Help with using MoveFlat maps

 

Here we're going to use the Clapham map above as an an example of a MoveFlat in-line map to 'play with.'

These on-page maps are a powerful way to hunt for a place to live, because you can push the map about and see all the MoveFlat 1000+ properties in their exact location.

The control on the left allows you to zoom in and out using the + and - keys.

The arrow keys push the map 'cloth' in different directions - try this now.

But you can also 'grab' the map like a tablecloth using your left mouse button and pull and push it around: try this. Place your mouse over the map - your mouse pointer becomes a hand. Now press your mouse and drag the map 'cloth' underneath it. Release your mouse button when you want to stop dragging the 'cloth.' If you've used .pdf documents before, this will be a doddle for you because its the same process.

If you're using a relatively slow computer (less than 1Ghz processor) then you'll be better off using the arrows rather trying to 'grab the tablecloth.'

If you double click on any point on the map, it zooms in by one zoom.

The map pins (they look like a blackcurrant on a stick) are colour coded links to adverts. They are colour coded in the same manner as all links on MoveFlat: black for ones you haven't clicked on and grey for ones you have. Properties that are NEW SINCE YOUR LAST VISIT are blue pins. The pins somewhat cutely illuminate themselves when you pass your mouse over them. It's possibly not that cute. If you zoom out too much the London map starts to look like an ad for Ribena.

For the maps that appear in individual adverts, these are by default scaled to represent a brisk 15-20 minute walk from the centre (with a pink marker like a cyclops) to the edge of the map: this gives you an instant indication of prxomity to tube stations etc. We're not implying that twenty minutes is OK because most women would find that not so good especially when darkness falls early.

I'm going to be adding more features in the coming months with these maps as I think they're quite good. -Julian

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