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> Today's Topic Summary > > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/topics > > - Transit_Stop How to extract information for specific > areas?<#13270fa219ae37a3_group_thread_0>[3 Updates] > - Draggable Marker Lag in IE8 + FF <#13270fa219ae37a3_group_thread_1>[1 > Update] > - Is it possible to display a list of addresses based on city > name?<#13270fa219ae37a3_group_thread_2>[2 Updates] > - Tile query without referer in http header with > Webkit<#13270fa219ae37a3_group_thread_3>[2 Updates] > - Dumb questions about polygons <#13270fa219ae37a3_group_thread_4> [1 > Update] > - Problem with changing colour of polyline + marker > backgrounds<#13270fa219ae37a3_group_thread_5>[1 Update] > - Markers not loading in IE7-9 <#13270fa219ae37a3_group_thread_6> [3 > Updates] > - Problem with infowindow <#13270fa219ae37a3_group_thread_7> [1 Update] > - About not appear on the map <#13270fa219ae37a3_group_thread_8> [3 > Updates] > - Google Maps Javascript API V3 slow > down<#13270fa219ae37a3_group_thread_9>[1 Update] > - wrong labeled POI's <#13270fa219ae37a3_group_thread_10> [2 Updates] > - Small Marker, Big Marker same code. Why the > difference??<#13270fa219ae37a3_group_thread_11>[1 Update] > - How to detect change in directions > RouteIndex?<#13270fa219ae37a3_group_thread_12>[2 Updates] > - remove existing business listings from standard > map<#13270fa219ae37a3_group_thread_13>[1 Update] > > Topic: Transit_Stop How to extract information for specific > areas?<http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/t/e5e8d02bca652157> > > Parksie <[email protected]> Sep 15 12:56PM -0700 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > Hi, > > In new Zealand we have the Transit overlay for Google maps which is > great. But what I would like to do is extract this information to an > XML files and then parse it for an application I am building. > > In this case I am unable to use the API in my application otherwise I > would use it. The information I require is the bus stop number, > address and lat, long. > > Is there any way to accomplish this? > > > > > Rossko <[email protected]> Sep 15 07:04PM -0700 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > > Is there any way to accomplish this? > > Google supply data for use with maps, it's not on free issue for other > purposes. > I don't think there is a way to scrape what you want anyway. > Try asking the transit company for the info. > > > > > Rhys <[email protected]> Sep 15 07:22PM -0700 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > Yeah, I Figured that's the case. I have already contacted the transit > company and they only have it on PDF's which means serious data entry. > > Also looked into HTML scraping and no go their either. > > Cheers for your confirmation though. > > > > > Topic: Draggable Marker Lag in IE8 + > FF<http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/t/44daa1d9fbf18e6c> > > Michael <[email protected]> Sep 15 06:35PM -0700 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > Hi, > > I have implemented something that constantly calculates distance/ > bearing and updates text when a marker is being dragged on the map. It > is similar to this, > > http://gmaps-samples-v3.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/draggable-markers/draggable-markers.html > . > That site's lag behaviour and mine is exactly the same. > > Now in chrome, when the marker is dragged, there is no lag at all. In > firefox, there is a slight lag/delay if you move the marker faster > than usual. However, in IE8, there is HUGE marker lag, as you can see > in the site I linked above. The text is updating perfectly, as it is > on the sample site. > In firefox, when I stop displaying/updating the text (but keep > calculating it), the marker lag is removed completely. Doing this in > IE nearly removes the lag completely as well. > > I just don't know why changing the inner html of div elements would > affect how the marker is displayed on the map. > > Does anyone know what the cause of this is and if there is any way to > fix the lag in IE8 and firefox? > > Cheers. > > > > Topic: Is it possible to display a list of addresses based on city > name?