2009 Google XML Map
The 2009 Google XML Map is a complete solution to display city positions, fleet position or any other objects that need to positioned using Google’s Map Technology. This Interactive Map can display position on the map, geographical position, images, full html/css description and URL.
The map is using the Google Map Api Technology for Flash. To make this product work is required to have a Google Map API Key. Getting the API Key is FREE at Google. In the settings.xml file are located all the options to customize the product. No Flash knowledge is required to edit this file.
APIKey=''
In the settings.xml we added the option to add markers/types for positioning. The markers/types can be round, square or rounded corners square and the colors are customizable.
squareWidth='12'
squareRoundCornerSize='6'
squareAlpha='1'
Each marker can have some content that would display in a tooltip and the bottom of the Map. The tooltip’s background color and alpha, text color, corner radius and padding can be customized from XML.
tooltipBgColor='#000000'
tooltipTextColor='#ffffff'
tooltipBgAlpha='0.7'
tooltipRoundCornerRadius='5'
tooltipPading='3'
The thumb’s width, height, border width and color are customizable from setings.xml.
thumbWidth='90'
thumbHeight='90'
thumbBorderWidth='1'
thumbBorderColor='#666666'
Each marker can have some text content. The color, padding and alpha can be customizable from XML. The description is css/html editable. Supports bold, italic, underline, color and URL.
textBgPadding='10'
textBgColor='#000000'
textBgAlpha='0.7'
The map can be set to focus by default on a customized geographical position.
centerLat='0.25'
centerLon='-50.133333'
By default, the product has 4 types already implemented.
Written by admin on October 23, 2009
Filed Under: Utilities
Tags: background color, border width, bottom of the map, city positions, complete solution, content tooltip, corner radius, easy customizable, editable, fullscreen map, geographical position, google, google map, google xml map, html css, interactive map, map markers, marker, padding, position images, rounded corners, slick, smooth, text content, tooltip, unlimited, xml driven, xml map
Comments (4)
john gussman
October 28th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
is there a way to set the zoom level in the xml file or elsewhere with this product??
admin
October 30th, 2009 at 7:04 am
Open fla file, edit line 91,change 2 to 5, then recompile it.
googleWidget.setCenter(new LatLng(Number(xml.@centerLat), Number(xml.@centerLon)), 2, MapType.HYBRID_MAP_TYPE);
yakekain
December 23rd, 2009 at 3:07 am
you say that ” Each marker can have some text content. The color, padding and alpha can be customizable from XML. The description is css/html editable. Supports bold, italic, underline, color and URL.”
but i can’t make it work !!
how do you use thaht ?
admin
January 17th, 2010 at 9:16 am
john the zoom level is settable from fla file. we are working to update the product and have the zoom configurable from xml.
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