try http://mapperz.googlepages.com/nz_street_view.html
(just clicking the on the map activates the streetview). change the lat/lng for the your UK Postcode here and as long as it is with the streetview coverage it will work. map.setCenter(new GLatLng(-41.286449, 174.7784), 14); for more advance streetview (including driving directions) http://mapperz.blogspot.com/2009/03/google-street-view-uk-launched.html Mapperz http://mapperz.blogspot.com/ http://twitter.com/mapperz On Apr 20, 12:20 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I had a developer helping me and he is now gone and does not want to > assist anymore. I think he is not capable and turn to you to see if > you can help me. > > I know basic Javascript and have made changes to this code myself and > it is working fine. > > What I'm trying to do is to add on the StreetView element and if > possible have a button switching between viewing normal Google Maps > and the StreetView where possible. > > If that is not possible or to complicated I would love just to have > the current code displaying the map as it does now but without having > to click on the map... > > #### > CODE START > #### > var map; > var point; > var localSearch = new GlocalSearch(); > var post='<%=post %>'; > > var icon = new GIcon(); > icon.image = "http://www.movingspace.com/images/marker.png";; > icon.shadow = "http://www.google.com/mapfiles/shadow50.png";; > icon.iconSize = new GSize(20, 34); > icon.shadowSize = new GSize(37, 34); > icon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(10, 34); > > function usePointFromPostcode(postcode, callbackFunction) { > > localSearch.setSearchCompleteCallback(null, > function() { > > if (localSearch.results[0]) > { > var resultLat = localSearch.results[0].lat; > var resultLng = localSearch.results[0].lng; > point = new GLatLng(resultLat,resultLng); > callbackFunction(point); > var marker = new GMarker(point,icon); > map.addOverlay(marker); > > // > }else{ > alert("Postcode not found!"); > } > }); > > localSearch.execute(postcode + ", UK"); > > } > > function setCenterToPoint(point) > { > map.setCenter(point, 16); > > } > > function initialize() { > if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) { > var myPano = new GStreetviewPanorama(document.getElementById > ("pano")); > GEvent.addListener(myPano, "error", handleNoFlash); > map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map1")); > usePointFromPostcode(post, setCenterToPoint); > map.setCenter(new GLatLng(point), 14); > > /* ALL WORKS FINE AND AS EXPECTED UP TO HERE. THE MAP DISPLAYS THE > CORRECT AREA BY THE TRANSFORMED POSTCODE AND ALL IS GOOD */ > > svOverlay = new GStreetviewOverlay(); > map.addOverlay(svOverlay); > > /* ISSUE IS HERE */ > GEvent.addListener(map, function(overlay, latlng) { > myPano.setLocationAndPOV(latlng); > }); > } > } > > /* STILL THE CODE IS WORKING FINE AND WHEN YOU CLICK ON ANY ROAD THAT > HAS THE OVERLAY AND STREET VIEW CAPABILITY IS DISPLAYS IT IN A DIV > UNDERNEATH. */ > > function handleNoFlash(errorCode) { > if (errorCode == FLASH_UNAVAILABLE) { > alert("Error: Flash doesn't appear to be supported by your > browser"); > return; > } > } > > function addLoadEvent(func) { > var oldonload = window.onload; > if (typeof window.onload != 'function') { > window.onload = func; > } else { > window.onload = function() { > oldonload(); > func(); > } > } > > } > > function addUnLoadEvent(func) { > var oldonunload = window.onunload; > if (typeof window.onunload != 'function') { > window.onunload = func; > } else { > window.onunload = function() { > oldonunload(); > func(); > } > } > > } > > addLoadEvent(initialize); > addUnloadEvent(GUnload); > #### > CODE END > #### > > What I'm trying to do is to either have a button for Streetview and > one for Map View ... or to have the Streetview triggering when the > page loads and I can perhaps hide it in a DIV and then display it ... > > Either way or any other way anyone can recommend is very welcome. I'm > completely stuck spent almost two days on this now and my energy level > and patience is being drained... > > Greateful for any help! > > Regards, > Markus --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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