A solution (kind of the third option you mentioned, but you don't have to hide the map completely unless you want to move the dialog around-- on top of the map) is to use a "shimmer". Read it in this old thread, I use this method to get around this limitation with a Java applet:
http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit/browse_thread/thread/134c8a5d2fc5b71b/f6e245ecab6192f5?lnk=gst&q=shimmer#f6e245ecab6192f5 On Apr 26, 8:36 pm, Chad <chad...@gmail.com> wrote: > Eric, > > Thanks. So I guess I'm out of luck unless: > > * I change my UI layout so that the dialogs don't cover the map (or > get covered by the map in this case) > * I swap map types before displaying any dialogs and change it back > after (when the Earth map type is being used) > * I hide the map completely when I need to show a dialog (could be > done with no regard to map type) > > Are there any other possible routes I haven't thought of here? > > Thanks, > Chad > > On Apr 26, 3:16 pm, Eric Ayers <zun...@google.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Hmm. I think this is because the Earth map type is actually a Flash plugin. > > > On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 3:40 PM, Chad <chad...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I was able to find the earth div, but even setting the z-index on it > > > down seems to have no effect. > > > > Anyone? > > > Chad > > > > On Apr 26, 1:27 pm, Chad <chad...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> Hi all, > > > >> I have an application written in GWT 2.0.3 using GWT Maps 1.0.4. At > > >> times, I display a modal dialog (with the glass panel enabled). This > > >> works as expected if the map is displaying a normal map type (Map, > > >> Satellite, Hybrid, Terrain), but if the map is displaying an Earth > > >> map, the map stays on top of the dialog. The map is still usable, but > > >> the rest of the browser client area is grayed out (due to the glass > > >> panel) and the dialog itself is behind the map (the map covers most of > > >> the client area). I've tried setting the z-index of the map widget > > >> down and I've tried setting the z-index of the dialog up, but neither > > >> seem to make any difference. > > > >> I tried to debug it in FF, but Firebug can't even select anything to > > >> do with the map as far as I can tell. > > > >> Any Ideas? > > > >> TIA, > > >> Chad > > > >> -- > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > >> Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. > > >> To post to this group, send email to google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >> google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > >> For more options, visit this group > > >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "Google Web Toolkit" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en. > > > -- > > Eric Z. Ayers > > Google Web Toolkit, Atlanta, GA USA > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Google Web Toolkit" group. > > To post to this group, send email to google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Web Toolkit" group. > To post to this group, send email to google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en.
