Hi guys, I've been working on a nice way to provide feedback to the user when we're trying to load a Google Map.
I'm not sure if it's my computer's config or my ISP, but I find Google Maps slow to load most of the time. If it happens to me then I have to assume that it happens to my users, so I've been looking at ways to measure this and tell the user what's going on. I've devised this simple example which used jQuery to show an information panel at the top of the page a little bit like you see on Twitter. http://www.oxfordnewmedia.com/maps/loadingMsg.html It uses the 'tilesloaded' event to trigger a message to tell you, then it hides the message. I have noticed that sometimes (when it's been a slow load of up to a minute) the tilesloaded event doesn't ever get fired - even though the map 'appears' to be fully loaded. Can anyone suggest why this might be or how I could handle it better? I'm happy for anyone to use this example if it's useful, but be aware that the drop shadow on the message panel uses a transparent png with would need handling differently in a browser like IE6. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
