Atle, The way I create my markers is exactly the same. The only thing I didn't know is that I can create transparent icons. Do you have any idea on which editor can create transparent icons ? Or is it possible to create them using normal windows picture manager ??
Cheers, Kalyan On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 8:02 PM, Sveen Atle Frenvik (Geomatikk IKT) < atle.frenvik.sv...@geomatikk.no> wrote: > On 08/19/2010 11:48 AM, Kalyan Kamepalli wrote: > > I use markers. > > > Well, not that I am familiar with markers, but according to: > http://dev.openlayers.org/releases/OpenLayers-2.9.1/doc/apidocs/files/OpenLayers/Marker-js.htmlyou > can use custom ghraphics for your markers as well: > > var size = new OpenLayers.Size(10,17); > var offset = new OpenLayers.Pixel(-(size.w/2), -size.h); > var icon = new OpenLayers.Icon(' > http://boston.openguides.org/markers/AQUA.png',size,offset); > markers.addMarker(new OpenLayers.Marker(new OpenLayers.LonLat(0,0),icon)); > markers.addMarker(new OpenLayers.Marker(new > OpenLayers.LonLat(0,0),icon.clone())); > > Note that if you pass an icon into the Marker constructor, it will take > that icon and use it. This means that you should not share icons between > markers -- you use them once, but you should clone() for any additional > markers using that same icon. > > > So, if you make your marker transparent using your favourite graphics > editor you should be all set. > > -atle > > > On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 7:18 PM, Sveen Atle Frenvik (Geomatikk IKT) < > atle.frenvik.sv...@geomatikk.no> wrote: > >> On 08/19/2010 03:42 AM, Kalyan Kamepalli wrote: >> >> Is there someone to help me out in this ?? >> >> Can we make transparent markers ? This is really important for me as the >> markers hiding the geometry underneath them and we don't want that to >> happen. >> >> >> Are you using Markers or Vectors ? >> >> I use vectors, and then I am able to use an externalGraphic for point >> style. This can be a .png file, with all the transparency needed.. >> >> -atle >> >> Any help is very much appreciated. >> >> Thanks, >> Kalyan >> >> On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 4:07 PM, Kalyan Kamepalli < >> kalyan.kamepa...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello group, >>> >>> Currently, all my markers are sitting on top of actual map data.But, I >>> don't want to hide the actual data.So, Is it possible to set a >>> transparent background to marker ?? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Kalyan >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Users mailing list >> us...@openlayers.orghttp://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users >> >> >> >> -- >> Atle Frenvik Sveen >> Utvikler >> Geomatikk IKT AS >> tlf: 45 27 86 89atle.frenvik.sv...@geomatikk.no >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Users mailing list >> Users@openlayers.org >> http://openlayers.org/mailman/listinfo/users >> >> > > > -- > Atle Frenvik Sveen > Utvikler > Geomatikk IKT AS > tlf: 45 27 86 89atle.frenvik.sv...@geomatikk.no > >
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