How is the map wrapped so tight? --Michael T. Bendorf-- Technology Administrator A-C Central C.U.S.D. #262 217.476.3312 ext. 2019 DID #: 217.476.6019 Cellular: 217.306.6824
"I'm trying to teach myself to ask the same questions that you do during your lectures so that I do not need you any more." A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others. "The computer revolution hasn't started yet. Don't be misled by the enormous flow of money into bad defacto standards for unsophisticated buyers using poor adaptations of incomplete ideas." - Alan Kay On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Ochs, James <[email protected]>wrote: > Our junior high conference has done what you've suggested and created a > custom Google map. That way parents can enter in their own locations from > work or home. It isn't a Joomla site, but it does serve the purpose. > http://www.pvo.k12.il.us/fiscuss/3Rconf.htm > > Jim Ochs > [email protected] > Potomac CUSD #10 > 7915 US Rte 136 > Potomac, IL 61865 > ph: 217-987-6155 > fax: 217-987-6663 > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [ > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Bendorf [ > [email protected]] > *Sent:* Friday, August 13, 2010 1:43 PM > *To:* Tech-Geeks Mailing List > *Subject:* Re: [tech-geeks] Best Joomla "Here is our location" directions > map > > I would also be curouis to see something more elagant, but when faced > with the poor wrapping of the google maps inside of Joomla I opted to show a > static map with a link straight to the full google maps: > > > http://a-ccentral.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=147&Itemid=89 > http://is.gd/egmF9 > > > I bet you could do a custom map and have a link to it to tackle the sports > part. > > > > Like I said, I too would like to make it even better, but I thought this > was one step better. > > (What do people think about Bing's bird's eye view vs. Google's street > view? > http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qnfwm07gz13w&scene=55665580&lvl=1&sty=b > http://is.gd/egmZh) > > --Michael T. Bendorf-- > Technology Administrator > A-C Central C.U.S.D. #262 > 217.476.3312 ext. 2019 > DID #: 217.476.6019 > Cellular: 217.306.6824 > > "I'm trying to teach myself to ask the same questions that you do during > your lectures so that I do not need you any more." > > A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for > others. > > "The computer revolution hasn't started yet. Don't be misled by the > enormous flow of money into bad defacto standards for unsophisticated buyers > using poor adaptations of incomplete ideas." > > - Alan Kay > > > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 1:31 PM, Joel A. Brondos <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I have ad a Google map in a wrapper on our Joomla site, but I'm not happy >> with it. It doesn't look as clean as I'd like. >> >> Any recommendations for what to use as a module - component - menu item >> which would provide directions to our school? >> >> I'd also like to have some kind of map which had all of the other schools >> in our sports conference so that parents could easily get directions when we >> have away games. >> >> Thanks, >> Joel Brondos >> Brookfield, IL >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >
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