[point reduction] > This is not possible because of the extensive number of tracks to > modify.
Someone could write code to run on your server that does point- reduction on your files before sending them to the client. It's certainly possible, but It would be complex so may be beyond you. The root of your performance problem is the large number of points defining each of your lines ; any way you can reduce those will help at various stages in processing. All the other suggestions are about circumventing that. > Anyway, there must be an easy way to convert KML to XML or JSON KML is already a dialect of XML. But KML dictates the data format ; freeing yourself from the dictate and using your own format would allow use of non-KML ideas like encoded polylines. BUT - You'd need to write your own version of parser, something like GeoXml, so that's probably a non-starter. [tile generation] > But I feel this could be a big job. Yes it would. It can be done 'on the fly', so it doesn't matter if your data files change periodically. But it does require server-side programming skills. > Sorry, I did a mistake. It was Street View I was thinking of. Is > street view accessible with GeoXml ? Streetview is streetview, you can use it on your map whether or not you are also using GeoXml. Bear in mind its just more to slow your map down. > 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 ? Look into CSS positioning. It's not in the KML, its in the styles you apply to the <div>s on your page. > 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 ? Don't have <Multigeometry> in your KML, its not necessary and adds bloat you don't need. That may be an Earth option when you build your KML. -- 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.
