[Google Maps API v3] Re: Google Maps Red Marker in Company Logo - is it legal?

2011-09-22 Thread roberto.cr
So it really is a gray area, isn't it? Something Google won't tell what's right or wrong, since they really can't. There are clear boundaries you can't cross when it comes to Branding (specially names), but I really don't see the marker design as being copyrighted...

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Subsequent searches on Autocomplete Places suddenly not centering

2011-09-22 Thread Lou
Seems to be an issue even on the demo at http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/places-autocomplete.html - the map doesn't seem to center at the marker/infowindows - tried it in both IE and Chrome. On Sep 21, 9:53 pm, Luke Mahé lu...@google.com wrote: Can you please

[Google Maps API v3] Feature request : Creation date (timestamp)

2011-09-22 Thread Stéphane Moser
I've searched in the API a way to know the creation date of the map we want to download. I found nothing about it. Here is the reason: - If we create some websites with maps, for example an company addresses book. For each company inside the address book, we want to download the show the map of

[Google Maps API v3] Re: backgroundColor not honored after initial map is loaded (js map API v3.6)

2011-09-22 Thread Enoch Lau (Google Employee)
Could you please link us to your demo page that exhibits this behavior? Thanks. Enoch -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Google Maps JavaScript API v3 group. To view this discussion on the web visit

[Google Maps API v3] Re: map repeat for small zoom size

2011-09-22 Thread Yauhen
I mean not maximum but minimum (sometimes in email I said this). Here is screenshot just whole world shown several times http://i52.tinypic.com/2euhk7k.png At least it will be good to not show markers several times. But the best will be of course to not duplicate. On 22 сен, 00:22, JKurtock

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Longitude resets on zoom

2011-09-22 Thread saltire
I've tested it in Firefox 5, Chrome 14 and IE 9, and all exhibit the same behaviour (although IE doesn't animate the zoom). It doesn't happen if you haven't moved the map around, but if you move it so it's centred outside a certain longitudinal range (roughly the left third of the visible map),

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Longitude resets on zoom

2011-09-22 Thread saltire
Ah, you're right about one thing. It doesn't do it when using the control or double clicking the map. It only does it when using the mouse wheel to zoom. Still can't think of how to fix it though. It's not like the mouse wheel is just scrolling the map, because it only happens when it's centred

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: Longitude resets on zoom

2011-09-22 Thread Dwayne Henderson
Testing. Can you guys hear me? I seem to be unable to write to this group. Don't know why! --Dwayne On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 10:17 AM, saltire marcus.ka...@gmail.com wrote: Ah, you're right about one thing. It doesn't do it when using the control or double clicking the map. It only does it

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Feature request : Creation date (timestamp)

2011-09-22 Thread Rossko
we want to store the current version of the map for offline use, or for not having to constantly download the maps. That's against the terms of use. The map services are designed to be used by many thousands of peopole worldwide simultaneously. -- You received this message because you are

[Google Maps API v3] Re: New Bug 09/21/11: Draggle Markers now showing in right place after re-center or mouse zoom !!!!

2011-09-22 Thread pi5701
same bug on my map, too. running on v3.5 fixes problem -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Google Maps JavaScript API v3 group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-maps-js-api-v3/-/2xVr3UjOhTYJ. To post to

[Google Maps API v3] Re: How to implement a google map which pinpoints the locations of site users?

2011-09-22 Thread Bob Torzynski
Hi Christopher, This site: http://gis.zgroks.com/rw2.html is based on several Google Tutorials and Hack #63 from the book Google Maps Hacks, and does what you're talking about (and more). Not too difficult to set up, I'll share all the php files if you want. Regards, Bob On Sep 21, 3:47 am,

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Google Maps Red Marker in Company Logo - is it legal?

