Re: Downloading map data to local storage.

[glittah openmailbox org]

Not sure what the etiquette here is, but I've also posted a more concise 
version of this to bugzilla.  It can be viewed here:

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=708799

Thanks again,
GLITTAH

Le 2013-09-26 04:58, glittah openmailbox org a écrit :
> Hello,
>     I just have an idea to improve Maps: the ability to download maps
> to local storage to conserve bandwidth later (if you're on a tablet,
> for instance).
>
> This is a feature that would make a user more likely to use Maps
> instead of opening a web browser to Google or OSM since Maps would
> always be available for use because it wouldn't require an always-on
> internet connection.  Also, this wouldn't add much in the way of the
> config menu/option clutter, it could just be a button to download the
> map (w/ modal dialogue for radius?), and a config menu option set for
> when to use local data vs. fetching from OSM (and if/when to auto
> update the local map).  A visible icon might be shown if the map is
> known to be out-of-date.
>
> A really cool feature for this in the future could be to download a
> delta for the newest map vs. the locally stored one when it gets
> updated to further save bandwidth (though you might not be able to do
> this directly with OSM).
>
> Thanks for you time, and congratulations on the new release!
> GLITTAH
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