I agree. We looked at rewriting the whole Google flash api to use the for-js web services, but the license is the stumbling block. There's just no way to get the same experience within the current license terms.
-Ian -----Original Message----- From: Nicholas Kwiatkowski [mailto:nicho...@spoon.as] Sent: 20 January 2013 16:52 To: dev@flex.apache.org Subject: Re: Google Maps You could do that -- but it is against the Google API license agreement. Technically, it is possible, but legally is is not. -Nick On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 3:59 AM, Harbs <harbs.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > For AIR apps, using the Google APIs as is in an HTML component should > work fine. > > As I understand it, the concern in this whole discussion is about web > apps. Right? > > How is the maps actually displayed by the maps API? I imagine that the > map data is downloaded as images. Is there any reason that we couldn't > just grab that image data and display it in the display list? > > On Jan 17, 2013, at 7:08 PM, Tomislav Pokrajcic wrote: > > > There are also problems when it comes to placing that kind of > 'components' (e.g. HTML overlay) into a scrollable container. > > If anyone figures out a solution for handling that case it would be > > an > interesting thing. > > Cheers, > > > > Tomislav > > > > On 17.1.2013. 10:29, Alain Ekambi wrote: > >> Hallo Markus, > >> > >> Thx for the inputs. > >> Like i said in my earlier post our main focus was to first get the > >> GoogleMaps API exported so that one can easely access it from > >> Flash4j > all > >> in Java. > >> Now that that s done we will focus on the Widget itself. > >> > >> Be assured that we will fixed all the issues before the 3.1 release. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Alain > >> > >> > >> 2013/1/17 Marcus Fritze <marcus.fri...@googlemail.com> > >> > >>> Hi Alain, > >>> > >>> you example looks good, but I think it has a serious bug. The map > >>> lays over the flex application. So it covers the flex application. > >>> > >>> Example: > >>> - open Google Maps in your explorer > >>> - klick on "About" in the top right corner > >>> - or another tab in your explorer > >>> - the content is always behind the map > >>> > >>> Maybe, the map should be integrated in something like a HTML frame > >>> (mx.controls.HTML / currently only AIR) for a better integration > >>> into > the > >>> flex app. > >>> > >>> Best regards > >>> > >>> Marcus Fritze > >>> > >>> Am 17.01.2013 um 00:52 schrieb Alain Ekambi <jazzmatad...@gmail.com>: > >>> > >>>> Work is in progress to release it soon. > >>>> Here is a life demo : > >>>> > >>>> http://flex4j.appspot.com/#misc.maps.GoogleMaps > >>>> > >>>> Flex4j is build on top of Flash4j(http://emitrom.com/flash4j) > >>>> which > >>> itself > >>>> is built on top of the Google Web Toolkit. > >>>> Because we leverage GWT it s pretty easy to integrate any JS > >>>> based > >>> library. > >>>> Something you dont get with native ActionScript. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> For the upcoming 3.1 release we added support for Google Maps. > >>>> As you > >>> can > >>>> see the integration is seamless. You can click on the buttons to > >>>> see > it > >>> in > >>>> action. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> 2013/1/16 aYo ~ <a...@binitie.com> > >>>> > >>>>> Hmmmmm sounds very interesting. Of love to know how this works > >>>>> On Jan 16, 2013 3:06 AM, "Alain Ekambi" <jazzmatad...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> For those willing to use Java we have a solution on how to > >>>>>> integrate > >>> the > >>>>>> Maps JS with Flex. > >>>>>> As a matter a fact we provide a 100% binding of the Google > >>>>>> Maps > API. > >>>>>> I should be able to share some more details in a few. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Cheers, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Alain > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> 2013/1/15 Kessler CTR Mark J <mark.kessler....@usmc.mil> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> I'm going to guess that as long as you're using the Google > >>>>>>> API > even > >>>>> if > >>>>>>> it's the JavaScript one you are fine. Just as long as the > >>>>>>> data is > >>>>> coming > >>>>>>> through their API using your dev key. However the illegal way > would > >>> be > >>>>>> to > >>>>>>> scrap their websites or try to access the data directly > >>>>>>> without > going > >>>>>>> through their API. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> -Mark > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>>>> From: Avi Kessner [mailto:akess...@gmail.com] > >>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 12:23 > >>>>>>> To: dev@flex.apache.org > >>>>>>> Subject: Re: Google Maps > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> This is making me confused. What exactly is illegal about > >>>>>>> using > >>>>> external > >>>>>>> interface to use Google apis? Google suggests migrating to > >>>>>>> their > new > >>>>>>> version. Migration to me implies its not banned. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Jan 15, 2013 6:27 PM, "Alain Ekambi" > >>>>>>> <jazzmatad...@gmail.com> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>> Another reason why we went away from ActionScript > >>>>>>>> Development > with > >>>>>> Flex. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> 2013/1/15 Charles Monteiro <char...@nycsmalltalk.org> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Forgive my ignorance too, I do have a need for location api > >>>>>>>>> but I > >>>>>> have > >>>>>>> not > >>>>>>>>> gotten to it yet. Google is what I was assuming I would use. > >>>>>>>>> Doesn't Google have a REST API that we could tap into anyhow ? > Not > >>>>>>> familiar > >>>>>>>>> at all with what the Flex lib did > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> thanks > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> -Charles > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Harbs > >>>>>>>>> <harbs.li...@gmail.com> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>> Huh? > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> If it would use the JS APIs, how would that be illegal? > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> On Jan 15, 2013, at 4:50 PM, Tolga Kaya wrote: > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> It could be done but as I previously stated it would be > >>>>>>>>>>> illegal > >>>>>>> beacuse > >>>>>>>>>>> google prevents accessing the map data other than its > >>>>>>>>>>> personal > >>>>>> APIs > >>>>>>>>>>> 2013/1/15 Harbs <harbs.li...@gmail.com> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Can't we just replicate what they did using the > >>>>>>>>>>>> Javascript > >>>>> APIs? > >>>>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>>>> Charles A. Monteiro > >>>>>>>>>> www.monteirosfusion.com > >>>>>>>>>> sent from the road > >>>>>>>>>> > >>> > > > >
