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tracy_the_astonishing replied on September 18, 2008 05:31 to the question "Trouble editing Platial map settings...." 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.

tracy_the_astonishing replied on September 18, 2008 05:31 to the problem "I can't close the map" 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.

tracy_the_astonishing replied on September 15, 2008 16:34 to the question "Trouble editing Platial map settings...." in Platial:

I HOPE we can get this fix in this week. I will let you all know here for sure.

A comment on the question "Feature Requests" in Platial:

Once we add new categories, you'll be able to edit the category on Platial.com on the web. – tracy_the_astonishing, on September 15, 2008 16:33

tracy_the_astonishing replied on September 15, 2008 16:32 to the question "Feature Requests" in Platial:

New category markers is a great feature request and we're working on adding a couple more.

tracy_the_astonishing replied on September 15, 2008 16:30 to the question "Adding new icon?" in Platial:

Adding new icons is a very common feature request and we're working on getting a few more in there. Churches is actually one of the most commonly requested. For now you can add them as "unknown" and change them later.

tracy_the_astonishing replied on September 15, 2008 16:28 to the question "How do others find maps in platial" in Platial:

Maps and Places both appear in search engines, so people may be getting to your map by looking for spas.

Exciting that the map is getting seen! It's addicting to watch that number climb!

tracy_the_astonishing replied on August 07, 2008 23:45 to the problem "Bugs!" in Platial:

Yes, we have a difficult time with basic arithmetic. Especially subtraction. I've got several tickets on the tracker related to place count. What's your username? I'd like to look at your profile page.

tracy_the_astonishing replied on August 07, 2008 22:54 to the question "Looking for Bulk Upload Tool" in Platial:

my test worked. please do send me your file.

tracy_the_astonishing replied on August 07, 2008 22:30 to the question "Looking for Bulk Upload Tool" in Platial:

I'll test it out. It was working last time I tried. Email me your file and I'll look at it. The template file has a line of instructions at the top that needs to be deleted before upload. I wonder if that's causing some trauma?

Did your email include a list of errors? It should have, if the map was empty.

A comment on the discussion "Feature Requests--What do you Need?" in Platial:

Hi Rob, You certainly can get your data out of Platial. You can get a kml file or georss feed from any map. Oops! Except the User Places map which is not (yet) a normal kind of map. Another reason for making that a higher priority. – tracy_the_astonishing, on August 05, 2008 00:13

A comment on the discussion "Feature Requests--What do you Need?" in Platial:

Me too. – tracy_the_astonishing, on August 05, 2008 00:10

A comment on the discussion "Feature Requests--What do you Need?" in Platial:

This is a great thing to bring up. We never got to implementing real proper handling of events, so they don't expire and stop showing up. There's a good argument for having them appear in searches on Platial.com, which has a far wider set of use cases, but on Nearby we need to try to figure out a way to keep them out. – tracy_the_astonishing, on August 05, 2008 00:06

tracy_the_astonishing replied on August 04, 2008 23:52 to the problem "Editing map names." in Platial:

There is another big bug we are working on fixing this week where the editing of custom-categories maps is failing. I hope that we can fix it quick and I'll post here when it's done.

tracy_the_astonishing replied on August 04, 2008 23:48 to the problem "iPhone UI awfully slow" in Platial:

How about something like "light"?

tracy_the_astonishing replied on August 04, 2008 23:36 to the problem "Adding Places, make it easier!" in Platial:

You are mostly right here, and you're being a huge help in spurring us to get back to thinking about this, so thanks!

The User Places Map is supposed to be a regular map (not with paging and lacking add place). So is the map on /tags. In the logic of our design, these should be maps. The problem is that we are a little bit betalicious and we haven't finished implementing our design.

The map you land on when you go to platial.com is search results, and behaves differently than any other map on the site because it has a very different raison d'etre than any of the other maps.

Right now, Your Places is built like a search results map. This is a temporary stop gap, and I think fixing that is key.

I also agree that there could be an add place button on that search page, but it has to be clear that when you click on it, you're leaving the search results and landing on Your Places.

And I also agree that when you come to Platial.com, the search page may not be the best place to start.

A comment on the problem "Adding Places, make it easier!" in Platial:

I like the community map idea. Could be the most popular content around the world or around your home base. It's not quite as simple as it seems, because there is a limit to how many places we can show on a map at one time without clustering markers, and I would rather not have people trying to figure out how to navigate a more complex kind of map right away. We did use to have a "splash page" with instructions about how to get started, too. – tracy_the_astonishing, on August 04, 2008 23:25

A comment on the problem "Adding Places, make it easier!" in Platial:

There really isn't any relationship between the search map and your maps. Places you have added to any of your maps can appear there if they come up in search results and your maps might appear in the recommendations tab in the lower right-hand corner. – tracy_the_astonishing, on August 04, 2008 23:21

A comment on the problem "Adding Places, make it easier!" in Platial:

Platial actually used to load on your profile page and I agree with you, but the argument against was that not everyone is coming to Platial to add places to their own maps. The platial.com landing page is our search page. It shows you search results. – tracy_the_astonishing, on August 04, 2008 23:19

tracy_the_astonishing replied on August 04, 2008 23:16 to the question "Accurate placement of markers in Platial." in Platial:

I agree this would be a great UI improvement for us. Before the redesign we had a drag and drop marker that could be fine-tuned for adding "by click", but we didn't finish re-implementing that before we had to push out the big redesign. We've always planned to get it back, but just haven't had the resources since then, with the iphone project and others. It's good to be reminded that it's needed.