Comments on: Map panning and zooming methods http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/map-panning-and-zooming-methods/ Adventures in maps, cartography, visualization, and Flash Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:01:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Andrew Wall http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/map-panning-and-zooming-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-5915 Andrew Wall Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:07:48 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=8#comment-5915 Great post, was there a follow up post giving an overview? Great post, was there a follow up post giving an overview?

]]> By: indiemaps.com/blog » Lens tools and fisheye map browsing http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/map-panning-and-zooming-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-3196 indiemaps.com/blog » Lens tools and fisheye map browsing Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:51:15 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=8#comment-3196 [...] Axis Maps colleague Andy Woodruff did a great post on a variety of map panning and zooming methods. The lens or magnifying glass tool performs both [...] [...] Axis Maps colleague Andy Woodruff did a great post on a variety of map panning and zooming methods. The lens or magnifying glass tool performs both [...]

]]> By: Illerne http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/map-panning-and-zooming-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-359 Illerne Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:32:55 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=8#comment-359 Занимаюсь дизайном и хочу попросить автора www.cartogrammar.com отправить шаьлончик на мой мыил) Готов заплатить... Занимаюсь дизайном и хочу попросить автора http://www.cartogrammar.com отправить шаьлончик на мой мыил) Готов заплатить…

]]> By: Andy Woodruff http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/map-panning-and-zooming-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Andy Woodruff Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:32:32 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=8#comment-172 Indeed, the direction tabs on the edges are more rare these days. I recall them more in older days of things like MapQuest, when the map in view was a single static image. The more common arrangement you note would be the "interactive compass" that the Harrower and Sheesley paper groups together with the navigator tabs. Not sure why I chose the less common style for my example, actually. Interesting about the hurricane maps feedback. (They're fantastic, by the way!) It'd be nice to say there's no correct or ideal solution for the panning and zooming interface, but it's hard to defy the might of Google Maps and the other big boys! Indeed, the direction tabs on the edges are more rare these days. I recall them more in older days of things like MapQuest, when the map in view was a single static image. The more common arrangement you note would be the “interactive compass” that the Harrower and Sheesley paper groups together with the navigator tabs. Not sure why I chose the less common style for my example, actually.

Interesting about the hurricane maps feedback. (They’re fantastic, by the way!) It’d be nice to say there’s no correct or ideal solution for the panning and zooming interface, but it’s hard to defy the might of Google Maps and the other big boys!

]]> By: Tom Carden http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/map-panning-and-zooming-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Tom Carden Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:08:14 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=8#comment-171 I'm just revisiting this post in the context of some Modest Maps examples I'm writing, and it occurs to me there's one other control method that's missing :) Rather than navigator tabs on the edge of the window, it seems like most online maps use and arrangement of arrow buttons and +/- buttons or a zoom slider. Some recent feedback we got on our hurricane maps complained that the controls weren't in the 'usual' place. I wonder where that is? I’m just revisiting this post in the context of some Modest Maps examples I’m writing, and it occurs to me there’s one other control method that’s missing :)

Rather than navigator tabs on the edge of the window, it seems like most online maps use and arrangement of arrow buttons and +/- buttons or a zoom slider.

Some recent feedback we got on our hurricane maps complained that the controls weren’t in the ‘usual’ place. I wonder where that is?

]]> By: handan http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/map-panning-and-zooming-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-164 handan Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:49:07 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=8#comment-164 Control.Navigation() and Control.ZoomBox() instantiation malfunction? Control.Navigation() and Control.ZoomBox() instantiation malfunction?

]]> By: Andy Woodruff http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/map-panning-and-zooming-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Andy Woodruff Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:23:25 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=8#comment-69 The actual code I used for those examples is a little too slapped-together for me to want to just give out (really, I bet half the function and variable names are variants on the word "mug"), but although I'm a bit too busy to get to it now, perhaps soon I can follow up with some sort of overview of how things work. The actual code I used for those examples is a little too slapped-together for me to want to just give out (really, I bet half the function and variable names are variants on the word “mug”), but although I’m a bit too busy to get to it now, perhaps soon I can follow up with some sort of overview of how things work.

]]> By: Anna Prentice http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/map-panning-and-zooming-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Anna Prentice Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:03:32 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=8#comment-67 thanks for the post andy. any chance you'd share some of the as AS3 code for these methods with us? ;) thanks for the post andy. any chance you’d share some of the as AS3 code for these methods with us? ;)

]]> By: Kelso’s Corner » Blog Archive » Map panning and zooming methods in Flash (Cartogrammar) http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/map-panning-and-zooming-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Kelso’s Corner » Blog Archive » Map panning and zooming methods in Flash (Cartogrammar) Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:14:14 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=8#comment-60 [...] from Cartogrammar’s blog (original post from June [...] [...] from Cartogrammar’s blog (original post from June [...]

]]> By: Jamon http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/map-panning-and-zooming-methods/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Jamon Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:14:46 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=8#comment-40 rad post. i'm going to use some of these references in an article i'm working on. thanks a million! rad post. i’m going to use some of these references in an article i’m working on. thanks a million!

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