Hey all.

There is now a NEW XL Forum Member Googlemap incorporated right into the website!

You can get to it here: http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/vbgooglemapme.php

I will create a link on the Main Menu for it soon.

Got mine on there!!!

Bert,
Um, any special add-ons needed to view the map in Firefox? I clicked the link and got a blank box with no easily determinable way for me to view/add/do anything. :frownone

I'm in...

Nice touch.

Ditto.. i just get a white screen too...Bert,
Um, any special add-ons needed to view the map in Firefox? I clicked the link and got a blank box with no easily determinable way for me to view/add/do anything. :frownone

Im in , thanks bert pretty cool

I'm in.Came right up:banadanc :banadanc

Got my pin on the map.....

Hmm....it does not seem to work with FireFox. Works fine with IE7.

Same prob here, white screen.

i got in couldnt get a pin

If you are talking about the image tab I dont think you can cross link the image of your house you need to use something else, i have a pic of me waving, bert has his avatar

I've got mine on the map. At first it tried to pin me close to mexico but after a few minutes I figured out to zoom way in to my street and double click where my house (errr, apt.) is at.

I'm in...
With my pin!

Cool tool Mr. B.!

Alright I can bring the location of my home up but I can't find "mark Location" anywhere on this thing. Supposed to be in the upper right hand corner of map. Not that I can find. Need some help. I hate being a dumbass on a computer

what i did was i found my house on google maps, then clicked link this page , which gave me the lon and lat in the address bar , hope that helps

http://www.netpath.net/~markf/pics/sports/soccer3.gif

Alright I can bring the location of my home up but I can't find "mark Location" anywhere on this thing. Supposed to be in the upper right hand corner of map. Not that I can find. Need some help. I hate being a dumbass on a computer


The option is called "Your entry". Sorry for the confusion, snuffy.

Reason #83 why Firefox sucks ass. Bert's Googlemap doesn't show up.

Reason #83 why IE is still and will always be the corporate standard - Firefox sucks ass again. Put anpther dollar in Microsoft's pocket...

Kong

How do you put yourself in?

i'm on there

i got it . the pins in my neighbors yard

How do you put yourself in?

See Reply #17

Reason #83 why Firefox sucks ass. Bert's Googlemap doesn't show up.

Reason #83 why IE is still and will always be the corporate standard - Firefox sucks ass again. Put anpther dollar in Microsoft's pocket...

Kong

It shows up now that I have added myself via IE. That would be reason #84...IE needed to fix Firefox problems.

Kong

How do you put yourself in?



OK, I got my data put in, but there's no pin, and when I click on "show on map" I don't have a marker pin.

What did I do wrong?:rolleyes:

OK, I got my data put in, but there's no pin, and when I click on "show on map" I don't have a marker pin.

What did I do wrong?:rolleyes:

Hit refresh or exit and then come back ( Not with the back button ).

If that's not it.....Try to pin it again.
Mine came up the first try.

Cool, I'm in....

Mav

Hit refresh or exit and then come back ( Not with the back button ).

If that's not it.....Try to pin it again.
Mine came up the first try.



Still not working....

Did you copy and paste the URL from the "your entry" page?

Cool map dude, got mine in!

Still not working....

Did you copy and paste the URL from the "your entry" page?



Never mind. Got it!:banadanc :D

Cool. I like, cuz I'm nosey or nosy, nah, it's nosey!

MrJimi and Hot Rod Sporty,
Your pictures aren't showing up for me.
As an example, Here's Deaner's: linking to the Forums gallery.

http://xlforum.net/photopost/data/500/medium/100yrs.jpg

I can see his but..............Not yours.

I looked at both your image properties and can't tell where their pointing.
Looks like back into the google map itself.Not a picture.

I used my own webspace picture.

I got it to work in Firefox... but only by using the "open link in IE tab (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419)" add-on. When I tried to login (server didn't recognize me as already being logged in) I got a runtime error asking if I wanted to debug. I answered NO and it continued to work. Just kept getting that dang runtime error.

But, I'm in.
The world view has my pin sitting in the Atlantic just east of the DelMarVa peninsula. I didn't put a pix in and I put my user name in everywhere else. I'll go back and edit it sometime when I've got a good pix to put in.

