Re: [Google Maps API For Flash] Re: multiple map engine

2012-01-08 Thread Jonathan Wagner
I am in a similar boat with some clients that utilizing the flash API, I was fortunate enough to tell them they would need to switch to javascript in the future. While it would take some work, I could move to another flash based API within the application. If the client is blaming you for

[Google Maps API For Flash] Re: multiple map engine

2012-01-08 Thread artisan
It doesn't, you just can't use any of the functions to capture map imagery as a bitmap (bitmapdata or imagesnapshot for instance). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Google Maps API For Flash group. To view this discussion on the web visit

[Google Maps API For Flash] Re: multiple map engine

2012-01-08 Thread Jonathan Wagner
The problem is that if there is a flash component it is not going to work on mobile devices, and this is very important. I highly recommend reading this post by Mike Chambers (he is a flash engineer at Adobe) http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2011/11/10/flash-professional-and-the-future/ --

[Google Maps API For Flash] Re: multiple map engine

2012-01-08 Thread artisan
I understand that - however I can always build an Adobe Air application out of the code I've written. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Google Maps API For Flash group. To view this discussion on the web visit

Re: [Google Maps API For Flash] Re: multiple map engine

2012-01-08 Thread Daniel
I didn't lose any clients. I'm just explaining how the method that they used to depreciate the map was horrific and I am sure it will affect many relationships with clients. You can't blame a client that paid $10,000 to get an application built that only works for a few years before it needs to be

Re: [Google Maps API For Flash] Re: multiple map engine

2012-01-08 Thread artisan
That's where I'm headed. Hopefully I can repurpose the code to take advantage of some of the hard-won functionality I've built - such as an empirical function that maps a scale derived from the screen coordinates of an arbitrary bounding box to a Google map scale. Or the Gudermannian function

[Google Maps API For Flash] Re: multiple map engine

2012-01-08 Thread artisan
Uh, not if I switch APIs, which is probably where I'm headed. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Google Maps API For Flash group. To post to this group, send email to google-maps-api-for-flash@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email

Re: [Google Maps API For Flash] Re: multiple map engine

2012-01-08 Thread Daniel
It uses c# but asp.nets mvc3 is pretty useful. It maybe a good option if your not in a huge hurry. It would take about a week to get a hang of it but it offers more than using flash. You can access your data no matter what type it is(sql xml collections) using the exact same code with the entity

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2012-01-08 Thread Scott Baggett
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