I have subsequently changed the variable back to zIndex (with
uppercase 'I'), but to no avail.

Tim

On Apr 14, 1:46 am, Tim Dawson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello Ben,
>
> Yes, I tried zIndex first, and it didn't work.  There are examples (in the 
> forum) where it's
> shown as 'zindex', so I tried that too.  That doesn't work for me either.
>
> Everything else in my script works as intended, it's very frustrating !
>
> Tim
>
>
>
> Ben Appleton wrote:
> > The property is zIndex (note the capital I):
> >http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/v3/reference.html#Mark...
>
> > Cheers
> > Ben
>
> > On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:18 AM, ramasaig <[email protected]
> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
> >     I'm trying to ensure that custom markers being displayed at the same o-
> >     ordinates are shown in a specified  z order.  To avoid overlap, some
> >     markers have a longer 'pin' so that they appear above others (ie.
> >     further north)  I want to avoid the 'pin' on the icon overlying the
> >     other icon.
> >     I've followed (I hope) examples in the Google API V3, but nothing I do
> >     is changing the z order of markers.
>
> >     I'm creating the marker as follows:
> >     ...
> >                                    var marker = new google.maps.Marker (
> >                                            posn, {
> >                                            title: title,
> >                                            icon: icon,
> >                                            desc: desc,
> >                                            draggable: false,
> >                                            zindex: zInd
> >                                    });
> >                                    GEvent.addListener(marker, "click",
> >     function() {
> >                                            marker.openInfoWindowHtml(desc);
> >                                    });
> >     ...
> >     The required value of zindex IS being captured in the value of 'zind',
> >     but it's not getting into the marker (or if it is, it's not having any
> >     visible effect.
>
> >     Seehttp://www.holidaymullandiona.com/maps5/index.php.
> >     There are two cases there where an 'SC' marker shows above another
> >     marker.  In the left example the pin of the 'SC' marker can be seen on
> >     the 'GH' marker below.  In the right example the pin is hidden behind
> >     the 'BB' marker below.
> >     This has been achieved by setting the order of creation of the markers
> >     ( a method not available to me in production).
> >     All my attempts to change the z order on the fly have failed.
>
> >     I've seen examples where the variable has an uppercase 'I' ('zIndex')
> >     instead of 'zindex', but neither work for me.
>
> >     Can anyone tell me what I've done wrong, please ?
>
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