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I had found some very valuable resources when I was starting to develop Google maps:
The Google Maps API Reference http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/reference.html
Google Maps API Tutorial http://econym.googlepages.com/index.htm
For specifically creating custom Google maps icons http://googlemapsapi.blogspot.com/2007/04/labeledmarker-v10-do-more-with-your.html
As valuable as those references are I often had a lot of hit and miss trying to get the various pieces to work together. I hope this blog will help someone see how the various pieces get stitched together.
A JavaScript function to create the marker and set up the event window
// point = new GLatLng(lat,lng);
// infoWindowText = text to be displayed in the info "balloon"
// type = which icon to use
// count = which item in the group we are processing (e.g. item 16 out of 120 total)
function createMarker(point,infoWindowText,type,count) {
var xOffset = -1;
var yOffset = -29;
// to get the number to appear within our mappin, the xoffset
// had to be adjusted depending upon what numbered item the
// current location is within our result set
if(count > 99)
xOffset = -7;
else if(count > 9)
xOffset = -4;
bounds.extend(point);
// need to create 1icon for each number will have
// GIcon is explained at http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/reference.html#GIcon
var Icon = new GIcon(baseIcon);
// background is a previously defined array of icon "types", each of which points to its own
// specific .gif
// e.g. background["Gold"] = "../images/mappins/lorange.png";
Icon.image = background[type];
opts = {
"icon": Icon,
"clickable": true,
"labelText": parseInt(count)+1,
"labelClass": "MapIcon",
"labelOffset": new GSize(xOffset, yOffset)
};
// LabeledMarker is explained at http://googlemapsapi.blogspot.com/2007/04/labeledmarker-v10-do-more-with-your.html
var marker = new LabeledMarker(point, opts);
// openInfoWindowHtml is explained at http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/reference.html
// this tells the screen to display an info "balloon" when the user clicks this point on the map
GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
marker.openInfoWindowHtml(infoWindowText);
});
i++;
return marker;
}
in the main Javascript code you will have the following
// create the marker
var marker = createMarker(point,name,html,type,i);
// addOverlay is explained at http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/reference.html
// adds the newly created marker as an overlay on the map
map.addOverlay(marker);
To create the custom menu items specific to my newly created feature:
1. I started by creating a new folder in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\FEATURES.
2. I then copied the Feature.xml and ListTemplates\CustomList.xml from C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\FEATURES\CustomList into my new folder.
· In my case, I did not put the CustomList.xml file in a sub-directory but left it at the same level as the Feature.xml file.
· You should rename the CustomList.xml file to a name corresponding with the new list that was created (ex. NewListNameListFeatures.xml)
3. I modified the Feature Title, Feature Description and ElementManifest Location attributes in my Feature.xml to be specific for my list feature
· The ElementManifest Location attribute must match the filename specified in step 2
4. In the CustomList.xml file, renamed of course, I entered the following (click the image for a larger view):
For this specific scenario to work, some items of note are:
· The RegistrationId attribute must match the “Type” value used when creating the custom list.
· The Location attribute must be “EditControlBlock” for the new menu item to appear in the per-item edit control block menu
· There is no GroupId attribute if Location is EditControlBlock
· The RegistrationType attribute must be “List”
· I didn’t see anything specific about what the Id attribute should be, I simply used a naming convention of ListName-and-Action.
· The UrlAction Url attribute can be JavaScript instead of an actual url (e.g. Url="javascript:window.open('http://www.google.com');".
5. I then installed and activated my custom action using stsadm:
· stsadm -o installfeature -name <folder where custom action resides>
· stsadm -o activatefeature -name <folder where custom action resides> -url <my SP site url>
· iisreset
Voila! My list now has a new item in the edit control block menu.
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