On 23.05.2013 08:01, Andrew Errington wrote: > On the main map at osm.org <http://osm.org> there is a 'permalink' > hyperlink, which generates a URL encoding the current view of the map. > It is easy to change this into a marker link by editing the URL and > changing "lat" and "lon" to "mlat" and "mlon".
I fully agree that we need a better solution; I often have to explain how it is done (the last time was on Tuesday) and it's not user-friendly at all. However, I think that it may be a better idea to combine this with the upcoming implementation for clickable POI. As the prototype at [1] would allow the user to click anywhere on the map (not just on "POI"), we could add a "share this location" link at the bottom of that balloon. This could then produce a permalink with marker at the click location. I think that such a solution would make it easer to "aim" the marker and would also generally integrate better with these upcoming features. Tobias [1] http://overpass.apis.dev.openstreetmap.org/ _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
