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.
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