Re: [android-developers] Best way to update location of OverlayItem

2011-08-18 Thread Robert Thau
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:57 PM, Danny D wrote: > I'm writing an application that will have lots of map points, using > the Google Maps API. > > Which approach is best? Are there synchronization issues working with > Overlays directly? > > In general, it's best to manipulate the Android UI and i

Re: [android-developers] Best way to update location of OverlayItem

2011-08-18 Thread lbendlin
you also need to ask another question - how critical is it to your users to (not) see the overlayitem disappear and reappear. Will they complain about a "broken" UX? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, s

Re: [android-developers] Best way to update location of OverlayItem

2011-08-18 Thread TreKing
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Danny D wrote: > Which approach is best? > I'd favor B. > Are there synchronization issues working with Overlays directly? > Separate than any other synchronization issues you'd face with multiple threads (I assume that's what you're getting at) accessing a li

[android-developers] Best way to update location of OverlayItem

2011-08-17 Thread Danny D
I'm writing an application that will have lots of map points, using the Google Maps API. The locations of my OverlayItems will be moving and changing, so I'd like input on best approach to take to update the new locations of the points as they move. I think that I have only two options (correct m