Barry, Thanks for your response.
I'm adept at using the Maps API but less than competent when it comes to image creation and manipulation. I can usually get the foreground to look OK but fail miserably when it comes to getting the background transparency working properly. Kevin H. On Jul 7, 11:13 am, Barry Hunter <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
