[tpm] some volunteer help this weekend for TPF? re: Google maps creation

[Richard Dice]

Thanks, that's huge.

Cheers,
 - Richard

On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Adam Prime <adam.prime at utoronto.ca> wrote:

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