Alternative to google maps API

[_Bat_]

I could do it with PHP I guess. There is another rather long thread on this forum where I had to have a unique header code and body tag on several pages of my virtual tour. That was resolved with PHP so I should really just use the same code again (I hate frames )

[webman]

The way I did unique HEAD includes on pages was to get the page ID or name (as long as it's unique) in the template/core file, then something like @include("inc/$page.php").

[plugged_in]

Yeah thats what i would do aswell using $_GET['pageID'] create an if statement to show the various includes.

[webman]

An If/Switch statement in this instance would slow it down if you wanted to do this for a large number of pages. Either checking the existance of the file to be included or surpressing the errors of the include function would be a quicker solution I think.

[_Bat_]

Quick question,

 

I have just been playing with this and got around to changing the pin and realised that the pin doesn't appear at all in firefox (it works in IE). Do you have any idea why this might be?

 

Thanks

 

James

[plugged_in]

are you using a png?

[_Bat_]

Nah, a gif (the changes I made are not live ATM, I just reverted it back to the original script while this issue is sorted).

[plugged_in]

The best thing i can suggest is maybe just try a jpg. I haven't tried either gif or png.

 

Sorry mate.

 

Try that and let me know.

 

You know you can insert whatever you want in the text that popsup, for example the school logo.

[_Bat_]

Okay, I will give it to a go when I get back to one of my computers (probably at work tomorrow). Right now i'm on my grans laptop because my aunt has kicked me off the computer so she can go to sleep in the room it is in, lol.

 

Thanks for your help.

[plugged_in]

o dear haha your gran has a laptop wow!!

If i get time tonight i will try and have a look for you matey.

[_Bat_]

K I got it working... this is a brilliant script, I love it, thanks

[plugged_in]

No worries mate.

Anything else just let me know im online for like 20hours a day haha.

[_Bat_]

'Tis really weird, sometimes it works in firefox, but other times, like now, it just doesn't.

 

*REMOVED*

 

Does that link work in firefox for you? Does the school logo show?

 

I am going to keep it as it is an excellent map, but I wish Firefox would behave (not often I have to say that about firefox).

[plugged_in]

Sorry mate was in a meeting all day.

 

Looked at your code what i can suggest is that you use single quote marks round the image/logo.gif

 

so the code will be

'image/logo.gif'

 

Try that and let me know.

[_Bat_]

Still doesn't work

 

I've discovered that it doesn't work in the latest version of firefox, but I install firefox on my grans laptop a while back and it works in that version?

[plugged_in]

Weird that is!!

replace the whole line with.

 

null,

[_Bat_]

replace the whole line with.

 

null,

 

Come again?

[plugged_in]

Sorry mate was to early in the morning for me. Still hungover haha

 

Doesnt matter i tried it as well and doest work. Damn now some of my sites dont work in FireFox. I will see if i can have a work around. I have emailed m$ to let them know.

 

Also another tip. To use 3D maps change the script link.

 

to

 

[plugged_in]

I have created a fix that enables Firefox 2 to work with Virtual Earth with all the same features as Firefox 1.5 (polylines, pushpins etc). Add the following code before you create your map (but after you have included the Virtual Earth API):

 

// If the browser is Firefox get the version number
var ffv = 0;
var ffn = "Firefox/"
var ffp = navigator.userAgent.indexOf(ffn);
if (ffp != -1) ffv = parseFloat(navigator.userAgent.substring(ffp + ffn.length));
// If we're using Firefox 1.5 or above override the Virtual Earth drawing functions to use SVG
if (ffv >= 1.5) {
 Msn.Drawing.Graphic.CreateGraphic=function(f,b) { return new Msn.Drawing.SVGGraphic(f,b) }
}
// Put your own code below this line

 

Enjoy mate 8)

[_Bat_]

Thanks, will give this a shot now

[_Bat_]

K, i'm a little bit confused as to where the code has to go. Putting it where I assumed you meant didn't work

[plugged_in]

Something like this after the head.

 

<br />
// If the browser is Firefox get the version number<br />
var ffv = 0;<br />
var ffn = "Firefox/"<br />
var ffp = navigator.userAgent.indexOf(ffn);<br />
if (ffp != -1) ffv = parseFloat(navigator.userAgent.substring(ffp + ffn.length));<br />
// If we're using Firefox 1.5 or above override the Virtual Earth drawing functions to use SVG<br />
if (ffv >= 1.5) {<br />
  Msn.Drawing.Graphic.CreateGraphic=function(f,b) { return new Msn.Drawing.SVGGraphic(f,b) }<br />
}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
	var map = null;<br />
	var pinID = 1;<br />
	<br />
	function GetMap(){<br />
		map = new VEMap('myMap');<br />
		map.LoadMap(new VELatLong(<?= $lat;?>, <?= $lon;?>), 12 ,'r' ,false);<br />
	}<br />
	function FindLoc(Loc){<br />
		map.FindLocation(Loc);<br />
	}<br />
	function GetInfo(){<br />
		alert('The top edge of the map on the Web page is at pixel: '+map.GetTop());<br />
		alert('The left edge of the map on the Web page is at pixel: '+map.GetLeft());<br />
		alert('The latitude,longitude at the center of the map is: '+map.GetCenter());<br />
		alert('The current zoom level of the map is: '+map.GetZoomLevel());<br />
		alert('The map control version is: '+VEMap.GetVersion());<br />
	}<br />
	function AddPin(){<br />
		var pin = new VEPushpin(<br />
							pinID,<br />
							map.GetCenter(),<br />
							'images/anchor_sm.gif', <br />
							'<? echo (isset($_GET['name']) && $_GET['name']!="")?$_GET['name']:"";?>',<br />
							'<? echo (isset($_GET['address1']) && $_GET['address1']!="")?$_GET['address1']."<br />
":"";?><? echo (isset($_GET['address2']) && $_GET['address2']!="")?$_GET['address2']."<br />
":"";?><? echo (isset($_GET['town']) && $_GET['town']!="")?$_GET['town']."<br />
":"";?><? echo (isset($_GET['county']) && $_GET['county']!="")?$_GET['county']."<br />
":"";?><? echo (isset($_GET['postcode']) && $_GET['postcode']!="")?$_GET['postcode']."<br />
":"";?>'<br />
							);<br />
						map.AddPushpin(pin);<br />
						pinID++;				<br />
		}   <br />

[_Bat_]

The code was in the right place, I got it to work after a -hard- refresh.

 

Thanks so much for your help.

[plugged_in]

No worries mate.

I may call on you for help one day.

I have PM'd you my private msn address.