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tracy_the_astonishing replied on May 23, 2009 15:30 to the question "Is the bulk upload tool working? Can't get it working properly." in Platial:

At first glance, that file looks fine. Are any of the places landing on the map, or is it completely failing? If you email me the file, I'll try to see what I can figure out.

tracy_the_astonishing replied on May 11, 2009 10:25 to the question "How do I remove the ads from the Guest map?" in Platial:

Hi Crowbar,

Unfortunately, at this time, we do not offer ad-free pro accounts for mapmakers. It is also not possible to remove the embed box from the guest map now. These are interesting feature requests, though and we will consider them for the future.

tracy_the_astonishing replied on May 11, 2009 10:23 to the question "Join Button on Widget is Not Functional in Firefox 3 Mac (Myspace)" in Platial:

I had a look at that page and the join button is working now for me across browsers. Maybe it was a temporary problem.

I do notice, though, that the map is not quite fitting into the map box. I peeked at the page source and I see that there is a width tag:

height="434" width="350"

If you go into the page settings and find the map code and change 350 to 100% then the join button should be more visible. Are you using the Myspace-specific map code? I know that Myspace poses certain restrictions and if the map gets too skinny, you might have some issues with people adding themselves. If that's the case, you might consider putting the map into one of the wider boxes.

I hope this was helpful! The site looks great.

tracy_the_astonishing replied on May 11, 2009 10:16 to the question "Ning - Platial embed issues" in Platial:

No luck on that...

tracy_the_astonishing replied on May 11, 2009 10:12 to the question "Ning - Platial embed issues" in Platial:

The flash map also works on "My Page" inside a blog post.

http://funparade.ning.com/profile/Tra....

If you go to the manage tab, under features, you can put the blog on your network's main page so the map appears there. http://funparade.ning.com/

Of course if you are really using the blog feature you don't want to tie it up for displaying a map. But if you aren't... this could be a work-around.

I'm looking for some kind of flash display app in their library now.

tracy_the_astonishing replied on May 11, 2009 10:05 to the question "Ning - Platial embed issues" in Platial:

I've just been investigating Ning and I have found one work-around so far. You can get Ning to display the flash version of the map if you lie to the interface and tell it that the map is a Youtube video. Youtube uses flash to play its videos, so a lot of times flash maps will work where Youtube videos are allowed.

It seems like Ning is in some way discouraging people from using apps that are outside of their application library. You might write to them and tell them how much you would like to be able to put your Platial map on Ning.

Important:
When you get your flash map code, change the width tags (there are two to find) from 100% to width="400" (or 500, 600 or whatever you want.) Otherwise it comes out all scrawny. You can see my test here: http://funparade.ning.com/video/400-w....

I'll keep poking around and if I find more places where you can get your map in, I will let you know.

tracy_the_astonishing replied on May 11, 2009 09:20 to the question "Can I use Platial map as a guest map?" in Platial:

Hi Julia,

You can use an all-purpose map for whatever you like. If you use custom categories, your users will be offered your categories. You will want to publish the map in the javascript form, though, if you use custom categories.

We don't have any options yet for mapmakers to create their own fields, so you are unfortunately stuck with address!

tracy_the_astonishing replied on May 11, 2009 09:18 to the question "Can I somehow deactivate auto-refresh + other questions" in Platial:

Hi Cannibal,

Your English is just fine! I understand your questions perfectly.

To stop the flash map from moving around, just hover your cursor on the map. It will start it's automatic thing again after you move the cursor off the map.

Unfortunately, we can't change what the all-purpose map button says. That's a nice feature request, though!

tracy_the_astonishing replied on May 11, 2009 09:15 to the question "I want to add trails and boundary lines on my platial map" in Platial:

Hi Cyneliason,

Unfortunately, Platial does not yet have any features for adding trails or shapes to maps. I wish I could be more helpful!

tracy_the_astonishing replied on May 11, 2009 09:14 to the question "Fix Me" in Platial:

Hi Sparklr,

We are not yet offering a private version Platial. You should be able to change your pin color on an all-purpose map by editing the post. The Guest map on the other hand was designed to be such a simple input that simply deleting and re-adding are not so time-consuming, so editing powers on that kind of map are leaner.

tracy_the_astonishing replied on May 11, 2009 09:12 to the problem "Wrong pic on profile....i would reather cancel now until I can remove the pic..It do not belong to me..That's not me rather..I want to unscribe the Platial for now..." in Platial:

Hi Peggy, please email me. I'm Tracy *[at] Platial *[dot] com. I should be able to help you out.

tracy_the_astonishing replied on May 11, 2009 09:10 to the idea "can you help us? questionnaire" in Platial:

I hope you got lots of responses! Please keep us up to date on how the project goes.

tracy_the_astonishing started following the idea "can you help us? questionnaire" in Platial.

tracy_the_astonishing replied on May 11, 2009 09:10 to the question "How to add/ import roads?" in Platial:

Hi Raju,

Unfortunately, Platial has not yet been able to add the roads feature. It's something we have wanted to do for a long time, but have not quite yet had the resources.

tracy_the_astonishing replied on May 11, 2009 09:09 to the question "At sign not working in Firefox 3" in Platial:

Hi Linkup.

I am very sorry about this problem and am reporting it right now. Thank you for letting us know about it.

tracy_the_astonishing replied on May 11, 2009 09:06 to the question "Is the bulk upload tool available ? I can't seem to find it :(" in Platial:

Hi Jason,

Make sure that you are logged in to Platial. You can only bulk upload to maps you own, and not yet to the "User Places" map, which is the automatically generated map that shows every place you ever add to any map anywhere on Platial or on the web.

If you don't have another map, just click on "make a map," and choose "all-purpose map." Once you have your map set up, click on "add a marker" and you will find the bulk upload tool there.

tracy_the_astonishing replied on October 19, 2008 16:57 to the question "How do I close my Platial account?" in Platial:

Please send me an email from the account you used to register and tell me your username. I can have your account removed for you. My email address is tracy atplatial dotcom.

If you don't mind taking the time, it could be very helpful to us to know what has made you decide to terminate your account.

tracy_the_astonishing replied on October 13, 2008 20:29 to the question "How can I add more than three custom place types to my map?" in Platial:

Unfortunately, there are only three custom categories possible for now and it is indeed an either/or question. You can either use the categories we have or your own, but not both.

I'm sorry that the current interface isn't perfect for you. You bring up very good points and we hope to move to better customization in the future.

tracy_the_astonishing replied on October 01, 2008 21:26 to the question "Delete other people items saved in my maps with IPhone" in Platial:

You should be able to log in to Platial and "unsave" a place to remove it from your places, but we have a little bug in that feature right now. I'm so sorry for the inconveniece! Hopefully we will be able to get it fixed for you soon.

tracy_the_astonishing replied on September 18, 2008 05:32 to the problem "Editing map names." in Platial:

We got the fix out for editing descriptions, titles, and starting locations and deleting maps with custom categories. We're working on finishing the fix for editing the custom map category names and colors.