Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: tool for simplifying kml polygons

2011-04-22 Thread Rusty Wright
Ah-ha, "point reduction"; thanks. Using the correct terminology always helps. On 2011-04-22 17:50, Rossko wrote: Is there a tool I could use that would smooth the polygon, i.e., reduce the number of points while keeping it reasonably close to the original polygon's shape? Some starter ideas

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: server side map not working with kml layer

2011-04-22 Thread Rusty Wright
In the end, I think it was my html. Sorry for the noise. On 2011-04-22 17:48, Rossko wrote: Perhaps I should look for something less buggy and that plays well with others? What do think is buggy? When you're ready, show us a 'broken' version and we'll try to help. -- 0x2B | ~0x2b -- Haml

[Google Maps API v3] Re: How to implment this comlicated markers filter ?

2011-04-22 Thread Mesh3L
Thank you Larry. I checked the link but didn't find what I'm looking for. I have found a way to do it but I'm having some problem. I've explained the issue here including my map : https://groups.google.com/forum/embed/?place=forum/google-maps-js-api-v3&showsearch=true&showpopout=true&parenturl=

[Google Maps API v3] Re: tool for simplifying kml polygons

2011-04-22 Thread Rossko
> Is there a tool I could use that would smooth the polygon, i.e., reduce the > number of points while keeping it reasonably close to the original polygon's > shape? Some starter ideas - http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/search?group=google-maps-js-api-v3&q=point+reduction --

[Google Maps API v3] Re: server side map not working with kml layer

2011-04-22 Thread Rossko
> Perhaps I should look for something less buggy and that plays well with > others? What do think is buggy? When you're ready, show us a 'broken' version and we'll try to help. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. T

[Google Maps API v3] sort a list by distance

2011-04-22 Thread Matthew Libhart
Hello, I'm making a website for a small club. Using basic LAMP. I've got a list of everyone in the club in a table, and the table also contains their lat/long. There's a function our club provides and I'd like visitors to be able to search for our club members and get back a list that's sor

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Question about TOS

2011-04-22 Thread Andrew Leach
On 22 April 2011 23:44, Jim wrote: > > This principal "terms of service" (TOS) issue is that section 9.1 of the TOS > requires free public access to the API implementation, but it is unclear > whether this requires just public access to the microscope viewer (i.e. the > HTML page with the Maps API

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Question about TOS

2011-04-22 Thread Jim
Mike, Greg & Barry: Thanks for the suggestions ... I'll try both Mike's (discussing it here) and Greg's (try again to find a Premier sales rep) approaches on the grounds that they both are useful ... although I apologize for posting it here since this could quickly stop being relevant to the Ma

[Google Maps API v3] Re: server side map not working with kml layer

2011-04-22 Thread Rusty Wright
In case you're wondering why I'm using a json library in the browser and not simply doing an eval on the json the browser receives: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Downloading_JSON_and_JavaScript_in_extensions The inclusion of the json in this kml test page is because I started by copying ano

[Google Maps API v3] Re: server side map not working with kml layer

2011-04-22 Thread Rusty Wright
I take that back about having no idea; apparently it's the json stuff; i.e., these lines that are commented out: Which came from http://json.org/js.html Perhaps I should look for something less buggy and that plays well with others? On 2011-04-22 14:33, Rusty Wright wrote: Hmm, for some

[Google Maps API v3] Re: server side map not working with kml layer

2011-04-22 Thread Rusty Wright
Hmm, for some reason it's magically started working now, and I have no idea why. On 2011-04-22 14:21, Rusty Wright wrote: It's not displaying the kml layer; what am I doing wrong? It works when I go to google maps and go to my maps and create a new map and import the kml using the url from the

[Google Maps API v3] tool for simplifying kml polygons

2011-04-22 Thread Rusty Wright
I have a kml file containing the California state assembly district outlines. In the combined state kml file the coordinates for each district are within a single (zillions of triples) Is there a tool I could use that would smooth the polygon, i.e., reduce the numbe

[Google Maps API v3] server side map not working with kml layer

2011-04-22 Thread Rusty Wright
It's not displaying the kml layer; what am I doing wrong? It works when I go to google maps and go to my maps and create a new map and import the kml using the url from the server: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=212116864590044317463.0004a183bbcd71093eeb3&z=11 aka htt

[Google Maps API v3] Re: animation markers

2011-04-22 Thread geocode...@gmail.com
On Apr 22, 1:44 pm, yosra ayed wrote: > sorry i mean setMap > also i have tried setVisible(true) and setVisible(false) but nothing Those commands work for my maps. If you believe they don't work, please provide and example map that shows the problem (a link to a map exhibiting the problem would b

