From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Sebastian Rose Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Google modules integration Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:25:08 +0200 Message-ID: <87eicn2emj.fsf@gmx.de> References: <878w3a1x9s.fsf@keller.adm.naquadah.org> <87d3sadqlt.fsf@keller.adm.naquadah.org> <87tyljkrvt.fsf@stupidchicken.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1285091128 15570 80.91.229.12 (21 Sep 2010 17:45:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:45:28 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Chong Yidong , emacs-devel@gnu.org, carsten.dominik@gmail.com To: Julien Danjou Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Sep 21 19:45:24 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Oy6uB-0008Uz-Iy for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:45:23 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46502 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Oy6uB-0006IT-4v for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:45:23 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=56199 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Oy6an-0003oM-U2 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:25:23 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Oy6al-0007BU-1P for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:25:20 -0400 Original-Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.23]:36742 helo=mail.gmx.net) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Oy6ak-0007BB-LK for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:25:19 -0400 Original-Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 21 Sep 2010 17:25:15 -0000 Original-Received: from unknown (EHLO beteigeuze.gmx.de) [92.117.45.220] by mail.gmx.net (mp067) with SMTP; 21 Sep 2010 19:25:15 +0200 X-Authenticated: #8529601 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX19j4f0q1kRjGfLPBetTZ5f7QWVrdcbI5UDGp/Cihf DFBZK6jLcyYgcm In-Reply-To: (Julien Danjou's message of "Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:30:09 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:130584 Archived-At: Julien Danjou writes: > On Tue, Sep 21 2010, Chong Yidong wrote: > >> Regarding the map package, I think we can include it provided >> OpenStreetMaps is used by default, and the package name is changed into >> something more generic (net-maps, maybe?), including function and >> variable names. Stefan, WDYT? > > This is another set of (totally) different function unrelated to what I > wrote so far. ??? No, it's not. There are sites online, that offer both as different views for the same data. Actually, I can see no reason, why your google-map code cannot be the actual net-maps API with very little changes. In many cases, it's just a question of URLs to call. The maps do not differ too much, do they? Both use Mercartor projection, the x and y tile-coords are the same etc. For both, name services are available, for both a HTML/JavaScript map can easily be included in web pages. Both use the same way to zoom in and out (shifting, naturally). Look at these two URLs for a tile: Google: http://khm.google.com/vt/lbw/lyrs=m&hl=de&x=34535&s=&y=21537&z=16&s=Galile OSM: http://b.tile.openstreetmap.org/16/34535/21537.png Note the better Details, especially the bar ;) In forests the difference is _much_ bigger. And in areas with lot's of bars :) > I really do not see the point, unless you are offering > your time to write such an alternative. Maybe I could be of any help. I'm sure I could learn something. Sebastian