Re: map smaller in browser due to expaned left margin

Wasn't it ginahoy who wrote:
>
>I'm a frequent user of google maps. Sometime in the past month or so, I
>noticed the map appeared much smaller in my browser. It seems the
>left-hand margin has grown considerably, reducing the map size.
>
>There must be a way to get rid of the margin altogether. I mean, how
>many times do I need to see "example searches"?!
>
>Here's one approach...
>I noticed when using the q parameter, the map fills the whole width of
>the screen. So I figure I could set q to the center of the country, and
>bookmark that link as my entree to google maps:
>
>http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39,-97&iwloc=0
>
>However, the q parameter defaults to a very small (local) scale. Is
>there another parameter that sets the scale (ideally, national scale
>which would be 5th from the largest)? It would be great to eliminate
>the pushpin as well :-)
>
>Or, perhaps someone knows a different way to access google maps without
>the superfluous white space...?

You can set the zoom level with the &z parameter. E.g.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39,-97&z=5

There's a list of map parameters that people have identified in the
Mapki at:

http://mapki.com/index.php?title=Google_Map_Parameters

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