Hi, I'm newbie to android, but from the example http://developer.android.com/intl/es/guide/tutorials/views/hello-mapview.html, it seem to me that you do not need to create a drawable for each item. it's more the opposite.
adn you can always overwrite the methode of OverlayItem... On Oct 24, 6:41 pm, Mark Wyszomierski <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I want to draw 20 pins on a MapActivity. Each pin has a small pin > image, but I have to dynamically overlay a small bit of text over each > pin at runtime. Looks like I have two options: > > #1) Itemized Overlay > This is the suggested method. I put all my pins in one ItemizedOverlay > object, and that counts as a single Overlay object for my MapView. > > #2) One Overlay per pin > Create a separate Overlay instance for each pin I need to render. > > The problem I see with using method #1 is that you need to set a > drawable for the item. This would mean that I need to create 20+20 > (one for focused/non-focused state each) bitmaps and keep them in > memory for the duration of my app. On the other hand, Overlay lets you > override the draw method so I can do the simple compositing at > runtime. > > The other issue with Itemized Overlay - although it handles focus for > you - does it move the focused item to the front of the z-order when > selected? > > Thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" 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/android-developers?hl=en
