Exporting the Maps API to Flash/ActionScript should be doable. This is basically what we do in Java using GWT and FaBridge.
2013/8/16 Alex Harui <[email protected]> > I'm fine with Google only developing APIs for HTML5. The question is > whether anybody can build a Flash API around it. That's the premise of > the FlexJS parallel frameworks. > > The mapping API providers that do provide or allow for parallel APIs for > their maps will have the advantage if/when FlexJS takes off. > > -Alex > > On 8/16/13 7:39 AM, "Kessler CTR Mark J" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >Based on that recent article about Google pulling the API plug on > >Microsoft [1], it seems like they are trying to force people into HTML5 > >for all future apps. However I'm sure it was blown up larger than it > >needed to be. > > > >[1] > > > http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/08/google-blocks-windows-phone-youtube > >-app-again-for-manufactured-reasons/ > > > > > >-Mark > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Alex Harui [mailto:[email protected]] > >Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 10:29 AM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: AW: supported mapping APIs in Flex? > > > >Has anyone found a point of contact at Google regarding the Maps API and > >Flash? Seems like if lots of people asked them to delay pulling it down > >they might, or folks could convince them to donate the Flash version to > >Apache or put it out on Google Code. > >It also wasn't clear whether you could use ExternalInterface to get to the > >Maps API or not. > > > >-Alex > >
