Snippet not rendering properly in Goolge Maps via Chrome / Safari

[Frank Donnelly]

Hi,

I have a KML file that I'm overlaying in Google Maps, and the snippet values for my features are not rendering properly in the folder list / map legend in any browsers that use webkit (Chrome, Safari, Epiphany). The length of the snippet is being truncated or cut off based on the width of the preceding name element. I don't understand why it would inherit this, because snippet doesn't appear to be a child of name. The list and map renders perfectly in other browsers (Firefox, IE, Opera) and you can see the full snippet name.

Here's the overlay and KML:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=http:%2F%2Fwww.baruch.cuny.edu%2Fgeoportal%2Fkml%2Fpumas_nyc.kml&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.922255,56.513672&ie=UTF8&ll=40.697488,-73.979681&spn=0.364413,0.583649&z=10

and a portion of the KML:

<Folder>
    <name>Features (Borough)</name>
    <open>1</open>
     <Folder>
       <name><![CDATA[Bronx]]></name>
       <Placemark>
         <name><![CDATA[03701]]></name>
         <Snippet maxLines="1"><![CDATA[Riverdale / Kingsbridge]]></Snippet>
         <styleUrl>#Bronx</styleUrl>
         <description><![CDATA[View a <a href="http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=79500US3603701&-context=adp&-ds_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_&-tree_id=3308&-_lang=en&-_caller=geoselect&-format=">census data profile</a> for PUMA 03701 (Riverdale / Kingsbridge) from the 2006-2008 American Community Survey.
]]></description>

I created the file using Kevin Martin's Export to KML script in ArcGIS 9.3. I've tried manually editing the file to change the maxLines value to 0 and 2, but that has no effect. Changing the Snippet to snippet also has no effect (I read somehwere that there were some deprecation issues). I tried changing the length of one of the name values (in the example above, I padded 03701 with extra digits) and that confirmed my suspicions - the length of the snippet value increased (the name Riverdale / Kingsbridge) to match the length of the name value.

Does anyone know why this is happening with these browsers, and have any suggestions for a workaround? I'd rather not have to pad all of my name values... I guess I could apply a width to the names using CSS?

thanks - Frank

[Josh L]

Hi Frank,

I do not see this behavior in Chrome (linux/mac) or Safari - if you
are still seeing this, can you attach a screenshot and the version of
OS/Browser you are using?

Cheers,

-Josh

On Oct 2, 10:43 am, Frank Donnelly wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a KML file that I'm overlaying in Google Maps, and the snippet
> values for my features are not rendering properly in the folder list /
> map legend in any browsers that use webkit (Chrome, Safari, Epiphany).
> The length of the snippet is being truncated or cut off based on the
> width of the preceding name element. I don't understand why it would
> inherit this, because snippet doesn't appear to be a child of name. The
> list and map renders perfectly in other browsers (Firefox, IE, Opera)
> and you can see the full snippet name.
>
> Here's the overlay and KML:
>

> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=http:%2...

>
> and a portion of the KML:
>
> <Folder>
> <name>Features (Borough)</name>
> <open>1</open>
> <Folder>
> <name><![CDATA[Bronx]]></name>
> <Placemark>
> <name><![CDATA[03701]]></name>
> <Snippet maxLines="1"><![CDATA[Riverdale / Kingsbridge]]></Snippet>
> <styleUrl>#Bronx</styleUrl>
> <description><![CDATA[View a <a

> href="http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=79500US36...">census