From b63c2c7ec1cb267cc641882908ad7e9b90d7e0fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rmglennon Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:39:39 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] add clarifying text and update version numbers --- add-search-to-a-map.md | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++--------------------- 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) diff --git a/add-search-to-a-map.md b/add-search-to-a-map.md index c48bcd2..e66f910 100644 --- a/add-search-to-a-map.md +++ b/add-search-to-a-map.md @@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ [Mapzen Search](https://mapzen.com/projects/search) is a modern, geographic search service based entirely on open-source tools and open data. Use this functionality to enhance any app that has a geographic context, such as ones that help in delivering goods, locating hotels or venues, or providing local weather forecasts. -Through a process known as [geocoding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocoding), Mapzen Search allows you to enter an address or the name of a landmark or business, and the service translates the result into geographic coordinates for mapping. Mapzen Search is built on [Pelias](https://github.com/pelias), an open-source geocoding project. - -In this walkthrough, you will learn how to make a map with a search box that allows you to enter addresses and place names and locate them on a map. To complete the tutorial, you should have some familiarity with HTML and JavaScript, although all the source code is provided. You also need a Mapzen Search [API key](https://mapzen.com/developers), which requires a [GitHub account](https://help.github.com/articles/signing-up-for-a-new-github-account/) for authorization. You can use any text editor and operating system, but must keep an Internet connection while you are working. +In this tutorial, you will learn how to make a map with a search box that allows you to enter addresses and place names and locate them on a map. To complete the tutorial, it is helpful to have some familiarity with HTML and JavaScript, although all the source code is provided. You also need a Mapzen Search [API key](https://mapzen.com/developers), which requires a [GitHub account](https://help.github.com/articles/signing-up-for-a-new-github-account/) for authorization. You can use any text editor and operating system, but must keep an Internet connection while you are working. ## Sign up for a Mapzen Search API key @@ -21,7 +19,7 @@ You are ready to start building your map. You will need to use a text editor to Suggested text editor applications include [Atom - OS X, Windows, Linux](https://atom.io/); [Notepad++ - Windows](https://notepad-plus-plus.org/); [TextWrangler - OS X](http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/); and [Sublime - OS X, Windows, Linux; free trial](http://www.sublimetext.com/). While you can use the apps installed with your operating system, such as Notepad or TextEdit, they do not provide the helpful indentations, code coloring and autocomplete, or text alignment options found in the other editors. For TextEdit, you must go to the Format menu and click Make Plain Text to use the plain-text version of the file. Do not use an app that applies rich formatting, such as Word or Wordpad. -The end of this walkthrough has a finished version of the HTML that you can use to check your work or review if you need to troubleshoot an error. +_The end of this walkthrough has a finished version of the HTML that you can use to check your work or review if you need to troubleshoot an error._ 1. Start your text editor with a blank document and copy and paste the following HTML. (Note: If the text editor you are using requires you to name and save a document at the time when it is first created, call the file `index.html`.) @@ -65,22 +63,22 @@ Your HTML should look like this: ## Add references to CSS and JavaScript files -The Leaflet JavaScript library provides tools for building an interactive map for web and mobile devices. Leaflet is extensible, and developers have built additional tools for Leaflet maps, including the Mapzen Search geocoder plug-in. +The [Leaflet](http://leafletjs.com/) JavaScript library provides tools for building an interactive map for web and mobile devices. Leaflet is extensible, and developers have built additional tools for Leaflet maps, including the Mapzen Search geocoder plug-in. A cascading style sheet (CSS) is used to style a webpage, including layout and fonts, and JavaScript adds functionality to the page. In your `index.html` file, you need to list the CSS and JavaScript files required for building a page with Leaflet and the geocoder plug-in. 1. In `index.html`, at the bottom of the `` section, add references to the Leaflet CSS and JavaScript files. You are linking to these from a remote website, rather than from a file on your machine. ```html - - + + ``` 2. In the `` section, directly after the lines you added for Leaflet, add references to the geocoder's CSS and JavaScript files. These are also being linked to on a website. ```html - - + + ``` 3. Save your edits and refresh the browser. The webpage should still appear empty because you have not added any code to interact with these references. @@ -93,10 +91,10 @@ After adding these, your index.html file should look something like this. My Geocoding Map - - - - + + + + @@ -109,7 +107,7 @@ Note that you are linking to a website that is serving the geocoder's CSS and Ja To display a Leaflet map on a page, you need a `
` element, which is a container on the page that groups elements, with an ID value. If you want to know more about initializing a Leaflet map, see the [Leaflet getting started documentation](http://leafletjs.com/examples/quick-start.html). -1. At the bottom of the `` section, after the references you added in the earlier steps, add a `