2011-09-22 Thread davie
This is a grey area there is no definitive answer. Any infringement of copyright can only be tested in court. As I said in a previous post the image would have to be demonstratively different for copyright. Trade marks are another issue As I see it your your trademark should not confuse your

[Google Maps API v3] Viewing country names in one language only

2011-09-22 Thread James Paxton
Hi all, I'm sure this has been asked before, but I couldn't find any posts relating to it. I'm using the map.setOptions({styles: myStyle}) to set custom colours, information visible, etc, on my maps. However, I would also like to display the country names in only English. This is because the

[Google Maps API v3] Google Map Not Showing inside another Div

2011-09-22 Thread beh
Hi Every one I need to locate a map canvas inside some divs but when ever I locate the map_canvas inside the other div the map disappears! I tried to fix the issue by indexing the divs but it didn't go through! Can you please take a look at following link and let me know what I am doing wrong

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: Google Maps Red Marker in Company Logo - is it legal?

2011-09-22 Thread Andrew Leach
On 22 September 2011 11:25, davie daviestrac...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: As for Googles TOS I don't think there is a problem unless you are trying to imply that you are connected to or endorsed  by Google. If you are only using the marker icon in relation to Google maps and you create your own

[Google Maps API v3] Re: My load is rendering 2 maps ?????

2011-09-22 Thread Ice
Hi solved this problem. It turns out there is nothing wrong with my code. It appears to be a problem with how the tiles are rendered. I did a zoom into some areas over the USA then zoomed out and panned over to the Pacific Ocean and with no land, only water, in my map window I zoomed in and

[Google Maps API v3] Re: New Bug 09/21/11: Draggle Markers now showing in right place after re-center or mouse zoom !!!!

2011-09-22 Thread shah
ok. I tried following versions: 3 - not working 3.5 - working 3.6 - not working... Why google doesnt give the stable version like they have in v2. On Sep 22, 10:12 am, pi5701 pistol...@chello.at wrote: same bug on my map, too. running on v3.5 fixes problem -- You received this message

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Google Map Not Showing inside another Div

2011-09-22 Thread Pil
Don't think that your problem is related to the Maps API. It rather seems to be a general HTML issue. Even when using valid HTML it's always possible to nest elements in such a way that no browser is able to render them. Have you tried to display your nested elements without loading a map? I

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Property / Parcel Shape Files

2011-09-22 Thread Berry Ratliff
On Sep 21, 11:19 pm, Joseph Elfelt josephelf...@gmail.com wrote: 1. That's a bit of a mystery. The ultimate source is a local government (most likely a county) that maintains the shape files. 2. No. Us developers cannot get Tax IDs through Google. I agree tax ids are not available from

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Geocoder Enhancement

2011-09-22 Thread Berry Ratliff
On Sep 21, 9:20 pm, davie daviestrac...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: How are Google to know that there is a shapefile? Because a shapefile for a known address was used to produce the parcel borders. And if there is how would they store it in the database and how could they retrieve the data? Some

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Property / Parcel Shape Files

2011-09-22 Thread Nianwei Liu
Actually they do. They have data appliance program where individual counties to load data to them with some sort of agreement, such as a few google earth pro licenses. In some cases they may just go a third party who collects for them, especially aerial (satellite) . You can always work on

[Google Maps API v3] Re: map repeat for small zoom size

2011-09-22 Thread xelawho
The only solution I have found is to set max zoom level to some value. But this is type of hack. I am also not sure may be such solution will have problems if map size will change (if user have other screen resolution then my or change window size). I suspect that min zoom level may be the

[Google Maps API v3] Re: backgroundColor not honored after initial map is loaded (js map API v3.6)

2011-09-22 Thread Rossko
Similar sounding threadhttp://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/browse_thread/thread/1c2f5a5b1c13b96e/e2cda56d5f28291e -- 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 API v3] AdSense Ads not running on Map

2011-09-22 Thread Satpack Travel
Hello, I'm trying to set up for Ads to run on our map. I think I've implemented the code correctly from the API, adding my new AdSense publisher ID, but no ads seem to be showing. Here's the map: http://www.satpacktravel.com/our_mapp_v13.html Is something wrong with the code or perhaps there

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Google Maps Red Marker in Company Logo - is it legal?

