Hi folks, I'm new to JS and to Google maps, so go easy on me! (although not new to coding)
I'm rapidly get my head around it, but one thing that I could do with a bit of guidance on... I've got a db that contains about 800 to a 1000 items with a lat-lon for each one... I want to display them on a map, with a infowindow that contains a link.... all good so far... got that working just fine, but as you'd expect, creating 800 markers with an infowindow for each one kills the client pretty comprehensively.... so I need to control how many are displayed... i've started by creating a map with polygons and event listeners that then create a new view with a reduced area, where the number of markers is perhaps 40, which the client can handle just fine... the problem however is as the bounds change, I need to add additional markers and destroy old ones.... and this is where I need a bit of guidance... I don't want any code... i'd rather do that myself, as thats the quickest way for me to learn... what I do need is bit of help on the approach to take... If I load all 800 or so into the client, its a huge page to pull off the server with the associated slow load time... even if I don't display all the markers....Do I listen for bounds change and call additional markers with a jquery? or is there a better way of doing it?, and how do I control zoom? do I add another listener and then force scale change when it goes past a certain zoom?... just a push in the right direction would be great.... thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en.
