I was browsing the Great TML Landgrab site and lamented the fact that many of the grabbee sites don't have maps showing where the systems are.
Now there's no excuse - just add the following line of HTML to your page, adjust the coordinates, and you've got a full fidelity map:
<iframe src="http://www.travellermap.com/iframe.htm?x=-95.914&y=70.5&scale=64&options=887" style="width: 200px; height: 200px; border: solid 1px black;"></iframe>
Note that it looks like a Permalink from the site, but with one subtle difference: "/iframe.htm" is specified rather than just the default page ("/"). This is a version of the map with no UI, specifically for embedding.
You can get the x/y by finding the system on my map site and using the "Permalink" feature in the footer - click it and it will give you the full permament URL of what you've got centered. Then copy/paste into the URL above - remembering to change the URL to include "iframe.htm"
You'll get something like this:
Note that it's a fully functional map - you can drag with the mouse and zoom by using the mouse wheel or double-clicking (hold Alt to zoom out).
Go wild!
Edited 2007-03-19 to call attention to the "iframe.htm" part of the URL necessary for embedding.
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9 comments:
Kick ass, Joshua!
Very cool feature! :-)
Will try this soon.
Totally awesome! Too bad the sectors I'm working with have been de-canonized.
Excellent idea, but I'm getting a problem: Check http://www.practicalairsoft.co.uk/tlg/
Now, in order to see how the strategic situation is, I used a 300px iframe; the result is the same on a 200px iframe btw. More than half the iframe is showing the menu bar, not the map - any ideas? using Firedfox2 btw. Thanks in advance!
I emailed Roger, but his site was missing the "iframe.htm" part of the URL for embedding. This is basically just a subset of the main map page that dispenses with the UI and just has the map itself.
Many thanks, Joshua - I haven't a clue how I missed that! map's working fine now :) Excellent resource :D
Roger
Thanks, Joshua -
I haven't a clue how I missed that, but there y'go - it's working fine now, and many thanks for the speedy reply :)
Again, excellent resource :D
Roger
Is the server down? All of a sudden, the map isn't there - just comes up totally blank, even after fixing my code :(
Roger
Oops, I accidentally broke this in the last update for URLs that specified the options parameter. Fixed!
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