2008/4/25, Tom Chance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > 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
i did some coding to display a (small) slippy map into a forum (vbulletin) message [1], but including the javascripts can be a problem (imaging multiple maps in a message).. it's heavy load for the browser. a small map image (php generated) with marker should be a better and lightweight solution, user can link to the actual slippy map in a other (popup) window. Nice idea.. [1] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Vbulletin_osm _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk