Mike THANKS FOR TELLING ME OFF....
Actually...I have been trying really hard on the tutorials...I bought a book in addition to working through Mike's really good tutorials. I cant understand how asking the source is unacceptable. Especially if it is a matter of substituting one single line of code that would solve the problems... If that is all that it required. I suspect you did not really read my first or second post as I am not asking about how to make markers. If you re-read the post not once did I ask that. Firstly I stated no one is answering my question. I did not state no one is answering my post... Big difference... How many times has anyone posted a question and had loads of replies but no one answered their question. I suspect this has occured to you (the person reading this) too... Not once did I ask how to make marker itself, it is clear I do know as I created them already. No, I am not interested in shadows... The problem I am having lays in your statement...If you took the time to look at the question and the tutorial I posted you would have understood, instead as below you, "state the obvious". "The obvious", lies directly in one of the tutorials! Incorporating the 2 concepts becomes the issue... You state: "You could also start by hardcoding the markers in javascript, and then switch to an XML source. Otherwise, there is too much of a chance that a random typo will stop your page working. " By now I have no idea if it is a random typo or just not getting the concept. I have restarted this at least 20-30 times, not to mention trying to figure out the errors in between and giving up and.... starting again (sadly numerous). Yes I have looked at google's information several times... Honestly though? What right do you have telling anyone else off? You have no right to criticise people without knowing what effort they have already attempted. Nor do you have the right to criticise them when the reply you have is totally off the mark (excuse the pun)... I apologise to all who read this and assume I am (another?) person who is UNGREATFUL FOR THE TUTORIAL OR THE HELP PROVIDED. I dont appreciate people criticising other people in an open forum, when clearly all they want to do is understand and learn...and no idea what the person has already attempted. Am I really being unfair? Finally, I am annoyed with myself for getting upset... As a photographer I am over my head, knowing a little HTML I assumed it would be a good learning curve, and it has been till it completely frustrated me... Regards, Stephan On Oct 4, 8:49 pm, mike_dowler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Stephan, > > You had several replies in the other thread, and you didn't exactly > wait for long before opening a new one. Anyway, if you look at the > second of Mike's examples that you have linked to, you will see that > he has created PNG files for each background colour of marker > (e.g.http://econym.org.uk/gmap/colour108.png), and for each of the > foreground labels (e.g.http://econym.org.uk/gmap/overlay3.png). > Mike's markers are the same shape as the default Google ones, so he is > able to reuse the default shadow etc. Yours aren't, so you will also > need to create those extra images. Essentially, you would need to > create custom markers for your background markers (Mike has a good > tutorial on this as well), and then use the labelling technique from > Mike's tutorial to add the text. > > I would suggest that you start with 2 or 3 markers, and then once that > is working, move up towards 150. You could also start by hardcoding > the markers in javascript, and then switch to an XML source. > Otherwise, there is too much of a chance that a random typo will stop > your page working. You should be able to find everything you need in > Mike's tutorials and the Google documentation. Have a go, and check > your errors in something like Firebug. If you are still stuck, post a > link, and people will try to help. If this sounds too much like hard > work, go and pay a developer to do it for you! > > Mike > > On 3 Oct, 11:02, smourt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I hope this is not too cheeky contacting you directly, as I am sure > > you get it a lot?. First of all I have had lots of fun learning from > > your code. I am a photographer "so this code stuff" is new to me. > > > I posted a question on the forum: > > >http://groups.google.co.za/group/Google-Maps-API/browse_thread/thread... > > > but it seems I am not explaining myself properly...as no one seems to > > be answering my question... > > > essentially I am trying to do this > > >http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=1030071458016... > > > (I created this in the my maps function in Google maps where you can > > substitute for your own logo) > > > using your 2 tutorials > > >http://econym.org.uk/gmap/example_map15c.htm > > > and this one: > > >http://econym.org.uk/gmap/example_label.htm > > > Simply put, ( I hope) I am wanting to create a map which allows me to > > select 1 of 150 points by name from a select box which has the markers > > clearly defining their names (icon) on the maps. According to the > > select tutorial I can feed the map using an xml file. SO... how do I > > manipulate your code so that I can achieve the above? > > > Regards, > > > Stephan- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
