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Configuring a Google Map

I'm trying to learn how to configure a Google Map API V3, and having some challenges. I would like to be able to specify coordinates for the initial view of the map, which differ from coordinates of the marker. I'd like the zoom control to zoom in on the marker, not on the initial coordinates of the map. Can you edit the following code to achieve that?

<script>
jQuery(document).ready(function () {
	initmap("20.915927","-156.282931","Maui Tradewinds","4320 Une Place, Haiku","Hawaii")
	})
	function initmap(lat,lng,hname,add,city) {
		var secheltLoc = new google.maps.LatLng(lat,lng);
		var myMapOptions = {
			 zoom: 14
			,center: secheltLoc
			,mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,disableDefaultUI: true,
			draggable: false, zoomControl: false, scrollwheel: false, disableDoubleClickZoom: true
		};
		var theMap = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myMapOptions);


	var contentString =hname+"<br>"	+add+"<br>"+city //Style here as you like
  var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
      content: contentString
  });

  var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
     position: new google.maps.LatLng(lat,lng),
      map: theMap
  });
// Show the popup on load.
  google.maps.event.addListenerOnce(theMap, 'idle', function() {
   infowindow.open(theMap,marker);
});
  google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
    infowindow.open(theMap,marker);
  });
	}
	</script>

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Tom Beck

You can change the initial map center after it's created by using panBy(). Add this line near the bottom of your initmap function to push the marker and infowindow down 100 pixels.

theMap.panBy(0, -100);

Then you can add an event listener to re-center the map to the marker location on zoom_changed. Of course you will have to enable the zoom control.

google.maps.event.addListener(theMap, 'zoom_changed', function() {
theMap.setCenter(secheltLoc);
});

ddantes

ASKER

Thank you. I'll try this, but I was hoping the initial map center could be set with a different initial (lat, long) instead of panning by pixels. If I use pixels, won't the result vary with the screen size and resolution of the user's device?

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ddantes

ASKER

This is exactly what I hoped for.