Thanks Andrew, as well as the other two who wrote in above. Working with the visibility fixed the problem. I had thought the fade feature was hiding my layer but as you say I was just changing the opacity. I got it working right now.. thank so much.. Martyn
On Oct 2, 3:21 am, Andrew Leach <[email protected]> wrote: > On Oct 2, 2:58 am, Martyn50 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello, I am working on a site whose centerpiece on opening is a map of > > Cairo and its historic buildings. However I also have information > > layers (divs) that come forward over the map, but although another > > layer is visible, the mouse actions still register as if the Google > > Map is present.. so I can't use links or scroll bars because the > > system thinks the map is still present. How can I "shut off" the > > Google controls but without forcing the map to reload when I return to > > it. > > Currently you are varying the opacity of each div in order to display > it. All that means is that the map is still in front of the content > you can see -- you can see text because the map is completely > transparent. But because the map is still in front, all its controls > are still active. > > You should be setting visibility as visible/hidden. If you want the > fade effect as well, make the selected one visible (it will still be > transparent at this point), fade the divs and then hide the deselected > one (which will then be transparent). > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
