[OSM-talk] Upgraded map controls

[Maarten Deen]

On 2013-07-20 13:35, Peter Wendorff wrote:
> Am 20.07.2013 11:53, schrieb Maarten Deen:
> On 2013-07-20 10:25, Richard Fairhurst wrote:
> James Mast wrote:
> I'm personally not liking that they now have hidden the
> long/short links to the map location behind buttons.
> Instead of just one click to get the map location, now
> it's two clicks and is really annoying and slowing down
> work for me. :(
> 
> Ok, I've said this at least three times elsewhere, but for the benefit 
> of
> those reading here:
> 
> The View tab does the same as the Permalink button. Exactly the same.
> Always
> has. So you can right-click/copy the permalink from there.
> 
> It does not do here. When I open the map it says
> http://www.openstreetmap.org in the address bar.
> 
> I believe the real-soon-now intention is to have the URL continuously
> updating as you pan around the map (which is possible with JavaScript
> these
> days).
> 
> Why not implemented that first then. Now we will have to wait if and
> when that happens and have an akward way of getting a permalink.
> I had to search for what Richard meant with "View Tab", in German it's
> "Karte" (Map), but there he's right: clicking on it is in fact the same
> as the previous Permanent-Link in the bottom.
> Nevertheless one has to know it is or to know what the permanent link
> should look like.

Ah yes, I see that now too. I never saw that feature before. That is 
quite handy, even though, as you say, you have to know it is there.

Maarten