The GMaps Dashboard Widget « In Loki We Trust

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The GMaps Dashboard Widget

This is the unofficial Google Maps viewer for the OSX Dashboard.
Current version is 0.9c

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Version 0.9c Screenshot:

Upcoming Version 1.0a Screenshot:

Pop-out sidebar for directions support.
Print Functionality - options include new safari window, handle it within the widget, etc?
Some sort of route following function be of use (in directions mode)?
Support for loading your own xml/xsl mapping files.
Support for google's satellite maps (this is already done, just not enabled).
Support for TerraServer satellite mapping data - allowing better resolution, though with older photographs, for the satellite view.
Much better GUI - with design by Daniel Burka of SilverOrange

Update:
Still working on the bug fiexes, as google has switched to a new API - see the newest post on the subject here

It will not show the content in the popup pin windows.

I am always open to suggestions and improvements, so feel free to post in the comments section, or email me directly at lokkju@lokkju.com

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Anne Giles
January 25th, 2006 - 20:29

I can’t get a map. It says it’s loading, but the map never comes up.
Lokkju
January 25th, 2006 - 21:49

Google seems to have recently changed part of their codebase, and in doing so, broken some code I have been relying on. It looks like the quickest thing for me to do will be to finish version 1.0 of the widget. Hopefully, it will be available within the week.
Anne Giles
January 27th, 2006 - 17:55

Thanks for the feedback. Good luck.
James Snyder
January 28th, 2006 - 10:14

The new version looks excellent, definitely looking forward to it
Brett Meade
February 10th, 2006 - 19:20

I can’t wait to try out the new version. When can we download a version to ty?
Barry Clegg
February 21st, 2006 - 06:53

I keep checking for your next release! Any idea when we might see it?

Last summer we were looking for a new house, and your widget was of the UTMOST VALUE. Real estate agents sent lists of houses that more or less fit our criteria, and the first thing I did was check Gmaps to see where they were. We found a good place eventually. Thanks for your help in the process, and congratulations on a neat piece of software.
Joel Denman
March 7th, 2006 - 13:26

Hi
the google map widget doesn’t work as per the message above from Ms. Giles. I am having the same issue. unfortunately this seems to be the only map widget out there.

Thanks,

–Joel
Tussey
April 8th, 2006 - 12:36

I suppose development for this has been halted. It’s been broken for over 3 months. Dang this looked like an awesome widget

It hasn’t been stopped, just temporarily on hold. I have a lot of projects going on, and google has changed their code base on me a couple times now, once as I was just about to release a new version. – Lokkju
alexis
May 9th, 2006 - 07:31

A suggested feature: support to set your default locale as the UK, instead of it always defaulting to the USA.

Oh, you know us americans – we don’t beleive the world exists outside our country! – but no, seriously, great suggestion, and probably best imlemented as just being able to set your default to ANY lat/long position. – Lokkju
doug
July 4th, 2006 - 08:50

Put me on the list of the disappointed who no longer can get a response from my dashboard google maps. I use to use it often. I want to use it again. Please!
andrea
August 2nd, 2006 - 19:39

Are you still working on fixing it? This would probably be the most useful widget out there – if it worked…
Please let me know if there is any hope.
mc
August 23rd, 2006 - 03:17

Does not work at all on 10.4.7
barkart
October 4th, 2006 - 10:34

nothing. hope to see it work someday. goodluck!