I understand, but still you'll have to get more information on the area on which you're standing on, the proximity to the border, nearby regions etc. I think there's more to it than you think of, however I don't think it's you'll be able to get that except by using an outside listener to mouse movements.
On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Matt Nuttall <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi TheNez; > > Thanks for the update. > > I already have actions that trigger off the returned region name. I know > that the Google Visualization API is using the clientX and clientY values > -- that's the way the API is able to return the region to my application. > There is no reason the Visualization API could not expose the clientX and > clientY values it is using. I've browsed the DOM for the Visualization and > seen clientX and clientY referenced in several places. > > Exposing the coordinates would allow the Visualization API to not only > provide the region name, but also the exact position within the region that > the user is clicking on. For example, when my application is returned a > region of US, was the user clicking on Alaska, Hawaii or continental United > States? When you get down to the province/state level, the coordinates of > the click are even more useful. Let's say I'm displaying the US map only: > when the API returns, say, a region of US-CA (California), did the user > click near San Diego or near San Francisco? I'd like to be able to provide > a pull-down list to the user at the exact location they clicked. Then, > after they make their selection I want to place a tiny amount of text at > the exact location. > > Any of the Google Visualization API programmers have a comment? I'd sure > be a happy programmer if this data can be exposed somehow. > > Thanks again -- Matt > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Visualization API" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-visualization-api/-/W5cQRV_3iwsJ. > > 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-visualization-api?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Visualization API" 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-visualization-api?hl=en.
