If you want to customize the look and feel and/or want to go for an easy integration definitely go for the flash component.
If however you also have a lot of HTML content that needs to be integrated / indexed by google etc. You could go for a dhtml solution. Main page with flash embed and a iframe for the map/html content. And then resize the components (iframe / flash movie) with script according to the content. BTW You can't just overlay the flex with an iframe as is seen on the web because that don't work in safari. So you must resize with javascript. I used the last solution lately (flex and maps) and used iframes to display the map / other html. The solution is more code intensive and you need to know your javascript as wel (I pushed the search results from datarequest in flex through a custom build javascript bridge (which uses External interface) to display on the maps in the iframe) But.... Another interesting point is the licence of google maps. As far as I know the licence is clear and states that you're only allowed to use the maps images thought their public javascript api and if not your site may be blocked....'I guess making an flash component that uses their images is a good example of not using their public api ... maybe I'm wrong... And it seems kinda logical... Suppose I make a crappy component with lots of bugs in flash that uses the google interface etc. than the little google logo in associated with bad functionality. Bad for google's image. An other way is also bad. If you make a component that uses the google images then you can also leave the google logo out and the licence inf etc... Also bad for google. Great component based on their images but you can't tell it's from google... (BTW I didn't mean the afcomponent is bad, it's great actually..., but I can imagine that google doesn't want to give control away...) So the first option wasn't an option for our rather big commercial site... Too risky with licence... Hope this helps a bit... Arnoud -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Samuel Agesilas Verzonden: donderdag 19 juli 2007 22:46 Aan: Open Source Flash Mailing List Onderwerp: Re: [osflash] Q: Flash and Google API jbach, What type of components do you think you will be needing? -sam On Jul 18, 2007, at 2:50 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi > Starting a major project using the Google API and flash but not > decided yet on the best approach. > > Figure I can eityher use > > 1) the free component from afcomponents.com > or > 2) use the Flash to JavaScript integration kit along with the > javascript Google API. > > > Can anyone offer me a recommendation? > > I'll need to have full control over cistomizing/skinning the zoom/ > pan controls as well as the pop-up windows. > And performance and load times are also a concern. > > > > Thanks in advance > > [e] jbach at bitstream.ca > [c] 416.668.0034 > [w] www.bitstream.ca > -------------------------------------------- > "...all improvisation is life in search of a style." > - Bruce Mau,'LifeStyle' > > _______________________________________________ > osflash mailing list > [email protected] > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org _______________________________________________ osflash mailing list [email protected] http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org _______________________________________________ osflash mailing list [email protected] http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org
