The core of Woophy is the map and because people sometimes forget or overlook the possibilities of the map, here are some tips and tricks.
Zooming – this can be done in many ways. You can use the controls from the little menu but for me, the most easy way is like this:
Point your mouse to where you want to go (without clicking) and scroll with the scroll wheel on your mouse.
Another fast way to zoom is to click and drag a window on the map.
Panning – instead of using the icon from the small zoom menu, press the space bar of your keyboard and ‘drag’ the map.
Looking up a member on the map – this is also fun - just type the name of a member in the search box next to the map and select ‘member’ from the drop-down menu. You can then see somebody's personal Woophy footprint on the Earth map.
This is
zerega’s footprint,
Laura C. ‘s,
ortho158’s, and
ewest’s presence on the Woophy map.
Saving an URL – Anything you do on the map is saved in the URL of the page. So if you copy/paste the link from the browser, you can save certain selections. As an example, I have saved the following maps here:
Galapagos Islands (http://www.woophy.com/map#&val=-1379054&key=cityid&lmt=0&mag=41.018412&lng=-88.936227&lat=-0.066791)
Antarctica (http://www.woophy.com/map#&val=12050014&key=cityid&lmt=0&mag=11.36764&lng=-63.349218&lat=-64.956834)
The latest additions (http://www.woophy.com/map#&val=&key=last24H)
Guus Koelman in India (http://www.woophy.com/map#&val=guus%20koelman&key=username&lmt=0&mag=6.397116&lng=79.818434&lat=22.688581)
Another secret tip is the country page to be found here
www.woophy.com/country
Thank you George Michael Duli for proofreading and editing this newsletter and making Woophy a better place!
