tankaru
accept other schemas as input
Some sites use similar queries with zoom, lat, and lon parameters like https://mc.bbbike.org/mc/ or anchors in the form [alpha+=]/zoom/lat/lon like http://tile.openstreetmap.fr/~cquest/leaflet/bano.html. Both share the values with OpenStreetMap. It would be nice to extract the zoom/lat/lon information to enable the extension.
Likewise queries using the Google schema (with ll=) could also be recognized.
It would greatly improve the usability of the extension
Unfortunately I don't know how to extract lat/lon/zoom from https://mc.bbbike.org/mc/ . But I want to.
On https://mc.bbbike.org/mc/ you have 3 query parameters named lon, lat, and zoom. They appear when you add a marker, for instance when you search for a place, here looking for Berlin: https://mc.bbbike.org/mc/?lon=13.38886&lat=52.517036&zoom=10&num=4&mt0=mapnik&mt1=bing-map&mt2=cyclemap&mt3=bbbike-bbbike&marker=Berlin,%2010117,%20Allemagne
Osm.org (the URL shortener for OpenStreetMap) uses the same parameters: http://osm.org/?lat=52.51703&lon=13.38886&zoom=10
When I scroll to another place from Berlin, lat/lon/zoom parameters in URL are not updated.
You're absolutely right, it's the initial position. Same for map.openseamap.org, http://map.openseamap.org/?zoom=7&lat=47.69459&lon=-2.57742&layers=BFTFFFFFFTF0TFFFFFFFFF for instance. But being able to switch using the initial position is better than not being able to switch. And updating the parameters is easy (click on permalink or Share, usually on the bottom right).
Looking for a map using this schema but updating the parameters I found https://adresse.data.gouv.fr/map?lng=-5.08191&lat=48.4634&z=14 Here the parameters are z, lat, lng.
Switch to the initial position is better than no switch. You're right.
I need to reconsider what is the proper behavior of this app.
BTW, for mc.bbike.org share will update the position. Usually Permalink does the job.
@tankaru https://github.com/jgpacker/osm-smart-menu may be a good competitor: ideas to mix?