URL-like links to program

[Jim]

Hi, thanks for the awesome development. I would like to see the capability to publish linkable addresses, that once clicked, would open WW to a specified lat/lon/elev(zoom level).

I don't know the right terminology, but this would be like Skype with its callto: protocol link or something like that. Some kind of 'registered' linking feature or broswer plugin that would automatically open WW (if not already open) and link directly to your place of interest.

Would be useful for all kinds of personal and educational uses - for libraries of location links, in conjunction with photo libraries for depicting the picture taking location, etc.

Thanks
Jim

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[Llynix]

Originally posted by Jim@Sep 27 2004, 11:09 PM
Hi, thanks for the awesome development. I would like to see the capability to publish linkable addresses, that once clicked, would open WW to a specified lat/lon/elev(zoom level).

I don't know the right terminology, but this would be like Skype with its callto: protocol link or something like that. Some kind of 'registered' linking feature or broswer plugin that would automatically open WW (if not already open) and link directly to your place of interest.

Would be useful for all kinds of personal and educational uses - for libraries of location links, in conjunction with photo libraries for depicting the picture taking location, etc.

Thanks
Jim

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I'm Jim, and I approved this message.
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Doesn't google have Google Localized or something.. I remember thinking that you can do one of there searches by lat/lon.

Might be worth looking into.. then WW can link to it.

Llynix

[dgm]

Register the "protocol" this way:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT]
ÂÂ*[wind]
ÂÂ* ÂÂ*(Default) = "URL:World Wind Protocol"
ÂÂ* ÂÂ*URL Protocol = ""
ÂÂ* ÂÂ*[DefaultIcon]
ÂÂ* ÂÂ* ÂÂ*(Default) = "WorldWindProtocolHandler.exe"
ÂÂ* ÂÂ*[shell]
ÂÂ* ÂÂ* ÂÂ*[open]
ÂÂ* ÂÂ* ÂÂ* ÂÂ*[command]
ÂÂ* ÂÂ* ÂÂ* ÂÂ* ÂÂ*(Default) = "c:\whatever\WorldWindProtocolHandler.ex e "%1""


Entering the URL:

WIND:lat=34,long=118


Causes the following command line to be executed

C:\whatever\WorldWindProtocolHandler.e xe "WIND:lat=34,long=118"

[Guest]

Conversely, how about points-of-interest that link to webpages?

[rgovostes]

Hm, could you share a .reg file to import that?

[dgm]

Well a .REG file would be one way of installing that "feature" but right now it would not accomplish anything, as there is no command-line interface to the application that I am aware of.

That registry information would need to be sensitive to the install location on each person's machine, as well.