function $(id){return document.getElementById(id);}


var largeControl ='';
//*************************************************************************************************/
// Initialize the google map in the body
//*************************************************************************************************/
function initialize()
{
	
	if ( GBrowserIsCompatible() && document.getElementById("map_canvas") )
	{
		zoom = 14;
		var mapCenter = new GLatLng(48.8599, 2.3454);
		var marker = new GMarker(mapCenter, {draggable: true});
		dirn = new GDirections();
		
		//====================================\SET MAP
		geocoder = new GClientGeocoder();
		geocoder.setBaseCountryCode('en');	
		map = new GMap2($("map_canvas"));
		reversegeocoder = new GReverseGeocoder(map);
		reversegeocoder2 = new GReverseGeocoder(map);
		GEvent.addListener(reversegeocoder, "load", goodReverseGeocoding);
		GEvent.addListener(reversegeocoder, "error", badReverseGeocoding);
		GEvent.addListener(reversegeocoder2, "load", getZipcode);
		GEvent.addListener(reversegeocoder2, "error", noZipcode);
		
		map.setCenter(mapCenter, zoom);
		map.enableScrollWheelZoom();
		//map.removeMapType(G_HYBRID_MAP);		
		map.setMapType(G_HYBRID_MAP);
		map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
		largeControl = new GLargeMapControl();
		map.addControl(largeControl);
		// map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
		map.addControl(new GScaleControl());
		//map.addControl(new GOverviewMapControl());		
		
		
		
		//====================================/SET MAP
		
		
		//====================================\LOAD MARKERS
		mm = new MarkerManager(map, {borderPadding:1,trackMarkers:true});

		// switch(tagTodo)
		// {
			// case "contacts":
				// typeAction = "getMyContact";
				// map.removeControl(largeControl);
				// map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
				// map.removeMapType(G_HYBRID_MAP);		
				// map.setMapType(G_NORMAL_MAP);
				// map.setZoom(15);
				// sendRequest( "contact.xml.php", "id=&contactId="+dsp_thisTag );
			// break;
			
		// }
		//====================================/LOAD MARKERS
		if(typeof(settings) == 'function')
			settings();
		
			var dMapDiv = $("map_canvas");
			var CopyrightDiv = dMapDiv.firstChild.nextSibling;
			var CopyrightImg = dMapDiv.firstChild.nextSibling.nextSibling;		
			CopyrightDiv.style.overflow = "hidden"; 
			CopyrightDiv.style.overflowY = "auto"; 
			CopyrightDiv.style.width = "400px"; 
			CopyrightDiv.style.font = "normal 9px verdana;"; 
			CopyrightDiv.style.whiteSpace = "normal";
			
			//CopyrightDiv.style.display = "none"; 			
			//CopyrightDiv.style.visibility = "hidden"; 			
			// CopyrightDiv.style.border = "1px solid red";
			// CopyrightImg.style.display = "none";
			
		
	}
}