I knew that you can search in any language, but I just realized that it
translates search results to the language you selected as well.
Sergey
On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Sergey Chernyshev <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Answers to your concerns:
>
> 1) I didn't completely integrate with Semantic Forms and I assume it's easy
> to merge current Semantic Google Maps implementation with what I did in the
> way that selecting a point on the map will be separate from search results
> or will be done when person either clicks on the item in the list (just need
> to replace the code that brings "Selected in the list ..." alert) or when he
> clicks on the marker on the map (replace "Clicked on the marker" alert
> code). Just didn't want to completely implement the solution yet, just show
> local search customizations.
>
> 2) seems like Google autodetects based on various things - user being
> registered with Google picking specific language, IP address or
> Accept-language: headers that browsers send (usually based on OS
> configuration for the interface). But it's possible to force the language -
> I updated the page so you can see how it changes if you pick different
> language:
> http://www.sergeychernyshev.com/SemanticGoogleMapsPrototype.php?lang=en
> Just change lang parameter to the language you want (or click to some
> predefined links at the top of the page).
>
> Sergey
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 10:05 PM, Yaron Koren <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Well, I see two problems with that LocalSearch input, either of which
>> might be enough to make it a dealbreaker: 1) there's no way to manually
>> select a point on the map, and 2) the text messages ("Search", "clear
>> results", etc.) can't be changed, and thus can't be internationalized.
>>
>> Any thoughts on that?
>>
>> -Yaron
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Sergey Chernyshev <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Actually, I'm looking at it right now and it's not clear if we don't want
>>> LocalSearch - it's most likely that we don't want a bubble to display a link
>>> and directions links that lead to Google Maps site, but having a list of
>>> reasults is still good - I mean it does geocoding in addition to the
>>> localsearch so all results are included.
>>>
>>> I've made a prototype for the feature with two different callbacks - one
>>> on the click in the search result list and another one on result marker
>>> click:
>>> http://www.sergeychernyshev.com/SemanticGoogleMapsPrototype.html
>>>
>>> Check it out and let me know if this makes sense.
>>>
>>> Sergey
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 2:56 PM, Sergey Chernyshev <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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/
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Sergey Chernyshev
>>> http://www.sergeychernyshev.com/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> >>
>>
>
>
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> Sergey Chernyshev
> http://www.sergeychernyshev.com/
>
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