On 06/07/09 10:51, Frankie Roberto wrote: > The most obvious implementation we could do would be where users visit > the slippy map without having a location set in their cookie. Currently > we guess at a location via IP address, but it would be good (and not > difficult) to use the geolocation API here instead, falling back on the > existing IP-based method if the API isn't present or if the user > declines to authorise permission.
The trouble with that is that in all supporting browsers, the first thing people will get when visiting OSM is some sort of prompt. Also, I can imagine visiting OSM, starting to find where I want on the map, then noticing "Oh, it wants to know where I am", clicking "Sure, no problem" and being taken _away_ from where I wanted to look. I think a "Find Me" button is better UI. > A final scenario is where the user is in motion, and wants the map to > pan so that it 'follows' their movements. "Find Me", when clicked, scrolls to the appropriate place and adds a marker. It then, under the covers, keeps asking for an updated location and moving the marker if necessary, but does not scroll the map unless "Find Me" is pressed again. Gerv _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
