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Dear HN: Totally new map UI for TrailBehind - Please Break It

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Re: Dear HN: Totally new map UI for TrailBehind - Please Break It

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Post by Sutto »

I don't know if it's on purpose, but moving around seems to always jump back to the original location (http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/25089/moving-fail.mov). And, before I could record it, I somehow got into an infinite loop jumping between two spots (fixed by clicking on the map again).

edit: other than that, very nice. Also, video of moving back and forth: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/25089/trailbehind-maps.mov

Re: Dear HN: Totally new map UI for TrailBehind - Please Break It

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Post by andrewljohnson »

Sutto wrote: post #3

I don't know if it's on purpose, but moving around seems to always jump back to the original location ( http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/25089/moving-fail.mov ). And, before I could record it, I somehow got into an infinite loop jumping between two spots (fixed by clicking on the map again). edit: other than that, very nice. Also, video of moving back and forth: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/25089/trailbehind-maps.mov

Hey, thanks very much for this bug report. Can you please tell me what browser you are using?

Re: Dear HN: Totally new map UI for TrailBehind - Please Break It

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Post by jcdreads »

Very nice; but upon zooming into the leaf in MA, zooming once more and then panning around caused it to get very jerky, as though constantly reloading. Browser history rapidly filled with trailbehind pages. Possibly the same problem Sutto saw above.

Safari 4 Beta on OS X 10.5.6.

Re: Dear HN: Totally new map UI for TrailBehind - Please Break It

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Post by andrewljohnson »

jcdreads wrote: post #5

Very nice; but upon zooming into the leaf in MA, zooming once more and then panning around caused it to get very jerky, as though constantly reloading. Browser history rapidly filled with trailbehind pages. Possibly the same problem Sutto saw above. Safari 4 Beta on OS X 10.5.6.

Ok, thanks for the heads up. I was able to reproduce this bug in Safari 3.0.2, and I'll fix it.

I think the root of the problem is ReallySimpleHistory. I'm using RSH for hash links, and I think the library is busted in Safari 3.x and past :(

Re: Dear HN: Totally new map UI for TrailBehind - Please Break It

#7

Post by whatusername »

not bad.. So some of the GPS markers seem to be off: http://www.trailbehind.com/#get_quad/146.34166717529297/-39....

The Mt Oberon is in the middle of the swamp (it should be on the peak with the track running up to it at the top of the screen) - and the Growlers Creek point is in the bay.

Also - The login/register popup looked broken (FF3 on Ubuntu)

How do I create my own waypoints? Or do I need GPS data to do that?

Re: Dear HN: Totally new map UI for TrailBehind - Please Break It

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Post by andrewljohnson »

whatusername wrote: post #7

not bad.. So some of the GPS markers seem to be off: http://www.trailbehind.com/#get_quad/146.34166717529297/-39.... The Mt Oberon is in the middle of the swamp (it should be on the peak with the track running up to it at the top of the screen) - and the Growlers Creek point is in the bay. Also - The login/register popup looked broken (FF3 on Ubuntu) How do I create my own waypoints? Or do I need GPS data to do that?

Ok, thanks for the notes. I'll check out that waypoint. To answer your questions and bugs:

1. The login box appears to be broken on Linux only, but I'll try and fix it there too :)

2. You need a GPS device to upload waypoints. We are considering letting you click waypoints onto the map, but we are hesitant to do so. Also, we're coming out with an iPhone app this month, so that will be another way to tag a place.

Re: Dear HN: Totally new map UI for TrailBehind - Please Break It

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Post by smokey_the_bear »

whatusername wrote: post #7

not bad.. So some of the GPS markers seem to be off: http://www.trailbehind.com/#get_quad/146.34166717529297/-39.... The Mt Oberon is in the middle of the swamp (it should be on the peak with the track running up to it at the top of the screen) - and the Growlers Creek point is in the bay. Also - The login/register popup looked broken (FF3 on Ubuntu) How do I create my own waypoints? Or do I need GPS data to do that?

Thanks for the tip on Mount Oberon. We should provide some way to tweak the geodata. The summits in the US seem to generally be right on peak, but they look a little more off in AU. We got our waypoint data from geonames.org - and it seems to be off there too - http://www.geonames.org/maps/google_-39.067_146.35.html
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