Update: Plugin v6.0.2.2056

[Josh Livni]

Hi all,
We have made 6.0.2.2056 available on the developer channel, compiled
against version 1.008 of the Google Earth API.

You can find the developer channel release from the download link at
http://code.google.com/apis/earth/documentation/developer_channel.html
for the windows version. A direct link to the Mac version is at
http://dl.google.com/dl/edgedl/earth/plugin/6.0.2.2056/googleearth-plugin-intel-6.0.2.2056.dmg

This version fixes a variety of issues in the plugin, and adds new
accessors to <gx:?> parameters for Icon, which have syntax like:
var icon = ge.createIcon('');
icon.setX(10);
icon.getW();

The release notes and documentation will be updated after the official
release, but in the meantime your testing and feedback of this new
version is appreciated.

Cheers,

-Josh

[planetinaction.com]

Hi Josh,

I am doing a lot of work with the new Icon mapping feature. setX,
setY, setW and setH are great to grab a subset of a bitmap
but are there plans to allow me to set width and height to 200% or
more of the real width and see a tiled texture for the icon?
I tried this but currently it only allows 100% of the bitmap and no
tiling.

On Mar 19, 5:34 am, Josh Livni <jli...@google.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> We have made 6.0.2.2056 available on the developer channel,  compiled
> against version 1.008 of the Google Earth API.
>

> You can find the developer channel release from the download link athttp://code.google.com/apis/earth/documentation/developer_channel.html
> for the windows version.  A direct link to the Mac version is athttp://dl.google.com/dl/edgedl/earth/plugin/6.0.2.2056/googleearth-pl...

[James Lamanna]

Hi Josh,
Are there any preliminary release notes available that document the
API changes and bug fixes?

Thanks.

-- James

[Josh Livni]

Hey Paul,

This is an interesting idea.  Can you file a feature request for this on the issue tracker and I'll bring it up with the team?

Cheers,

  -Josh

[planetinaction.com]

Sure thing.

On Mar 21, 5:44 pm, Josh Livni <jli...@google.com> wrote:
> Hey Paul,
>
> This is an interesting idea.  Can you file a feature request for this on the
> issue tracker and I'll bring it up with the team?
>
> Cheers,
>
>   -Josh
>

[Josh Livni]

Hi James,

Sure thing.  Overall this was a minor bugfix release on the Beta, with the exception of the new accessors I mentioned previously.  

In addition to a variety of issues fixed in the Client (and thus also in the Plugin), the API received fixes for:

 - a crash when getNormalStyleUrl was called on a StyleMap referencing a non-existent Style

 - some issues using plugin on HTTPS sites

 - disabling ground level navigation through API

Cheers,

  -Josh