Thanks again, Martin. I really appreciate your expert help. Scott On Aug 24, 7:15 am, Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > If you want help with the map initialisation in various browsers you'd > be best starting a new thread as the original topic of this thread is > now fixed. > > Nothing springs to my mind as a possible cause for the errors you > describe. > > Martin. > > On 24 Aug, 03:34, ScottE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Martin, thanks again for reworking my code. Your help is very much > > appreciated. > > > I loaded that code into the iframe and it loads in Mac Safari and FFox > > without any border/padding/margin (outstanding!). It loads 100% > > perfectly in Mac Safari, but in FFox the iframed map loads over New > > Delhi, India, instead of Afghanistan and loads with only the simple > > plus/minus zoom nav controls (instead of the full controls) and a drop > > down map selector instead of the buttons. Could that be due to the > > lack of a loadDelay to accommodate the iframe load? I had originally > > put that in based on > > this:http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api/browse_frm/thread/9cdd... > > > Thanks again. It's great to see the map load flush. > > Scott > > > On Aug 23, 10:16 am, ScottE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Martin, thank you very much! I really appreciate the help. I'll try > > > what you recommend today or tonight. > > > Scott > > > > On Aug 23, 7:14 am, Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Scott. > > > > > Take a look at this version of your page: > > > > >http://code.martinpearman.co.uk/deleteme/GMap1.html > > > > > I'm 99% sure you don't need the loadDelay() function as the > > > > initialize() function only executes once the entire page has loaded - > > > > whether the page is viewed directly or within an IFRAME i don't think > > > > you need that delay. > > > > > And the line: > > > > > google.load("maps", "2.x"); > > > > > Is not required either - the API loads via the SCRIPT element with the > > > > API key. > > > > > Putting the height:100% CSS rule in an inline STYLE element means the > > > > page now validates: > > > > >http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcode.martinp... > > > > > Your version of the page has some errors - whether one or more of > > > > these errors stopped the map displaying full 100% size i don't know: > > > > >http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmysite.veriz... > > > > > Martin. > > > > > On 22 Aug, 18:59, ScottE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi guys, > > > > > I spent some more time working with the Econym example Martin > > > > > recommended and made some real progress just by playing with the Gmap > > > > > code and doing nothing with the styling. Updated Gmap: > > > > > >http://mysite.verizon.net/vzenti29/public_html/Gmap1.html > > > > > > Emulating the Econym map's earlier body and div was kind of tricky for > > > > > me (and I realized naming the div element "map3d" or "map" etc is > > > > > arbitrary). As you can see the width is now 100% and the map outputs > > > > > flush with the browser window edge widthwise (it's that way in the > > > > > iframe too; a major improvement), but 100% height doesn't work for my > > > > > map like it does on the Econym example. If I use Econym's code, 100% > > > > > height in the div ends up perfectly flush at top and bottom. Not so in > > > > > my map — still some padding at top and bottom, and a vertical scroll > > > > > bar. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? > > > > > > As a workaround, I can set the div height to 90%, which creates a bit > > > > > more padding, but removes the scroll bars completely. (Still a major > > > > > improvement.) > > > > > > By the way, the first timeout in my code is for accommodating the > > > > > iframe load and the second allows time for the GEarth layers to load. > > > > > I also tacked in a map.checkResize(); after the GEarth functions — > > > > > without it, for some reason, sideways/width scrollbars appeared when > > > > > switching from the GEarth layer to a regular map within the iframe. > > > > > > And unlike the Econym map, I added <body onload="initialize()" to this > > > > > line: <body onload="initialize()" onunload="GUnload()" style="height: > > > > > 100%;margin:0"> > > > > > Seemed liked the most proper way to do it. I tried it with and > > > > > without, and it didn't seem to make a difference, but is the > > > > > intitialize() in that line perhaps redundant? > > > > > > Thanks a lot, > > > > > Scott > > > > > > On Aug 19, 3:22 pm, ScottE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Thanks a lot Mike and Martin. > > > > > > I tried out Martin's first idea based on the econym code but no > > > > > > luck. > > > > > > It could be because I'm using a GEarth layer and map = new > > > > > > GMap2(document.getElementById('map3d') instead of the simple "map" > > > > > > (I > > > > > > remember "map" never worked with GEarth for me). But it could be > > > > > > many > > > > > > other things. > > > > > > > I'll keep playing with that and I'll try the CSS andiframeparameters > > > > > > angles too. If this matters, the Gmap code is linked to from within > > > > > > a > > > > > > div on the parent page, and theiframeis being created by Thickbox. > > > > > > Thanks again guys. > > > > > > > If anyone else has other ideas, or would like to chime in about the > > > > > > ones above, please do. I really appreciate the help. > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > > On Aug 19, 1:51 pm, Mike Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > In the parent page use the following parameters inside the > > > > > > > <iframe> > > > > > > > call. > > > > > > > > scrolling="no" > > > > > > > marginheight="0" > > > > > > > marginwidth="0" > > > > > > > frameborder="0" > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > Mike Williams
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