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Question about TOS

2011-04-22 Thread Barry Hunter
In general Google dont comment. In general becuase it can easily be misconstrued. ie you get an answer that it ok, but could try to say "but employee XY said its ok", thinking what said overrides the terms. You should perhaps contact a lawyer, who can help you interpret the terms. On 22 April 201

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Question about TOS

2011-04-22 Thread Gregory Short
Also, I imagine contacting a Premier rep might be a viable option, as they'd hopefully at least be able to say, "Yes/no, you do/do not need Premier for that." -G On Apr 22, 2011, at 3:53 PM, Michael Geary wrote: > You could just post your question here to get an informal (but likely to be > c

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Question about TOS

2011-04-22 Thread Michael Geary
You could just post your question here to get an informal (but likely to be correct) answer from other developers who are familiar with the TOS. -Mike On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Jim wrote: > How do I contact Google if I have a question regarding whether my > application conforms with the

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: animation markers

2011-04-22 Thread yosra ayed
sorry i mean setMap also i have tried setVisible(true) and setVisible(false) but nothing i have tried with hide() and show() but nothing too On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 9:34 PM, Chris Broadfoot wrote: > What's wrong with that? > > You can also use setVisible(true) and setVisible(false) > > (You're

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: animation markers

2011-04-22 Thread Chris Broadfoot
What's wrong with that? You can also use setVisible(true) and setVisible(false) (You're using "setMap", not "setmap" right?) Chris On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 11:13 AM, yosra ayed wrote: > Hi, the problems founded in v3.3 are about hidding and showing of markers > i do this > marker.setmap(null);

[Google Maps API v3] Question about TOS

2011-04-22 Thread Jim
How do I contact Google if I have a question regarding whether my application conforms with the Terms of Service for the Maps API? I couldn't find any contact info on the "http://code.google.com/apis/maps/terms.html"; page and a "to whom it may concern" email left on the "http://www.google.com

[Google Maps API v3] Jump to anchor on the page the map is shown from click on anchor

2011-04-22 Thread Bas Debie
Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction... Can't make this work, tried several things.. I want to jump on a anchor on the page that holds the map when clicking on a marker in the map. Now I have: google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() { // open new infowindow in

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Restricting geocoding to specific area?

2011-04-22 Thread JT
Ah! Worked like a charm. Thanks a ton, Rossko. I also appreciate the explanation of what I was doing wrong. -- 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-v3@googlegrou

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Restricting geocoding to specific area?

2011-04-22 Thread Rossko
>     geocoder.geocode( { 'address': address}, function() {... { 'bounds': > bounds} }); Here you've put your bounds into the results processing code of your callback, not going to do much good there. The docs http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/reference.html#Geocoder

[Google Maps API v3] Re: API V3 .setVisibilty(false) does not work

2011-04-22 Thread geocode...@gmail.com
On Apr 22, 12:19 pm, treyb wrote: > The only thing is, I am hiding multiple markers at a time.  In this > example I am hiding three.  I dont want to run an if statement on > all.  How would I set these 3 into an array and then hide them at the > same time? You can't do that (at least I don't know

[Google Maps API v3] Re: API V3 .setVisibilty(false) does not work

2011-04-22 Thread treyb
The only thing is, I am hiding multiple markers at a time. In this example I am hiding three. I dont want to run an if statement on all. How would I set these 3 into an array and then hide them at the same time? On Apr 22, 3:12 pm, "geocode...@gmail.com" wrote: > On Apr 22, 12:01 pm, treyb wr

[Google Maps API v3] Re: API V3 .setVisibilty(false) does not work

2011-04-22 Thread geocode...@gmail.com
On Apr 22, 12:01 pm, treyb wrote: > I tried: > > //gloabal variable > var plotterhide=[]; > > Weil = new google.maps.Marker({ >       map:map, >       animation: google.maps.Animation.DROP, >       position: new google.maps.LatLng(29.64834,-82.348688)}); perhaps: Weil.myName = "Weil"; plotterhid

[Google Maps API v3] Re: API V3 .setVisibilty(false) does not work

2011-04-22 Thread treyb
I tried: //gloabal variable var plotterhide=[]; Weil = new google.maps.Marker({ map:map, animation: google.maps.Animation.DROP, position: new google.maps.LatLng(29.64834,-82.348688) }); .rest of markers plotterhide.push(marker,weil,CSE); but nothing. When I put an alert

