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bytte
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 Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:36 pm Post subject: Submitting Via Google Map Interface |
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How do you enter Lat and Long in the "Find a Location" Box.
I used to be able to do it, but today it seems not to accept Longitudes West of Greenwich.
51.901428 / -2.151889 doesn't work, but 51.901428 / 2.151889 is fine (but in the North Sea).
51.901428 -2.151889 also doesn't work.
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M8TJT
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| It seems at the moment there is a problem with this. The verifiers and MaFt are investigating the problem. I assume that you are using Internet explorer, if you have Firefox it works OK. Firefox is a free download and is also a lot faster than IE |
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Darren
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| Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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Both 51.901428 -2.151889 and 51.901428, -2.151889 work for me using Safari and Firefox, takes me to the M5?
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Darren
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Ah, bit slow again. IE <spit> 
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M8TJT
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| Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm still waiting for 51.901428 -2.151889 after 5 mins. |
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bytte
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| Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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Yep, I was using IE - Somehow I had convinced myself that I needed to.
Works fine good old Netscape too.
Thanks |
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MaFt
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any value with a negative doesn't work with ie... nothing has changed so we can only assume it's google changing their code yet again!!
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pcaouolte
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| MaFt wrote: | | any value with a negative doesn't work with ie... nothing has changed so we can only assume it's google changing their code yet again!! |
With IE "N51.901428, E2.151889" works but "N51.901428, W2.151889" doesn't. I only became aware yesterday that N/S, E/W could be entered when searching google maps. Is this new and if so could this have caused the problem?
Also today I am getting an error on every forum page with IE and I am missing the advert at the bottom of the page. Is this related?
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M8TJT
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| pcaouolte wrote: | | MaFt wrote: | | any value with a negative doesn't work with ie... nothing has changed so we can only assume it's google changing their code yet again!! |
With IE "N51.901428, E2.151889" works but "N51.901428, W2.151889" doesn't. I only became aware yesterday that N/S, E/W could be entered when searching google maps. Is this new and if so could this have caused the problem? |
But your first is over the sea and your second is over the land. Check it out. for me, all those that I have tested over the sea, regardless of negative values (North sea, Irish sea, Atlantic, English channel etc) are ok, those over land do not work, but just sit there 'Searching'. Perhaps someone else can confirm (or otherwise) this. |
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eyeQue
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N51.901428, E2.151889 with IE in the sea off Harwich
N51.901428, W2.151889 with IE remains searching
N51.901428, E2.151889 with Firefox in the sea off Harwich
N51.901428 W2.151889 with Firefox is on M5 J10/J11
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