Zoom zoom zoom map
- About
- This page describes a JavaScript library for slippy maps.
- Reason for being historic
- This project is dead. Its author recommends to use Leaflet instead.
The github readme's indicate that this project is discontinued, and the author recommends Leaflet instead.
New Version
For the latest version, see: khtml.maplib.
There is a brand new version of the zoom zoom zoom map at:
[1]
It's 5 times faster now on Webkit and about double speed at FireFox.
Internet Explorer support will follow.
Project home: http://github.com/robotnic/khtmlib
Licence: LGPL
Browser Support
- Webkit: Chrome, Safari - very fast with hardware acceleration
- webkit on iPhone: moultiouch support
- Firefox: Bit slower - hardware support will follow in version 3.7 of Firefox
- Opera: very fast with 10.50. 10.10 is about 4 times slower
- Konqueror: not supported
- Internet Explorer: nor supported at the moment
Features
- very fast zoom
- vector graphics (point, path, area) with full WGS84
- history for "fly back"
OLD API
outdated
Zoom zoom zoom map is a slippy map with a smooth zooming feature. It is a javascript library for displaying a map on your own web site. Same licence as OSM
How to use
<html>
<head>
<title>zoom zoom zoom map</title>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.khtml.org/v0.16/osm.js"> </script>
<script type="text/javascript">
function init(){
map=new kMap(document.getElementById("world"));
map.mapType("osma");
map.addControl(new mapControl());
map.setCenter(20,0,2);
map.snapZoom(true);
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="init()">
<div id="world" style="position:absolute;top:100px;left:100px;width:600px;height:400px;border:1px solid black">
</div>
</body>
</html>
Features
- Very fast zoom
- Keyboard Support (Cursor, +, -, ENTER)
- Select an Area with <SHIFT>-Mouse
- Wheelmouse support
- simple overlays - very speedy
Examples
Simple: http://www.khtml.org/sw/
Together with Google Map: http://www.khtml.org/
Chrome, Safari
In webkit based browsers the "autosnap" is turned of. It's possible to have a non integer zoom map. Firefox and Explorer uses nearest neighbour for zoom images and "snapZoom" is turned on.
Licence
CC SA-By (same as openstreetmap)
Known Bugs
For bugtracking please use this page
- Slider sometimes is not at the correct position
- after resize window, copyright is at the wrong position