2011-09-22 Thread JFrancis
I walked in to a local business yesterday, and saw something similar to this stuck to the door: http://cdn.thenextweb.com/google/files/2010/12/hotpot2.png Doing a Google search for google maps sticker brought additional examples, all of which use the ubiquitous red marker. So I would say the use

[Google Maps API v3] Google Maps Store Locator Tutorials

2011-09-22 Thread thindery
I was just wondering if xml is the only way to show results being searched as google did in the tutorial at: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/articles/phpsqlsearch_v3.html Is there an advantage that xml gives? I have been searching all over for tutorials on how to do store locators, but this

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: New Bug 09/21/11: Draggle Markers now showing in right place after re-center or mouse zoom !!!!

2011-09-22 Thread Barry Hunter
3.5 is the 'stable' version http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/basics.html#VersionTypes On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 12:25 PM, shah prima131...@gmail.com wrote: ok. I tried following versions: 3 - not working 3.5 - working 3.6 - not working... Why google doesnt give the

[Google Maps API v3] Re: New Bug 09/21/11: Draggle Markers now showing in right place after re-center or mouse zoom !!!!

2011-09-22 Thread geocode...@gmail.com
On Sep 22, 10:29 am, Barry Hunter barrybhun...@gmail.com wrote: 3.5 is the 'stable' versionhttp://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/basics.html... Until it gets retired, at which point you will get the oldest revision available at that time... -- Larry On Thu, Sep

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: Google Maps Red Marker in Company Logo - is it legal?

2011-09-22 Thread Michael Geary
VMware 8 Workstation has a new You Are Here marker in its Snapshot Manager that looks oddly familiar: http://mg.to/images/vmware-marker.png I have to think that VMware's lawyers were aware of Google's marker image and decided that theirs was different enough to be OK. YMMV... -Mike -- You

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: Google Map Not Showing inside another Div

2011-09-22 Thread behrouz
Hi Pil, Thanks for your comment. I think the table is not causing the issue, however I removed the table element and the problem still remain! -- 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 API v3] Re: Google Map Not Showing inside another Div

2011-09-22 Thread xelawho
you didn't close the curly bracket for div.transbox in your css section - looks like that's nullifying your map_canvas css -- 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 API v3] Re: New Bug 09/21/11: Draggle Markers now showing in right place after re-center or mouse zoom !!!!

2011-09-22 Thread xelawho
considering the amount of general panic every time a version gets pushed (and that none of the examples or tutorials specify a version number), it would seem to me to be sensible to make the stable version the one that you get if you don't specify and if you want to use the nightly release (or

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: Google Map Not Showing inside another Div

2011-09-22 Thread behrouz
Oh My God! What a silly mistake! Thanks xelawho it works now! * * -- 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

[Google Maps API v3] KML and HTML5 audio: Does it work?

2011-09-22 Thread mhulse
Hello, Here's a snippet from my KML file: https://gist.github.com/1235806 Using firebug, it looks like the HTML5 audio tags are completely stripped from the bubble. Is there a way to make this work? Are certain tags not allowed within the CDATA block of an information window/bubble? I can

[Google Maps API v3] distance matrix help

2011-09-22 Thread ganaraj p r
Hi, I am trying to access the distance between a user selected location and a set of pre-defined locations. Unfortunately, we have more than 25 locations and I need to use the Distance Matrix API to sort them based on the distance from the user selected location. I have tried to make a call to

[Google Maps API v3] Creating Map

2011-09-22 Thread Michael Fitzpatrick
I have all of the puzzles peices... I am just lost as to how to put them together. I followed this tutorialhttp://code.google.com/intl/en/apis/maps/articles/phpsqlajax_v3.htmland setup the sql database, and the XML output page. I found information on V3 such as the Main

[Google Maps API v3] Drawing a polygon and passing parameters

2011-09-22 Thread Tom
Hi, I need to develop a web page that uses google maps and allows the user to draw a polygon of a certain area. From our existing system I would want to pass a house number and postcode into google and define the starting point on the map. The user would then be able to draw the polygon.

[Google Maps API v3] Re: backgroundColor not honored after initial map is loaded (js map API v3.6)

2011-09-22 Thread gregorioandador
Enoch I'm actually using the .Net WebBrowser control. I was assuming it was using the installed version if IE (IE9) but based on some googling it would seem it's probably using an older version. That is probably where the problem lies as I ported my script to run in IE9 and it works fine

Re: [Google Maps API v3] KML and HTML5 audio: Does it work?

