Update, meanwhile I solved the problem with a "plain" SATELLITE_3D_MAP in a gadget also using local search:
> after picking Earth once the local search fails > (returning "no result"). It behaves when using the new AJAX loader. This is not clearly documented for google.maps.LocalSearch, but reverse engineering with the code created by the map wizard helped to figure it out. The static map preview also works now, I simply have to load it twice, as ordinary image in the #map div, and as background image of the real map - a variant of Mike's "underlay message" trick, thanks. At some point in time I'd need to get rid of the background image again... ...unsolved problem, I'd need a "tiles are ready" event. Here is the working gadget (right hand side of the link = XML source): http://gmodules.com/ig/creator?synd=open&nocache=1&url=http://hmdmhdfmhdjmzdtjmzdtzktdkztdjz.googlepages.com/tiny_3D_map.xml Now the problem, the Earth controls are far too big for a tiny gadget, and unnecessary, all can be done with a mouse. Therefore I have to get a pointer to the Earth instance and switch off the navigation controls. The code where I try this is in the RHS of the following demo link: http://gmodules.com/ig/creator?synd=open&nocache=1&url=http://hmdmhdfmhdjmzdtjmzdtzktdkztdjz.googlepages.com/mymaptest.xml This doesn't work, I always end up with a GEPlugin error alert (Earth instance null). This *could* be a timeout issue, old box, W2K, modem. Or I simply don't know how to get the callback right. Or the getEarthInstance function is not designed to be called while the SATELLITE_3D_MAP is not visible. Interestingly, today GEPlugin tried to send a crash report, but unfortunately this also failed, and it could not even create its dump. I'm not supposed to work as admin, or am I ? BTW, does anybody here get a location != Hamburg with these gadgets ? The new ClientLocation magic does not work for my ISP... :-( Frank --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" 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?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
