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Measurements in 2.0

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We have had measurement for awhile in pro and we decided to bring some of this utility to the basic version of Scribble Maps and API. While the dimensions won't be shown directly on the map like in pro, the dimensions can be seen while drawing the shapes and then after using the move/edit tool. We know that the line measurement tool is used a lot in the class room and we hope that this new feature will be just as useful. You can also switch the measurement style from Metric to Imperial by using the gear icon in the bottom left of the editor. If you have any suggestions or features that you think would make this or Scribble Maps in general even better please do not hesitate to use the feedback tab on the editor.

Our Biggest Release Yet, Mobile and API.

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We are super excited (and a little relieved) to finally have our new version of Scribble Maps out. There is a lot to talk about. We have rolled out a new basic editor as well as a full API . From Flash To HTML5/Javascript While many of our users may not understand the change in technology, the implications of this are very large. Moving from flash to HTML5/Javascript was not something that was particularly easy and especially because we want to keep the experience as similar as possible to what made the original Scribble Maps so popular. We wanted to make the experience of the new version consistent enough that people wouldn't even know we essentially rebuilt everything from the ground up. Things as simple as custom cursors were a challenge because we wanted to maintain cross browser comparability. So the new version works all the way back to IE7. After Google announced that they would no longer support the flash version of their Maps API we decided on a couple of core things

New Feature Preview (Markers)

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This feature will be available in our new version of Scribble Maps and our coming API.

API Themes

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So as we get closer to the release of our API and also our new tablet version of Scribble Maps, I thought I would share one of the cool features that is going to be included. Since the new API is completely styled using CSS, modifying the UI will be simple. However, if you don't have the time to create a complete new UI for our API, you can use one of the two initial themes we will be rolling out with the API. With a single parameter change you will be able to turn the API from a light to dark theme.

Where We Are Now

Back in December of last year we talked about all the things we had planned and we were a bit over zealous in our timelines. Moving a very large flash project over to Javascript is by no means an easy task. What we have noted is that over the last two years our mobile traffic has went up to nearly 10% of our over all traffic. With this is mind as we are doing our rebuild, we are constantly checking things out to make sure they work properly on tablets. We actually have an initial API out in the wild that we are testing with some initial clients. The ultimate goal of our API is to allow any web developer to implement Scribble Maps drawing technology. We have also been really focused on creating an experience that is similar, if not better, in quality to our current flash application experience. Further we want our API to work with currently existing APIs such as Google, Bing, and Mapbox. Thanks to our amazing VIP supporters, we now have some resources that is starting to give us mor