im not sure, i dont have ie6 available at home :) 2009/5/21 yanimal <[email protected]>
> > That is an interesting idea - in my app usually wanting just to change > the image / tooltip of an existing marker, so actually I would be more > interested in the method of changing the tooltip and images "on the > fly" - I don't necessarily need the whole cache. > > The API document appears to suggest that I can change the image, but > any idea how I'd go about changing the tooltip ? > > With respect to the memory leak, I take it you can't see any problems > with my example ? If not I think it needs to be looked at by someone > at Google, because this is a recently introduced bug that will cripple > IE6 users of google maps that have refreshing markers. > > Cheers > Ian > > > > On May 20, 3:53 pm, Björn Brala <[email protected]> wrote: > > Anyone think that might be handy? > > > > 2009/5/20 Björn Brala <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Because of thing s like this i use a markercache, Instead of removing > the > > > marker, i hide and and store it in an object, then change the > > > appearance/location and reload it onto the map. > > > > >http://demo.geostart.nl/geostart.markercache.prototype.js > > > > > Relevant lines: > > > > > 25-32: Removing: If its a point, instead of removeoverlay, push it into > the > > > markercache and hide it. > > > 142-181: Adding: If its a point, and the markercache isnt empty, use > that > > > point, move it, and change the icon image. > > > > > Perhaps that helps. > > > > > *ponders* perhaps i can just make this a utility library thingie. > Shoudlnt > > > be to hard to port. */ponders* > > > > > 2009/5/20 yanimal <[email protected]> > > > > >> Hi there, > > > > >> I am having issues with fairly severe memory leaks in IE6 on XP Pro > > >> and Win2003. I have created a test page to demonstrate the problem : > > > > >>http://www.yanimal.co.uk/index.htm > > > > >> This basically loads 225 markers onto the map, and then removes them > > >> and adds a new set of 225 every 5 seconds. I realise this is an > > >> extreme example, but it demonstrates quickly a problem I am having > > >> over a longer period of time. > > > > >> Symptoms : in IE6 my memory usage goes up by 15-20Mb every 5 seconds > > >> (i.e. every time the markers are refreshed). In Firefox 3.0.10 it is > > >> more like 2Mb. > > >> This occurs using v2.156 onwards. Previous to this, the memory leak > > >> (whilst still present) is nowhere near as severe. I have the same page > > >> running version 2.140 for comparison : > > > > >>http://www.yanimal.co.uk/index140.htm > > > > >> This leaks about 2Mb each time > > > > >> I'm convinced I'm doing something fairly basic wrong - but I can't see > > >> what it is... > > > > >> Cheers > > >> Ian > > > > > -- > > > Bjorn Brala > > > ---------------- > > >www.GeoStart.nl/english/- Google maps - Swis Webdesign > > > twitter.com/bbrala > > > > -- > > Bjorn Brala > > ----------------www.GeoStart.nl/english/- Google maps - Swis Webdesign > > twitter.com/bbrala- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- Bjorn Brala ---------------- www.GeoStart.nl/english/ - Google maps - Swis Webdesign twitter.com/bbrala --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
