User:Talibeh/Scratchpad2 - Revision history

Talibeh: /* More details about editing maps */

2010-11-10T19:56:07Z

More details about editing maps

Talibeh: /* Legends */

2010-11-10T15:18:19Z

Legends

Talibeh: /* Zooming */

2010-11-10T15:16:54Z

Zooming

Talibeh: /* Legends */

2010-11-10T14:46:39Z

Legends

Talibeh: /* How to put a map on your page */

2010-11-10T14:42:30Z

How to put a map on your page

Talibeh: /* Other Google Maps Customization */

2010-11-10T14:39:05Z

Other Google Maps Customization

Talibeh at 18:54, 9 November 2010

2010-11-09T18:54:00Z

Talibeh at 18:48, 9 November 2010

2010-11-09T18:48:34Z

Talibeh: /* Putting a map on your page */

2010-11-09T17:17:11Z

Putting a map on your page

Talibeh: moving walkthrough

2010-11-09T17:16:24Z

moving walkthrough

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 === Marker Pins ===
 &&&
 === Tabbed Information Balloons ===
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 === Other Google Maps Customization ===
 The Google Maps page has a [[Google Maps#Map Customization / Tag Attributes|listing of all customization tags]].

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 *[[Maps/Resources/Legend]] (pins for tar, limestone, red sand, white sand, sulphurous water)
-To include a legend on your page, add one of the following.
+To include a legend on your page, add one of the following lines just below the map.
 <pre><nowiki>{{:Maps/Public Mines/Legend}}
 {{:Maps/Resources/Legend}}</nowiki></pre>

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 === Zooming ===
-&&&
+If you want your map to have specific coordinate boundaries (such as a map of a particular region), it's helpful to understand how the map's zoom setting interacts with the width and height settings.
 === Other Google Maps Customization ===

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 == Legends ==
-&&&
+There are several pre-made map pin legends you can add to your page:
 == Centrally-stored Map Locations ==

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 == How to put a map on your page ==
-The ATITD wiki gives you two options for generating maps on wiki pages. The [[Google Maps]] extension will create a map from location data you enter manually on your page. The [[Condmaps]] framework (built on top of [[Google Maps]]) will create a combined map from two types of data: location data that you enter manually on your page, as well as centrally-stored locations that are used in maps all over the wiki.
+The ATITD wiki gives you two options for generating maps on wiki pages. The [[Google Maps]] extension will create a map from location data you enter manually on your page. The [[Condmaps]] framework (built on top of [[Google Maps]]) will create a combined map from two types of data: location data that you enter manually on your page, as well as centrally-stored locations that are used in maps all over the wiki. Both styles of maps look and act exactly the same once added to your page.
-So when adding a map to your wiki page, your first question is whether it will contain only personal locations (home compound, guild hall, etc.), or whether it might also contain general locations such as chariot stop locations, public mines, and resource locations.
+So, when adding a map to your wiki page, your first question is whether it will contain only personal locations (home compound, guild hall, etc.), or whether it might also contain general locations such as chariot stop locations, public mines, and resource locations.
 If you might want your map to contain centralized information used elsewhere on the wiki, use a Condmap-style map (see the [[/Add Condmap Walkthrough|walkthrough]] for adding a Condmap to your page).
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 If your map will only ever contain personal locations, you can use a Googlemap-style map instead (see the [[/Add Google Map Walkthrough|walkthrough]] for adding a Google map to your page).
 These walkthroughs cover only the most basic and commonly used settings for sizing the map, displaying a location, and choosing a marker. See [[#More details about editing maps|below]] if you want more information on each of these features.
 == Legends ==

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	=== Other Google Maps Customization ===		=== Other Google Maps Customization ===
−	The Google Maps page has a [[Google Maps#Map Customization / Tag Attributes\|listing of all customization ~~options~~]].	+	The Google Maps page has a [[Google Maps#Map Customization / Tag Attributes\|listing of all customization tags]].
		+
		+	Also, with Google-style maps, you can use marker pins that are hosted somewhere other than this wiki. [[User:Mayanah\|Mayanah]] has written up [[User:Mayanah/map\|instructions]] on how to use your own custom pin icons.

