One week of Google Maps
- 21st August 2005 | permanent link
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John Resig wrote a very nice seven-part tutorial about the Google Maps API. Here is a list of those 7 tutorials with short summaries for each.
- Part 1
In this first part of the seven-part tutorial John describes the motivation behind the tutorial series and hit's us with a double-whamy: Geocoding addresses for Google Maps and Click Zoom. I find the Click Zoom a very nice feature, but it lacks the right click zoom out functionality.
- Part 2
John explains how to Auto Scale Maps when showing a number of markers so that all can be viewed. As always there is a nice demo to show you what he means. Looks nice, but there seem to be some problems when the marker is at the edge of the border - the marker can easily be missed.
- Part 3
Advanced Mouse Controls are discussed in this tutorial. You can manipulate what a double, right or middle click does. And my favourite - the middle scroll wheel, wich comes in handy for the zoom in functionality.
- Part 4
Tired of entering latitude and longitude to add your markers? Here is how you can add them by using the double click discussed in Part 3.
- Part 5
Taking linking to a particular map to a step further with automatic updates to the link when user zooms in/out, remembering the users last view of the map and linking to a specific marker's coordinates. Sweet :)
- Part 6
The theme for this tutorial is Animation. Very useful for directing your visitors from one marker to another.
- Part 7
For this final tutorial of the series John writes about resolving the remaining Mouse Wheel Zooming issues and Map in Map Support. Again, all that I can say is sweet :)
Can't wait to put some of these features to good use on my own projects.
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