed - they now require parameter names. There should definitely also
>be something in the "switching from SGM" documenation about that.
>
>I haven't had that problem with Google Earth - maybe it depends on when your
>key is from? Perhaps Jeroen has more information on this.
>
>-Yaron
>
>
>
>On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Laurent Alquier <laur...@alquier.org> wrote:
>
>Another point to investigate.
>>
>>I was able to display maps using the same value for $wgGoogleMapsKey and
>>$egGoogleMapsKey.
>>However, when I tried to turn 'earth=on', Google basked that the API key was
>>not valid for this site. I had to request a new key for $egGoogleMapsKey to
>>get both types of map to work.
>>
>>Other than that (and the compatibility issue with #semantic_google_map I
>>reported earlier), I like this extension a lot so far. very promissing.
>>
>>- Laurent
>>
>>
>>
________________________________
From: "Yaron Koren" <yaro...@gmail.com>
>>Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 6:48 AM
>>To: "Sergey Chernyshev" <sergey.chernys...@gmail.com>
>>Subject: Re: [SMW-devel] Maps and Semantic Maps released
>>
>>A few notes on the Google maps key: Laurent - do you have the key setting
>>after the inclusion of the Maps extension? If it comes beforehand, it won't
>>work.
>>
>>Sergey - the decision was made to use $eg, since that's the correct
>>convention for setting global variables in extensions (though it hasn't been
>>followed in any SMW-related extensions until now):
>>
>>http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Coding_conventions#Extension_Functions_and_Variables
>>
>>It's true that $wgGoogleMapsKey is used in other extensions; Google Maps and
>>SRF (the Exhibit format) are the two that I know about (SGM and Google
>>Geocoder use it too, but the plan is for both of those to go away at some
>>point soon). Keeping it at $wg just for compatibility would be strange,
>>though, given that Maps also uses an $egYahooMapsKey, etc. The documentation
>>should probably at least be clearer, though, about the usage of the two
>>variables.
>>
>>-Yaron
>>
>>
>>
>>On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Sergey Chernyshev
>><sergey.chernys...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>Yeah, it's not a good idea to rename $wgGoogleMapsKey - it's sort-of generic
>>variable for all MediaWiki extensions that use Google Map services.
>>>
>>>
>>>Thank you,
>>>
>>> Sergey
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>>Sergey Chernyshev
>>>http://www.sergeychernyshev.com/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Laurent Alquier <laur...@alquier.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>Last email for today
>>>>
>>>>I thought I would give it a shot and install both Maps and Semantic Maps.
>>>>
>>>>Unfortunately, it did not go as smoothly as I thought:
>>>>
>>>>1- If I replace $wgGoogleMapsKey by $egGoogleMapsKey in my
>>>>LocalSettings.php file, SRF Exhibit stops displaying Maps.
>>>>2- If I keep both GoogleMapKeys variables, Maps throws an error - telling
>>>>me my Google API key is not valid.
>>>>Getting a dedicated API key for $egGoogleMapsKey doesn't work.
>>>>
>>>>I will investigate that again later this week, probably Friday. Maybe it is
>>>>something I missed in the installation.
>>>>
>>>>- Laurent
>>>>
>>>>
________________________________
From: "Laurent Alquier" <laur...@alquier.org>
>>>>Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 5:52 AM
>>>>To: semediawiki-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
>>>>
>>>>Subject: Re: [SMW-devel] Maps and Semantic Maps released
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>That was fast :)
>>>>
>>>>Regarding the error I reported with IE6.
>>>>
>>>>I am getting that error on this page : http://wiki.bn2vs.com/wiki/Maps
>>>>
>>>>Both the Google Map demo page and the Yahoo Maps demo page are working fine
>>>>in IE6.
>>>>The Open Layers demo page is also throwing an error - however, I can visit
>>>>the OpenLayer website and view examples there with IE6 without error.
>>>>
>>>>Maybe that will help troubleshooting the error.
>>>>
>>>>- Laurent
>>>>
>>>>
________________________________
From: "Sergey Chernyshev" <sergey.chernys...@gmail.com>
>>>>Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 5:44 AM
>>>>To: laur...@alquier.org
>>>>Subject: Re: [SMW-devel] Maps and Semantic Maps released
>>>>
>>>>Yeh, Jeroen created it and replied to me privately already ;) I'll try it
>>>>when I have spare time.
