You can now better configure the lookat and camera position for the Earth maptype (when initially shown!). The parameter lookat is added (version => 2.12l). This parameter consists of 7 parameters seperate by a , (comma):
- Latitude
- Longitude
- Range - to set zoom
- Tilt for lookat
- Tilt for camera
- Roll for camera
- Flyspeed
See for explaination: Camera Control
For example setting the tilt for lookat:
- width, height to whatever you want although if its too small, you won't see very much. You must put the units behind the number like 100% or 400px
- lon and lat for the coordinates and/or address to search for the coordinates (use standard of your country)
- zoom can be anything as specified in the Google Maps API.
- zoomType, can be Small or Large, this controls the type of zoom function displayed or None so there is no zoomcontrol.
- zoomNew, can be 1 for continues zoom and doubleclick and zoom or 0 for click to center (default 0)
- zoomWheel, can be 1 for mousewheel zoom and 0 for no mousewheel zoom (default 0)
- mapType can be Normal (default), Satellite, Hybrid, Terrain or Earth.
- showMaptype is 0 for no Maptype controls and 1 shows Maptype controls (default 1)
- Overview is 0 for no overview window in bottom right corner and 1 shows the overview and 2 for overview enabled but close initially (default 0)
- text is for the marker, that will show on the map with a balloon. If you don't want to see the text, just set text=" and it will not display, the text is the data displayed above the location pin. Usually it would be used to display an address or hyperlink. A hyperlink is possible use the format: <a href=linkAddress target=linkTarget title=linkTitle>linkName</a>. Don't use (double) quotes!
- marker is for opening the infowindow (1 default) or close the infowindow (0) initially.
- dir for adding get directions form for a route at maps.google.com to the coordinates.
- tooltip is for the marker to have a tooltip when the mouse is on the marker (don't use HTML)
- icon is the url to a icon for the marker so it can be different then default of Google
- address is for a address to search for the coordinates
- gotoaddr is for a searchfield and button so the user can search a address on the map (default 0)
- kml is for a url to a kmlfile to load as a overlay on the map for multiple markers or a route
- traffic is for showing traffic on the map (Only USA currently)
- align is for placement of the map in the content (left, right, center or none)
- lightbox is for placing a link/button to show a lightbox of the map (default 0)
- show is for making the map displayed (default 1) or not. With lightbox on then the map only appears in lightbox.
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