[Google Maps API v3] Turn Off Continuous Zoom

2011-04-22 Thread mediaXpert
I would like to see a way to turn off continuous zoom for markers, perhaps for the marker overlay or for a custom OverlayView in which I could add my markers. It is very disconcerting to see a bunch of icons zoom in large and then shrink back to normal size when the new map tiles arrive. Look

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Using fitBounds or setCenter

2011-04-22 Thread geocode...@gmail.com
On Apr 22, 9:01 am, Bill wrote: > I'm new to JavaScript and Google Maps, but managed to cobble together > a series of maps for that do about 90 percent of what I want to do. > > The maps are here:http://bilware.net/BullyMap/BullyMap.html > > What I want users to be able to do is: > > 1) Choose a m

[Google Maps API v3] Re: jQuery does not works in Infowindow

2011-04-22 Thread thebit
Well! It perfectly works! Thank you so much! On 21 Apr, 18:00, thebit wrote: > Well! > Thank you for your interesting suggestion! > > On 21 Apr, 13:33, Keith Brown wrote: > > > Also, inside your click listener, add this second listener and put > > your code inside here: > > >      google.maps.ev

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Using fitBounds or setCenter

2011-04-22 Thread George Woodring
This is how I set the bounds on my map so that each user sees his area specifically. The bounds will set the center and the zoom automatically. var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions); // Fetch bounding box via ajax or however you want var swPoint = new g

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Restricting geocoding to specific area?

2011-04-22 Thread JT
Well, from what I've seen in the documentation, biasing results to my area would probably be adequate. It doesn't have to be an absolute restriction, just a preferred response. I hadn't considered testing the results against the boundaries. Sounds like a good plan B, but I was really hoping to

[Google Maps API v3] Re: controlling the position of a marker with a textbox value

2011-04-22 Thread Rossko
> This is a seemingly simple issue, but it's been bugging me for a couple of > weeks now and I cannot seem to work around it. Any ideas would be very much > appreciated. Dunno without seeing it in action, the snippet looks irrelevant and cretainly doesn't contain the code you are complaining about

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Restricting geocoding to specific area?

2011-04-22 Thread Rossko
> I'm trying to puzzle out viewport biasing using the simple geocoding example > provided in the documentation. Viewport biasing probably won't do what you want anyway, it's only biasing not true restriction. Why not test results lat/long returned to see if each one falls in your area? -- You re

[Google Maps API v3] Re: how to match a text box entry on a webpage with the fusion table .

2011-04-22 Thread Rossko
> var ccc=document.getElementById("cat").value; > layer.setQuery("SELECT Location FROM 728781 where Category=ccc"); Wouldn't you want to use the value of your variable ccc in the query, not the three characters 'ccc'? You can join a string to a variable's content like this variable = "banana";

[Google Maps API v3] Re: API V3 .setVisibilty(false) does not work

2011-04-22 Thread Rossko
> //gloabal variable > var plotterhide=["marker","Weil","CSE","NRN"]; That seems to be just an array of strings. Strings don't have setMap() methods and so on. Wouldn't you need to make an array of marker objects? And maybe give each marker some property so you can tell which of your categories

[Google Maps API v3] Re: getting errror while using gmap v3

2011-04-22 Thread geocode...@gmail.com
On Apr 22, 7:31 am, anshul goyal wrote: > I am getting error " google doesn't defined"     when using gmap v3 Link? Sounds like you aren't including the API code... -- Larry -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group.

[Google Maps API v3] Using fitBounds or setCenter

2011-04-22 Thread Bill
I'm new to JavaScript and Google Maps, but managed to cobble together a series of maps for that do about 90 percent of what I want to do. The maps are here: http://bilware.net/BullyMap/BullyMap.html What I want users to be able to do is: 1) Choose a map (this works) 1a) Click on a district to se

[Google Maps API v3] getting errror while using gmap v3

2011-04-22 Thread anshul goyal
I am getting error " google doesn't defined" when using gmap v3 -- 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-v3@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, sen

[Google Maps API v3] controlling the position of a marker with a textbox value

2011-04-22 Thread Jason
Hi there, I have been following a tutorial on google maps ( http://code.google.com/apis/maps/articles/mvcfun.html) which has a map that works like this ( http://code.google.com/apis/maps/articles/mvcfun/step6.html). This is all fine. When I, however, attempt to control either the latitude, lon

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Embedding a "My Maps" map, then linking to specific placemarkers within it

2011-04-22 Thread geocode...@gmail.com
On Apr 22, 10:25 am, "geocode...@gmail.com" wrote: > On Apr 22, 1:53 am, w1ntermut3 wrote: > > > I'm not entirely sure I'm going about this the right way, or even if > > what I'm trying to do is possible. > > > I've created a map in "My Maps" in my Google account, and added some > > placeholders

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Embedding a "My Maps" map, then linking to specific placemarkers within it

2011-04-22 Thread geocode...@gmail.com
On Apr 22, 1:53 am, w1ntermut3 wrote: > I'm not entirely sure I'm going about this the right way, or even if > what I'm trying to do is possible. > > I've created a map in "My Maps" in my Google account, and added some > placeholders to it. > > I would like to embed a map on my blog containing the

[Google Maps API v3] Restricting geocoding to specific area?

