Comments on: Maps of Maps 3: Database of UK Orienteering Events http://blog.oobrien.com/2006/02/maps-of-maps-3-database-of-uk-orienteering-events/ An orienteering weblog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:41:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ollie http://blog.oobrien.com/2006/02/maps-of-maps-3-database-of-uk-orienteering-events/comment-page-1/#comment-973 Ollie Mon, 06 Feb 2006 20:25:36 +0000 http://www.oobrien.com/yepsport/archives/2006/02/02/maps-of-maps-3-database-of-uk-orienteering-events.php#comment-973 Mark & Jane - I like both of those ideas, I'll definitely incorporate them when I next get some free time for development. Ian - agreed, I'll move the link there, it makes more sense than where it is right now. And yes, I need to work on the bubble contents and put all the information there - what's currently there is just a quick hack. I'm afraid it will be difficult to include information on the punching system, as there's not much of that on the official list and also I do want my list to be a cut down list containing just the bare essentials and a link to the event's own website. Sorting by distance may be tricky as the data is delivered to the webpage preordered from the database, and only then do I calculate the distance. Streetmap linking is not easy, as they insist on linking by postcode (which I don't have) or by numeric form of the grid reference (which I don't currently store/convert.) Is there anything in Streetmap that is not available in Multimap? For incorrect grid references please please please tell me about those, I am in contact with the official list owner and will be able to get them corrected asap - and it's really important for my list that they are good! Mark & Jane – I like both of those ideas, I’ll definitely incorporate them when I next get some free time for development.

Ian – agreed, I’ll move the link there, it makes more sense than where it is right now.

And yes, I need to work on the bubble contents and put all the information there – what’s currently there is just a quick hack.

I’m afraid it will be difficult to include information on the punching system, as there’s not much of that on the official list and also I do want my list to be a cut down list containing just the bare essentials and a link to the event’s own website.

Sorting by distance may be tricky as the data is delivered to the webpage preordered from the database, and only then do I calculate the distance.

Streetmap linking is not easy, as they insist on linking by postcode (which I don’t have) or by numeric form of the grid reference (which I don’t currently store/convert.) Is there anything in Streetmap that is not available in Multimap?

For incorrect grid references please please please tell me about those, I am in contact with the official list owner and will be able to get them corrected asap – and it’s really important for my list that they are good!

]]> By: Jane http://blog.oobrien.com/2006/02/maps-of-maps-3-database-of-uk-orienteering-events/comment-page-1/#comment-972 Jane Mon, 06 Feb 2006 08:20:38 +0000 http://www.oobrien.com/yepsport/archives/2006/02/02/maps-of-maps-3-database-of-uk-orienteering-events.php#comment-972 Nice idea, it would be really good if you could add a select facility to choose distance - avoids getting colour coded events 200 miles form home coming up!! Nice idea, it would be really good if you could add a select facility to choose distance – avoids getting colour coded events 200 miles form home coming up!!

]]> By: Ian http://blog.oobrien.com/2006/02/maps-of-maps-3-database-of-uk-orienteering-events/comment-page-1/#comment-969 Ian Fri, 03 Feb 2006 17:07:47 +0000 http://www.oobrien.com/yepsport/archives/2006/02/02/maps-of-maps-3-database-of-uk-orienteering-events.php#comment-969 Very slick Ollie - haven't found any bugs so far... I've a few suggestions for you which you might well have thought of already :) - Think it would be good if you moved the GG map link to the event name so while reading through the list, people could just click on an event and find out where it was on the map in the top right corner. - Could you include a website link on a club name in the google "speech bubble" that appears? - easier than looking through the list of fixtures to find the relevant info. - Info on the punching system might be good As for event sorting, could you include an option to sort by distance from a place rather than region? And a link to streetmap as well, if that's doable? There seem to be a few too many incorrect GRs but suppose you can't do much about that... Very slick Ollie – haven’t found any bugs so far… I’ve a few suggestions for you which you might well have thought of already :)

- Think it would be good if you moved the GG map link to the event name so while reading through the list, people could just click on an event and find out where it was on the map in the top right corner.

- Could you include a website link on a club name in the google “speech bubble” that appears? – easier than looking through the list of fixtures to find the relevant info.

- Info on the punching system might be good

As for event sorting, could you include an option to sort by distance from a place rather than region? And a link to streetmap as well, if that’s doable?

