On 16 Jun 2009, at 19:38, Tim Waters (chippy) wrote:
One of the main annoyances that people tell me that they have with OSM
is that whenever they visit the site, the map shows them just the UK.
Only if they have a UK IP. Getting more specific than country level is
usually unreliable.
Would zooming based on IP Address be a good idea?
Already done to the country level.
How about using cookies for non-logged in users?
This is already the case. It doesn't matter if you are logged in to
get it to show the last place viewed.
How do other mapping websites do things, and are there any lessons
to learn?
(One main difference on other sites is that their search box is much
more prominent)
The search is intentionally not prominent because it struggles when
more then a couple of people try searching at the same. Once improved
search facilities are provided (they are currently in, this des
Shaun
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