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
