Comments on: Don’t Fear Pegman: New Google Maps Street View is a Winner

By: John

John — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:21:44 +0000

I agree completely with abu – I don’t like the Street View changes. It is much more difficult to use now. I wish there was a way to revert to the older version.

By: abu

abu — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:43:45 +0000

I just don’t get it. The “pegman” was already there since the beginning.
The only difference is that its draggable icon replaces “street view” button for accessing the feature. Big deal…

For the rest, I really don’t like the interface update.

The split pane view is claustrophobic, too less vertical space for both the map and the street view.
You get a bit lost in the map, and just can’t have a decent view of the sideway buildings.
Full window street view has that annoying map box in the corner… too small to aid navigation, but big enough to get constantly in the way of the view.

In the end, the old balloned/full screen view was much more effective.

The new circular widget for rotating the view… well it’s cool but totally unnecessary, apart for showing where’s the north. Why poke with that small circle and arrow when you can just click and drag the whole view?

I don’t like even the new zoom slider and pan control for the map. New color and shape make it confusing itself with the map graphics, giving the feel of a more noisy interface.

Well maybe I’m a nitpicker, but I really dislike this update

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By: Marya

Marya — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:22:39 +0000

Noooooo. Zooming all the way in should show you all the geological layers between the street location and the center of the earth.

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:16:14 +0000

I use Google Earth and was thinking exactly the same thought just yesterday – Zooming all the way in should “land” you on the ground so you can look around.

Combine with the built in flight sim and I’ve got a real life GTA4! :)