FF no workey

sweet feature. Dingas in there. I think I got the pin location correct.... my dads basement.

FF no workey

See my post, #32, just prior to yours. I got it to work, just got a lot of error messages I said NO to. (I don't know if I want to go through that again, once I've updated my 'pin'.) Might give the developer a shout about FF non-native functionality.

I think we are over working it just a tad...

MrJimi and Hot Rod Sporty,
Your pictures aren't showing up for me.
As an example, Here's Deaner's: linking to the Forums gallery.

http://xlforum.net/photopost/data/500/medium/100yrs.jpg

I can see his but..............Not yours.

I looked at both your image properties and can't tell where their pointing.
Looks like back into the google map itself.Not a picture.

I used my own webspace picture.



I got it now. I had to remove the [IMG part from the front and back of the url. That's an old picture from right after I got the bike. The bike has changed some, and I've got a lot more hair now. I just haven't had any pics taken lately with me in them.

MrJimi and Hot Rod Sporty,
Your pictures aren't showing up for me.
As an example, Here's Deaner's: linking to the Forums gallery.

http://xlforum.net/photopost/data/500/medium/100yrs.jpg

I can see his but..............Not yours.

I looked at both your image properties and can't tell where their pointing.
Looks like back into the google map itself.Not a picture.

I used my own webspace picture.



I got it now. I had to remove the [IMG part from the front and back of the url. That's an old picture from right after I got the bike. The bike has changed some, and I've got a lot more hair now. I just haven't had any pics taken lately with me in them.

Thanks for the heads up Jimbo!

Very nice addition

Added url...

Pretty cool! I'm in there.

:frownthre :frownthre :frownthre :frownone :dunno :dunno :dunno I'm giving up...:censor

:frownthre :frownthre :frownthre :frownone :dunno :dunno :dunno I'm giving up...:censor



Here's the instructions:

Open the map.

Click on 'Your Entry'

Find yourself on the map. It helps to zoom in, then click on your state, country, or whatever. Then zoom in on your city, and finally zoom in to your street and approximate location. If you, at this time, switch to 'satellite' you can usually find your actual house, apt, bridge, park bench, etc.. Click on it to center it on the map. This gives the lat/long. input automatically.

Put your screen name in for the marker text.

Tranfer a pic from your XL Forum pictures. You may have to remove the [IMG part at the front and back.

TIP: if you've been screwing with it try DELETING your information (at the bottom) and starting over.

Hope this helps!

I've tried to view the map with Safari, Firefox, IE and Netscape and no dice!

What do i do after i pin my location ??

Clic the link in my sig... Nanna Nanna Boo Boo :p :p






. Thanks Bert Pretty Cool !!!

I'm present and accounted for, zoomed her good! :tour

Looks like a lot of people are having the same problem with the IMAGE part.

Just follow Hot Rod Sporty's instructions and it'll fix it............:banana



Here's the instructions:

Open the map.

Click on 'Your Entry'

Find yourself on the map. It helps to zoom in, then click on your state, country, or whatever. Then zoom in on your city, and finally zoom in to your street and approximate location. If you, at this time, switch to 'satellite' you can usually find your actual house, apt, bridge, park bench, etc.. Click on it to center it on the map. This gives the lat/long. input automatically.

Put your screen name in for the marker text.

Tranfer a pic from your XL Forum pictures. You may have to remove the [IMG part at the front and back.

TIP: if you've been screwing with it try DELETING your information (at the bottom) and starting over.

Hope this helps!

Marked my condo with a pin. Cool!

It shows no Australian members and countries other than the USA don't have any members either.

Reason #83 why Firefox sucks ass. Bert's Googlemap doesn't show up.

Reason #83 why IE is still and will always be the corporate standard - Firefox sucks ass again. Put anpther dollar in Microsoft's pocket...

Kong

Reason #1 why IE sucks ass: All viruses are aimed at you.

Microsoft Product Improvement Committee S.O.P:
Step1- Attempt to buy all good ideas and incorporate them.
Step2- If they wont sell, steal the source code and change just enough to
copyright it. (IE7 [Firefox], C# [Java] ect. ect.........)

