Caveat: the example I am presenting is v2 and one of my first maps so very messy. However; I think it may give you some ideas on how to achieve what you are attempting. It is based on an xml file that contains the references to 3 related markers.
http://greg-koppel.site88.net/maps/JLH.html If you want more details, post back. On Oct 20, 2:59 pm, shadrack <shadke...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Chad, > Thanks. I'm using setIcon() to change the icon image on mouseover or > click. This worked at line 133 just to test the idea of changing icon > images. However, this method won't work in the end because the map > keeps the icon changed even when clicking on other icons. > > http://www.julieshad.com/ag/map_v3.3.html > > I'd like to reference the gmarkers array on line 161 to test changing > the icons on certain markers, and then I can do the binding and such > to make sure two markers are changed with one click. I tried this on > line 166 but it didn't seem to work. I tried it again on line 175 > (when you click on the connection link on the left hand message box) > and it DID work, but again the icons remain yellow instead of > switching back...and I want them to change on the initial click or > mouseover, not the secondary clicking of the link on the left hand > side. > > The array does work because I'm referencing it on a different > functionAdditionally, I want to have the markers go back to the > original icon and a new pair of markers to change icons when clicking > away on a separate pair of markers. > > Thanks for any additional help. I'm glad the setIcon function works so > smoothly. > > Shad > > On Oct 20, 2:05 pm, Chad Killingsworth > > > > <chadkillingswo...@missouristate.edu> wrote: > > If it's always the same 2 markers, you could bind their icon > > properties together. Something like: > > > marker1.bindTo('icon', marker2); > > > Then when you change the icon on Marker1 (such as on a mouseover > > event), Marker2 will also change icons. > > > Chad Killingsworth > > > On Oct 20, 3:54 pm, shadrack <shadke...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > I do only want two open at the same time, so I don't think I'll > > > implement that code. > > > > However, you bring a good point about crowding. I don't have many > > > markers now, but they will expand > > > so I expect infowindows may crowd each other. > > > > So, I have a conceptual idea that I don't really know how to implement > > > in code. If I developed a different color > > > icon (one highlighted yellow or something and the other normal---so > > > two icons possible for each marker), then > > > how could I activate the yellow icon to show when mouseover...AND the > > > marker that it's related to turn yellow > > > as well. Could I just add the alternative marker icon in the xml and > > > somehow reference that to show up when > > > mousing over? > > > > In general, I want to visually connect two markers when the user > > > mouses over or clicks on a marker. > > > > I can clarify if necessary. Thanks for your time, > > > > Shad > > > > On Oct 19, 6:23 pm, Chris Broadfoot <c...@google.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi Shad, > > > > > Won't it suffice to remove this line? (and turn infowindow into a local > > > > variable) > > > > > if (infowindow) infowindow.close(); > > > > > ... unless you want _up to two_ open at the same time - as opposed to an > > > > unlimited number of InfoWindows open at the same time? > > > > > BTW - from a user perspective, having multiple InfoWindows open at once > > > > is > > > > usually not very helpful (often, they will overlap, right?) and creates > > > > visual clutter as well as requiring a click of the 'X' to close it. > > > > > Cheers > > > > Chris > > > > > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 11:36 AM, shadrack <shadke...@hotmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > On this page (http://julieshad.com/ag/map_v3.3.html), if you click on > > > > > a marker a message box will be filled on the left hand side. If you > > > > > then click on the link "This ___ is connected to _____", the current > > > > > infowindow will close and another will open with the message box > > > > > displaying information regarding the newly opened infowindow/marker. > > > > > > What I'd like to do is have the new infowindow open and the messagebox > > > > > change and filled with the relevant information to the newly opened > > > > > window AND keep the initial infowindow open, so there are two > > > > > infowindows open at the same time...visually showing the connection > > > > > between the two places on the map. You can see my attempt at this > > > > > around line 147 and 162 where I use two indices and try to open > > > > > windows of both. I've commented out my attempts because they didn't > > > > > work. Can anyone help me out on this? I've googled this concept and > > > > > haven't found info that was relevant to my attempts. > > > > > > Thanks for your time, > > > > > > Shad > > > > > > -- > > > > > 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 > > > > > google-maps-js-api...@googlegroups.com. > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<google-maps-js-api-v3%2B > > > > > unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > . > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en.- Hide > > > > >quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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 google-maps-js-api...@googlegroups.com. 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