On Apr 16, 10:09 pm, Brian P <[email protected]> wrote: > However, there is the option ({resultList: > google.maps.LocalSearch.RESULT_LIST_SUPPRESS}) to suppress the results > list, which obviously removes the links that appear in the results > list. This seems like a designed feature that violates the TOS if read > strictly. I guess maybe in this case Google itself is suppressing > display of the result list so it's not a violation? But if someone > used CSS to suppress display of something as described in the AJAX > search documentation, that would seem to be a violation.
I think the point is that if the documented API makes something possible, then you're allowed to use it. Thus, if RESULT_LIST_SUPPRESS is documented, you can use it. You can't do anything which isn't documented if doing so would result in violating the TOS -- so as altering the CSS isn't documented in maps.LocalSearch, you shouldn't do it. It's OK to alter the CSS if you're using search.LocalSearch. Changing font size to match the rest of your site is moot: strictly it's not OK, but Google may not mind too much provided you don't go wild and make things too small to read. I don't believe that using CSS to suppress the "More results" link is OK though. There is a similar situation with GDirections. The TOS say that any data must be shown on a map, but it's possible to use the API to retrieve routing data without showing the route on a map, or the textual directions and copyright. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
