Issue with MapTypeControlOptions in Google Maps API v3 with Google Earth Plugin enabled

Question

I am using the Google Maps API V3 with the Google Earth Plugin enabled. I am trying to display four options for map views (terrain, satellite, satellite with labels (a.k.a. hybrid), and earth.

With the last line commented out (google earth plugin not enabled) everything works correctly. When the last line is in place the 'mapTypeControlOptions' are all ignored. In this case I am just trying to specify the mapTypes, but if I specify anything else in that block it is ignored as well.

Is there a workaround for this or am I screwing something up? I've played around with it for several days and am not seeing what I could possibly be mixing up. Live example of this with the rest of the context can be found at: http://grandlin.es:5000

map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
    zoom: 13,
    center: new google.maps.LatLng(39.797, -105.776),
    streetViewControl: false,
    mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN,
    mapTypeControlOptions: {
        mapTypeIds: [google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN, google.maps.MapTypeId.HYBRID, google.maps.MapTypeId.SATELLITE] 
    }
});

//var googleEarth = new GoogleEarth(map);

Thanks!

Had downgrade to the API V2 even though it will stop working in 4 months... Hopefully between now and then they come up with a solution. Even their newly released documentation uses the V2 API... — dirth

Boat Boat · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-27T16:34:12

Maybe try using this instead of var googleEarth = .....

map.addMapType(G_SATELLITE_3D_MAP);

For an example of how this is used view the source on this page.

http://earth-api-samples.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/demos/mapsapi/index.html

Issue with MapTypeControlOptions in Google Maps API v3 with Google Earth Plugin enabled

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