2011-04-22 Thread JT
Greetings All, I'm trying to puzzle out viewport biasing using the simple geocoding example provided in the documentation. http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/geocoding-simple.html In essence, I want to restrict the results to my organization's service area withi

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Embedding a "My Maps" map, then linking to specific placemarkers within it

2011-04-22 Thread w1ntermut3
I'm afraid I can't - it's not online yet. This is just running on my local dev box. -- 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-v3@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: How do i create an infowindow with 2 or 3 tabs?

2011-04-22 Thread Guus Jansen
Sorry, but I have no time to support you more than answering some dedicated questions about my example. You need to have some knowledge of the 'DOM-model' and 'Javascript writing' (oa prototyping) to understand the source of my example. If you don't have this knowledge, than please choose anoth

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Weird KML Balloon text overflow problem only with embedded map

2011-04-22 Thread Steve Cole
I wanted to post a followup to mark this as "resolved". As it turned out, Andrew correctly suggested that this was a CSS issue. I tried a combination of things so I'm not sure which specific step "solved" it. First, I did add a specific font size within the tag in combination with and tags.

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: Why does this ploygon work in ie8 but not firefox

2011-04-22 Thread john Johnson
Larry, That worked perfectly thank you so much!!! On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 6:59 AM, geocode...@gmail.com wrote: > On Apr 22, 6:20 am, john Johnson wrote: >> i downloaded it from the google site. maybe I didn't cut and paste >> it correctly? But it works here fine: > > http://www.skiingthebackcoun

[Google Maps API v3] Re: how to read Longitudes and Latitude from a url using ajax/jquery?

2011-04-22 Thread geocode...@gmail.com
On Apr 22, 7:29 am, Ravi wrote: > I will explain about the problem what i am having > There is server url which shows date, time, latitude and longitude > What i need is i want to retrieve these latitude , longitude points and plot > those points on google maps. > I think it has to be done

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: How do i create an infowindow with 2 or 3 tabs?

2011-04-22 Thread Ravi
Thank you for the post, i hope i got it, what i feel is how can i get separate code for info window with tabs. the code is too big for me and i felt confused. Can you help me in this one? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API

[Google Maps API v3] Re: how to read Longitudes and Latitude from a url using ajax/jquery?

2011-04-22 Thread Ravi
I will explain about the problem what i am having There is server url which shows date, time, latitude and longitude What i need is i want to retrieve these latitude , longitude points and plot those points on google maps. I think it has to be done using ajax thing. i do not know about aj

[Google Maps API v3] Re: How do i create an infowindow with 2 or 3 tabs?

2011-04-22 Thread Chandra Miller
Thank you for the post Guus. I am trying to also add tabbed infowindows to my map at http://156.42.96.39/alert/Google/rain.html. -- 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-j

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Why does this ploygon work in ie8 but not firefox

2011-04-22 Thread geocode...@gmail.com
On Apr 22, 6:20 am, john Johnson wrote: > i downloaded it from the google site. maybe I didn't cut and paste > it correctly? But it works here fine: http://www.skiingthebackcountry.com/maptest.php The problem is the asynchronous nature of XmlHttpRequest... You need to create the polygon inside

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Embedding a "My Maps" map, then linking to specific placemarkers within it

2011-04-22 Thread Joseph Elfelt
Help us help you. Please post a link to your map. -- 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-v3@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: Why does this ploygon work in ie8 but not firefox

2011-04-22 Thread john Johnson
i downloaded it from the google site. maybe I didn't cut and paste it correctly? But it works here fine: http://www.skiingthebackcountry.com/maptest.php On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 10:24 PM, geocode...@gmail.com wrote: > On Apr 21, 10:18 pm, "geocode...@gmail.com" > wrote: >> On Apr 21, 8:42 pm, joh

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Grouping Visualization

2011-04-22 Thread geocode...@gmail.com
On Apr 22, 5:29 am, Navindian wrote: > Thanks andrew and rossko. I am showing drop and bounce > functionality on selection of a group. already existing markers are > shown with different images...need better visualization than drop > and bounce.. > > Thinking of circle but it doesn't fit all the s

[Google Maps API v3] Re: how to read Longitudes and Latitude from a url using ajax/jquery?