2011-09-22 Thread Micky Hulse
On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 12:44 PM, mhulse rgmi...@gmail.com wrote: Here's a snippet from my KML file: https://gist.github.com/1235806 I have added the generated HTML source code: https://gist.github.com/1235806#file_output.html Any thoughts? Thank you! Cheers, Micky -- You received this

Re: [Google Maps API v3] KML and HTML5 audio: Does it work?

2011-09-22 Thread Barry Hunter
Not using kmlLayer (or the old GGeoXml), no. They strip allowed lots of content. Mainly to make it harder for malicious users to insert code into the main Google maps site, or even your site (if you allow users to paste a url of a KML file) ... but if you trust the KML author (yourself!) and

[Google Maps API v3] Re: New Bug 09/21/11: Draggle Markers now showing in right place after re-center or mouse zoom !!!!

2011-09-22 Thread Fraggle
@xelawho: Yeah, I would agree, they either need to change their samples to reference a stable version or change the name of the nightly version to something obvious, v=nightly or v=latest, or whatever. Basically make it harder to fall into the trap of using a non stable version. I think a ton

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: New Bug 09/21/11: Draggle Markers now showing in right place after re-center or mouse zoom !!!!

2011-09-22 Thread Andrew Leach
On 22 September 2011 21:04, Fraggle idi...@gmail.com wrote: @xelawho:  Yeah, I would agree, they either need to change their samples to reference a stable version or change the name of the nightly version to something obvious, v=nightly or v=latest, or whatever. Basically make it harder to

Re: [Google Maps API v3] KML and HTML5 audio: Does it work?

2011-09-22 Thread Micky Hulse
Hi Barry! Thanks so much for your reply, I really appreciate all of the help! :) On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Barry Hunter barrybhun...@gmail.com wrote: which takes the raw kml description and renders it in a infowindow manually. In that way should be able to display any HTML the users

[Google Maps API v3] KML Layer, size of Info Window

2011-09-22 Thread Dyanne Cortez
I have a Google map v2 on my website and want to migrate it to v3. Map uses a KML feed. I have it sort of working, but when I click on a placemark, the text in the balloon/infowindow seems to run off the bottom. Is there a way to fix this? Here's the v2 version of the map, where balloons seem to

Re: [Google Maps API v3] KML and HTML5 audio: Does it work?

2011-09-22 Thread Barry Hunter
Unfortunately, the kml description was not the raw version; the audio tag html was not included. :( Oh. Sorry. Its been a while since I tried, was sure the description was the raw unmodified version http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/reference.html#KmlFeatureData and

Re: [Google Maps API v3] KML and HTML5 audio: Does it work?

2011-09-22 Thread Micky Hulse
On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Barry Hunter barrybhun...@gmail.com wrote: Oh. Sorry. Absolutely no worries at all! You have been very helpful! I can't thank you enough. :) and infoWindowHtml was the 'scrubbed' version. Maybe that's changed now :( [Or my memory is failing!] From what I have

[Google Maps API v3] Re: distance matrix help

2011-09-22 Thread BruceB
Have you thought about using Fusion Tables to get the closest 25 locations (which is by straight-line distance), and then using the Distance Matrix service to sort these locations by driving/walking distance? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Google

Re: [Google Maps API v3] KML and HTML5 audio: Does it work?

2011-09-22 Thread Barry Hunter
The only one I know about http://code.google.com/p/geoxml3/ But there are probably others. On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 9:54 PM, Micky Hulse rgmi...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Barry Hunter barrybhun...@gmail.com wrote: Oh. Sorry. Absolutely no worries at all! You have been

Re: [Google Maps API v3] KML and HTML5 audio: Does it work?

