Google Maps

Tech Tuesday: Loading GMaps Asynchronously On The Witness Hub

Last week the Witness Hub was updated with new enhancements and features -- most obviously, the Hub Map is now also on the home page!

Here is a video demonstration:

This feature required asynchronous loading of the Hub Map, including it's full-screen switcher and chunk marker loader code and features, on-load of the 'Map' tab (a Hub-customized version of jQuery tabs).

Full Screen Switcher On Google Maps

2 months ago we launched the Witness Video Hub. Last week the Hub Map's full-screen mode was finally released!

The Hub Map in full-screen mode

It features an original full-screen-mode switcher which puts the map in to, and out of, fullscreen mode without a full page reload.

Impossible Picture On Google Maps

While psyching myself up for DrupalCon Boston 2008 I was browsing downtown Boston in google maps, I found this weird occurance of an accidental 'impossible picture':