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George IV and Computers(1)
I got him into computers around 1960. He soon far surpassed me.
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Here's the key Javascript/HTML code (thanks to http://maxheapsize.com):
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
// <![CDATA[
var map;
var geocoder;
function initialize() {
map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
map.setCenter(new GLatLng(34, 0), 1);
geocoder = new GClientGeocoder();
}
if (navigator.geolocation) {
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(position) {
var address = position.coords.latitude+","+position.coords.longitude;
geocoder.getLocations(address, addAddressToMap);
});
} else {
alert(" I'm sorry, but geolocation services are not supported by your browser.");
}
function addAddressToMap(response) {
map.clearOverlays();
if (!response || response.Status.code != 200) {
alert("Sorry, we were unable to geocode that address");
} else {
place = response.Placemark[0];
point = new GLatLng(place.Point.coordinates[1],
place.Point.coordinates[0]);
marker = new GMarker(point);
map.setCenter(point, 13);
map.addOverlay(marker);
var addr = document.getElementById('address');
addr.firstChild.data = place.address;
}
}
// ]]>
</script>
</head>
<body onload="initialize()">
<div id="map_canvas" style="width: 500px; height: 300px"></div>
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