I'm not positive about it - it's possible that control might be customized. I'll take a look at it.
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 6:40 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sure, but I don't think it's possible. > > -Yaron > > -----Original Message----- > Date: Monday, February 02, 2009 6:09:53 pm > To: [email protected] > From: "Sergey Chernyshev" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Semantic Forms] Re: Improving the Semantic Google Maps form > input > > Actually, being outside of the map, local search makes it confusing and > that's the problem of original and new solution so I think best bet would > be > to move it inside the map. > > On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Yaron Koren <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Okay, I made a version of this change on Discourse DB: > > > > http://discoursedb.org/w/index.php?title=London&action=formedit > > > > Does this improve things at all? Or would a more radical change be > better? > > > > -Yaron > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Yaron Koren <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Well, in the change I'm talking about, the "local search" input would > not > >> be on the map, but under the map, just as it is now - only the text > would be > >> different. > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Sergey Chernyshev < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> Yep, that's what what I was actually looking for - to have interface > like > >>> local search (text field and button on the map) but make it perform > >>> geocoding instead. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Yaron Koren <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>>> Yeah, that LocalSearch is a very intuitive interface. The fact that > you > >>>> can't set the text, and thus change the language, might be a > deal-breaker, > >>>> though. > >>>> > >>>> What about just making the existing address-lookup input look more > like > >>>> LocalSearch's? I'm imaging something that looks like this: > >>>> > >>>> ---------------------- > >>>> | Search the map | Search > >>>> ---------------------- > >>>> > >>>> (Hopefully that fixed-width formatting showed up correctly.) The input > >>>> itself contains a gray "Search the map" string, that disappears as > soon as > >>>> the user clicks in the input; then there's a "Search" button or link > next to > >>>> it that the user presses to do the actual lookup. > >>>> > >>>> Potential solution? > >>>> > >>>> -Yaron > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 1:17 PM, Sergey Chernyshev < > >>>> [email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Yep, I agree - clearing the input seems odd if you clear the input, > but > >>>>> if it's kept, then it's not clear to the user why that address is not > saved, > >>>>> but coordinates instead - this can be solved by the in-pan control > like > >>>>> Local Search or similar where it's sort-of clear that this window is > only > >>>>> for looking stuff up. > >>>>> > >>>>> As for reverse geocoding, I think it well depends on the use case - > for > >>>>> things like specifying location for the event, it makes sense to know > where > >>>>> it is but not knowing the address or another example - when you need > to post > >>>>> location of the address of the Deli you go to every day - you know > where it > >>>>> is on the map, but has no idea about coordinates or address. The > question is > >>>>> if it should be used for entering map coordinates or for entering > addresses > >>>>> (another type of data). > >>>>> > >>>>> Sergey > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Yaron Koren <[email protected] > >wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Thanks for this feedbac > > > > > -- Sergey Chernyshev http://www.sergeychernyshev.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Semantic Forms" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/semantic-forms?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
