Comments on: Google Maps API Tutorial http://www.mandladventures.com/2006/05/04/google-maps-api/ Leading you on the technical adventure Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:03:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mike http://www.mandladventures.com/2006/05/04/google-maps-api/#comment-24887 Mike Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:16:09 +0000 http://www.mandladventures.com/?p=41#comment-24887 hehe... no... That was 45,000 :P Not 4500..... HUGE difference! LOL Thanks anyhow Matt, I think I've found a better way to do it! hehe… no… That was 45,000 :P

Not 4500….. HUGE difference! LOL

Thanks anyhow Matt, I think I’ve found a better way to do it!

]]> By: Matt http://www.mandladventures.com/2006/05/04/google-maps-api/#comment-24876 Matt Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:58:47 +0000 http://www.mandladventures.com/?p=41#comment-24876 Mike, You're right; there probably isn't too many maps out there like yours. I have no idea what needs to be done to optimize your page. 4500 items is a lot but shouldn't kill IE that badly. I'm sure Google has many more points on there maps but I don't know how they do it. Sorry I'm no help. Matt Mike,

You’re right; there probably isn’t too many maps out there like yours. I have no idea what needs to be done to optimize your page. 4500 items is a lot but shouldn’t kill IE that badly. I’m sure Google has many more points on there maps but I don’t know how they do it. Sorry I’m no help.

Matt

]]> By: Mike http://www.mandladventures.com/2006/05/04/google-maps-api/#comment-24875 Mike Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:17:13 +0000 http://www.mandladventures.com/?p=41#comment-24875 I've taken a ton of source code, mashed them up and to be honest with you, am having trouble getting help with any questions about it due to the fact that there aren't any maps out there quite like this one - I've got over 45000 places on a single map, using a clusterer and tabs to dimmy down the load time and make the XML docs smaller. In Firefox the thing loads wonderfully, usually within 2-5 seconds. In IE however, it's usually between 8-12 seconds, which, to be honest, is much too long, and even after it's done loading, the map is still a little unresponsive depending on your internet connection. I've got a completely comprehensible search function, so you can either search by specific location, or use your own address etc.... Each tab has it's own custom icons, and there are driving directions in each pop-up info window. I've been looking in JSON for a better solution, but am having issues getting all my other features to work with it. I can get the map to work just fine, but it's all the added bonuses that are giving me a headache. Matt, can you take a look as I'm out of ideas, and maybe need some third party advice. I've tried the other Mike (from Mike's Little Web Page Tutorials) but don't get any sort of response. Mozilla rules, IE drools - Too bad IE is in control of Egypt right now, or I'd be in business :) http://www.texasbeermaps.com - Click on the "drink map" area. The best way to use everything is to either search by city, address, name of place, etc... It'll zoom in then you can select the tab for what you're looking for - Or you can just click the tabs and zoom in yourself... Whichever you prefer :P Mike I’ve taken a ton of source code, mashed them up and to be honest with you, am having trouble getting help with any questions about it due to the fact that there aren’t any maps out there quite like this one -

I’ve got over 45000 places on a single map, using a clusterer and tabs to dimmy down the load time and make the XML docs smaller. In Firefox the thing loads wonderfully, usually within 2-5 seconds. In IE however, it’s usually between 8-12 seconds, which, to be honest, is much too long, and even after it’s done loading, the map is still a little unresponsive depending on your internet connection. I’ve got a completely comprehensible search function, so you can either search by specific location, or use your own address etc…. Each tab has it’s own custom icons, and there are driving directions in each pop-up info window.

I’ve been looking in JSON for a better solution, but am having issues getting all my other features to work with it. I can get the map to work just fine, but it’s all the added bonuses that are giving me a headache.

Matt, can you take a look as I’m out of ideas, and maybe need some third party advice. I’ve tried the other Mike (from Mike’s Little Web Page Tutorials) but don’t get any sort of response. Mozilla rules, IE drools - Too bad IE is in control of Egypt right now, or I’d be in business :)

http://www.texasbeermaps.com - Click on the “drink map” area. The best way to use everything is to either search by city, address, name of place, etc… It’ll zoom in then you can select the tab for what you’re looking for - Or you can just click the tabs and zoom in yourself… Whichever you prefer :P

Mike

]]> By: Matt http://www.mandladventures.com/2006/05/04/google-maps-api/#comment-24869 Matt Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:32:22 +0000 http://www.mandladventures.com/?p=41#comment-24869 I'm glad it helped April! I’m glad it helped April!

