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September 4, 2012 19:18
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Google map marker using canvas
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| var canvas = document.createElement("canvas") | |
| document.body.appendChild(canvas) | |
| var c = canvas.getContext("2d") | |
| c.beginPath() | |
| c.strokeStyle = 'darkred' | |
| c.arc(11,11,10,0.8*Math.PI,0.2*Math.PI,false) | |
| c.stroke() | |
| c.lineTo(11,34) | |
| c.stroke() | |
| c.lineTo(2,16) | |
| c.stroke() | |
| var g = c.createLinearGradient(11,0,11,34) | |
| g.addColorStop(0,"pink") | |
| g.addColorStop(1,"red") | |
| c.fillStyle=g | |
| c.fill() | |
| c.closePath() | |
| canvas.toDataURL() // returns data-uri to be used in the google marker |
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People were only making square markers using canvases, so I decided to take a crack at making a marker that looked more similar to the default map markers. Not a finished product, just a starting point.