Thank you very much for clarifying this. On Dec 31, 2008, at 8:56 PM, warden [Andrew Leach - Maps API Guru] wrote:
> > On Jan 1, 12:14 am, Hakim TAMGALT <[email protected]> wrote: >> The task i want to accomplish is just get the Map centered on certain >> coordinates, then draw a polyline to represent the trip of the user, >> nothing fancy just a basic Google app. I know how to do all the above >> just did not know once we get the map how to add it to an HTML email. > > That's the problem. The API requires Javascript, which isn't likely to > work in an HTML email; and Static Maps have to be displayed in a > browser. I think the TOS are drafted in such a way as to deliberately > exclude use in emails. You may also need to consider that some people > make a positive decision to display all HTML email as plain text, so > an image isn't going to be much use; and other recipients may use > dialup and would prefer not to receive images at all. > > You could create a polyline on a static map and email the URL which > displays it. And a service like tinyurl.com allows that URL to be > shortened to a convenient length. > > [It is of course *possible* to include a Static Map image in an HTML > email. But paragraph 10.8 outlaws it] > > Andrew > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
