Hi Jeremy- Thanks for the post. We looked into it, and realized that we should fix our code to not assume that allowSetVisibility is defined - instead of making developers define it. I've filed a bug internally; feel free to file externally if you're keen to track its progress.
- pamela On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 12:22 AM, jgeerdes <[email protected]> wrote: > > For the past several days, I have been trying to build a custom > GControl running that would, among other things, open a maximizable > GInfoWindow to display information directly on the map. Unfortunately, > every time I included a GInfoWindowOptions argument in the appropriate > calls, the API would throw an error: "d.control.allowSetVisibility is > not a function." (Please note, the d is obfuscated, so it will > periodically change.) And the infowindow, while it would open, would > never be maximizable. After tinkering with it for some time, I > realized that the API is looking for a .allowSetVisibility method on > the custom control. Once that was added, the script seems to behave > as expected. > > Here is why I post: In searching the various materials regarding > custom GControls, the only mention of an .allowSetVisibility method > that I found was on mapki, where it was noted as a new method of > GControl. I did not find anything saying that it was a required method > of my custom GControl, and it did not appear to be one until I > attempted to use the maximizable InfoWindow on the map. Without that > method, though, maximized InfoWindows are a no-go. > > So, for anyone out there wanting to do something similar (or even just > build a custom GControl that might be used on a page that includes a > maximizable InfoWindow), you will probably want to add > an .allowSetVisibility method to your control prototype. Perhaps > Pamela and the GMaps team might consider documenting this semi- > required method a little better? > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
