Please upgrade!!

[Chouser]

I've uploaded a slightly modified gmapez.2.4.js, which uses icons hosted from googlepages.com instead of n01se.net, to reduce the strain on my server.

If you just point your script tags at n01se.net or if you host your own .js AND your own icons and images, you don't need to change anything at this time.

However, if you host your own .js, but not your own icons, PLEASE UPGRADE NOW.  Grab the new version of the .js from one of these links:

Just the Javascript file:
http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-EZ/web/gmapez-2.4%20%283%29.js

Zip file:
http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-EZ/web/gmapez-2.4%20%282%29.zip

Tarball:
http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-EZ/web/gmapez-2.4.tar%20%282%29.gz


I'm serious, I really need you to do this as soon as possible!  There are no feature changes from the old version of 2.4, so it should be very simple for you to just drop in this new version.  Thanks!


If you're still relying on n01se.net for the .js and icons, you don't need to do anything right now (as I said).  However, I would still encourage you to consider transitioning your site to hosting everything yourself.  As it stands, the throttled connections to n01se.net means your users are currently experiencing some loss of functionality (occasional blank rectangles instead of maps, missing icons, etc.).  I'm doing what I can to fix this on my end, but if you copy everything to your own server, then there's nothing I can do to mess you up. ;-)

Thanks,
--Chouser

[Sami]

Thanks,

is there any way to have the icons zip file??

Best

On May 9, 11:12 pm, Chouser <chou...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've uploaded a slightly modified gmapez.2.4.js, which uses icons hosted
> from googlepages.com instead of n01se.net, to reduce the strain on my
> server.
>
> If you just point your script tags at n01se.net or if you host your own .js
> AND your own icons and images, you don't need to change anything at this
> time.
>
> However, if you host your own .js, but not your own icons, PLEASE UPGRADE
> NOW.  Grab the new version of the .js from one of these links:
>

> Just the Javascript file:http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-EZ/web/gmapez-2.4%20%283%2...
>
> Zip file:http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-EZ/web/gmapez-2.4%20%282%2...
>
> Tarball:http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-EZ/web/gmapez-2.4.tar%20%2...

[Chouser]

On May 10, 8:37 am, Sami <Samibenghar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> is there any way to have the icons zip file??

Absolutely!

http://google-maps-ez.googlegroups.com/web/iconEZ3.zip

That .zip has all the icons, with the upper-case letters in files with
-UPPER in them, which is how the latest gmapez-2.4.js expects them.
This should allow you to host them on systems that are case-
insensitive (like Windows and googlepages.com).

When you change your copy of the .js file to point to your own icons
directory, you will actually see two separate imgBase urls:

var imgBase = 'http://gmapez.googlepages.com/';
var upperImgBase = 'http://gmapez.upper.googlepages.com/';

You probably want to change those to be the same URL on your own
server, maybe something like:

var imgBase = 'http://mycoolmaps.example.com/iconEZ3/';
var upperImgBase = 'http://mycoolmaps.example.com/iconEZ3//';

The reason there are two is so that you can put the UPPER files in a
different directory if you want to, but that's not generally
necessary.

--Chouser

[Mark Argentino]

On May 10, 11:45 am, Chouser <chou...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> You probably want to change those to be the same URL on your own
> server, maybe something like:
>
>   var imgBase = 'http://mycoolmaps.example.com/iconEZ3/';
>   var upperImgBase = 'http://mycoolmaps.example.com/iconEZ3//';

Hello Chouser,

Thank you again for providing such an excellent add-on program to
google maps. I've had many people give positive comments on my maps
to all of my real estate listings and to provide such an easy to
follow user experience.

I tried to host my own image icons prior to this latest version of
gmapez without success. I think it was likely the fact that the icons
are all case sensitive on my site this is why only shadows were
showing prior to this latest release. At any rate I have created a
new folder for my icons as you instruct called http://www.mississauga4sale.com/GMAPEZ/iconEZ3
and have loaded all the new icons from your site to this folder.

A little housekeeping,

In your last post above, you show var upperImgBase = 'http://
mycoolmaps.example.com/iconEZ3//'; and I think it should be only one
trailing / at the end of the line, just don't want people having
problems with the program.

Also, I thought that I would point out that users also have to load
poweredbygmapez.jpg
progressbar.png

to see the progress bar if they are hosting their own icons and other
custom icons, such as the START or END icon, correct me if I am wrong
on this.

Also, I noted that in the name of the javascript file that you called
gmapez-2.4 (3).js there was a space between the 2.4 and the (3) in the
file name gmapez-2.4 (3).js and I don't know if this was intentional
or not, but I removed the space on my computer, it makes for less
mistakes down the road and called it gmapez-2.4(3).js

I am a regular "end user" and although I am fairly computer
conversant, I find it a little intimidating to do all this
'programming" For the people like me that like to be led by the hand,
I thought a real life example may be easiest to show people step by
step how to host the program.

I have created a folder called GMAPEZ to keep everything organized.
This steps below show the files to upload and how to modify the script
file and where to upload the icons and files.

