Thanks for the example links. It sounds like map styling is the ultimate use-case here. Accessing tile layers simply provides a means to achieve this by setting its background color.
What do you think map styling capabilities as a feature request? On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 7:03 AM, ricco * <[email protected]> wrote: > ... > > this example seems to do it well : > http://www.philageohistory.org/tiles/mobile/ > > 2010/5/6 ricco * <[email protected]> > > Hello, >> >> @William : your example is great ( >> http://www.william-map.com/20100506/2/map.htm ), the subjetc of my first >> post was for asking if this kind of example could be done in V3. >> >> In your example, the tiles seems to be transparent, so that we can see the >> blue color you have set as background-color, but it seems that is no more >> possible with the V3 because if you set the background color, you won't be >> able to see it as it can be seen in your example... >> >> cheers >> >> 2010/5/6 William <[email protected]> >> >> On May 6, 4:36 am, Daniels Lee™ <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Besides styling use-cases like the one you provided, what other ways >>> would >>> > you envision yourself benefiting from accessing the transparent tile >>> layers >>> > within a Hybrid map type, or any map type in general? >>> > >>> >>> these layers are useful when you have a colorful thematic map and all >>> you need is a black and white overlay, like the Fund Race map done by >>> the Huffington Post >>> >>> http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/ >>> >>> another example is a radar map: >>> >>> http://www.william-map.com/20100506/2/map.htm >>> >>> ... >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<google-maps-js-api-v3%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en. >>> >>> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<google-maps-js-api-v3%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en. > -- Daniels Lee Developer Programs Engineer Google, Inc. 345 Spear Street San Francisco, CA 94105 650 253 0967 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" 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-js-api-v3?hl=en.
