On Jun 22, 7:25 am, CWR2010 <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Larry, > > Yeah I've sorted it! > > The problem was that I needed to remove the var from the defining of > the "map" and "venue1" etc. Sorted now. > > I have one final question, which I'm sure you'll be able to answer > easily. > > You see how when you click on my markers it centers around the marker > and displays the info.... well when I click on the next marker the > previous markers info box stays open. How do I get it to close when > the next marker is clicked?
The v3 infowindow behavior is different from v2. If you want it to act like v2, you need to do 2 things: 1. close the infowindow when you open another 2. close the infowindow when you click on the map example: http://www.geocodezip.com/v3_markers_normal_colored_infowindows.html -- Larry > > Massive thanks for your help! > > On Jun 22, 2:57 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > On Jun 22, 6:45 am, CWR2010 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > That doesn't seem to want to work. I'm wondering if I actually need to > > > be called something like map.setCenter(venue3) instead of using the co- > > > ordinates aswell. > > > That would probably be easier to maintain. Don't know why it isn't > > working for you. > > > Change that. I got a javascript error: 'map' is undefined, one time, > > then it looks like it is now working. > > > -- Larry > > > > On Jun 22, 1:46 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > On Jun 22, 5:20 am, CWR2010 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Cheers Larry. > > > > > > I've figured out out to do it with API V2. See it working > > > > > here:http://www.rjt-online.com/shows_new_test2.php > > > > > > The problem is, since I figured that out, I thought I would try my > > > > > hand with API V3 for the Streetview functionality. Now the code I have > > > > > added in my buttons doesn't work (the "onclick: map.setCenter" etc.). > > > > > Any idea of a simple alteration I could make to use it with V3? Here > > > > > is my page with my V3 code > > > > > -http://www.rjt-online.com/shows_new_test3.php > > > > > [untested] > > > > The v3 setCenter method is setCenter... > > > > setCenter(latlng:LatLng) > > > > but it only takes one argument, to set the zoom, use setZoom: > > > > setZoom(zoom:number) > > > > > GLatLng doesn't exist in v3, use google.maps.LatLng > > > > > onclick="map.setCenter(new GLatLng(54.966739,-1.602588), 14); > > > > animatedcollapse.toggle('show3')" > > > > > would be: > > > > onclick="map.setCenter(new google.maps.LatLng(54.966739,-1.602588); > > > > map.setZoom(14); animatedcollapse.toggle('show3')" > > > > > -- Larry > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > On Jun 21, 10:10 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > On Jun 21, 1:36 pm, CWR2010 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Thanks for the help Larry. > > > > > > > > I worked through those tutorials earlier and attempted to get it > > > > > > > up > > > > > > > and running, which I did (with a sidebar). > > > > > > > > How would I go about using my current buttons (the lines that say > > > > > > > Cotherstone Village Hall etc) to setCenter on the markers, rather > > > > > > > than > > > > > > > a sidebar? > > > > > > > Look at how those tutorials work. You need to add the appropriate > > > > > > code and html to your current "buttons" to open the infowindow of > > > > > > the > > > > > > associated marker (or if you want center the map on the associated > > > > > > marker). It might make sense to modify the way your page works to > > > > > > out > > > > > > put the information to create your "buttons" into xml (making the > > > > > > assumption that it is coming out of some kind of a database), then > > > > > > doing something like: > > > > > > The Basics - Part 3 Loading the data from an XML > > > > > > filehttp://econym.org.uk/gmap/basic3.htm > > > > > > > or the "Store Locator" tutorial, just formating the "sidebar" as > > > > > > your > > > > > > "buttons" are now. > > > > > > > > As I say, I'm a novice with this so I'm really grateful for any > > > > > > > help. > > > > > > > We were all novices at one point. > > > > > > > -- Larry > > > > > > > > On Jun 21, 4:11 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Jun 21, 6:31 am, CWR2010 <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi folks. I'm new to this group so bear with me for a moment. > > > > > > > > > This is > > > > > > > > > the first website I've ever designed so I'm a novice at this. > > > > > > > > > > I'm working on a website page (http://www.rjt-online.com/ > > > > > > > > > shows_new_test2.php) at the minute that requires google maps > > > > > > > > > to be > > > > > > > > > interactive and for it to change location automatically when > > > > > > > > > you click > > > > > > > > > on different "Gig/Show" listings. > > > > > > > > > > As you can see from the link, I have managed to figure out > > > > > > > > > how to add > > > > > > > > > an interactive google map to my page with a set location and > > > > > > > > > figured > > > > > > > > > out how to add markers. I would like the map to center around > > > > > > > > > different markers when you click on different shows (so when > > > > > > > > > you click > > > > > > > > > on the show that says "Cotherstone Village Hall" it will > > > > > > > > > center around > > > > > > > > > the marker for Cotherstone Village Hall... then when you > > > > > > > > > click on O2 > > > > > > > > > Academy, it will center around the marker for O2 Academy). > > > > > > > > > > As I say I'm a novice, so any help would be greatly > > > > > > > > > appreciated. > > > > > > > > > You have errors in the non-maps related code (the facebook and > > > > > > > > twitter > > > > > > > > code). > > > > > > > > > Have you seen Mike Williams' tutorial?http://econym.org.uk/gmap/ > > > > > > > > > In particular the page: > > > > > > > > The Basics - Part 2 Adding a clickable > > > > > > > > sidebarhttp://econym.org.uk/gmap/basic2.htm > > > > > > > > > That is an example of how to make a clickable sidebar that opens > > > > > > > > infowindows on the markers. If you don't need the infowindows, > > > > > > > > just > > > > > > > > center the map ( .setCenter() ) on the appropriate marker > > > > > > > > rather than > > > > > > > > opening the infowindow. > > > > > > > > > -- Larry > > > > > > > > > > I'm basing this functionality off a flash widget that can be > > > > > > > > > seen here > > > > > > > > > (www.rjt-online.com/shows.php) if you need to know what I'm > > > > > > > > > trying to > > > > > > > > > achieve. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. 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