>- see footer for list info -< I would probably remove the constrictions on areas, feed all the properties into Google Maps and let the user drill down into the area they're interested in to see if there are any properties there or not. ie, remove the area > subarea hierarchy and utlise gmaps' more analogue zooming in and out of non-discrete areas instead.
However, if you really want to keep the discrete areas, take a look at Fullers for an example.... http://www.fullers.co.uk/rte.asp?id=4 On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 1:55 PM, Snake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >- see footer for list info -< > > > Greetings chaps, > > > > I have a site that current has static imagemaps of locations, where you > click on an area of the image to drill down to specific sub areas, and as > you do so the search results are filtered according to where you click. > > So you start off clicking on for example northwest France, which filters > the > results to show all properties in northwest france, you then click on > Normandy, and the results are then filtered by this sub area. > > > > Client wants this functionality replaced with googlemaps. I have only done > pretty simple stuff with googlemaps to date, nothing really interactive, so > does anyone know if this is actually possible before I invest time in it? > With the image maps of course I know the areas that are being clicked on > and > know what values will come back on the links, but with googlemaps the user > could be clicking anywhere in any area and I have no idea what data I might > get back, which probably won't match the area and sub areas I am expecting. > So I have a feeling I would have to rewrite the whole search system to work > with google references instead. > > > > Thanks > > > > Russ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > For details on ALL mailing lists and for joining or leaving lists, go to > http://list.cfdeveloper.co.uk/mailman/listinfo > > -- > CFDeveloper Sponsors:- > >- cfdeveloper Hosting provided by www.cfmxhosting.co.uk -< > >- Lists hosted by www.Gradwell.com -< > >- CFdeveloper is run by Russ Michaels, feel free to volunteer your help -< > _______________________________________________ For details on ALL mailing lists and for joining or leaving lists, go to http://list.cfdeveloper.co.uk/mailman/listinfo -- CFDeveloper Sponsors:- >- cfdeveloper Hosting provided by www.cfmxhosting.co.uk -< >- Lists hosted by www.Gradwell.com -< >- CFdeveloper is run by Russ Michaels, feel free to volunteer your help -<
