Map feature: pushpins and notes
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Lita Kothari
Cynically Skeptical
Join date: 12 Nov 2003
Posts: 122
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12-11-2004 00:34
I was chatting with the nice folks on #secondlife IRC, when something someone joked about gave me the idea of being able to write notes on the map. There are many ways this could be done and would add some informative customizability to the otherwise static map. My best idea would be to be able to stick a push-pin on the map (with a cute little icon of a map pin, user definable color) that perhaps can open a small notes window when clicked. This would be somewhat like the notes feature on calling cards. This idea came to me as a way for people to make their own notes, so I haven't really considered way in which to share them with others. Could be that they are stored in inventory under a map pin folder, similar to landmarks. Also, to prevent people from being a little overzealous with marking eleventybillion things on their maps (and creating more asset server load?) the pins should always be visible. That way, when there are too many, it is beneficial to the user to delete unnecessary ones. So, anyone care to brainstorm on this?  |
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Siro Mfume
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Join date: 5 Aug 2004
Posts: 747
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12-11-2004 00:39
I'm all for this. I need to be able to mark off which sims are crap when I lose my vehicle upon crossing into them. Failing to implement this, please fix the grid. Please?
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Cereal Milk
Magically Delicious
Join date: 18 Aug 2004
Posts: 203
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12-11-2004 01:24
I use a screenshot of the grid* in Photoshop as a tool for mapping out and planning where my vendors should go. Having this functionality available in the SL client itself would be most helpful.
(*actually several screenshots pasted together, with viewerart.ini edited to remove the green dots.)
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Huns Valen
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Join date: 3 May 2003
Posts: 2,749
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12-11-2004 03:03
FANTASTIC
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Eggy Lippmann
Wiktator
Join date: 1 May 2003
Posts: 7,939
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12-11-2004 05:02
Somebody for the love of god add a checkbox that allows me to remove the telehub icon. When you zoom out far enough, it covers the whole freaking sim. the island sims look particularly nasty with it on.
Nice feature btw. Could easily be integrated with current landmark code. Add a new pushpin button for it on the landmark dialog, and show the description field.
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Oz Spade
ReadsNoPostLongerThanHand
Join date: 23 Sep 2003
Posts: 2,708
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12-11-2004 07:39
Original and Eggy's ideas would both be nifty to have.
There was a suggestion awhile back about having user definable markers and icons that can be put on the map, and given to other users.
Same thing could be switched and used for this as well.
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Olympia Rebus
Muse of Chaos
Join date: 22 Feb 2004
Posts: 1,831
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12-11-2004 07:48
From: Lita Kothari I was chatting with the nice folks on #secondlife IRC, when something someone joked about gave me the idea of being able to write notes on the map. There are many ways this could be done and would add some informative customizability to the otherwise static map. My best idea would be to be able to stick a push-pin on the map (with a cute little icon of a map pin, user definable color) that perhaps can open a small notes window when clicked. This would be somewhat like the notes feature on calling cards. Good idea! I would have especially appreciated this in my early days when I was getting my basic bearings. I often found myself wandering in large circles as I randomly looked around |
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Strife Onizuka
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Join date: 3 Mar 2004
Posts: 5,887
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12-11-2004 23:49
*stamp of approval*
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Olmy Seraph
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Join date: 1 Nov 2004
Posts: 502
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12-12-2004 00:49
How about a map checkbox to show all your landmarks on the map?
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Tiger Crossing
The Prim Maker
Join date: 18 Aug 2003
Posts: 1,560
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12-13-2004 14:16
I wouldn't want all of my landmarks on the map... I have too many. But if our personal Picks (as in that tab in our Profile where we list the places we like) were mapped, that would be great. As well as any we choose to add by hand or from an existing landmark object.
Great idea!
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Siro Mfume
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Join date: 5 Aug 2004
Posts: 747
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12-16-2004 12:44
this suggestion deserves way more attention than it's getting.
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Chip Midnight
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Join date: 1 May 2003
Posts: 10,231
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12-16-2004 15:38
I love this idea
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Alicia Eldritch
the greatest newbie ever.
Join date: 13 Nov 2004
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12-16-2004 18:33
yes, awesome idea!
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Alan Edison
Ty Zvezda
Join date: 28 Jun 2004
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12-18-2004 15:02
yep im all for it too, if it was implimented i would effo use it
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