:p

I'm in there!:D :D

Hey Bert

My marker does not indicate "Moderator"....

Ok, I added another new feature. You can now add a link to your location on the right side of your post display area. See above on my post display where it says "bplinson’s Googlemap location" You can only do this after you have set up your marker.

1. Go to the vbGooglemap here: http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/vbgooglemapme.php?do=showmain

2. Click on YOUR ENTRY

3. Copy the Using normal URL

4. Go to USER CP.

5. Click on EDIT PROFILE and go to the bottom.

6. Past the info you copied from Using normal URL in the googlemap box.

7. Click Save Changes.

Just FYI for those who are interested....no problems viewing map in Firefox using the IE Tab Extension.

I use both IE7 and Firefox, like them both, but tend to use the Firefox more. As for things not workning in Firefox...not an issue using the IE Tab Extension, at least I didn't have any problem.

Yup, I have verified that the vbGooglemap works with FF using the IE Tab extention.

Had no errors what-so-ever.

FF users can get IE Tab here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419

Hey Bert

My marker does not indicate "Moderator"....

Delete your location and try again. I think I fixed it now.

Hi Bert

Its now fixed...I'm green now......Thanks Bert......Got the FF plug-in....its a pain because I had to manually enter the URL location for the IE Tab ext. to work...but its good now...Thanks for the plug in link as well.

I'm on there - thanks Bert!

I can't see it either, using Safari 2.0.4. Crap!!

I'm in :wonderlan

Bumpity!!!

i added my self and added it to profile not sure if i did that part right

Yup....you done it right!

I've been on it for some time. That's how I found your forum to begin with. Very cool tool.

Well, the first Swiss is also in it. It's a good gadget.

Alex

I've been on it for some time. That's how I found your forum to begin with. Very cool tool.


Cool, but this is a new map...not the frappr map. Be sure and add yourself to the new one.

Thank you, Bert.

I'm there.. on the correct map now, hopefully in the right place, but at one point, I was in the middle of the bay (I guess "Skinny Buns" grew some pontoons!? ) :doh :shhhh ;)

Ok...I'm a little confused about one thing. If I want to see where Forum member "A" lives and click on his/hers link....most of the time I"m just getting the world view map with everybodies pin coming up. Is it something I'm doing wrong or how they put in their info?

Don't move the map and zoom in. The persons pin will be in the middle.

Ok...I'm a little confused about one thing. If I want to see where Forum member "A" lives and click on his/hers link....most of the time I"m just getting the world view map with everybodies pin coming up. Is it something I'm doing wrong or how they put in their info?

Also, in your profile you provided the link from googlemaps and not the on from here on the forum.

Don't move the map and zoom in. The persons pin will be in the middle.

Also, in your profile you provided the link from googlemaps and not the on from here on the forum.


Okay...gotcha. Yes I'm still working on fixing my link. I didnt see a "using normal url" box or anything....I'm going to mess with it a little more. Thanks Bert.


Edit: Then when I went back in there it was. I think I got it now.

Okay...gotcha. Yes I'm still working on fixing my link. I didnt see a "using normal url" box or anything....I'm going to mess with it a little more. Thanks Bert.

On the XL Forum Googlemap click on "YOUR ENTRY"

Move the map arond to your location and zoom in. If you want to, you can put a marker on your home or just the city.

Then near the bottom you will see "URL of the image for the marker".

Copy that URL into your profile.

Oops!! As you were!!

You need to copy and paste the "Using normal URL " address into your profile NOT the "URL of the image for the marker".

The "URL of the image for the marker" is for if you want an image on the pop up when someone clicks on your marker.

I live the furtherst north :tour

After you've placed your pin on the map does the link to your location automatically show up under your green rep boxes? If not what do you have to do to get it there?



Sorry, I was just looking back throught the thread and found the directions.

Had to use IE to input on map.

Yup, it does not work in Firefox but it will if you use the FireFox IE Tab extension.

Now there are 3 of us in the UK. Just about enough room for 1 more :rolleyes:

:dpepper Yep, not too far from the Southern Texas border. It does make for great hunting area though; deer, hogs, dove, etc..

Ron