Thank you Mike!
On Mar 3, 7:18 pm, Mike Williams <[email protected]> wrote:
> Google Chrome is built around Webkit in a way that allows it to grab the
> latest version of Webkit from time to time, so new Webkit features and
> fixes get implemented automatically.
>
> Adobe took a specific old version of the Webkit code and modified it to
> createAIR. New Webkit features and fixes only get implemented if the
> Adobe guys retrofit the changes to their code.
>
> When the Google API sees a browser identify itself as "Webkit", it
> assumes that it correctly supports <canvas>, butAIRis based on a
> version of Webkit that doesn't provide all the <canvas> features that
> Google Maps uses. In particular semitransparent polys.
>
> AIRallows the user to change its user agent string. If they edit it,
> replacing "Webkit" with "Firefox" then the API will use SVG instead of
> <canvas>, producing a better result. However, there's nothing you can do
> on your page that will produce this behaviour.
>
> --http://econym.org.uk/gmap
> The Blackpool Community Church Javascript Team
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