I'm guessing the issue is specific to your install/enivronment. The datatype is working with IE6 and IE7.

If you'd like to provide more details including your OS and Service pack level, exact browser versions, Umbraco Version etc then I may be able to try and replicate.

Alternatively you could just give me temporary access to your Umbraco backend.

Hi Darren,

Thanks for your response, I am using WIndows 7 and IE8 but this problem shows up when I enter compatibility mode in IE, it was first noticed by a user that is using Windows XP Service pack 3 with IE 7, I have also checked on another PC running IE6 and still get the same issue.

Could it be that you dont pass along a size?

fm.maps[fm.maps.length] = new GMap2(document.getElementById(mapId),{size:new GSize(400,300)});
And the div surrounding the map must have the same size.

Hi Froad,

Thanks for the response, where do I find the code you wrote above so I can check mine to make sure it has got a size? This is a problem in the backend of Umbraco in case you didn't realise, not what people see on the website.

Aha, backend.. missed that :)

Dont remember where I found that code but its the same as described at http://www.darren-ferguson.com/2009/3/14/quick-tip-displaying-maps-on-your-umbraco-website.aspx except the Gsize-thing.

I have found the piece of code you was talking about (I knew I had seen it before!) but as I suspected it relates to how it displays in the front end which is fine.

Hi All,

I have done some further testing with this and it appears the issue is only with IE 7, I have even created a brand new umbraco site using the Umbraco 4.0.3 files that I downloaded from the website and it still has problems. I works fine in IE 6, IE 8 and Google Chrome but when in IE 8 if you press the compatibility button then the Googlemap datatype does not render correctly within Umbraco backend. I have also tried viewing using IE 7 (as opposed to the IE 8 compatibility mode) and it does not disply correct, I have even had it crash IE a few times. I have tried these tests on various different PC's with various operating systems such as Windows 7, XP, Server 2003 and Server 2008. Is no-one else experiencing this issue? Is there another Googlemap, or any other type of map datatype that anyone can recommend instead?

Same problem here. It seems to be a problem with the stylesheet that is used when rendering the googlemap datatype control in the backoffice.

Locate place.css in the folder umbraco\plugins\FergusonMoriyama\place.

Change the width in the first section to a fixed width:

.fmpContainer               
{
    width: 465px;
}

That seems to do the trick.... IE7 does not support the 100% width for some reason... You may need to experiment to get an acceptible width...

Thanks for the reply Jasper, I have got round the issue by upgrading the Umbraco users to IE 8 which is ok for now but I will add this post to my favourites because I may need to refer to it in future on other sites where upgrading the users browsers may not be a viable option.

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