There is no problem at all about using the google maps api to embed a map on a page so that it can be read on an iphone.
That said, as far as I am aware - on the limited testing I have done - using webkit transforms to handle scrolling is faster than the javascript methods. Nick On Sep 7, 2008, at 10:43 PM, pariswiki wrote: > > Hi, > > I understand that one cannot embed maps directly within a Mobile > Safari page, but I can assure you that it is possible to activate > directly from a link inside a web page the Google Map module of the > iphone: > > <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=cambrils,+spain";>Cambrils</a> > or > <a class="cuiServiceButton" target="_self" href="http:// > maps.google.com/maps?q=54+Bd+de+Grenelle,+Paris,+France+(Amy's > Home)">54 Bd de Grenelle Paris France</a> > > JCG > > On 5 sep, 21:48, davidroe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> you are better off using Safari and changing the user agent, as >> Safari >> on the PC/Mac more closely resembles Safari on the iPhone/iPod. for >> example, there are certain CSS statements that work on Safari on all >> devices but nowhere on Firefox. >> >> /dave >> >> On Sep 5, 1:47 am, ade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Nick May wrote: >>>> Basically, get the map working in desktop safari first (you can >>>> set it >>>> to send an iphone user agent in the Develop menu - not sure if >>>> this is >>>> available by default - or use Firefox with an iphone user agent) >>>> - and >>>> all should be well on the iphone.... >> >>> that is a great tip :) >> >>> firefox switcher is at:https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59 >> >>> string is: >>> Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/420.1 >>> (KHTML, >>> like Gecko) Version/3.0 Mobile/3B48b Safari/419.3 >> >>> ade > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iPhoneWebDev" 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/iphonewebdev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
