Im so happy to read this, finally a proper namespace for the google maps stuff :P
I've missed that for ages. This will mean there will be no google maps stuff in the global namespace? 2008/10/27 pamela (Google Employee) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Igloo- > > Ok, maybe I'll check out that mountain. I'm sure I'll need to come to > Brisbane sometime anyway. :) > > Lance- > ClientLocation will still only be available to those using the actual AJAX > Common Loader (www.google.com/jsapi), as that uses a particular mechanism > on their script-serving server that we won't be enabling on ours anytime > soon. > > - pamela > > On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 9:36 PM, Lance Dyas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> pamela (Google Employee) wrote: >> > Hi developers- >> > >> > Currently, there are a few ways to load in the Maps API: >> > >> > 1) Use maps.google.com/maps?file=api: This puts global classes in your >> > page like GMarker, GMap, etc. >> > >> > 2) Use maps.google.com/maps?file=googleapi or use the AJAX common >> > loader: This puts both the global classes in your page as well as >> > namespaced classes like google.maps.Marker, google.maps.Map, etc. >> > >> > 3) Use maps.google.com/maps?file=googleapionly: This puts just the >> > namespaced classes in your page. >> > >> > We introduced namespaces along with the common loader to encourage a >> > more unified way of coding against Google AJAX APIs, but we kept the >> > prefixed "G" classes to not confused the current developers. However, >> > currently it's difficult to write extensions (like the LocalSearch >> > Control) for developers, as one has to search the DOM for both a >> > prefixed class or a namespaced class, and then use the appropriate >> > class. To make it easier for developers to create extensions that work >> > independent of loading technique and to encourage more developers to >> > use the common AJAX namespace, we will soon introduce a change that >> > will also pass down the namespaced class with technique #1. >> > >> > Let me know if you have any concerns or questions. >> > >> > - pamela >> > >> This feels like a coincidence of timing... >> I was just thinking I might want a GClientLocation or would that be >> GLoader.clientLocation >> or something of that sort. >> >> >> >> > > > > -- Bjorn Brala ---------------- GeoStart.nl- Google maps - Swis Webdesign --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
