Google Maps API V3 "Overview" option

Question

Google Maps API V3 doesn't support the V2 GOverviewMapControl option, yet. I've come across a piece of code at http://dl.google.com/io/2009/pres/Th_1045_Maps_API_Mobile.pdf , silde 19, that gives the code to display the smaller map, but not the draggable, semi-transparent blue box that you generally see here. It's possible, but unofrtunately the code is 'ellided'. Anyone have any ideas how to generate this? Thanks

Answer 1

This is how it works out of the box in Maps v3:

function initialize() {
  var mapOptions = {
    zoom: 8,
    center: new google.maps.LatLng(-34.397, 150.644),
    mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
    overviewMapControl: true,
    overviewMapControlOptions: {opened: true}
  }
  var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), mapOptions);
}

Please note the last two properties of the mapOptions object. They do the trick.