]]> By: 1.april http://www.mandladventures.com/2006/05/04/google-maps-api/#comment-24862 1.april Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:26:03 +0000 http://www.mandladventures.com/?p=41#comment-24862 thanx a lot :) it saved me hours of my enjoyfull life :D thanx a lot :)
it saved me hours of my enjoyfull life :D

]]> By: Matt http://www.mandladventures.com/2006/05/04/google-maps-api/#comment-24843 Matt Mon, 26 May 2008 23:22:55 +0000 http://www.mandladventures.com/?p=41#comment-24843 Hi Jerome. I'm not sure if you could put a Flash movie inside a popup when the marker is clicked. I don't see why you couldn't though. Interesting idea...I'm not familiar with Flash so I'm afraid I don't have any tips on how to go about doing it. Adding a link to the Flash movie shouldn't be any trouble. You would just nestle the link like any other text. Just be careful with your use of quotes or your syntax will be wrong and you'll get errors. Hope this helps! Hi Jerome. I’m not sure if you could put a Flash movie inside a popup when the marker is clicked. I don’t see why you couldn’t though. Interesting idea…I’m not familiar with Flash so I’m afraid I don’t have any tips on how to go about doing it.

Adding a link to the Flash movie shouldn’t be any trouble. You would just nestle the link like any other text. Just be careful with your use of quotes or your syntax will be wrong and you’ll get errors.

Hope this helps!

]]> By: Jerome http://www.mandladventures.com/2006/05/04/google-maps-api/#comment-24841 Jerome Mon, 26 May 2008 19:16:22 +0000 http://www.mandladventures.com/?p=41#comment-24841 Hi Matt - thank you so much for this explanation. I had been gaping at other blogs before yours, including Google's documentation, but that was all a little beyond me, it seems. Perhaps you can help with this: as I add markers to the XML file, can I add a Flash movie, or links? The idea would be that a movie starts playing when the marker is clicked. Alternatively I could put a link in the window that appears when the marker is clicked, which opens another pop up window that plays the Flash movie. Any suggestions? Hi Matt - thank you so much for this explanation. I had been gaping at other blogs before yours, including Google’s documentation, but that was all a little beyond me, it seems.

Perhaps you can help with this: as I add markers to the XML file, can I add a Flash movie, or links? The idea would be that a movie starts playing when the marker is clicked. Alternatively I could put a link in the window that appears when the marker is clicked, which opens another pop up window that plays the Flash movie.

Any suggestions?

]]> By: Matt http://www.mandladventures.com/2006/05/04/google-maps-api/#comment-24839 Matt Sat, 24 May 2008 16:13:46 +0000 http://www.mandladventures.com/?p=41#comment-24839 Thanks Todd. I really appreciate your thanks! Thanks Todd. I really appreciate your thanks!

]]> By: Todd http://www.mandladventures.com/2006/05/04/google-maps-api/#comment-24833 Todd Sat, 17 May 2008 18:55:18 +0000 http://www.mandladventures.com/?p=41#comment-24833 This tutorial was extremely helpful, straight-forward and greatly appreciated! This tutorial was extremely helpful, straight-forward and greatly appreciated!

]]> By: Matt http://www.mandladventures.com/2006/05/04/google-maps-api/#comment-24522 Matt Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:51:39 +0000 http://www.mandladventures.com/?p=41#comment-24522 Dan K, no I haven't tried it with more than one marker in the markers file. I've only ever needed one marker. I'm not sure what the answer is either. Does anyone else know? I'm willing to give credit where credit's due. Have you tried contacting <a href="http://www.econym.demon.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Mike Williams</a> or looking at code examples on his site? He seems to be the Google Maps API / JavaScript expert. Dan K, no I haven’t tried it with more than one marker in the markers file. I’ve only ever needed one marker. I’m not sure what the answer is either. Does anyone else know? I’m willing to give credit where credit’s due. Have you tried contacting Mike Williams or looking at code examples on his site? He seems to be the Google Maps API / JavaScript expert.

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