Robert Forkel wrote:
> hi,
> i took the opportunity today - simile.mit.edu being down - to get
> exhibit plus timeline and maps extension to run independent of
> simile.mit.edu.
> while the necessary changes in the source code to work around hard
> coded paths were pretty minimal (i have to clean up my code before it
> can serve as a tutorial), the problem with the painter script was
> harder. the map extension call a script running on simile.mit.edu to
> create dynamic map markers on the fly.
> i first replaced that script with a pretty basic python cgi script
> using PIL to create rather primitive markers, but then found the
> javascript here:
> http://gmaps-utility-library.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/mapiconmaker/release/src/mapiconmaker.js
> which i simply substituted for the Exhibit.MapView._makeIcon function.
> the only thing left to do now is replacing the calls to the painter
> script used for the markers in the map legend.
> regards,
> robert
>   
In case you still want to use "painter", then you can host it yourself 
at some URL and then tell Exhibit to use that service URL:

http://groups.google.com/group/simile-widgets/browse_thread/thread/8478a2506d99120b/7ce7709cb2065b6f?lnk=gst&q=exhibit/map#7ce7709cb2065b6f
 
<http://groups.google.com/group/simile-widgets/browse_thread/thread/8478a2506d99120b/7ce7709cb2065b6f?lnk=gst&q=exhibit/map#7ce7709cb2065b6f>

David


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