Hi, On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:03:46 +0100, Tom Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Tom Chance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I can't see an obvious way to do this, maybe I just need to dig around > in >> the code behind the export tab, but is it possible to already do > something >> similar to the Google static maps feature, i.e. allow people to just >> specify a URL in an img tag and have the static image with optional > marker >> automatically created? >> >> http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/staticmaps/ >> >> If not, how much work would it be & how hard? > > There is a way to do it, as a little exploration of the export feature > would doubtless show, but I don't want people doing that sort of thing > as it is not designed to support that sort of load. At the moment > there are no technical restrictions, but if it becomes a problem then > there will be.
OK, thanks for letting me know. > Is an OpenLayers slippy map pointed at our tile server not better there? I think so, but I suppose it's another technical hurdle and static images would be much easier for a lot of people. Something for the future, then. Kind regards, Tom _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
