google satellite map

[autogoor]

If you visit maps.google.com and select "satellite", you get a pic. But
it is not <img href="...">, and it gets quick nice response to mouse
movements and click. Does anyone know how this is implemented? I
checked the source code, looks like a ActiveX control(I am using IE, of
course). Any details about this?

Thanks,

[Ivo]

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If you visit maps.google.com and select "satellite", you get a pic. But
it is not <img href="...">, and it gets quick nice response to mouse
movements and click. Does anyone know how this is implemented? I
checked the source code, looks like a ActiveX control(I am using IE, of
course). Any details about this?

It 's in their .js file:

// Copyright 2005 Google
function ra(){}
ra.create=function(){if(typeof ActiveXObject!="undefined"){try{return new
ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")}catch(a){}}if(t ypeof
XMLHttpRequest!="undefined"){return new XMLHttpRequest()}return null}

[RobB]

au******@yahoo.com wrote:

If you visit maps.google.com and select "satellite", you get a pic. But
it is not <img href="...">, and it gets quick nice response to mouse
movements and click. Does anyone know how this is implemented? I
checked the source code, looks like a ActiveX control(I am using IE, of
course). Any details about this?

Thanks,

http://jgwebber.blogspot.com/2005/02...ng-google.html