So, today everything looks right on the map when loading it within the game.
I would still like to know about querystring parameters in KML files as well as why my map doesn't update when I reload it with different KML data? On Sep 9, 10:41 pm, Michael Robellard <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a game that I have written called Railroad Empire that uses > Google Maps.http://apps.facebook.com/railroadempire > > The problem that I am having is that my map is very slow to load in IE > compared to Firefox, Chrome or Safari. So my plan was to change the > data on my map from a very large amount of javascript to a kml file, > however I have run into several problems, and was wondering if I am > even going down the right path. > > When I try to load the map in my full game environment sometimes some > of the overlay tiles don't load, you'll see markers on part of the > map, but not all of it. Sometimes you'll see generic purple markers > instead of my icons, or sometime you will see nothing at all. When I > take the map out of the game environment this does not happen. Anyone > have any ideas? > > Next, it seems that you cannot use querystring parameters in your KML > urls for KMLLayer, is that correct? I cannot find any documentation > one way or another. but my KML was not loading with a Querystring. > > If I change the output of the KML and then reload the map, it seems to > keep the previous data and not re-render the map. Is there some sort > of caching going on? Is there a preferred way around this problem? > > You can see the full beta game with the KML layer > here:http://apps.facebook.com/railroadempire-beta > > You can see the maptest without the game code > here:http://beta.latest.railroadempire.appspot.com/map/maptest > you can > usehttp://beta.latest.railroadempire.appspot.com/map/maptest?action=add > to change denver, CO to the black icon > andhttp://beta.latest.railroadempire.appspot.com/map/maptest?action=subt... > to change it yellow, > as you'll see the map does not update, but the KML output by the url > does.http://beta.latest.railroadempire.appspot.com/map/stations.kml > > Any help on these issue would be appreciated -- 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.