<http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/t/3c96a26d32d41363> > > Dan <[email protected]> Sep 15 05:40PM -0700 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > I have a list of addresses (markers) shown on my map. > > The city names include, for example, > *San Jose*, *Seattle*, and *Chicago* these three cities. > > Is it possible to, say, create three checkboxes for these three cities > mentioned above. > Then my markers will be displayed based which checkbox(s) are checked. > > For example, > if only checkbox Seattle and checkbox Chicago are selected, then the > markers > of addresses in San Jose will not be shown. > > > > > Dan <[email protected]> Sep 15 05:53PM -0700 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > My checkboxes will just be in another <div> tag of my html page. > just would like to know if it's possible to apply JavaScript to do this > > before I start coding. > > > > Topic: Tile query without referer in http header with > Webkit<http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/t/4b5c987e35152545> > > surfish <[email protected]> Sep 15 09:59AM -0700 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > Thank you Ben. > > I DO NOT change anything in the header; I know the cross-domain policy > constraints. > I noticed that Google Maps/Webkit don't send the referer in header > (check my > header samples) from time to time !!! > > Actually, the IGN server (external server, not mine) uses access token > AND > referer to check that the query is authorized. That is the reason why I > > really need Google Maps/Chrom to send the referer ;-) > > Any idea ? > > Thank you > > > > > Ben Appleton <[email protected]> Sep 16 09:53AM +1000 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > Sorry, we can't help you. It sounds like WebKit browsers may not send > the > referer header for cross-domain requests. Referer is often stripped for > privacy by some proxy servers and browsers, so I think you'll have to > fix > your WMS server. > > - Ben > > > > > Topic: Dumb questions about > polygons<http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/t/f26d8e6b436f461f> > > waves <[email protected]> Sep 15 04:03PM -0700 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > Hi there, > > I have the data for a single, simple polygon to be pushed to a map > stored in > mysql. I have retrieved that data, and put it into a simple javascript > variable named "bounds" as a list of lat long pairs, delimited by a > colon. > My goal is to push the polygon (which should be editable) to the map. I > am > able to extract each pair, and I am using the following code (with no > success) to load the polygon onto the map: > > var map; > var poly; > var markers = new Array(); > var path = new google.maps.MVCArray; > > ... > > function initialize() { > //set map options propertylatlng set through a geocode on the address > var myOptions = { > zoom: 15, > center: propertylatlng, > mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.HYBRID > }; > > //compose map > var map = new > google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"),myOptions); > > poly = new google.maps.Polygon({ > strokeWeight: 3, > fillColor: '##5555FF' > }); > > poly.setMap(map); > poly.setPaths(new google.maps.MVCArray([path])); > > google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'click', addPoint); > > } > > function loadmap() { > var pointsArray = bounds.split(":"); > if(pointsArray.length!=0){ > for(var i=0; i<pointsArray.length; i++){ > > //check to see if the point is being isolated > console.log(pointsArray[i]); > > var this_latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(pointsArray[i]); > path.insertAt(i,this_latlng); > > var marker = new google.maps.Marker({ > position: this_latlng, > map: map, > draggable: true > }); > > markers.push(marker); > marker.setTitle("##" + path.length); > } > > poly = new google.maps.Polygon({ > strokeWeight: 3, > fillColor: '##5555FF' > }); > > poly.setMap(map); > poly.setPaths(new google.maps.MVCArray([path])); > } > } > > I admit I am borrowing code for some of this; here is what I don't > understand. For poly.setPaths, why pass "new > google.maps.MVCArray([path])" - > I have tried just passing "path" as poly.setPaths(path) for example. I > just > don't get how to reference the MVCArray, or how to push a polygon I to > the > map. I am dense I guess...from the code above, I have added elements to > the > array, so I wonder whether by pushing a "new" MVCArray, I just empty > the > path? Or does the path get copied to the array? I have to say, I find > the > documentation unnecessarily cryptic on these things. Examples are > limited. > > More fundamentally, if I have a set of lat/long pairs in a javascript > variable, how do I push them to a polygon? Do the pairs have to close > (repeat the first