This is a very nice feature. But the given js-function leads to losing all of my markers. I'm sure there's a simple and straightforward way to reload them. Thanks!
steff On 17 Jul., 18:17, Matt Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks! That totally worked! > > I'm hoping to do some more advanced stuff, generating polygons > (hopefully server-side) in a KML. I wonder if you or anyone else could > help point to a place where I can intercept and manipulate the data > that Exhibit is making. (is it/can it be in KML form?) If you're > curious, what I'm working on is a more dynamic and faceted in-browser > version of this:http://www.mattgilbert.net/article/49/treescrapers-map > > Thanks! > Matt > > On Jul 15, 10:51 pm, John Callahan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Matt, > > > Yes, this is rather easy to do, at least just to get your map > > Earth-enabled. And it looks pretty cool. I haven't tried anything > > sophisticated yet with the GE plugin. One of these days.... > > > There are several ways to do it but I've only tried one. First, add a > > mapConstructor function to your map view > > > ex:mapConstructor="newMapConstructor" > > > Then, add the javascript function newMapConstructor() somewhere on your > > page. Since you are now constructing your own google map from scratch, > > you need to add a few lines that Exhibit normally does for you. Here's > > something that works well > > > function newMapConstructor(mapDiv){ > > map = new GMap2(mapDiv); > > map.setCenter(new GLatLng(39.2,-75.4), 8); > > map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl()); > > map.addControl(new GHierarchicalMapTypeControl()); > > map.addMapType(G_SATELLITE_3D_MAP); > > return map; > > > } > > > The "G_SATELLITE_3D_MAP" control enables the Google Earth plugin (which > > must be installed on the client to work.) > > > You can also add any of the map controls listed > > inhttp://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/reference.html#GContro... > > > Hope this helps. > > > - John > > > Matt Gilbert wrote: > > > On the Gogle Earth API site it says "If you have an existing Maps API > > > site, you can 3D-enable your page with as little as one line of > > > code." (http://code.google.com/apis/earth/) > > > > Has anyone tried this on a Google Maps Exhibit? Seems possible. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SIMILE Widgets" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/simile-widgets?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
