Thanks Eric, Vinay. Which project would you prefer I contributed the code to? So far I've I've been working with a clone of the repo at gwt-google-maps-v3, but I'm happy to switch to using the gwt-google-apis branch if that will help with migration and API stability.
On 7 July 2010 21:50, Vinay Sekhri <vin...@google.com> wrote: > Hi Daniel, > > I was about to respond to you on different thread you wrote to me. Right > now I am in process of adding new feature (without JSIO dependency) in my > existing project and copy same to gwt-google-apis project. Once I understand > things well, we will be in a better position to merge in official API -- > this might take some time. > > On your question to contributing to gwt-google-maps-v3 : you create a clone > of the existing repo, make your changes and send me the patches. Once we are > on the same page on coding/design style, I can add you as a contributor to > the project. > > Eric, I am running these two projects in parallel for now because I do not > want existing user to suffer because this merge. > > Thanks! > -- > Vinay Sekhri > Google India > +91.124.451.2822 Direct > +91.9910.195.609 Mobile > > > > On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Eric Ayers <zun...@google.com> wrote: > >> The author of that library has plans to migrate to overlay types. >> We've got a change branch going on >> http://code.google.com/p/gwt-google-apis under changes/vinays/. >> >> >> http://code.google.com/p/gwt-google-apis/source/browse/#svn/changes/vinays/gwt-google-maps-v3 >> >> On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 10:08 PM, Daniel Bell <daniel.r.b...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > Thanks for the feedback. The reason I'm not using the official Maps API >> is >> > that I need to use version 3 of the JavaScript API, which isn't >> supported by >> > the GWT Google APIs project yet. The more developed of the GWT Maps >> > Libraries (http://code.google.com/p/gwt-google-maps-v3/) uses JSIO for >> > everything, rather than overlay types, so I'm concerned about >> performance in >> > the case that lots (hundreds or so) of objects are being rendered on the >> > map. At the moment it's looking like I'll contribute some changes there. >> > Thanks again, >> > Daniel >> > >> > On 7 July 2010 03:20, Eric Ayers <zun...@google.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Overlay types are the way to go. The gwt-maps API use jsio because it >> >> predates overlay types. >> >> >> >> On Jul 6, 2010 11:18 AM, "John Tamplin" <j...@google.com> wrote: >> >> > On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 3:08 AM, Daniel Bell <daniel.r.b...@gmail.com >> > >> >> > wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> I have a question for you about Overlay Types and the JSIO library. >> >> >> I'm working on a GWT interface to the Google Maps JavaScript API, >> and >> >> >> am wondering about the difference in performance between the two >> >> >> approaches. >> >> >> With JSIO I've been using wrapper objects that each contain an >> >> >> instance of a JavaScriptObject being wrapped, and contain a >> reference >> >> >> to a singleton instance of the flyweight wrapper. My guess is that >> the >> >> >> performance would be better if I used Overlay Types instead, but I >> am >> >> >> just guessing. Do you know (roughly) what the difference in >> >> >> performance is between the two approaches? >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > First question - why aren't you using the official GWT APIs for Maps >> >> > instead >> >> > of writing your own? http://code.google.com/p/gwt-google-apis/ If >> there >> >> > is >> >> > something you need that isn't included, why not contribute to that >> >> > rather >> >> > than create your own from scratch? >> >> > >> >> > Overlay types are a bit more efficient and don't require a generator >> >> > running >> >> > which makes DevMode faster, but I don't think there is a lot of >> >> > difference. >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > John A. Tamplin >> >> > Software Engineer (GWT), Google >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Web-Toolkit-Contributors >> >> >> >> -- >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Web-Toolkit-Contributors >> > >> > -- >> > http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Web-Toolkit-Contributors >> >> >> >> -- >> Eric Z. Ayers >> Google Web Toolkit, Atlanta, GA USA >> > > -- http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Web-Toolkit-Contributors
