Thanks, that's huge.<br><br>Cheers,<br> - Richard<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Adam Prime <<a href="mailto:adam.prime@utoronto.ca">adam.prime@utoronto.ca</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I'll compile the locations, names and lat/long.<br>
<br>
Adam<br>
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Richard Dice wrote:<br>
> Thanks, Seneca!<br>
><br>
> To the degree that it is a programming job it's a Javascript programming<br>
> job. And not even much of that. More a javascript<br>
> copy/paste/minor-edit job.<br>
><br>
> You need to have a server to host this on in order to tap into the<br>
> Google Maps API, and you need to register a user key that ties to your<br>
> web host with Google in order to use the API.<br>
><br>
> Then, the job becomes -<br>
><br>
> * create a bone simple web page<br>
> * put the javascript block in it that creates a basic google map<br>
> (their online docs are really good to give you a starter)<br>
> * figure out how to put one push-pin into it<br>
> * figure out how to put many push-pins into it and modify their<br>
> attributes for colour, labels, etc.<br>
><br>
> I went from zero to knowing how to do the above in about 3 hours when I<br>
> did this last year. If you've done it before then getting<br>
> re-familiarized with it is going to take a lot less.<br>
><br>
> That's 1/2 of the job. The other 1/2 is just digging around online<br>
> through the world of Perl lore re: what Perl conferences there have been<br>
> and where they were on what given year. And then translating that into<br>
> lat/long for Google Maps push-pins.<br>
><br>
> Cheers,<br>
> - Richard<br>
><br>
> On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 11:37 AM, Seneca Cunningham <<a href="mailto:tentra@gmail.com">tentra@gmail.com</a><br>
</div></div><div class="Ih2E3d">> <mailto:<a href="mailto:tentra@gmail.com">tentra@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> On 29/03/2008, Richard Dice <<a href="mailto:rdice@pobox.com">rdice@pobox.com</a><br>
</div><div class="Ih2E3d">> <mailto:<a href="mailto:rdice@pobox.com">rdice@pobox.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
> > Hi everyone,<br>
> ><br>
> > I'm doing a big sponsorship meeting for TPF this coming week and<br>
> so I'm<br>
> > spending the weekend in prep for it. I could really use some<br>
> help in the<br>
> > creation of material to go into it.<br>
> ><br>
> > I have an idea for some slides I'd like to include. Basically,<br>
> some Google<br>
> > Maps, showing:<br>
><br>
> [map details]<br>
><br>
> > This map should show the Map 1 and Map 2 pushpins as well. If<br>
> anyone out<br>
> > there is able to help out on such short notice please give a<br>
> shout-out here!<br>
><br>
> It's been a while since I last poked at this sort of stuff, but I'll<br>
> see what I can do.<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Seneca Cunningham<br>
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