POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : PoV World Map update : Re: PoV World Map update Server Time
11 Aug 2024 21:24:17 EDT (-0400)
  Re: PoV World Map update  
From: Steve
Date: 15 Aug 1999 08:38:20
Message: <37B6192A.8C0E2497@ndirect.co.uk>
Bob I'll check it out and get back to you soon.  Sorry to see
you've turned to MS why?  Netscape does it all, or even agent. 

Bob Hughes wrote:
> 
> I finally have Outlook Express 5 figured out enough to post replies so
> I'm posting here even though I have sent email already to you Steve.
> Just so people know I am still here :)
> For the curious, Steve had sent me his coordinates as numbers without
> decimal places in the degree fields, no minutes. That was the
> confusion. Not that it will correct anything probably because I think
> I had guessed the correct numbers anyway from what he gave me.
> 
> Bob
> 
> Steve <sjl### [at] ndirectcouk> wrote in message
> news:37AB5FE7.25F72A53@ndirect.co.uk...
> > Bob
> >
> > There's a question mark next to my name for some reason,
> > (probably why I'm in the sea), (Wigan North West England).
> >
> > Bob Hughes wrote:
> > >
> > > You will have email from me soon. But yes, I've noticed aligment
> > > troubles from the beginning, it comes down to the image_map used
> mostly,
> > > along with possible inaccuracies of lat/lon coordinate
> submissions. Some
> > > are just city or town names, the East West or South North
> > > positive/negative is most important when sent in. Luckily everyone
> > > states their placename as well, usually.
> > >
> > >  http://members.aol.com/wrld0rigin/uk.htm
> > >
> > > Have a look at this latest one please, anyone who is there in the
> UK and
> > > surrounding region (a few minutes from time of this message post).
> > >
> > > Bob
> > >
> > > Scott Hill wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Bob <inv### [at] aolcom> wrote in message
> news:3772E7C3.74469EE9@aol.com...
> > > > > http://members.aol.com/wrld0rigin/povwrldjpg.htm
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >     I think you ought to check on the alignment of the image map
> you're
> > > > using.
> > > >
> > > >     At first I thought I'd been missed, checked you list, and
> sure enough,
> > > > I'm on there.
> > > >     But where ? Let me tell you none of the spots on the UK are
> over
> > > > Cambridge (where I am).
> > > >     Then I noticed those two spots that seem to be floating in
> the sea.
> > > >
> > > >     Could it be that you're image map is shifted a couple of
> degrees to the
> > > > east ? (or that the spots are shifted a couple of degrees west).
> That would
> > > > explain the spots off the west coasts of Wales & Ireland and
> correcting it
> > > > would put one of the spots roughly over Cambridge !
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Scott Hill : sco### [at] cyberlifecouk
> > > > Software Engineer (and all round nice guy)
> > > > Author of Pandora's Box : Watch this space.
> > > > Work homepage : http://www.cyberlife.co.uk
> > > >
> > > > "We will decide what the news is. The news is what we tell you
> it is." - The
> > > > Fox TV network.
> > >
> > > --
> > >  omniVERSE: beyond the universe
> > >   http://members.aol.com/inversez/homepage.htm
> > >  mailto://inversez@aol.com?Subject=PoV-News
> >
> > --
> > Cheers
> > Steve
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------
> > %HAV-A-NICEDAY Error reading file mailto:sjl### [at] ndirectcouk

-- 
Cheers
Steve

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