Thanks for the info, Jonathon. I’ll post what I find out. Best, Bill P > On Apr 27, 2017, at 9:54 AM, Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Actually, I use tsnet for getting geocoding data from bing. Neither the put > URL command nor using a separate communication browser widget worked for that. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 27, 2017, at 12:41 PM, jonathandly...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> No - I don't even use google. I use bing maps, bing geocoding, and >> webglearth for 3D. >> >> Google's TOS and reputation scares me. >> >> I just use the browser widget, no other plugin. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Apr 27, 2017, at 12:26 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode >>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>> >>> Jonathon: >>> It looks like a Google Earth plugin is needed for Augmented Earth. True? >>> Does that give you installation issues? Does the Map Widget behave well >>> with plugins? >>> Bill >>> >>>> On Apr 27, 2017, at 9:09 AM, Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode >>>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I use maps in the browser widget extensively for Augmented Earth. It works >>>> great. >>>> >>>> You could hypothetically export the image data from the HTML canvas >>>> object, export the lat/lng boundaries, and present all of that through a >>>> LiveCode image object. Be prepared to do a bit of math, but I think it >>>> would work. >>>> >>>> Many of the map apis allow you to put both markers and polygons on a map >>>> with JavaScript, which might give you better performance. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Apr 27, 2017, at 11:26 AM, William Prothero via use-livecode >>>>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> What I'm thinking about is a map that I can control location and >>>>> magnification of a google map from livecode, do an image capture, and >>>>> draw symbols on that capture. I would need to be able to recover the >>>>> latitude and longitude of the displayed map boundaries. >>>>> >>>>> I remember some discussions about whether image capture works with >>>>> browser windows. >>>>> >>>>> If anybody has wisdom on whether this will work, before I spend a bunch >>>>> of time researching this, I'd be grateful. There is, I think, an API to >>>>> google Earth, which might be something to look into. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Bill P >>>>> >>>>> William Prothero >>>>> http://es.earthednet.org >>>>> >>>>>> On Apr 27, 2017, at 8:04 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode >>>>>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I do not believe you can have a google map not in a browser. That is to >>>>>> say, you cannot have a google INTERACTIVE map. You can certainly drop >>>>>> screenshots in as graphics. >>>>>> >>>>>> Bob S >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Apr 26, 2017, at 19:31 , William Prothero via use-livecode >>>>>>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I found this link on the LC site. >>>>>>> https://livecode.com/map-widget-coming-to-livecode/ >>>>>>> <https://livecode.com/map-widget-coming-to-livecode/> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Is there a map widget? Anybody working with google maps, not in a >>>>>>> browser? If so, could you point me to a URL for a starter >>>>>>> Bill >>>>>>> >>>>>>> William A. Prothero >>>>>>> http://earthlearningsolution.org/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>>>> subscription preferences: >>>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>>> subscription preferences: >>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>> subscription preferences: >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
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