2011-04-22 Thread geocode...@gmail.com
On Apr 22, 3:21 am, Ravi wrote: > Please help this one, i have some longitudes and latitudes. what i > have to do is i will read these points one by one from a url using > ajax/jquery and then i do mark those points on google map. And what problem are you having doing that? If you provide a link

[Google Maps API v3] Как не загружать плитки гугл карт под моими плитками?

2011-04-22 Thread Serg Anry
Good day I have a question. Trying to impose on the map with their own layer tiles. Everything turned out. But when drawing under my card is visible layer of Google maps. How do I remove (not download), these tiles for my site? Use the script tileoverlay.ja But with such a plot code var Building

[Google Maps API v3] Embedding a "My Maps" map, then linking to specific placemarkers within it

2011-04-22 Thread w1ntermut3
I'm not entirely sure I'm going about this the right way, or even if what I'm trying to do is possible. I've created a map in "My Maps" in my Google account, and added some placeholders to it. I would like to embed a map on my blog containing these placeholders. When you click a placeholder and g

[Google Maps API v3] infoWindows stop displaying after page is scrolled in Mobile Safari.

2011-04-22 Thread Brandon
Hi, I created a page that pulls property data and plots markers on a map: http://mimcoinc.com/map/new_mexico When you click on a marker, an infoWindow appears. Everything works great in all browsers (desktop and mobile). However, I noticed that the click events get screwed up if the user scrol

[Google Maps API v3] Grouping Visualization

2011-04-22 Thread Navindian
Thanks andrew and rossko. I am showing drop and bounce functionality on selection of a group. already existing markers are shown with different images...need better visualization than drop and bounce.. Thinking of circle but it doesn't fit all the scenarios. As some other markers which are not par

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: How do i create an infowindow with 2 or 3 tabs?

2011-04-22 Thread Guus Jansen
On http://reizigers.jade1.nl/Tabbed_Infowindows.html you can find an example of a tabbed-infowindow implementation, without using any infobubble library. Maybe the source of this example is helpfull to solve your problem. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Gro

[Google Maps API v3] how to read Longitudes and Latitude from a url using ajax/jquery?

2011-04-22 Thread Ravi
Please help this one, i have some longitudes and latitudes. what i have to do is i will read these points one by one from a url using ajax/jquery and then i do mark those points on google map. Note: In this url, you will show only latitudes and longitudes here. -- You received this message be

[Google Maps API v3] Google Maps to pay from march/may 2011?

2011-04-22 Thread Myself
Hi, in some blog entries of the last weeks some rumours were afloat, that google maps api is not longer free to use. That it depends how many users are viewing the costomized map.. Sry for the bad english, just wanna know if it is true that we have to pay for the api in the near future? -- You r

[Google Maps API v3] Help V3: Replacement for Infowindowbeforeopen and infowindowbeforeclose events V2.

2011-04-22 Thread Guus Jansen
In version 2 I have implemented eventlisteners for the Marker events ‘infowindowbeforeopen’ and ‘infowindowbeforeclose’. The user can change the input text fields(place-name and place-info) in the Infowindow content. My implementation keeps a summary of this user-changes in one of the infow

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Driving Directions Between Points on a Google Map

2011-04-22 Thread johntynan
Thanks Larry, This was precisely the right solution. On Apr 21, 3:39 pm, "geocode...@gmail.com" wrote: > > Actually they don't overwrite the bubbles, you just can't see or click > on the original markers as the A and B markers are on top of them. > > Try setting the suppressMarkers option to the

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: Grouping markers

2011-04-22 Thread Andrew Leach
On 22 April 2011 10:57, Rossko wrote: >> So the problem here is to show them visually. > > You might show different companies markers with different icon images? And place each company's entries in a different category with a checkbox. Larry has such an example ported from Mike Williams' version

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Grouping markers

2011-04-22 Thread Rossko
> So the problem here is to show them visually. You might show different companies markers with different icon images? -- 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-v3@g

[Google Maps API v3] Grouping markers

2011-04-22 Thread Navindian
I have a requirement of grouping. The markers spread across different parts of the u.s need to be grouped. For example gasoline stations of a particular owner spread across different places.. they need to be grouped. So the problem here is to show them visually. any ideas are welcomed. thanks na