New Google Maps

[pbrown]

I've wanted to do this for a long time and it is finaly done. We now have a Google map that will show your location if you decide to add yourself. Look at the menu to the left side of the home page and give it a try.

Only registered users can see the map.

[Jerry Cowing]

First two posts to the map are about as far apart as you can get unless you go to Alaska.

[pbrown]

I'm seeing that users are all getting the same error message. You need to fill in the first two fields. The third (URL) field is optional.

[ralphscott]

Pretty Cool!!

Thanks Patrick

Ralph Scott

[Naumoff]

I'm on. Very nice.

[RJacobsen]

Patrick, that’s awesome, its fun to see where everyone is located. And when I zoom in on yours in the satellite mode I think I see you barbecuing in the backyard.:D

[pgermond]

Very cool stuff.... provides an interesting perspective :) Is there a prize for the least on either side of the Mississippi? ;)

[will butterworth]

it.Where we stay,Good Patrick.Will-alabama

[spd4me]

We loose more of our privacy everyday. You can go to google, enter your phone number in the search and it will pull up your name and address and a map how to get to your house. Not a good idea if you have young daughters. There's a place where you can have you number removed.
Bob

[TAGCAVE]

Patrick,

Love the Google map additon to the forum.

Rodney

[TurnpikeBoy]

We loose more of our privacy everyday. You can go to google, enter your phone number in the search and it will pull up your name and address and a map how to get to your house. Not a good idea if you have young daughters. There's a place where you can have you number removed.
Bob

Huh? If you're uncomfortable with this map, don't put a pin in Birmingham. There's no obligation - Patrick did it just for fun.

Relax, Bob - your daughters are utterly, absolutely safe on this forum. And to be honest, I don't know if FaceBook or MySpace or any of the others have Patrick's map.....but I kinda doubt it :).


-Roger

[spd4me]

I think the map is great. The point I was making is there's more info on us out there than we know about. Your right, I do need a pin in Birmingham. After all, there probably half a dozen unique cars here.
Bob

[RJacobsen]

Patrick, I have been checking the map the last 2 nights to see who might have added pins but I now don't see any pins at all. Is it me or the map?:confused:

[weaver]

Same here.

Alan

[pbrown]

No pins for me neither. I'll get it fixed.

[pbrown]

It's fixed. It turns out that there is a bug. If a member enters the & character in the image field, it breaks. I had to delete Stan's pin.

Stan - you need to reenter your pin but without the & in the image URL.

[pgermond]

It looks as though there won't be any images posted until the bug is fixed - every URL that I use for images contains the "&" sign. :(

[pbrown]

Images can be placed in the member galleries and linked to via the Direct Link Code.

[pgermond]

Images can be placed in the member galleries and linked to via the Direct Link Code.

Can you explain?

[pbrown]

Go to the gallery and view any image. Below the image will be a field called Direct Link Code:. Copy the contents of that field and paste it into the image field in the Google Map.

[pgermond]

"Ah, I see", said the blind man.

Thanks!!!!

[RJacobsen]

Phil. "Down in front please" your blocking my pin.;) I might have to move to Nevada

[pgermond]

Rod,

Sorry - I'll see what I can do :)

[RJacobsen]

Phil, you would think this would be a problem on the other side of the country and not here.

[RJacobsen]

Phil, I moved my pin to Placerville. you know, above the smog. Now I'm blocking you a little :o sorry. anyway check out the cool image of my car.:D:D

[pgermond]

Now that is a custom. Believe it or not, there used to be one around town like that - it was silver metal flake, fender skirts, the works...... powered by a big block VW.

I was going to delete my entry to give you room, but I see you came up with an alternative. Yeah, who would think that would be an issue out here :confused:

[RJacobsen]

A BIG Block VW???????:confused::confused:

[Jim Harding]

Phil, I moved my pin to Placerville. you know, above the smog. Now I'm blocking you a little :o sorry. anyway check out the cool image of my car.:D:D

I guess I missed the point of this map. Is just sticking it in your home state close enough? :D

[wlewis]

I tried to add my location to map, but don't understand the "URL of the image for the marker". What is that?

[pbrown]

I tried to add my location to map, but don't understand the "URL of the image for the marker". What is that?

That allows you to add a photo of your car to the location. Look at what some of the others have done. You can leave it blank if you don't want to have a photo.

[wlewis]

Thanks Patrick, but it would not accept my pin marker without completing info in each of the boxes. I guess I'm just too computer challenged.
Walter

[pbrown]

You anly need the fill in the first two boxes. The image box is optional.

[wlewis]

Got it Patrick. I didn't see the box up at the top. Thanks.

[Russ Dickey]

Patrick:
Does the image need to be a certain size? I am getting the dreaded red "X" for my image, and my URL doesn't contain the "&" character.

[Russ Dickey]

Patrick:
Does the image need to be a certain size? I am getting the dreaded red "X" for my image, and my URL doesn't contain the "&" character.

Nevermind. I figured it out.

However, I couldn't figure out how to edit my previous post. Am I blind or is the "edit" button gone?

[pbrown]

Nevermind. I figured it out.

However, I couldn't figure out how to edit my previous post. Am I blind or is the "edit" button gone?

The edit button is just to the left of the Quote button. I'll look into it if it's missing.

[Russ Dickey]

The edit button is just to the left of the Quote button. I'll look into it if it's missing.

Patrick - wierd! I don't have the edit button. I've got these three:

- Quick reply
- Multi-quote this message
- Reply with Quote

But no edit button. Is this something in my settings that I've screwed up?