Try this: http://econym.googlepages.com/elabel.htm
2008/9/10 Glodenox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hello there, > > I've implemented a whole custom map (with my own personal world map > and all that) and worked out a complete marker support and all that > with relative ease in JavaScript. Seeing it's still something I'm > trying to keep hidden, I'm not able to post any link to it sadly > enough, but I don't think it'll be needed in this request. > > But I ran into a problem: I'd love to add text directly on that world > map. The text would depict the names of the different places in that > world. As you can imagine, forcing people to click on or hover over > markers first to see what the exact name of that location is, isn't > really acceptable. > > My first thought was implementing an own GOverlay or perhaps extending > the GMarker (because that would save me time trying to get the > coordinates stuff right). Another solution I deem possible is having > PHP generate transparent images that show the names of these locations > and put these as Icon on a GMarker. And my last idea of a solution > would be adding a text layer on the base image I'm using for showing > the world map and keeping the text hard-coded on the images at the > different zoom levels. But before I even start attempting these ideas > I'm wondering: is there an easier solution that I seem to be > overlooking? > > Basically it'd just need to be a div or span that can display text or > a link without needing to be clicked on. > > Greetings, > Glodenox > > > > -- Bjorn Brala ---------------- Google maps - Swis Webdesign --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
