[OSM-talk] comments on new map widget on main page

[Kathleen Danielson]

Ah-- sorry. Misunderstood :)


On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Lester Caine <lester at lsces.co.uk> wrote:

> Kathleen Danielson wrote:
>
>>     I'm coming to the same conclusion ... need SOMETHING rather than
>> having to
>>     decode other information. Since there is now a tab for the links,
>> perhaps
>>     that could also be used to add the location information as well. It's
>> now
>>     even more difficult to quickly zoom out to find out where in the
>> world a
>>     link has dropped you ... Even just a country would be very helpful.
>>
>>
>> Lester-- FWIW, I've created a github issue that's pretty closely related
>> to
>> this: https://github.com/systemed/**iD/issues/1651<https://github.com/systemed/iD/issues/1651>
>>
>
> Somewhat of kilter but that would be another useful to have feature. My
> mapserver based stuff has an overview view in which one can see where you
> are and quickly navigate to another area easily. I'm talking about the
> general viewing on the main map while your issue is targeted to the
> editors? The point I was trying to make is the fact that when one is
> supplied a link one often does not know where in the world it is,
> especially the encrypted ones. I asked a number of times in the past for
> some description on where we have been parachuted into, and this new links
> tab seems the obvious place for at least a 'Bolivia, South America' or the
> like?
>
>
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