You are correct they are generated serverside and tiles generated will all the markers as one image.
Easiest would be just to do a search until get a single isolated dot, over a constant colour patch of map, and the cut it out with a graphics package (from a prt-scn). But really the dimple is not that hard to recreate. Its just a circle with a bit of shadow. On 07/07/2009, kjh <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Google Maps search facility, in addition to displaying "primary" > search results as conventional teardrop-shaped map markers (and > corresponding textual entries in the column listing to the left of the > map) now includes “secondary listings” on the map in the form of > small red dots. > > I'm interested in using the image of the small red dot for the Icon of > a custom Marker. > > Normally, I'll just root around the Map-oriented document with a DOM > inspector to isolate the source of the corresponding .png formatted > image file. > > I'm having trouble though isolating the image. It does not appear the > dots are being treated as (non-clickable) markers. > > It appears to me the images have been embedded in the map tiles that > serve as the background for the map overlays. > > Can someone point me to a publicly accessible network resource where > the corresponding small red dot image is available in .png format? > > > > -- Barry - www.nearby.org.uk - www.geograph.org.uk - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
