Thanks for the help. Now it looks like the icons are included with the code and it still won't load on the map:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><kml xmlns=" http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2"; xmlns:gx="http://www.google.com/kml/ext/2.2"; xmlns:kml="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2"; xmlns:atom=" http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom";><Document><Placemark><name></name><Style id="blue"> <IconStyle> <Icon> <href>http://maps.gstatic.com/mapfiles/ms/icons/blue-dot.png</href> </Icon> </IconStyle> </Style><description><![CDATA[<img src=" http://lh5.ggpht.com/uGkZDiofn7J1qMTcnhNG--T7NmYddDrEiEYcLwRvXCvIy_dVoIZa5gLh4j8ENegMGGmo0FKr3BapYqTKCY It validates: Congratulations! [image: [Valid KML 2.2]] This is a valid KML 2.2 feed. On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Pil <[email protected]> wrote: > Don't know how to code that in Python. > > You have to add something like this to the kml > > > <Style id="blue"> > <IconStyle> > <Icon> > <href>http://maps.gstatic.com/mapfiles/ms/icons/blue-dot.png</href> > </Icon> > </IconStyle> > </Style> > > > > http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=https:%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Fxxamples%2Flist.kml > > > > On Nov 10, 11:50 am, Niklas Rosencrantz <[email protected]> wrote: > > ah...Thank you so much for letting me know that I must add icons. And how > > come the KML validates and how could I add icons to the template most > > basically? This is my django template > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><kml xmlns=" > http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2"; xmlns:gx=" > http://www.google.com/kml/ext/2.2"; > > xmlns:kml="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2"; xmlns:atom=" > http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom";><Document>{% for ad in a %}{% if ad.geopt > > %}<Placemark><name></name><description><![CDATA[{% if ad.uri2view %}<img > > src="{{ ad.uri2view }}">{% endif %}<a href="http://{{host}}/vi/{{ > ad.key.id}}"> > > {{ ad.title }} > > > </a><br/>{{ad.text|truncatewords:20}}]]></description><Point><coordinates>{{ad.geopt.lon|floatformat:2}},{{ad.geopt.lat|floatformat:2}}</coordinates></Point></Placemark>{% > > endif %}{% endfor %}</Document></kml> > > > > On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 10:24 AM, Pil <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The kml file is now loading correctly - although nothing is visible. > > > It seems the kml file doesn't contain any defined icons. > > > > >http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=http:%2F%. > .. > > > > > -- > > > 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. > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
