I added this Custom BBcode to help users point things easily. It should support maps etc.
To use it, just go to:
http://maps.google.com/
and then zoom into location.
Click on the link button and you will get this:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=37.0625,-95.677068&spn=51.089971,79.013672&t=h&z=4
Now, I can make it so just by pasting that link the map code works but for security reasons I didn't do it
Now, just take the bold part out:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=37.0625,-95.677068&spn=51.089971,79.013672&t=h&z=4
and paste it between map.
[noparse]
[map]37.0625,-95.677068&spn=51.089971,79.013672&t=h&z=4[/map]
[/noparse]
After that you get this:
[map]37.0625,-95.677068&spn=51.089971,79.013672&t=h&z=4[/map]
This will help in meetups and other stuff.
Comments
Nonetheless, great addition. Should help with meetups, and with the Totse Shelter thread
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=&layer=c&cbll=40.758437,-73.985164&cbp=11,42.04,,0,-6.66&ie=UTF8&om=1&panoid=s_TY766yv4kWDddHKN8OVQ&t=h&ll=40.75844,-73.985195&spn=0.042649,0.174923&z=13&utm_campaign=en&utm_medium=ha&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-bk-svn&utm_term={keyword}
I would need to work with an API to get it working.
What is an API?
And how hard would it be to get this working?
Now I know your address, telephone number and what your mom looks like naked.
Prepare to be bombed with pizza.
API: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_programming_interface
It's not that hard:
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/
I just need to work it out. I might add a seperate BBcode for it.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=sf&ie=UTF8&ll=37.780302,-122.42007&spn=0.001891,0.005021&z=18&layer=c&cbll=37.779357,-122.420089&cbp=1,0,,0,5&mid=1294713353