On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 10:41:12AM +0200, Marius Rieder wrote:
Hi all
Please have a look at http://new.openstreetmap.ch/ let me know your two cents.
Hi Marius
How is the map in the magnifying glass linked to the main map?
It seems like zooming the main map does not always cause the image in the magnifying glass to zoom. It even appears that sometime it has the same coverage as the main map, just a lot smaller!
I like the idea of having the bigger context for the section of the map being shown in the main display. I often zoom in too far, and then have no idea in which direction i need to move to see what i want to see. But maybe a magnifying glass is counter intuitive? You normally expect a more fine detailed view inside the glass, not an overview.
Also, the image in the glass seems to have an overlay of some binary numbers. You need to zoom out so there is blue sea before they become visible, but i think they are there at all zoom levels.
I like the Swiss outline in the direction cross box, and the way it brings you back to "home". Maybe i would of had the default for one zoom level higher, so there is less of FR, DE, AU, IT shown, but it depends on the size of the display. On my small laptop display, the next zoom level chops of part or Kantons TI and VS. So it is a good compromise.
I personally would like to see a hiking map in the selection of base layers. Most of my contributions to OSM tend to be mountain paths. I like to see the contour lines. The cycle map has these, has the paths rendered, but is missing cable cars, which for me makes the maps unusable for planning hikes.
The <Map> <Wiki> <OSM.org> buttons are interesting. Have you thought about using CSS to make them appear on the wiki as well so there is a more consistent look and feel? Not even sure if its possible, since the wiki is on a different host.
Overall, I like it.
Andrew