Hello Rossko, > GGeoXml parses your KML at Google's servers, where a lot more resource > is available. Also Google's parser is smart enough to recognise over > complex polys, and instead of plotting them as polylines at the > browser it creates image overlay tiles at the server which the client > can download much quicker. You can't recreate that client-side. > > Some options: > * Simplify your polys - point reduction. This is not possible because of the extensive number of tracks to modify.
> * Abandon KML and use a custom XML or JSON format which would allow > the use of encoded polylines - this allows for simplification related > to zoom level automatically. I don't know how to use them but I will search the web. Anyway, there must be an easy way to convert KML to XML or JSON otherwise, It will be almost impossible for me to rework all the files in my library. I try to do simple. > * Abandon client-side rendering and set up a custom server-side tile > image creator and server and use custom tile overlays instead of > polys. Same remark as above. But I feel this could be a big job. My original file is generated with Google Earth and expended to give my doc.kml with all the tracks in a main directory and 2 sub- directories. I have juste to update the file every month, expend the kmz to create the doc.kml and the job is done. It is simple and straight forward. Unless I am mistaken, custom tile overlays should be created for each track in order to achieve the same fonctionalities as the kml does. So, again, if there is a simple way to do it, It would be kind of you to tell me how to proceed because I am completely ignorant on that. > > Also, the color of the first track is not recognized, hence it is not > > seen on the map. > > No comment, no idea what colour you were expecting. Well, it was white in the original KML file when my message was sent and so did not appear in the list nor on the map. I have corrected the file since. This is why you cannot see the problem. Apparently, white must be avoid in the kml, otherwise it is discarded from the view with GeoXml. > > For instance, is it possible to avoid the messages appearing during > > the loading of the page (this is not so nice for the user) ? > > Not so nice as a long wait with nothing apparently happening? > Have a look at > thesehttp://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api/search?group=google-ma... I'll give a look to it. > > Can I use Mapview within my map ? > > What's that, a Java class? Sorry, I did a mistake. It was Street View I was thinking of. Is street view accessible with GeoXml ? > > Is it possible to extend the map over the kml list, just like GM does > > with its top arrow ? > > Yes, you have to write code to do that. Hide the sidebar and resize > the map I guess. This is where the problem lies. I am not a programmer, and unless something is readily available which I can copy/paste freely and then modify for my requirements just like I did on my page, I don't think I can write a single code without a relevant documentation and extensive waste of time to find what I require. I'll search for, but will not make it a priority. > > > Is it possible to include the relief in the map ? > > Do you mean add terrain maptype? Of course. Yes. In fact, I was thinking PHYSICAL. I have added it and it's OK now. http://www.labouilladissecyclisme.com/cyclisme/sorties_du_mois/parcours6.htm Further, I have some other new issues to solve : For the time being, the sidebar box is completely on the left of the window, but the menu itself appears at some distance from the box side resulting in a significant waste of space I could better use to increase the map area. How can I push the sidebar further on the left ? Maybe it is an instruction to add to the code which I did not discovered yet or, it could well be in the kml file itself, but I don't see where. Also, how can I suppress the "MultiGeometry" stuff in the description box and keep the title of the track only in order to avoid this huge box making no sense at all ? Any code to add ? Thanks again for your valuable help. -- 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.