Step 1. Download gmapez-2.4(3).js and modify the two lines near lines
18 and 19 from:

var imgBase = 'http://gmapez.googlepages.com/';
var upperImgBase = 'http://gmapez.upper.googlepages.com/';

var imgBase = 'http://www.mississauga4sale.com/GMAPEZ/iconEZ3/';
var upperImgBase = 'http://www.mississauga4sale.com/GMAPEZ/
iconEZ3/';

to make things easier for me to refer to down the road, I don't delete
the original lines, just comment them, like this:
// var imgBase = 'http://gmapez.googlepages.com/';
// var upperImgBase = 'http://gmapez.upper.googlepages.com/';


2. Then upload gmapez-2.4(3).js to http://www.mississauga4sale.com/GMAPEZ/gmapez-2.4(3).js

3. Create folder called iconEZ3 so it will look like this:
http://www.mississauga4sale.com/GMAPEZ/iconEZ3

4. upload all icons from http://google-maps-ez.googlegroups.com/web/iconEZ3.zip
and put them into folder http://www.mississauga4sale.com/GMAPEZ/iconEZ3

5. upload any other custom files to the http://www.mississauga4sale.com/GMAPEZ/iconEZ3/
folder, such files may include
poweredbygmapez.jpg
progressbar.png
marker-DOT.png
and others

6. In your file where you want the map to appear, make sure that you
give the correct path for the js file, in my case it is
http://www.mississauga4sale.com/GMAPEZ/gmapez-2.4(3).js
and thus the line in the head section looks like <script src="http://
www.mississauga4sale.com/GMAPEZ/gmapez-2.4(3).js" type="text/
javascript"></script>

7. Upload all the files and icons to your site and it should work like
a charm!

To see a working example of GMAPEZ on my site, you may browse to
http://www.mississauga4sale.com/listings-google-maps.htm

Thank you again and I wish you all the best!
Mark

[Chouser]

Mark,

You are absolutely, 100% correct. All of your instructions are
exactly right. Thanks for noting the places where I left out details
or made other mistakes, and for writing this up.

--Chouser

[ma...@mississauga4sale.com]

Hello Chouser,

My email was certainly not meant to point out mistakes, just to make sure we
have it right. You are probably so busy, that these things can easily be
missed. All your links and downloads and new javascript work perfectly.

I just thought that I would give a 'real life' example so others like me
could follow more easily.

I know nothing about javascript or much other programming and am so grateful
for all your efforts and hard work in making this add-on so easy to use.

I just hope that Google does not change things someday and render your
program non-functional. I imagine this is why you are trying to get this
add-on listed in sourceforge.

Thanks again,
Mark

[Sami Ben Gharbia]

many thanks for the link and the explanation. I will try this out

Best

sami

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[Jason Keeley]

Mark,
Thanks for the example. It helped a lot. I followed your steps and
everything worked fine except my maps do not display the GMapEZ logo
when loading. I uploaded the poweredbygmapez.jpg image to the icon
folder, but still no logo when loading.

Jason

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Subject: [GMapEZ] Re: Please upgrade!!

Hello Chouser,

A little housekeeping,

http://google-maps-ez.googlegroups.com/web/iconEZ3..zip

and put them into folder http://www.mississauga4sale.com/GMAPEZ/iconEZ3

5. upload any other custom files to the
http://www.mississauga4sale.com/GMAPEZ/iconEZ3/
folder, such files may include
poweredbygmapez.jpg
progressbar.png
marker-DOT.png
and others

6. In your file where you want the map to appear, make sure that you
give the correct path for the js file, in my case it is
http://www.mississauga4sale.com/GMAPEZ/gmapez-2.4(3).js
and thus the line in the head section looks like <script src="http://
www.mississauga4sale.com/GMAPEZ/gmapez-2.4(3).js" type="text/
javascript"></script>

7. Upload all the files and icons to your site and it should work like
a charm!

To see a working example of GMAPEZ on my site, you may browse to
http://www.mississauga4sale.com/listings-google-maps.htm

Thank you again and I wish you all the best!
Mark

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[Goldbeck Frisuren]

Where do i get the .zip file now? The Download Link ist broken! Is it to Host the script on own Server / Webspace? IT would be great to have it on own Webspace, because all SEO Analytics devalue my website because of including too much extern ressources.

[Chouser]

Yes, I see the links are broken now.  I'll upload the zip files somewhere else and update the links this week.

--Chouser

[Chouser]

On Monday, May 20, 2013 1:21:36 PM UTC-4, Chouser wrote:

Yes, I see the links are broken now.  I'll upload the zip files somewhere else and update the links this week.

The latest version on the files are at these urls.  You should only need one:

http://gmapez.n01se.net/gmapez-2.5.js

http://gmapez.n01se.net/gmapez-2.5.zip

http://gmapez.n01se.net/gmapez-2.5.tar.gz

Hope this helps.
--Chouser

[Mark Argentino]

 

Sorry, meant to say that I was referring to the new javascript code for the new Google API version 3, namely gmapez-3.0-beta1.js

Thanks again,

Mark

On Wednesday, 20 November 2013 00:32:19 UTC-5, Mark Argentino wrote:

Hello Chouser,

Once again you have outdone yourself in re-writing the code.

Once I saved the new script in my GMAPEZ folder and uploaded and changed the name of the file to the new file in files that use the maps, eureka, it worked!!

Thanks again, really appreciate all your efforts,

Mark