Hi Pil Thank you for the answer. I just looked at the API too and seems there is no G_SATELLITE_3D_MAP anymore? Or am I wrong? I mean, this is one greatest thing about google maps, every website about gps tracks uses this today.
On May 22, 1:44 pm, Pil <[email protected]> wrote: > FYI: I just tried to define a custom marker in v3. > > It took me two hours to define the marker's image and its shadow. The > needed code seems to be more extensive than in v2. > > The code generally seems to be longer and more complex than in v2. I > think this necessity comes from the intention to keep the API code as > small as possible, so that the users have to write their special > features themselves. > > This intention seems to be based on the opinion that the maps will > generally load and perform faster with lesser API code. > > But this opinion is not generally true. > > Lesser API code will not automatically lead to faster performance and > faster loading of the map in many cases. Exactly the contrary will > happen most of the time, namely the client's script code will > automatically be increased. > > And these client scripts are in many many cases very inefficient. So > this will lead - more often than expected - to slower performance of > the map. > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api?hl=en. -- 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.
