Hello Pamela, I guess i have to go with the first method, because the forground property do not have the addChild method. I got 1061: Call to a possibly undefined method addChild through a reference with static type flash.display:DisplayObject. More thoughts for the method 2?
Thanks On Oct 13, 9:42 pm, "pamela (Google Employee)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Tom- > > It'd look like: > > marker.foreground.addChild(bla); > > - pamela > > > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 12:41 PM, tomcattyy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thanks pamela, > > > Did not quite got what you mean "on the forground property" - I try to > > addChild to the marker itselt but the marker > > will not take it. Thanks > > > On Oct 13, 9:33 pm, "pamela (Google Employee)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > >> Hi Tom- > > >> You could try: > >> 1) creating a Sprite, adding both the image and text to that Sprite, > >> and specifying that Sprite as the icon? > >> or > >> 2) calling addChild on the foreground property of the Marker object. > > >> Try #2 first, as that'll be much easier. > > >> - pamela > > >> On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 12:20 PM, tomcattyy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > Thanks Pamela, > > >> > I am currently using custom icon and I just need to place a simple > >> > character together with the icon (just like a label did to the > >> > original marker). I remember label can not be used when using icon and > >> > I want to identify them so user can match the details showing in the > >> > datagrid which is below the google map. Thanks for helping. > > >> > Mark > > >> > On Oct 13, 9:07 pm, "pamela (Google Employee)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > wrote: > >> >> Hi Tom- > > >> >> I'm not sure exactly what visual effect you're going for, but you have > >> >> several options. > > >> >> Use label property in MarkerOptions (for just a few > >> >> characters):http://gmaps-samples-flash.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/demos/MarkerOptio... > > >> >> Use icon property in MarkerOptions to define custom > >> >> DisplayObject:http://gmaps-samples-flash.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/demos/CustomShape... > > >> >> Create a custom overlay to show text (tooltips > >> >> example):http://gmaps-samples-flash.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/demos/TooltipOver... > > >> >> - pamela > > >> >> On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 3:56 AM, tomcattyy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> >> > Hello everyone, > > >> >> > I am trying to add a text desc together with marker, I first try to > >> >> > addChild from the marker but it seemed marker did not allow that. So I > >> >> > am thinking if I can add text onto overlay with latlng info. Is there > >> >> > a sample or reference I can refering to? Thanks- Hide quoted text - > > >> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api-for-flash?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
