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(tim.....) wrote:

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In article ,
(Basil Jet) wrote:

On 2014\03\01 20:31, tim..... wrote:

"Basil Jet" wrote in message
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On 2014\03\01 12:46, wrote:

I would give a Google Street View reference if I could out
how to do so in the fiendish new version.

You just use the address box in your browser.

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no you don't

going from map view to steet views does not change the url in the
address box

It does in Safari under Mavericks.

Whatever. There used to be a way to create a short link in Google Maps but
there doesn't seem to be one now (without logging in which I can't do).

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Works for me

click on the "link" button, check the "Short URL" box within the
popup dialogue

What "link" button? None here. Or have you sold your soul to Google and
logged on? Not that there is a link to do that on the street view page
either.

though I can't confirm that they last long enough to post to someone else

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In article ,
(tim.....) wrote:

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In article ,
(Basil Jet) wrote:

On 2014\03\01 20:31, tim..... wrote:

"Basil Jet" wrote in message
...

On 2014\03\01 12:46, wrote:

I would give a Google Street View reference if I could out
how to do so in the fiendish new version.

You just use the address box in your browser.

=================================================

no you don't

going from map view to steet views does not change the url in the
address box

It does in Safari under Mavericks.

Whatever. There used to be a way to create a short link in Google Maps but
there doesn't seem to be one now (without logging in which I can't do).

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Works for me

click on the "link" button, check the "Short URL" box within the
popup dialogue

What "link" button? None here.

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The one that looks like a piece of chain link next to the one that looks
like a printer (in someone's world, anyway). They both have "pop-up" tool
tips telling you what they are for

tim

In message , at 09:16:51 on Sun, 2 Mar
2014, tim..... remarked:
There used to be a way to create a short link in Google Maps but
there doesn't seem to be one now (without logging in which I can't do).

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Works for me

click on the "link" button, check the "Short URL" box within the
popup dialogue

What "link" button? None here.

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The one that looks like a piece of chain link next to the one that
looks like a printer (in someone's world, anyway). They both have
"pop-up" tool tips telling you what they are for

When I click the "chain link" I get a dialogue with a box to tick to get
a short url.

Today, ticking that box does provide the shortened url as normal.

Yesterday it had no effect, with the long url remaining.

Must have been some sort of glitch.

(I'm not signed in).
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Roland Perry

In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at 09:16:51 on Sun, 2
Mar 2014, tim..... remarked:
There used to be a way to create a short link in Google Maps but
there doesn't seem to be one now (without logging in which I can't do).


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Works for me

click on the "link" button, check the "Short URL" box within the
popup dialogue

What "link" button? None here.

---------------------------------------------------------------------

The one that looks like a piece of chain link next to the one that
looks like a printer (in someone's world, anyway). They both have
"pop-up" tool tips telling you what they are for

When I click the "chain link" I get a dialogue with a box to tick to
get a short url.

Today, ticking that box does provide the shortened url as normal.

Yesterday it had no effect, with the long url remaining.

Must have been some sort of glitch.

(I'm not signed in).

I don't have any "chain link" or any other link which leads to any such
dialogue. I'm using Firefox on Windows 7.

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Colin Rosenstiel

In message , at 11:17:48
on Sun, 2 Mar 2014, remarked:
I don't have any "chain link" or any other link which leads to any such
dialogue. I'm using Firefox on Windows 7.

In Google Maps, under the Multicoloured Google logo what do you see?

I have buttons for "Get Directions", "My places" then printer icon
chain icon.
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Roland Perry

In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at
11:17:48 on Sun, 2 Mar 2014, remarked:
I don't have any "chain link" or any other link which leads to any such
dialogue. I'm using Firefox on Windows 7.

In Google Maps, under the Multicoloured Google logo what do you see?

I have buttons for "Get Directions", "My places" then printer icon
chain icon.

No Multicoloured Google logo at all. Did you see the screenshot I posted?

