SteemAtlas (slow connection/phone - #howto)
Steem Atlas is alive and a great project. Did you notice it?
What if you have a slow, old phone or an annoying internet connection or both? How to deal with it and pin your post on the map?
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If you deal (at times) with a slow internet connection, phone or both Steem Atlas can be a burden since it's hard to load with all the data. Does this mean that the Atlas can only be used by those with a great computer and a fast internet connection?
My main problem is loading the Atlas.
At my first try I thought nothing happend so I left and after hours I noticed the map was loaded.
I added the pin with a lot of struggles because it was click the pin first and next search the location which is hard if not impossible because as I finally found the exact location the pin option disappeared.😥
My second pin I finished today around 8 am
Adding the link to the post included meaning it took me about 30 minutes.
For the 2nd try
(actually it is the 3rd, the code didn't show as I tried to paste it at the bottom of my post. I used the laptop of a child) **I was prepared! **
- The post was written and I saved the link in Telegram - saved messages.
- I loaded Steem Atlas which is still an "open" page in my browser
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It reminds me of a puzzle/game - just wait
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It is not the end of the world... or?
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How much time past? Let's search for me 😁 - 👇
the option search for an author is at the bottom.
It's helpful because I have to be at about the same spot.
How to pin?
See Main menu at the top right.
I gave the pin a name, copied the code and...
Wrong name! I changed it but what about the code?
- I went to Telegram to click on the link to see the post I like to add to the atlas.
I edited the post and left a note plus the copied link or actually 2 links since I changed the name of my pin I also changed the word in the link. Is this needed?
How to check if it all worked? I don't know but I guess it did since I see the pin which of course, can be a trick of the browser which doesn't load or refreshes fast.
Note: There are plenty of posts pinned in the Netherlands but the Atlas doesn't show a single one unless you zoom and zoom and zoom in till nearly the max of what is possible.
Instead of searching for a name it would be helpful if I can search for a country, provence or better a place. Scrolling over the map to search the right location is a task that takes 1 hour unless I just drop the pin somewhere...
If you like to know it took me 1+ hour to make this post. I'll might edit later
Post I linked
8.2.25
#steemit #chat #steematlas #howto
Thank you for this very useful feedback on using Steem Atlas.
We are continually working on optimising the site to make it load faster but it is a lot of data needed for the map and the pins.
Do you know approximately what speed connection you have on your phone?
The post looks fine on Steem Atlas...
Supporting the Steem Atlas project.
Thank you from the @pennsif.witness team.