2011-09-22 Thread Micky Hulse
On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 2:50 PM, Barry Hunter barrybhun...@gmail.com wrote: The only one I know about http://code.google.com/p/geoxml3/ Cool! I will give it a test drive and let you/the gorup know how it goes. Again, thank you so much! :) -- You received this message because you are

[Google Maps API v3] Re: KML Layer, size of Info Window

2011-09-22 Thread geocode...@gmail.com
On Sep 22, 12:18 pm, Dyanne Cortez dyanne.cor...@tpwd.state.tx.us wrote: I have a Google map v2 on my website and want to migrate it to v3. Map uses a KML feed. I have it sort of working, but when I click on a placemark, the text in the balloon/infowindow seems to run off the bottom. Is there

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Subsequent searches on Autocomplete Places suddenly not centering

2011-09-22 Thread Lou
This issue seems to be solved now. On Sep 22, 1:56 am, Lou ltheria...@farfan.com wrote: Seems to be an issue even on the demo athttp://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/pl... - the map doesn't seem to center at the marker/infowindows - tried it in both IE and

[Google Maps API v3] geoxml3 - Acessing marker descriptions?

2011-09-22 Thread Francisco Seixas
I've been developing a website which used geoxml3 to load three kml files into a map. I am, however, having one problem. I can't access polyline and marker descriptions, only their titles. Is this a limitation of geoxml3 or am I doing something wrong? I added a line to geoxml3.js which enables

Re: [Google Maps API v3] KML and HTML5 audio: Does it work?

2011-09-22 Thread Micky Hulse
On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Micky Hulse rgmi...@gmail.com wrote: Cool! I will give it a test drive and let you/the gorup know how it goes. Cool! I think that did the trick. :) Well, I am having some issues with the HTML5 audio player now, and this stopped working:

[Google Maps API v3] Re: KML Layer, size of Info Window

2011-09-22 Thread Joseph Elfelt
I agree with Larry. If we just rely on Google to size your infowindows, then they work fine. http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?q=http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/management/stocking/media/nf_sites1.kmz Gmap4 is a general purpose file viewing tool that relies on Google to

Re: [Google Maps API v3] KML and HTML5 audio: Does it work?

2011-09-22 Thread Barry Hunter
that click listener is implemented by kmllayer, so wont work for a geoxml3 layer. Instead can define a callback, see usage 2 here: http://code.google.com/p/geoxml3/wiki/Usage And then have you code also setup some click handlers on the created placemarks. Slightly different usage, but can do

[Google Maps API v3] xmlParse(data) throwing unexpected error

2011-09-22 Thread ammu
Hi All, I am in the process of converting the code from v2 to v3.I am using var XMLDoc=xmlParse(mapData); to parse through the mapData. I am getting the below error in that line.Uncaught reference error:xmlParse is not defined. Can anyone please let me know what must be going wrong. Thanks in

[Google Maps API v3] Identify markers to the same location for apartment number.

2011-09-22 Thread Spero
Can anyone point me in the direction of a good example on how to deal with apartment buildings? I am generating an XML file for every possible customer in a database, so you can have one point with several apartments and others with one apartment. In the info window I would like to put in each

Re: [Google Maps API v3] KML and HTML5 audio: Does it work?

2011-09-22 Thread Micky Hulse
On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 5:34 PM, Barry Hunter barrybhun...@gmail.com wrote: Slightly different usage, but can do the same thing. That's great news! This is exciting. I was kinda thinking that adding HTML5 audio to my info windows was going to be near impossible I can't wait for this weekend

[Google Maps API v3] Re: geoxml3 - Acessing marker descriptions?

2011-09-22 Thread geocode...@gmail.com
On Sep 22, 4:29 pm, Francisco Seixas bock...@gmail.com wrote: I've been developing a website which used geoxml3 to load three kml files into a map. I am, however, having one problem. I can't access polyline and marker descriptions, only their titles. Is this a limitation of geoxml3 or am I

[Google Maps API v3] Re: xmlParse(data) throwing unexpected error

2011-09-22 Thread geocode...@gmail.com
On Sep 22, 3:29 pm, ammu arti...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, I am in the process of converting the code from v2 to v3.I am using var XMLDoc=xmlParse(mapData); to parse through the mapData. I am getting the below error in that line.Uncaught reference error:xmlParse is not defined. I would

[Google Maps API v3] Ground Overlay in v3.6 disappears at zoom

2011-09-22 Thread pbuckner
Continues to work with version 3.5, but switching to maps v=3.6 causes failure. Changelog doesn't mention any relevant changes that I can see. I have overlay which is single png covering north america (20,-180) to (90, -35). In attached link, it will appear as red, blue and yellow lines. When