i have used google maps feature in quite a few applications now, and never once used yahoo...
Regardless, i would say having one plugin per map provider sounds like a good choice. Later, you(or potentially another plugin author) can write another plugin for yahoo as well following a similar syntax as this plugin. This was the user can pick and choose the minimal code necessary for the task at hand. I guess, what i am trying to say is, we typically use one mapping or the other in an app, not both. So, having 2 separate plugins for 2 mapping providers sounds like a decent choice to me and google is a good place to start. -GTG On 8/8/07, Alex Ezell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > As someone who has spent months, only moderately successfully, > integrating Google Maps into a web app, I have two things to say: > > 1) Why is this the first I have heard of this plugin? I use jQuery > throughout the site and would love to use it to handle some of my map > duties. > > 2) I agree with Glen that focusing on one service is probably smarter > in the long run. I much prefer Google, in part because of the way they > handle driving directions, but also because of the interface > customization possible. I feel like Google is more committed to their > API than Yahoo. > > Thanks for your work on this. I might use it if I ever get around to > version 2 of this app I built. > > /alex > > On 8/8/07, Glen Lipka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I never use Yahoo. I use Google for general quick maps and > directions. I > > use http://local.live.com for the birds-eye-view. That view is > ridiculously > > crazy. > > It sounds like a good idea to go for just one map source and make it > more > > feature rich. > > > > Glen > > > > > > On 8/8/07, Tane Piper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hey folks, > > > > > > I wanted to ask the list a quick straw poll. A bit OT but the subject > > > is one of my plugins. > > > > > > I've just released version 1.4 of my plugin without much fanfair > > > ( http://code.google.com/p/jmaps) and I'm starting to think about the > > > next version. I wanted to get an idea of what other people want, not > > > just me. > > > > > > So a quick question is, especially to anyone using it is: What > > > mapping service do you prefer? Google? or Yahoo? > > > > > > The reason I ask, is I can either keep the plugin on its current > > > course of supporting both map services as equally as possible, or I > > > can scale down or abandon the Yahoo support in going down the route of > > > much more customisation for Google maps. For example, using jQuery > > > syntax to make things such as custom icons, buttons and layouts more > > > simple, as well as their services (geocoding, traffic info, map ads, > > > etc). > > > > > > If you prefer Yahoo, let me know why. > > > > > > Thanks folks! > > > > > > -- > > > Tane Piper > > > http://digitalspaghetti.tooum.net > > > > > > This email is: [ ] blogable [ x ] ask first [ ] private > > > > > > > >
