I just figured out a couple of cool things about the new toolbar on the site and wanted to share these tricks with you all. Of course, you can always simply click any of the apps in the tool bar to open them, but if you'd like to collaborate with other surveyors viewing the same page, here are a few tips on how to do so.
How to open the Surveyor Chat Room from the Address Bar
Surveyor Chat Room App is launchable chat room which takes advantage of our integrated member system. This Chat Room features a list of who's online (and available to chat) in the room, a counter in the bar that displays the number of people in chat and Instant Messaging just to name a few of the features. Simply add the following string to the end of any URL on the site.
Linking
URL: #/a/chatroom-FFB77024-D582-4996-A27A-6C743600022B
App linking allows you to open apps from a link on your page. They can be used alone by using the URL above as the HREF attribute of an A tag or you can add them to the end of an existing URL to open the app when a person goes to that page on your site.
Example:
http://landsurveyorsunited.com/forum#/a/chatroom-FFB77024-D582-4996-A27A-6C743600022B
Open the Global Member Map
You can see which other surveyors are in your area from any page on Land Surveyors United by simply adding the following string to any URL on the network.
Linking
URL: #/a/custom-3005BC0A-9D08-4F66-A9CC-1349CA2C8E99
Example:
http://landsurveyorsunited.com/forum#/a/custom-3005BC0A-9D08-4F66-A9CC-1349CA2C8E99
Open Up the Network Search App
If you'd like to search deep into Land Surveyors United's pages (over 1.8 million) try this one.
Linking
URL: #/a/custom-9B28D6AA-F8A5-43B1-944A-9AA8E5035CE0
Example:
http://landsurveyorsunited.com/forum#/a/custom-9B28D6AA-F8A5-43B1-944A-9AA8E5035CE0
We will be moving very soon to the new platform, but will be keeping the bar on the new site, but with Survey Earth in a Day and International Surveyors Week 2014, I have been getting quite a few questions about how to best use the App Bar, so I hope you find these quick tips useful.
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