Yup. I was thinking something like ExternalInterface. On Jan 20, 2013, at 10:59 PM, Alain Ekambi wrote:
> One solution could be to use ExternalInterface to interact with the JS API. > But that s a nightmare to do from ActionScript. > > > 2013/1/20 Ian Appleby <ian.appl...@bcs.org> > >> We looked at this in detail at the time, but just skimming I see a couple >> of >> things: >> >> 10.1.1. General Restrictions. >> (a) No Access to Maps API(s) except through the Service. You must not >> access >> or use the Maps API(s) or any Content through any technology or means other >> than those provided in the Service, or through other explicitly authorized >> means Google may designate. For example, you must not access map tiles or >> imagery through interfaces or channels (including undocumented Google >> interfaces) other than the Maps API(s). >> >> (c) No Reverse Engineering. You must not attempt to reverse engineer or >> decompile the Services or any component, or attempt to create a substitute >> or similar service through use of or access to the Services, unless this is >> expressly permitted or required by applicable law. >> >> 10.2 Restrictions on the Types of Applications that You are Permitted to >> Build with the Maps API(s). Except as explicitly permitted in Section 8 >> (Licenses from Google to You) or the Maps APIs Documentation, you must not >> (nor may you permit anyone else to) do any of the following: >> >> (a) No "Wrapping." You must not create or offer a "wrapper" for the >> Service, >> unless you obtain Google's written consent to do so. For example, you are >> not permitted to: (i) use or provide any part of the Service or Content >> (such as map imagery, geocoding, directions, places, or terrain data) in an >> API that you offer to others; or (ii) create a Maps API Implementation that >> reimplements or duplicates Google Maps/Google Earth. For clarity, you are >> not "re-implementing or duplicating" Google Maps/Google Earth if your Maps >> API Implementation provides substantial additional features or content >> beyond Google Maps/Google Earth, and those additional features or content >> constitute the primary defining characteristic of your Maps API >> Implementation. >> >> The first bit may have some room for interpretation around what constitutes >> "the Service", but the rest is pretty explicit. You can't make a >> substitute >> flash library based on the Google services.. >> It might be possible to get their permission, but others haven't had very >> positive responses in the past. >> >> -Ian >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Harbs [mailto:harbs.li...@gmail.com] >> Sent: 20 January 2013 17:49 >> To: dev@flex.apache.org >> Subject: Re: Google Maps >> >> I'm not following. If you are getting the image data via their APIs, why is >> it against the agreement? >> >> On Jan 20, 2013, at 6:52 PM, Nicholas Kwiatkowski wrote: >> >>> You could do that -- but it is against the Google API license agreement. >>> Technically, it is possible, but legally is is not. >>> >>> -Nick >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 3:59 AM, Harbs <harbs.li...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> For AIR apps, using the Google APIs as is in an HTML component should >>>> work fine. >>>> >>>> As I understand it, the concern in this whole discussion is about web >>>> apps. Right? >>>> >>>> How is the maps actually displayed by the maps API? I imagine that >>>> the map data is downloaded as images. Is there any reason that we >>>> couldn't just grab that image data and display it in the display list? >>>> >>>> On Jan 17, 2013, at 7:08 PM, Tomislav Pokrajcic wrote: >>>> >>>>> There are also problems when it comes to placing that kind of >>>> 'components' (e.g. HTML overlay) into a scrollable container. >>>>> If anyone figures out a solution for handling that case it would be >>>>> an >>>> interesting thing. >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> Tomislav >>>>> >>>>> On 17.1.2013. 10:29, Alain Ekambi wrote: >>>>>> Hallo Markus, >>>>>> >>>>>> Thx for the inputs. >>>>>> Like i said in my earlier post our main focus was to first get the >>>>>> GoogleMaps API exported so that one can easely access it from >>>>>> Flash4j >>>> all >>>>>> in Java. >>>>>> Now that that s done we will focus on the Widget itself. >>>>>> >>>>>> Be assured that we will fixed all the issues before the 3.1 release. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Alain >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 2013/1/17 Marcus Fritze <marcus.fri...@googlemail.com> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Alain, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> you example looks good, but I think it has a serious bug. The map >>>>>>> lays over the flex application. So it covers the flex application. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Example: >>>>>>> - open Google Maps in your explorer >>>>>>> - klick on "About" in the top right corner >>>>>>> - or another tab in your explorer >>>>>>> - the content is always behind the map >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Maybe, the map should be integrated in something like a HTML frame >>>>>>> (mx.controls.HTML / currently only AIR) for a better integration >>>>>>> into >>>> the >>>>>>> flex app. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best regards >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Marcus Fritze >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Am 17.01.2013 um 00:52 schrieb Alain Ekambi <jazzmatad...@gmail.com >>> : >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Work is in progress to release it soon. >>>>>>>> Here is a life demo : >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://flex4j.appspot.com/#misc.maps.GoogleMaps >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Flex4j is build on top of Flash4j(http://emitrom.com/flash4j) >>>>>>>> which >>>>>>> itself >>>>>>>> is built on top of the Google Web Toolkit. >>>>>>>> Because we leverage GWT it s pretty easy to integrate any JS >>>>>>>> based >>>>>>> library. >>>>>>>> Something you dont get with native ActionScript. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> For the upcoming 3.1 release we added support for Google Maps. >>>>>>>> As you >>>>>>> can >>>>>>>> see the integration is seamless. You can click on the buttons to >>>>>>>> see >>>> it >>>>>>> in >>>>>>>> action. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 2013/1/16 aYo ~ <a...@binitie.com> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hmmmmm sounds very interesting. Of love to know how this works >>>>>>>>> On Jan 16, 2013 3:06 AM, "Alain Ekambi" <jazzmatad...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> For those willing to use Java we have a solution on how to >>>>>>>>>> integrate >>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>> Maps JS with Flex. >>>>>>>>>> As a matter a fact we provide a 100% binding of the Google >>>>>>>>>> Maps >>>> API. >>>>>>>>>> I should be able to share some more details in a few. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Alain >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 2013/1/15 Kessler CTR Mark J <mark.kessler....@usmc.mil> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I'm going to guess that as long as you're using the Google >>>>>>>>>>> API >>>> even >>>>>>>>> if >>>>>>>>>>> it's the JavaScript one you are fine. Just as long as the >>>>>>>>>>> data is >>>>>>>>> coming >>>>>>>>>>> through their API using your dev key. However the illegal way >>>> would >>>>>>> be >>>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>>> scrap their websites or try to access the data directly >>>>>>>>>>> without >>>> going >>>>>>>>>>> through their API. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -Mark >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>>>> From: Avi Kessner [mailto:akess...@gmail.com] >>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 12:23 >>>>>>>>>>> To: dev@flex.apache.org >>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Google Maps >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> This is making me confused. What exactly is illegal about >>>>>>>>>>> using >>>>>>>>> external >>>>>>>>>>> interface to use Google apis? Google suggests migrating to >>>>>>>>>>> their >>>> new >>>>>>>>>>> version. Migration to me implies its not banned. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Jan 15, 2013 6:27 PM, "Alain Ekambi" >>>>>>>>>>> <jazzmatad...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> Another reason why we went away from ActionScript >>>>>>>>>>>> Development >>>> with >>>>>>>>>> Flex. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> 2013/1/15 Charles Monteiro <char...@nycsmalltalk.org> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Forgive my ignorance too, I do have a need for location api >>>>>>>>>>>>> but I >>>>>>>>>> have >>>>>>>>>>> not >>>>>>>>>>>>> gotten to it yet. Google is what I was assuming I would use. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Doesn't Google have a REST API that we could tap into anyhow ? >>>> Not >>>>>>>>>>> familiar >>>>>>>>>>>>> at all with what the Flex lib did >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> thanks >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> -Charles >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Harbs >>>>>>>>>>>>> <harbs.li...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Huh? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> If it would use the JS APIs, how would that be illegal? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Jan 15, 2013, at 4:50 PM, Tolga Kaya wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It could be done but as I previously stated it would be >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> illegal >>>>>>>>>>> beacuse >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> google prevents accessing the map data other than its >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> personal >>>>>>>>>> APIs >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2013/1/15 Harbs <harbs.li...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Can't we just replicate what they did using the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Javascript >>>>>>>>> APIs? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Charles A. Monteiro >>>>>>>>>>>>>> www.monteirosfusion.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>> sent from the road >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >> >>
