MrFRjr

But please don't make it public. While useful to you, it wouldn't be useful to others.

Oops, try this link .... http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...3b-7cccaa08eef6

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...3b-7cccaa08eef6 ????????? It seems funny that this was ok'd but Mr W's was not. Groundspeak seems a little flip-floppy at times. Perhaps they are mad at you?

I must be blind. Where is this "Map It" button?

I agree with you. And I think more than "1 percent" are having problems. What real, functional improvement do these maps have over the old ones? How do these maps improve the geocaching experience?

I guess that's one way to look at it.

Zoom out 1 click, you can see it better

This has been there since the cache list was put on the new maps. The cache page that you got the map from isn't nesissarily the cache in the center of the page and probably not the top cache on the list. And if you highlight the caches one at a time from the top of the list, the caches that get highlighted on the map aren't in any logical order. It's like the cache list is in a random order. Here, try it .......... http://www.geocaching.com/seek/gmnearest.a...;lng=-117.27917

Soooo, what's up with that list of caches on the google map page???!!! They seem to be listed in a totally random order. No longer are they listed from the center out. As you scroll down through the list, the caches light up on the map all over the place. Is this going to change sometime in the near future?

Yes, you can, but that doesn't help. Care to elaborate? I have a "to do" bookmark list of a little less than 500 caches of the areas I'm likely to visit in my daily/weekly travels. I can get a list of caches, I can see them on the map but what I can't tell, without clicking on each cache page, is if any of the surrounding caches are on my list. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/gmnearest.a...;lng=-117.47358 Half of these are on my list and half are not. To find out what's what, you either have to rebookmark everything or check each cache page. PQs do big round circles, I don't cache in big round circles, I go to specific areas. I guess I could do elaborate caches along routes. With bookmark lists you can pick and choose to get what you want. And you could build your list 5 mins here and 5 mins there. Now you can't do it because you'll either miss caches or spend a lot of time rechecking caches you already have on your list. Why not just load those caches into GSAK and modify the names so they stand out? That's what bugs me about this change. What used to be a couple clicks here and there is now load this and modify that. Maybe sometime when I have time, I'll try that.

Oops wrong link http://www.geocaching.com/seek/gmnearest.a...mp;lng=-117.523

Yes, you can, but that doesn't help. Care to elaborate? I have a "to do" bookmark list of a little less than 500 caches of the areas I'm likely to visit in my daily/weekly travels. I can get a list of caches, I can see them on the map but what I can't tell, without clicking on each cache page, is if any of the surrounding caches are on my list. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/gmnearest.a...;lng=-117.47358 Half of these are on my list and half are not. To find out what's what, you either have to rebookmark everything or check each cache page. PQs do big round circles, I don't cache in big round circles, I go to specific areas. I guess I could do elaborate caches along routes. With bookmark lists you can pick and choose to get what you want. And you could build your list 5 mins here and 5 mins there. Now you can't do it because you'll either miss caches or spend a lot of time rechecking caches you already have on your list.

Didn't it do that before? They were gone for a period of time during the transition to the new maps. I just noticed that they were back. So they really don't do anything better than the old maps when they were fully functional. Other than show a poopload of caches at a time thus slowing things down. JMO The new maps are way better. The old maps didn't have satellite views. Panning was really slow. Now you can click and drag to move around. HUH??!! They did have sat views, you could click and drag just like you can now except they would display the caches right away and as far as panning goes, I couldn't tell you for sure because I would just click and drag my way all over the the place with little or no problems locking up. The old maps did all that stuff and you could build and maintain an extensive bookmark list. I'm talking about the maps that had from 2002-2006. Those maps weren't Google maps. There was no satellite view. You had to click on the left, right, top or bottom of the map to pan. The current maps have gone through several stages. Everytime I look there is something new about them. Instead of complaining why don't you just suggest a feature you'd like to see? I know that my ears shut off when someone complains but when they are nice I listen. I bet TPTB are the same way. They had google maps. Very similar to the current.

You can create a PQ of a bookmark and view it.... Yes, you can, but that doesn't help.

Oh, BTW TrailGators, I'm not trying to get you mad, it's just that I really have some strong opinions about these new maps. I really think they are a step backwards. And until I'm able to use the maps to check on my bookmark list, they won't be of much use to me. I used to use them A LOT, but now between not showing bookmarks and all the lag and balkiness, they suck. Good thing I don't have time to cache much anymore.

Didn't it do that before? They were gone for a period of time during the transition to the new maps. I just noticed that they were back. So they really don't do anything better than the old maps when they were fully functional. Other than show a poopload of caches at a time thus slowing things down. JMO The new maps are way better. The old maps didn't have satellite views. Panning was really slow. Now you can click and drag to move around. HUH??!! They did have sat views, you could click and drag just like you can now except they would display the caches right away and as far as panning goes, I couldn't tell you for sure because I would just click and drag my way all over the the place with little or no problems locking up. The old maps did all that stuff and you could build and maintain an extensive bookmark list.

Didn't it do that before? They were gone for a period of time during the transition to the new maps. I just noticed that they were back. So they really don't do anything better than the old maps when they were fully functional. Other than show a poopload of caches at a time thus slowing things down. JMO

Didn't it do that before?

BTW --- firefox and xp at home and work. Maps slow and balky. A little while back (a week ?) the maps would just stop showing caches no matter what zoom level after panning and zooming back and forth and in and out for a while. I don't really use the maps much anymore so I'm not sure if that's still a problem or not. Good thing I only cache a few times a month.

I agree. Loading and reload ALL THOSE CACHES slows things way down, While it looks good ONCE IT"S FINISHED LOADING, does it really add functionality to the system? The old style that had 20 at a time, but with all the rest just a click or 2 away, was more functional and was faster. It wasn't bogged down by loading a ton of caches every time .

Go back through ALL your finds and be glad you don't have 4003 finds [] ; --)

Post #80 above Link How did the #80 post author come to that conclusion? Sounds like hopeful speculation.

Who decided "99%" aren't having problems? And how did they come to that conclusion?

Is GC.com planning on returning the map feature that showed which caches are on your(my) bookmark lists?