Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-14 Thread Mark
On the other hand, people concearned about revealing info about themselves > are not forced to enter any data they don't like. > Entering only the city, area, country should be enough to put a pin on the > map. > This seems like the obvious solution to me. If anyone wished to visit, they would st

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-14 Thread Alex Joni
e Stallings > > >> -Original Message- >> From: Alex Joni [mailto:alex.j...@robcon.ro] >> Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 5:34 PM >> To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) >> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations >> >> I hacked the map some more

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-13 Thread saadp
Alex, Thank you for your work. This is an awesome feature! Sincerely, Patrice Portland, OR -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Ration

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-13 Thread Steve Stallings
the system. Steve Stallings > -Original Message- > From: Alex Joni [mailto:alex.j...@robcon.ro] > Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 5:34 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations > > I hacked the map some more, and now th

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-13 Thread BRIAN GLACKIN
Winter event - Cabin Fever in York, PA every January or so. On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Alex Joni wrote: > I hacked the map some more, and now the markers should only be visible to > registered users. > So if you're not signed in, you can't see any data (except the data we > publish, lik

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-13 Thread Alex Joni
I hacked the map some more, and now the markers should only be visible to registered users. So if you're not signed in, you can't see any data (except the data we publish, like the EMC Fest location for this year). We can also add other markers (NAMES maybe? or any other emc events..). If you're

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-13 Thread Ian W. Wright
Peter Blodow wrote "I wonder what treasures you are sitting upon on your piece of property in Suffolk." Hi Peter, No use looking for me in Suffolk - I'm in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.. the one that's famous for the world's best cutlery, knives and steel !! You would also have to look quit

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-13 Thread Rob Jansen
I have to agree with Aaron, a job well done! I think we are the lucky guys. User density in England and the Netherlands is higher (per square mile) than in he US :-) There are 408 registered users on linuxcnc.org but still less than 60 users on the map so there is still some work to do - for the

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-13 Thread Peter blodow
Hello Ian, I wonder what treasures you are sitting upon on your piece of property in Suffolk. As for my part, I'm very grateful to Alex and others to have made this view of the world transparent to all users. If someone wants to spot me it costs him only a line in Telefonbuch.de and Maps and Rou

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-12 Thread Jon Elson
Alex Joni wrote: > Hi there. > Some quick update about this thread. > I followed the suggestions people had ([1],[2]), and added some extensions > to the website www.linuxcnc.org: > > > > All of the above should work as advertised, but treat the service as a > "beta"-test. > Not just cool, but

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-12 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Ian W. Wright wrote: >Steve Stallings wrote: >"OK, it is working well, now could we have the sign in >on the main page give a clue to uninformed visitors >as to why they might want to register and sign in?" > >More particularly - why would anyone want to give out such >detailed information on an

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-12 Thread Ian W. Wright
Steve Stallings wrote: "OK, it is working well, now could we have the sign in on the main page give a clue to uninformed visitors as to why they might want to register and sign in?" More particularly - why would anyone want to give out such detailed information on an unsecure registration page wi

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-12 Thread stustev
work to fix it. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -Original Message- From: "Steve Stallings" Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:43:19 To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller \(EMC\)' Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations OK, it is working well, now could we have the sign in on

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-12 Thread Steve Stallings
3 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller EEMC" > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations > > > > On 11 Apr 2009 at 23:04, Alex Joni wrote: > > > Hi there. > > Some quick update about this thread. > > I followed the suggestions people had ([1

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-12 Thread Greg Michalski
age- > From: John Thornton [mailto:jet1...@semo.net] > Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 9:03 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller EEMC" > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations > > > > On 11 Apr 2009 at 23:04, Alex Joni wrote: > > > Hi there. > > Some

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-12 Thread John Thornton
On 11 Apr 2009 at 23:04, Alex Joni wrote: > Hi there. > Some quick update about this thread. > I followed the suggestions people had ([1],[2]), and added some > extensions > to the website www.linuxcnc.org: SWEET! You should see the flags on the map now... John -

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-11 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sat, 2009-04-11 at 23:04 +0300, Alex Joni wrote: > Hi there. > Some quick update about this thread. > I followed the suggestions people had ([1],[2]), and added some extensions > to the website www.linuxcnc.org: Thank you Alex. It worked for me. Way cool. Kirk http://www.wallacecompany.com/ma

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-11 Thread Alex Joni
Hi there. Some quick update about this thread. I followed the suggestions people had ([1],[2]), and added some extensions to the website www.linuxcnc.org: 1). Now you can subscribe as an user to www.linuxcnc.org (already registered users should log in to update their profile data). When you do

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-04 Thread Ray Henry
Paul and I tried our own map at linuxcnc.org but keeping it up was a real PITA. OTOH I've seen our content drift through a number of different services while they tried and failed to find viable business models. I keep wishing that someone would invent web software (wiki-map) rather than web ser

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-03 Thread Alex Joni
>> > Possibly because it doesn't work well with Linux systems! I tried it, > when it first comes up you see a satellite view for a couple seconds, > then the whole thing goes white. If you refresh the view, it starts > panning all over, and seems that you have no control over what it is > doing.

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-03 Thread Rafael Skodlar
Jon Elson wrote: > Rob Jansen wrote: >> Alex, >> >>> I think the webpage could be a better place than the wiki. >>> If there are enough people out there who are ok with doing this, we can add >>> a community-module to linuxcnc.org, so every registered user can set up a >>> profile with picture

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-03 Thread Jon Elson
Rob Jansen wrote: > Alex, > >> I think the webpage could be a better place than the wiki. >> If there are enough people out there who are ok with doing this, we can add >> a community-module to linuxcnc.org, so every registered user can set up a >> profile with pictures, links, personal inform

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-03 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Gentlemen, I will be happy to add my information and welcome visitors at any time. Stuart On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Rob Jansen wrote: > Alex, >> I think the webpage could be a better place than the wiki. >> If there are enough people out there who are ok with doing this, we can add >> a

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-03 Thread Rob Jansen
Alex, > I think the webpage could be a better place than the wiki. > If there are enough people out there who are ok with doing this, we can add > a community-module to linuxcnc.org, so every registered user can set up a > profile with pictures, links, personal information, etc. > Let me know if

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-03 Thread Rob Jansen
Great idea. Might be nice for regional gatherings. Time to point to http://www.frappr.com/emc2 again, there's a nice map of EMC2 users - but are there really only two users in the whole of the Netherlands? We're not that small a country !? Cheers, Rob On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 9:43 PM, Jim Combs w

Re: [Emc-users] Users Locations

2009-04-03 Thread Alex Joni
I think the webpage could be a better place than the wiki. If there are enough people out there who are ok with doing this, we can add a community-module to linuxcnc.org, so every registered user can set up a profile with pictures, links, personal information, etc. Let me know if there are people