customize infowindow (bubble) with Google maps plugins / extensions

Really interesting question.

I'm working on a similar sort of thing for a project at the moment. I wanted to implement the 'maximize()' function for the GInfoWindow part of the Google Maps API - http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/reference.html#GInfoWindow

To achieve it I had to hack two of the gmap module javascript files. It would be a pretty simple patch, but I know that right now is not a good time to be submitting patches to this module, as there are so many outstanding patches, and I've been told that bdragon is overwhelmed at the moment.

However, from a quick glance at the code in the links you gave, it seems that a lot of what's needed can be done just by adding an extra javascript file (which can be done via a custom module).

This code (attached) was inspired by Bevan's code for the Witness Hub map, and is an example of how to add a GOverlay to a map produced by the gmap module in Drupal.

So, to summarise - my advice would be to create a custom module that adds the javascript from extinfowindow to the page, whenever a map is being viewed. You'll need to change the way it refers to the map object, and hopefully the code in the attached js file will give you an idea of how to do that.

However, as you wrote, this is a pretty complex task to do in Drupal, especially without hacking/patching the gmap module.

Please write again to say how you're getting on. You can see my efforts for the Open Green Map in progress at http://greenmap.org/dev/ogm/en/greenmap/baltimore

Hi tom_o_t,

Thanks for your reply and advice. I will check it out and will post my solution (if I find one...).

I think the best solution is probably to implement the new class ExtInfoWindow:
http://gmaps-utility-library.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/extinfowindow/rele...
http://gmaps-utility-library.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/extinfowindow/rele...
With a nice example on http://googlemapsapi.blogspot.com/2007/12/extinfowindow-10-ajax-powered-...

Or an older approach would be using the GOverlay class: http://danmarvelo.us/older/2007/9/10/custom-info-window-for-google, which has a nice example on http://www.mrandmrssmith.com/luxury-hotels/united-states-hotels/new-york...

Hans

I agree with the "implement extinfowindow" idea. Will look into it.

This would be an amazing addition to the gmap module - and I agree with the extinfowindow approach. It would provide a fairly simple way to load content into the infowindows by ajax callbacks, and supports tabs, as well as all the CSS features.

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Did ExtInfoWindow ever make it into gmap?

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subscribing. any patches for this yet? ExtInfoWindow would be a great addition

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can i vote twice?

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