Thanks, Yaron! I'll probably test it when I get around to upgrading TechPresentations
On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Yaron Koren <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay, I just released version 0.6 of Semantic Google Maps, that has the > revised form input that was previously demoed on Discourse DB. It can > always be changed at a later point to use something like LocalSearch, > although my hunch is still that, at least with LocalSearch's current state, > that will present too many problems to be worthwhile. > > Also, this new version uses Google's own internationalization, so if you > use it with one of the non-English languages that Google supports, you > should see maps in that language. > > -Yaron > > > > On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Yaron Koren <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Oh, that's a very good idea, thanks. For all my talk about localization, I >> hadn't thought about how all the maps are in English. :) >> >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Sergey Chernyshev < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I think if you're interested in localization, it also makes sense to pay >>> attention to the map itself as it changes based on the language you request >>> from it - note the label of Moscow on >>> http://www.sergeychernyshev.com/SemanticGoogleMapsPrototype.php?lang=ruand >>> http://www.sergeychernyshev.com/SemanticGoogleMapsPrototype.php?lang=en >>> >>> It's sort-of separate issue, but might be useful even in current version >>> of the application (the trick is to add "&lang=ru" to the API JavaScript >>> url). >>> >>> Sergey >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Yaron Koren <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Well, as I said before, the two things that concern me about using >>>> LocalSearch are that it doesn't allow for MediaWiki-style >>>> internationalization, and that I don't know how well it can work with user >>>> setting of coordinates. I thought before that the latter was the bigger >>>> deal, but maybe the former really is a big issue; after all, part of the >>>> promise of MediaWiki is that it's meant to be usable by anyone on earth. >>>> But >>>> if people really think the search-within-the-map is the better approach, I >>>> guess we should go with that. >>>> >>>> -Yaron >>>> >>>> On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Sergey Chernyshev < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yaron, >>>>> >>>>> What you did is an improvement, it's just that if you're planning to >>>>> improve this thing, you might as well improve it a little more ;) >>>>> >>>>> Is there anything else you don't like in the prototype I've created? >>>>> I'm happy to help integrate it (just don't have latest installation of >>>>> SMW/SF). >>>>> >>>>> Sergey >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 12:09 PM, Yaron Koren <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Alright, it's good to know that at least one person thinks the current >>>>>> test version is an improvement. The only concern I have about releasing >>>>>> it >>>>>> is that it contains a new message string, "Enter address here", and I >>>>>> don't >>>>>> want to make all the MediaWiki translators translate it if it's not >>>>>> going to >>>>>> get used. >>>>>> >>>>>> -Yaron >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 9:12 AM, Bernhard Krabina >>>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Yaron, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I like your new version. I think it is an improvement to the current >>>>>>> possibilities and as you alredy have implemented it, it should be >>>>>>> easy >>>>>>> to deploy it to the next version. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Meanwhile you and Sergey can continue sorting out further options :-) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - Bernhard >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Sergey Chernyshev >>>>> http://www.sergeychernyshev.com/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Sergey Chernyshev >>> http://www.sergeychernyshev.com/ >>> >>> >>> >> > > > > -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
