If you mean how to represent objects that cluster very closely, the only advice I can give is to make sure your markers are large enough to give the users enough area to tap. Circles work decently as they tend to crescent around each other, where vertically or horizontally arranged squares appear to be part of the same tab so they often go unnoticed. Also, variety within the marker in color or shade can help set them off from each other as well.
One possible option is to have more than one marker graphic, each at different angles, like long straight pins. That way, they project off into different locations becoming more separate. However, this would require a lot more work to implement and might just shift where the pins overlap in large clusters. Having the pins pop to the front when you hover over them can let the user know they are there if only a few pixels are showing, but can also make targeting in large clusters a difficult task. I guess ideally you'd want to zoom in closer to spread the pins out more. I'm guessing that isn't an option? All else fails, provide a list of the pins with anchors that lead to their pages and back to the map to highlight that pin. Good Luck, Will . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=34172 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
