User:Talibeh/Scratchpad2

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Map features

• region/coord info box
• move/zoom
• hover over pins
• click on pins

Putting 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.

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 walkthrough below). If your map will only ever contain personal locations, you can use the Googlemap extension instead (also see the walkthrough).

This walkthrough covers only the most basic and commonly used settings for sizing the map, displaying a location, and choosing a marker. See below if you want more information on each of these features.

Niceties

• Marker pins
• Legends

Existing Data

   * 1 What is this here for
   * 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!
   * 4 I want to start a new data page
   * 5 What types of thing should be placed in this type of map
   * 6 Who inflicted this monstrosity on egypt!
   * 7 Current map data
         o 7.1 Egypt-wide
               + 7.1.1 Automatically Generated
         o 7.2 Region-specific
               + 7.2.1 Public Works
               + 7.2.2 Public Mines
               + 7.2.3 Public Smelters
               + 7.2.4 Expedition Sites
               + 7.2.5 Test of Life - Aqua-ducts
   * 8 Map Pin Legends
   * 1 Google Maps
   * 2 Markers
         o 2.1 Some standardized icon suggestions
               + 2.1.1 Mines
   * 3 Tabbed Info Balloons
   * 4 Map Customization / Tag Attributes
   * 5 Customized Icons
   * 6 Example Maps
         o 6.1 Good Default Settings
         o 6.2 All of Egypt, Square
         o 6.3 A real map of Egypt
         o 6.4 All Tales in Table Design