There seem to be a few too many incorrect GRs but suppose you can’t do much about that…

]]> By: Mark http://blog.oobrien.com/2006/02/maps-of-maps-3-database-of-uk-orienteering-events/comment-page-1/#comment-968 Mark Fri, 03 Feb 2006 10:51:15 +0000 http://www.oobrien.com/yepsport/archives/2006/02/02/maps-of-maps-3-database-of-uk-orienteering-events.php#comment-968 Excellent. Be good to be able to filter by date as well - e.g. just select two weekends away - or whatever. Excellent. Be good to be able to filter by date as well – e.g. just select two weekends away – or whatever.

]]> By: Ollie http://blog.oobrien.com/2006/02/maps-of-maps-3-database-of-uk-orienteering-events/comment-page-1/#comment-967 Ollie Fri, 03 Feb 2006 10:07:10 +0000 http://www.oobrien.com/yepsport/archives/2006/02/02/maps-of-maps-3-database-of-uk-orienteering-events.php#comment-967 Paul - thanks very much for checking it out in IE6/IE5.5 and Firefox. I'm checking the browser of visitors to the site, if a significant number do use older versions of IE, I'll look into making it work better. It's difficult for me to test in IE5.5 though, the only PC I have is at work and has IE6 only. Mike - Thanks! Cristina - I'll put in an option for that shortly - so that people can choose for numbers instead of colours to be displayed. Alan - It is, yes. I definitely agree that night events should be appear after the same-day day events. I'll tweak my query to do that. Paul – thanks very much for checking it out in IE6/IE5.5 and Firefox. I’m checking the browser of visitors to the site, if a significant number do use older versions of IE, I’ll look into making it work better. It’s difficult for me to test in IE5.5 though, the only PC I have is at work and has IE6 only.

Mike – Thanks!

Cristina – I’ll put in an option for that shortly – so that people can choose for numbers instead of colours to be displayed.

Alan – It is, yes. I definitely agree that night events should be appear after the same-day day events. I’ll tweak my query to do that.

]]> By: Alan http://blog.oobrien.com/2006/02/maps-of-maps-3-database-of-uk-orienteering-events/comment-page-1/#comment-966 Alan Fri, 03 Feb 2006 08:26:30 +0000 http://www.oobrien.com/yepsport/archives/2006/02/02/maps-of-maps-3-database-of-uk-orienteering-events.php#comment-966 Looks good. Guess list is sorted by region within date? Might help to insert a sort by "Night" wthin these, so that (for Saturdays in particular) daytime events appear first. Looks good.

Guess list is sorted by region within date?

Might help to insert a sort by “Night” wthin these, so that (for Saturdays in particular) daytime events appear first.

]]> By: Cristina http://blog.oobrien.com/2006/02/maps-of-maps-3-database-of-uk-orienteering-events/comment-page-1/#comment-965 Cristina Fri, 03 Feb 2006 04:05:50 +0000 http://www.oobrien.com/yepsport/archives/2006/02/02/maps-of-maps-3-database-of-uk-orienteering-events.php#comment-965 This is great! I wonder though if the concept of time could be represented by size rather than color? eg, events closer in time could have bigger pins than those several weeks away. Or if size is a problem, using more or less color rather than different ones. A totall filled in square for next week, 3/4 filled for two weeks, etc. That way the visual is complete. This is great! I wonder though if the concept of time could be represented by size rather than color? eg, events closer in time could have bigger pins than those several weeks away. Or if size is a problem, using more or less color rather than different ones. A totall filled in square for next week, 3/4 filled for two weeks, etc. That way the visual is complete.

]]> By: Michael http://blog.oobrien.com/2006/02/maps-of-maps-3-database-of-uk-orienteering-events/comment-page-1/#comment-964 Michael Fri, 03 Feb 2006 01:58:15 +0000 http://www.oobrien.com/yepsport/archives/2006/02/02/maps-of-maps-3-database-of-uk-orienteering-events.php#comment-964 Great idea and really well done. Great idea and really well done.

]]> By: Paul Frost http://blog.oobrien.com/2006/02/maps-of-maps-3-database-of-uk-orienteering-events/comment-page-1/#comment-963 Paul Frost Fri, 03 Feb 2006 00:33:05 +0000 http://www.oobrien.com/yepsport/archives/2006/02/02/maps-of-maps-3-database-of-uk-orienteering-events.php#comment-963 It looks good. IE6 only seems to mess up the coloured pins key location, so still very usable. But no map in IE5 or 5.5, still, that will teach people to use a proper browser. The eternal problem, do you dumb down to the lowest browser level or accept that some people will not see what you intended? As long as they are warned in advance I don't see a problem. It looks good.
IE6 only seems to mess up the coloured pins key location, so still very usable.
But no map in IE5 or 5.5, still, that will teach people to use a proper browser.

The eternal problem, do you dumb down to the lowest browser level or accept that some people will not see what you intended?
As long as they are warned in advance I don’t see a problem.

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