Google Maps

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Google Maps

by: ApoXX (community developer)

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created:06/25/08
popularity rank:2/21
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Simple Google Map interface using G Map by Advanced Flash Components. Widget can be configured with an initial set of start coordinates, location search is forthcoming.

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Comments:

  • sbradfor

    March 8, 2009

    The problem is this: If you try to touch the buttons it is also intrepted as a move to this location command. That needs to be worked out so that the buttons don't do that. Very annoying but has potential.

  • adrian.bloomer

    January 17, 2009

    please add street view.

  • danspam

    July 20, 2008

    Widget has the potential to be great unfortunately it caused me nothing but problems. It was slow, crashes the chumby almost everytime I tried to use it and interferes with my podcasts playing. The navigation arrows hardly ever work and the zoom setting does not save.

  • islandpeacock

    July 16, 2008

    I'm having problems with the zoom setting not saving when I customize it.

  • kunau

    July 1, 2008

    Traffic would be a great addition! Either as a chumby on my desk at the office or in the car with a bridged WiMAX link.

  • heyartlady

    June 30, 2008

    Thanks ApoXX. Good tip about the center button! That will indeed solve my issue! Nice job.

  • ApoXX

    June 28, 2008

    @heyartlady You can double tap to zoom on this widget, you have to do it a little quickly but it works. Also, the button in the middle of the 4 position arrows will re-center you to the coordinates you have configured. I know what you mean with the zoom slider not staying centered though, the odd thing is it works just fine on the virtual Chumby. I'll publish the source if some other developers want to take a look at it. @McConnell I would also like the ability to see traffic. Right now, the widget is dependent on G Map (http://www.afcomponents.com/components/g_map/) which doesn't have this ability just yet. The component does support polylines, so maybe it would be possible to manually overlay traffic.

  • heyartlady

    June 27, 2008

    I LOVE this, but have a question. I customized mine and got the correct area and when I tried to zoom in, it did not stay on the default teardrop indicator as it does in the sample. It went half a state over and then I couldn't find my way back. Am I doing something wrong and how can I zoom in on an area and have it zoom to the same center? In googlemaps, for instance, you can double click on an area and it centers and zooms on that spot. I gave up finding my closeup last night, but LOVE the possibilities. Thanks!

  • McConnell

    June 26, 2008

    Cool! Anyway to see traffic?