Twister65 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 As mentioned in a thread in the Hardware & Software forum.... http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...dpost&p=2276601 The Geocaching KML file doesn't work well with the new Google Earth 4 beta. The icons for the caches all display as the default pin icon, rather than the specific geocaching icon for the cache type. Scott Link to comment
+The Bolas Heathens Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 I was just about to mention this. I'm not sure if it's a GC.com or Google Earth problem but I do know that when Google Earth for the Mac was in early beta we had similar icons for caches, but the next release of Google Earth fixed this to the correct icons As mentioned in a thread in the Hardware & Software forum.... http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...dpost&p=2276601 The Geocaching KML file doesn't work well with the new Google Earth 4 beta. The icons for the caches all display as the default pin icon, rather than the specific geocaching icon for the cache type. Scott Link to comment
+plook Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Yes, and also the cache names are now static instead of popup on mouse hover (KML style attribute). Link to comment
+plook Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 (edited) Looks like perhaps someone is working on it. I just saw the cache names go from static to popup in 1 refresh. Perhaps icons aren't far behind? WRT icons, GE4 also broke its own KML style in a KML I use for local parks. The static icons looks OK buit when you hover the popup icon reverted to a pushpin, so this is a Google issue and not a GC issue (in case that wasn't already clear). EDIT: Spoke too soon. This is really weird, actually. On even-numbered refershes the cache names are static, and on odd-numbered refreshes the cache names are popup. Most peculiar, momma. Edited June 14, 2006 by plook Link to comment
+Raine Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Google Earth 4.0 changed the KML version as well to 2.1 I will start to look into what's happened with this new version once I'm able to.. -Raine Link to comment
jscheffl Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Hi there! I also faced the problem and tried a fix as workaround by fixing the XML file. It seems that changing the header from version 2.0 to 2.1 is enough to bring the icons up again (even though the specification says that the icons are defined deprecated...). To fix it until it is updated at geocaching.com I implemented a small filter proxy which does the dirty conversion job. If you go to your Google Earth client and just replace the KML URL in the properties of the Geocahing link it is working. Original URL: http://api.Groundspeak.com/networkkml/geocache.aspx?key=XYZ Updated URL which enables Icons again: http://www.jensscheffler.de/share/geocaching.php?key=XYZ Jens Link to comment
+Raine Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 I looked in the 2.1 specs and Icon's don't mention anything about being depreciated.. can you point me to where you saw this? -Raine Link to comment
jscheffl Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Hi Raine, I found this note in the specs itself: http://earth.google.com/kml/kml_tags_21.html#style In KML Release 2.1, the use of a local <Style> within a <Placemark> is deprecated. ...but deprecated does not mean that it is not supported anymore. Strange, but changing the header version from 2.0 to 2.1 fixes this issue and the icons are re-apprearing... Link to comment
+Zaphod.Beeblebrox Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 (edited) Hi Raine, I found this note in the specs itself: http://earth.google.com/kml/kml_tags_21.html#style In KML Release 2.1, the use of a local <Style> within a <Placemark> is deprecated. ...but deprecated does not mean that it is not supported anymore. Strange, but changing the header version from 2.0 to 2.1 fixes this issue and the icons are re-apprearing... And how can a stupid user make the icons reappear? Edited August 14, 2006 by Zaphod.Beeblebrox Link to comment
+The Bolas Heathens Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 If only the cache names would not appear as well as they clutter up the screen Link to comment
+Nuttycomputer Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 (edited) Thanks for the Work around! However the multi's don't work. Theyshow up as "X"s Edited August 17, 2006 by Nuttycomputer Link to comment
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