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Colin Rosenstiel

In message , at 17:49:21
on Sun, 2 Mar 2014, remarked:
I don't have any "chain link" or any other link which leads to any such
dialogue. I'm using Firefox on Windows 7.

In Google Maps, under the Multicoloured Google logo what do you see?

I have buttons for "Get Directions", "My places" then printer icon
chain icon.

No Multicoloured Google logo at all. Did you see the screenshot I posted?

I have now. I've not seen that alternative skin. Does it have any "link"
function at all, or just an "unshortened link"?
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Roland Perry

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In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at 09:16:51 on Sun, 2
Mar 2014, tim..... remarked:
There used to be a way to create a short link in Google Maps but
there doesn't seem to be one now (without logging in which I can't do).


----------------------------------------------------------------------

Works for me

click on the "link" button, check the "Short URL" box within the
popup dialogue

What "link" button? None here.

---------------------------------------------------------------------

The one that looks like a piece of chain link next to the one that
looks like a printer (in someone's world, anyway). They both have
"pop-up" tool tips telling you what they are for

When I click the "chain link" I get a dialogue with a box to tick to
get a short url.

Today, ticking that box does provide the shortened url as normal.

Yesterday it had no effect, with the long url remaining.

Must have been some sort of glitch.

(I'm not signed in).

I don't have any "chain link" or any other link which leads to any such
dialogue. I'm using Firefox on Windows 7.


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do you have the navigation panel open?

If not, do you have a little arrow (triangle) upper left with tool tip "show
panel".

I tried it on FF and can still see the link button with the panel open

tim


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Colin Rosenstiel

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(tim.....) wrote:

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In article , (Roland
Perry) wrote:

In message , at 09:16:51 on Sun, 2
Mar 2014, tim..... remarked:
There used to be a way to create a short link in Google Maps but
there doesn't seem to be one now (without logging in which I can't
do).

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Works for me

click on the "link" button, check the "Short URL" box within the
popup dialogue

What "link" button? None here.

---------------------------------------------------------------------

The one that looks like a piece of chain link next to the one that
looks like a printer (in someone's world, anyway). They both have
"pop-up" tool tips telling you what they are for

When I click the "chain link" I get a dialogue with a box to tick to
get a short url.

Today, ticking that box does provide the shortened url as normal.

Yesterday it had no effect, with the long url remaining.

Must have been some sort of glitch.

(I'm not signed in).

I don't have any "chain link" or any other link which leads to any such
dialogue. I'm using Firefox on Windows 7.

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do you have the navigation panel open?

No. I haven't seen one since the new version of Google Maps appeared.

If not, do you have a little arrow (triangle) upper left with tool
tip "show panel".

There is an arrow in the top left but without a tool tip and if I click on
it it goes back to the map from street view. See my screenshot. I said it
was crap.

I tried it on FF and can still see the link button with the panel open

I can't get a panel in FF.

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Colin Rosenstiel

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(tim.....) wrote:

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In article ,
(tim.....) wrote:

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In article ,
(Basil Jet) wrote:

On 2014\03\01 20:31, tim..... wrote:

"Basil Jet" wrote in message
...

On 2014\03\01 12:46, wrote:

I would give a Google Street View reference if I could out
how to do so in the fiendish new version.

You just use the address box in your browser.

=================================================

no you don't

going from map view to steet views does not change the url in the
address box

It does in Safari under Mavericks.

Whatever. There used to be a way to create a short link in Google Maps
but there doesn't seem to be one now (without logging in which I can't
do).

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Works for me

click on the "link" button, check the "Short URL" box within the
popup dialogue

What "link" button? None here.

----------------------------------------------------------------------

The one that looks like a piece of chain link next to the one that
looks like a printer (in someone's world, anyway). They both have
"pop-up" tool tips telling you what they are for

Neither are present here. I get a picture with very few controls on,
certainly not one to print it. I've uploaded a screenshot at
www.rosenstiel.co.uk/bromptonrd.jpg I hate the new interface.

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Colin Rosenstiel