Hi, You could use OpenLayerer to do so :
http://openlayerer.appspot.com/ Regards, Alexandre P Kishor wrote: > From Firebug's 'Net' panel, my mixed, OpenLayers, Google Maps test page shows > -- > > Google js > ---------- > maps: 4.3 KB > main.js: 67.7 KB > vp: 661 B > %7Bmod_drag,mod_ctrapi%7D.js: 11.2 KB > vp: 660 B > ============= > That totals 85 KB > > OpenLayers.js: 695.1 KB > > Why is OL almost 10 times the size of Gmaps scripts? > > If I want the functionality somewhat equivalent to what Gmaps > provides, can I re-build OL with fewer parts so it slims down? > > Right now OL is the largest js component of my work, more than Gmaps > and jQuery combined. Partly, it seems that there are many frameworks > layered on top of each other. OL depends on Prototype and other > frameworks, so even if I were using Prototype (I am not, but this is > just for illustration), I would still get Prototype within OL, > duplicating stuff. > > This is one of the reasons I don't even want to look at GeoExt, and > MapFish and other frameworks made from OpenLayers, instead trying to > accomplish my goals with just OL. From MapFish's notes, it is > "composed of the ExtJS, OpenLayers, GeoExt JavaScript toolkits." So > MapFish uses ExtJS and GeoExt and OL, and GeoExt uses ExtJS and OL, > and OL uses Prototype and Rico, and Rico uses Prototype. This is very > circular and confusing. > > -- Alexandre Dubé Mapgears www.mapgears.com _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@openlayers.org http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users