point)? There is no "event" like a click or double > click, > just have the data and want to push it. I need to use variable names > that > allow the user to edit the polygon afterwards, hence the use of common > variables in the code above. At the moment, I can add polygons (by > drawing > them), save them to a database, retrieve them back from the database, I > just > can't display that saved data back onto the map. Help please! > > Thanks! > > Doug > > > > Topic: Problem with changing colour of polyline + marker > backgrounds<http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/t/24ad178b06db0aad> > > Radina <[email protected]> Sep 15 03:42PM -0700 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > Matt: > > Please try modifying last snippet of your code to: > > track.setMap(null); > track = new google.maps.Polyline(trackopts); > track.setMap(map); > }); > } > > > > > Topic: Markers not loading in > IE7-9<http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/t/d1bcf610693393c7> > > Mike <[email protected]> Sep 15 12:17PM -0700 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > Hi, > > Thank you for telling me about the cache buster. It's something I > hadn't > come across before but it looks like it should do the trick! I don't > know > why IE caches the ajax requests... > > Is anybody able to explain why the infowindows don't open when clicking > on a > clustered marker in IE7 - 9? Works fine in chrome, firefox, safari and > opera. > > Much appreciated! > -Mike > > > > > MymsMan <[email protected]> Sep 15 02:21PM -0700 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > I can open the clustered markers in IE9 and see your log messages: > LOG: Number of markers inside cluster: 2 > LOG: Number of markers inside cluster: 2 > LOG: Number of markers inside cluster: 15 > LOG: Number of markers inside cluster: 22 > LOG: Number of markers inside cluster: 22 > LOG: Number of markers inside cluster: 22 > LOG: Number of markers inside cluster: 10 > > > > > Ralph <[email protected]> Sep 16 12:47AM +0300 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > There might be a console.log statement that's not commented out > somewhere in the clustering code. > > Ralph > > > > > > On 15/09/2011 22:17, Mike wrote: > > > > Topic: Problem with > infowindow<http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/t/6af3178386df3131> > > Jirda <[email protected]> Sep 15 10:56AM -0700 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > I have this problem: I've created a short screen example. > > http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cXQoDa07M > > The first part shows way how I close info windows. > > The second part shows the problem. If I drag cursor over a info window > and there is some marker under it, the mouseover event in listener > opens info window of marker. And I want it not to do that. > > I hope it's clear. > > Thanks. > > > > Topic: About not appear on the > map<http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/t/6f3650e56e43aa5a> > > erkin aksoy <[email protected]> Sep 15 11:49AM -0700 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > Hi, > > I have a website hosted from Turkey. Some users from other countries > say they can not see any map. Do you see a map this address? Would > appreciate if you respond. > > http://www.kurtulamayanlar.org > > > > > Rossko <[email protected]> Sep 15 11:59AM -0700 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > > http://www.kurtulamayanlar.org > > As I said in your last thread, I don't see a map in IE > I also said what I think you should do about it > > > http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/browse_thread/thread/64929464e50807d3/ed4e0bd8807745f1#ed4e0bd8807745f1 > > > > > JFrancis <[email protected]> Sep 15 12:05PM -0700 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > The map appears, however, Firefox's Error Console is catching this > string of errors: > > Error: uncaught exception: [Exception... "An invalid or illegal string > was specified" code: "12" nsresult: "0x8053000c > (NS_ERROR_DOM_SYNTAX_ERR)" location: "http://maps.gstatic.com/intl/ > en_us/mapfiles/api-3/6/4/main.js Line: 91"] > > Error: uncaught exception: [Exception... "An invalid or illegal string > was specified" code: "12" nsresult: "0x8053000c > (NS_ERROR_DOM_SYNTAX_ERR)" location: "http://maps.gstatic.com/intl/ > en_us/mapfiles/api-3/6/4/main.js Line: 92"] > > Error: uncaught exception: [Exception... "An invalid or illegal string > was specified" code: "12" nsresult: "0x8053000c > (NS_ERROR_DOM_SYNTAX_ERR)" location: "http://maps.gstatic.com/intl/ > en_us/mapfiles/api-3/6/4/main.js Line: 92"] > > I would add the page appears with both the map and the content shoved > to the right and out of the browser frame; indicating a possible > positioning problem with one or more DIVs. > > JF > > > > Topic: Google Maps Javascript API V3 slow > down<http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/t/6ff1cb80ab13294a> > > zaver <[email protected]> Sep 15 08:48AM -0700 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > Hello, > > I am using street view through the google maps js v3 API and have > noticed the past few days that at certain time intervals the map > frames load really slowly. I checked my traffic at these time > intervals and there is not so much load or any spikes. > > Any thoughts? Is there something i am missing? > > Thanks, > > > > Topic: wrong labeled > POI's<http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/t/b7247048c2f93bb8> > > pi5701 <[email protected]> Sep 15 07:16AM -0700 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > the new added POI's (landmarks) are wrong labeled in Innsbruck. > check out here: > > > http://www.mario-baldauf.org/API_v3/verortung/index.html?lat=47.259365&lng=11.384875&zoom=14&type=roadmap > example: > flughafen innsbruck is labeled as Flugplatz Münster, swiss > university innsbruck got wrong address > botanischer garten is labeled as Park der Lüste, Swiss > > seems to me that all parks and airports got linked to places in swiss > here > in Innsbruck > POI's in Vienna got right labels on a quick check same in Linz - didnt > check > more. > > anyone else found wrong labeled POI's elsewhere? > > > > > Andrew Leach <[email protected]> Sep 15 03:47PM +0100 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > > anyone else found wrong labeled POI's elsewhere? > > Lots and lots. A particular interest of mine is churches, and Google > takes the correspondence address of a church as its location. However, > post is probably addressed to the minister, who doesn't usually live > in the church. The end result is that the church icon on the map is > located close to the vicarage instead of the church. > > There are certainly others. And inconsistencies in which icons are > displayed -- why one hotel in particular and not another, for example? > > Including POI data has not been an unmitigated success. Read that with > British understatement switched on. > > > > Topic: Small Marker, Big Marker same code. Why the > difference??<http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/t/671183e9778484af> > > Ice <[email protected]> Sep 15 07:25AM -0700 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > Thank you very much for the explanation!!! > > > > Topic: How to detect change in directions > RouteIndex?<http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/t/73ef7d4d3c774890> > > xelawho <[email protected]> Sep 15 06:52AM -0700 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > > Thanks for your suggestion but moving the definition of the > > directions_changed listener didn't make any difference. > > yes, you're absolutely right - I was getting confused between an > alternate route chosen by dragging the directions path and one chosen > by clicking on one of the suggestions given. I've made a slightly > simpler demonstration of the problem here: > http://xelawho.com/map/dirpanel.htm > > and as you say, choosing an alternate route from the sidebar doesn't > even fire an alert that the directions have changed (while dragging it > does). > > I've "starred" the issue, for what it's worth. > > > > > MymsMan <[email protected]> Sep 15 07:09AM -0700 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > Many thanks for providing the simple example - my code is growing > excessively large and complex! :-) > > > > Topic: remove existing business listings from standard > map<http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/t/60f10b859db859fa> > > Terry Herckenrath <[email protected]> Sep 15 06:36AM -0700 > ^<#13270fa219ae37a3_digest_top> > > Thanks Larry :-) > > Funny thing is that the link DOES work now - must have been a google > groups hick-up or something... > > Terry > > On Sep 15, 8:56 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > -- > 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. > -- Mark Weismantel Artist Large Animal Games Tel: (212) 989-4312 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. 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