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-''editing in progress''
+''editing in progress (&&& marks missing info)''
 == Map features ==
-*region/coord info box
+*region/coord info box &&&
-*move/zoom
+*move/zoom &&&
-*hover over pins
+*hover over pins &&&
-*click on pins
+*click on pins &&&
-== Putting a map on your page ==
+== How to put a map on your page ==
-The ATITD wiki gives you two options for generating maps on wiki pages. The [[Google Maps]] extension will create a map from location data you enter manually on your page. The [[Condmaps]] framework (built on top of [[Google Maps]]) will create a combined map from two types of data: location data that you enter manually on your page, and centrally-stored locations that are used in maps all over the wiki.
+The ATITD wiki gives you two options for generating maps on wiki pages. The [[Google Maps]] extension will create a map from location data you enter manually on your page. The [[Condmaps]] framework (built on top of [[Google Maps]]) will create a combined map from two types of data: location data that you enter manually on your page, as well as centrally-stored locations that are used in maps all over the wiki.
 So when adding a map to your wiki page, your first question is whether it will contain only personal locations (home compound, guild hall, etc.), or whether it might also contain general locations such as chariot stop locations, public mines, and resource locations.
-If you might want your map to contain general information like that, use the Condmap framework map (see the [[/Add Map Walkthrough|walkthrough]] below). If your map will only ever contain personal locations, you can use the Googlemap extension instead (also see the [[/Add Map Walkthrough|walkthrough]]).
+If you might want your map to contain centralized information used elsewhere on the wiki, use a Condmap-style map (see the [[/Add Condmap Walkthrough|walkthrough]] for adding a Condmap to your page).
-This walkthrough covers only the most basic and commonly used settings for sizing the map, displaying a location, and choosing a marker. See [[#below|below]] if you want more information on each of these features.
+If your map will only ever contain personal locations, you can use a Googlemap-style map instead (also see the [[/Add Google Map Walkthrough|walkthrough]] for adding a Google map to your page).
-=== More about marker pins ===
+These walkthroughs cover only the most basic and commonly used settings for sizing the map, displaying a location, and choosing a marker. See [[#More details about editing maps|below]] if you want more information on each of these features.
-== Niceties ==
+== Legends ==
-* Marker pins
+&&&
-== Existing Data ==
+== Centrally-stored Map Locations ==
-    * 1 What is this here for
+== How to add/delete/update centrally-stored map locations ==
-    * 2 I want to use one or more of these maps on another page
+&&&
-          o 2.1 Zoom examples for different regions
-    * 3 I want to add a new datapoint, Help Me!
+== More details about editing maps ==
-    * 4 I want to start a new data page
+=== Marker Pins ===
-    * 5 What types of thing should be placed in this type of map
+&&&
-    * 6 Who inflicted this monstrosity on egypt!
-    * 7 Current map data
+=== Tabbed Information Balloons ===
-          o 7.1 Egypt-wide
+Maps can display tabbed information boxes when you click on a marker. The Google Maps page explains the [[Google Maps#Tabbed Info Balloons|details]] of how to add that information.
-                + 7.1.1 Automatically Generated
-          o 7.2 Region-specific
+=== Zooming ===
-                + 7.2.1 Public Works
+&&&
-                + 7.2.2 Public Mines
-                + 7.2.3 Public Smelters
+=== Other Google Maps Customization ===
-                + 7.2.4 Expedition Sites
+The Google Maps page has a [[Google Maps#Map Customization / Tag Attributes|listing of all customization options]].

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 So when adding a map to your wiki page, your first question is whether it will contain only personal locations (home compound, guild hall, etc.), or whether it might also contain general locations such as chariot stop locations, public mines, and resource locations.
-If you might want your map to contain general information like that, use the Condmap framework map (see the [[#Step-by-Step Walkthrough|walkthrough]] below). If your map will only ever contain personal locations, you can use the Googlemap extension instead (also see the [[#Step-by-Step Walkthrough|walkthrough]]).
+If you might want your map to contain general information like that, use the Condmap framework map (see the [[#Step-by-Step Walkthrough|walkthrough]] below). If your map will only ever contain personal locations, you can use the Googlemap extension instead (also see the [[/Add Map Walkthrough|walkthrough]]).
 === More about marker pins ===