HashMaps
Adding Google Maps search to your address bar.
What is HashMaps?
HashMaps is a Chrome extension developed by https://shivankaul.com, and its main feature is "Adding Google Maps search to your address bar.".
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Extension Usage Instructions
HashMaps lets you search for places and directions straight from the address bar.
HOW TO USE:
Once installed, in the address box, type in #, and press either Space or Tab. That's it! Now look for places or directions.
NEW: You can save commonly used addresses like 'Home' or 'Work', which would allow you to search something like "home to McGill University".
To save: Click on the Extension icon next to the address bar, and put in addresses.
Or, go to chrome://extensions, find HashMaps, and click on the Options button. Note that you don't need to do this if you've already saved your Home/Work addresses in your Google Account.
TO SEARCH FOR PLACES:
Simply type in the name of the place, and press Enter. Example: "McGill University". Screencast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGTYNvsGLgU
TO SEARCH FOR DIRECTIONS:
Type in the origin and the destination separated by a 'to', and press Enter. Example: "Montreal to New York". Screencast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPGPeumO-d4
MOTIVATION:
While travelling in India, I often want to look up directions and places on Google Maps. But given that internet speeds are still somewhat iffy, the process is a pain. To look up directions, I have to first load maps.google.com, then enter locations, and then search. That extra step of loading the landing page significantly slows things down.
But that's not why I wrote HashMaps.
Given Chrome's excellent address bar - Omnibox - I now no longer have to go to google.com to search for something; I can just search from the address bar (this is of course also true for Firefox, but it sometimes craps out when it sees a colon: it thinks you're supplying a port). The process feels much more natural. That was the idea behind this extension. I use Google Maps on a regular basis, and the extra step of going to maps.google.com seemed unnecessary. I should be able to search for directions using my address bar, just like I use it for searching for other things.
That, and I'm lazy.
ICON CREDITS:
http://www.flaticon.com/authors/freepik
WHAT'S NEW:
- Saving Home/Work addresses!
- New, snazzier icon, courtesy: Freepik
- Suggestions! Start typing and see suggested locations. Don't worry, your search history isn't saved at all: all suggestions are created dynamically when you type by smartly interacting with the Google Maps API. Extension Basic Information
| Name |  HashMaps |
| ID | ncbcjemlgfabkoebboepbofhbmhekion |
| Official URL | https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hashmaps/ncbcjemlgfabkoebboepbofhbmhekion |
| Description | Adding Google Maps search to your address bar. |
| File Size | 45.34 KB |
| Installation Count | 114 |
| Current Version | 1.3.9 |
| Last Updated | 2017-06-13 |
| Publish Date | 2017-06-13 |
| Rating | 5.00/5 Total 5 Ratings |
| Developer | https://shivankaul.com |
| [email protected] | |
| Payment Type | free |
| Extension Website | http://shivankaul.com/blog/2015/02/28/hashmaps.html |
| Supported Languages | en |
| manifest.json | |
{
"update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
"manifest_version": 2,
"name": "HashMaps",
"short_name": "#",
"description": "Adding Google Maps search to your address bar.",
"version": "1.3.9",
"homepage_url": "http:\/\/shivankaul.com",
"icons": {
"64": "images\/icon-64.png",
"32": "images\/icon-32.png",
"128": "images\/icon-128.png"
},
"permissions": [
"storage",
"http:\/\/ipinfo.io\/json"
],
"browser_action": {
"default_icon": {
"16": "images\/icon-16.png",
"32": "images\/icon-32.png"
},
"default_title": "HashMaps: Add common addresses for convenient searching",
"default_popup": "src\/options.html"
},
"options_ui": {
"page": "src\/options.html",
"chrome_style": true
},
"background": {
"scripts": [
"src\/js\/jquery-1.11.2.min.js",
"src\/js\/background.js"
]
},
"omnibox": {
"keyword": "#"
}
} | |
