OK, using Mikes code, I managed to get all the countries outlined. But the xml file was so big that it took ages to load and it wasn't feasable to drag or zoom.
So, encoded polylines it is. If anyone has any reliable encoded polygon data for world countries I'd be very grateful. Thanks On Sep 24, 3:59 pm, marcelo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sep 24, 4:39 pm, spanky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > They could easily add something like; > > country.addShade(US, '#CCCCCC', '60%') > > *Anything* you add will make the API bigger, (by definition), and some > people who live in the 'boonies', (thanks to Bratliff for teaching me > that word), without DSL, are already complaining about the size it > has now. > In fact, I think there is already a lot of unnecessary stuff, like > GGeoXML, as the same functionalitiy can be accomplished with some > extra coding. > Personally, I think that a bare-bones API would be most efficient, and > it would also prevent people from falling into the illusion that it's > all a matter of a few clicks and you have a full fledged GIS > application. > > > > > and I'm sure it would be a resounding success. > > For whom? For kids wanting a coloring book? :-) > I have no need for it, and none of myclients ever requested something > like that. > > > How would that make > > things clumsy for others? > > I didn't say 'clumsy' I said 'clumsiER', as explained abouve. > > > I'm not a lazy programmer and will figure it out in the meantime. > > I didn't say you were lazy. :-) > > -- > Marcelo -http://maps.forum.nu > -- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
