It's called the overview map and it hasn't been implemented for the v3 API yet. You can both vote for and track the progress of the feature by staring this issue: http://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/issues/detail?id=1470
Chad Killingsworth On Dec 1, 4:29 pm, outofmind <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, I refer to the maps you get when you start athttp://maps.google.com/ > In the bottom right corner you have the arrow. When you click it, you > get a small map showing a bigger area and a rectangle which is shown on > the big map. > > My question: how can I add such an arrow and small map to my own maps > and how can I customize its content. (view source code gives you over > 100k source code that's simply unreadable - there must be an easier way) > > Thanks -- 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.
