Hello Daniel, Sure that map styling capabilities would be a great feature in Google map.
I think this kind of needs will become more and more important as there is more and more people that are using the API. It's really a pleasure to see a google map with another style than the defaults. I'm also thinking about CloudMade capabilities.... However, I think i have a response with the link that William give in the above response : http://koti.mbnet.fi/ojalesa/v3/osm_dual.htm. Maybe the API could integrate some capabilities to do this kind of styling quickly . Cheers 2010/5/6 Daniels Lee™ <[email protected]> > Thanks for the example links. > > It sounds like map styling is the ultimate use-case here. Accessing tile > layers simply provides a means to achieve this by setting its background > color. > > What do you think map styling capabilities as a feature request? > > > On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 7:03 AM, ricco * <[email protected]> wrote: > >> ... >> >> this example seems to do it well : >> http://www.philageohistory.org/tiles/mobile/ >> >> 2010/5/6 ricco * <[email protected]> >> >> Hello, >>> >>> @William : your example is great ( >>> http://www.william-map.com/20100506/2/map.htm ), the subjetc of my first >>> post was for asking if this kind of example could be done in V3. >>> >>> In your example, the tiles seems to be transparent, so that we can see >>> the blue color you have set as background-color, but it seems that is no >>> more possible with the V3 because if you set the background color, you won't >>> be able to see it as it can be seen in your example... >>> >>> cheers >>> >>> 2010/5/6 William <[email protected]> >>> >>> On May 6, 4:36 am, Daniels Lee™ <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > Besides styling use-cases like the one you provided, what other ways >>>> would >>>> > you envision yourself benefiting from accessing the transparent tile >>>> layers >>>> > within a Hybrid map type, or any map type in general? >>>> > >>>> >>>> these layers are useful when you have a colorful thematic map and all >>>> you need is a black and white overlay, like the Fund Race map done by >>>> the Huffington Post >>>> >>>> http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/ >>>> >>>> another example is a radar map: >>>> >>>> http://www.william-map.com/20100506/2/map.htm >>>> >>>> ... >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]<google-maps-js-api-v3%[email protected]> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<google-maps-js-api-v3%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Daniels Lee > Developer Programs Engineer > Google, Inc. > 345 Spear Street > San Francisco, CA 94105 > 650 253 0967 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<google-maps-js-api-v3%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" 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-js-api-v3?hl=en.