>>>>
>>>>Thank you,
>>>>
>>>> Sergey
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Sergey Chernyshev
>>>>http://www.sergeychernyshev.com/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 1:38 PM, Laurent Alquier <laur...@alquier.org>
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Hi Sergey
>>>>>
>>>>>I believe your answer is already available on the Extension:Semantic Maps
>>>>>page :
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Upgrading from Semantic Google Maps
>>>>>If you have Semantic Google Maps installed, and want to upgrade to
>>>>>Semantic Maps, these are the steps you need to follow:
>>>>> * Remove the SemanticGoogleMaps directory from your extension directory.
>>>>> * Remove (when you use it) Google Geocoder in a similar fashion.
>>>>> * Upload both Maps and Semantic Maps to your extension directory.
>>>>> * Make sure your API key's are in the right place
>>>>>After doing all these steps, you should be done. Maps and Semantic Maps
>>>>>are designed to be backward compatible with SGM, so all SGM code should
>>>>>work on Semantic Maps. If you encounter some problem though, please let
>>>>>the extension developers know.
>>>>>http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_Maps
>>>>>- Laurent Alquier
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
________________________________
From: "Sergey Chernyshev" <sergey.chernys...@gmail.com>
>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 4:57 AM
>>>>>
>>>>>To: "jeroen De Dauw" <jeroen_ded...@yahoo.com>
>>>>>
>>>>>Subject: Re: [SMW-devel] Maps and Semantic Maps released
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Great job, Jeroen!
>>>>>
>>>>>How do I go about upgrading from Semantic Google Maps? My
>>>>>TechPresentations.org uses it a little bit.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thank you,
>>>>>
>>>>> Sergey
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>Sergey Chernyshev
>>>>>http://www.sergeychernyshev.com/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 9:56 AM, jeroen De Dauw <jeroen_ded...@yahoo.com>
>>>>>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>Hey,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>First of all, let me introduce myself.
>>>>>>I'm Jeroen De Dauw, one of the GSoC students for Wikimedia foundation
>>>>>>this year. During the last 2 months I've been working on 2 new mapping
>>>>>>extensions for MediaWiki and Semantic MediaWiki [0] with Yaron Koren [1]
>>>>>>as mentor. You can read more about this at my blog [2].
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The first version of both extensions has just been released. These are
>>>>>>the extensions:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Maps
>>>>>>Maps [3] is an extension that provides the ability to display coordinate
>>>>>>data, using multiple mapping services, including Google Maps [4],
>>>>>>OpenLayers [5] and Yahoo Maps [6], and allows users to geocode addresses.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Semantic Maps
>>>>>>Semantic Maps [7] is an extension that adds semantic capabilities to the
>>>>>>Maps extension, and therefore provides the ability to add, view and edit
>>>>>>coordinate data stored through the Semantic MediaWiki extension, using
>>>>>>multiple mapping services. These include Google Maps, OpenLayers and
>>>>>>Yahoo Maps. Semantic Maps and Maps are based on Semantic Google Maps and
>>>>>>Semantic Layers, and are meant to replace these extensions. For this
>>>>>>extension to work, you need to have both Semantic MediaWiki and Maps
>>>>>>installed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>You can download both extensions via their documentation pages.
>>>>>>Suggestions and feature requests are welcome.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>[0] http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Semantic_MediaWiki
>>>>>>[1] http://yaronkoren.com/
>>>>>>[2] http://blog.bn2vs.com/tag/semantic-maps/
>>>>>>[3] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Maps
>>>>>>[4] http://code.google.com/apis/maps/
>>>>>>[5] http://openlayers.org/
>>>>>>[6] http://developer.yahoo.com/maps/
>>>>>>[7] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_Maps
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Cheers,
>>>>>>De Dauw '[RTS]BN+VS*' Jeroen
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Forum: code.bn2vs.com
>>>>>>Blog: blog.bn2vs.com
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>Don't panic. Don't be evil.
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