Earth Mode

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Update the driver to send keystrokes to Firefox. The HelloEarth demo
provides similar functionality as Google Earth. That is, I can rotate the
earth and zoom in and out with keyboard inputs. These will be simulated by
Air-Mouse. This will act as backup if Earth Mode doesn't work.

We shall call this FirefoxEarth mode! :P

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

Original issue reported on code.google.com by manavkataria on 29 May 2009 at 4:15

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Original comment by manavkataria on 29 May 2009 at 4:16

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Firefox earth mode same as Google Earth mode. No difference. Both of them fail 
to
rotate the earth. Hence updating the Summary

Original comment by manavkataria on 1 Jun 2009 at 9:14

• Changed title: Earth Mode

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I have had some updates: I discovered that I was using a wrong API: FindWindow,
insted of FindWindowEx. We cannot use FindWindow to send keys to Google Earth 
Child
Windows.

Issue being tracked on forums here: 
http://groups.google.com/group/kml-support-com-api/browse_frm/thread/4fee2fce0b9
35e92# and

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/earth/thread?tid=61cb7710a75fa6c8&hl=en

Original comment by manavkataria on 1 Jun 2009 at 9:16

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Bombay: I tried sending keystrokes to Google Earth and it worked! I have sent 
it a 
*right cursor* com and and it accepts it. But the earth still doesn't rotate. 
Typically the earth rotates right when you press the right-cursor key, and up 
when 
you press the up when you press the up-cursor. The behavior on the simulation 
is 
different! Any clues? 
-Manav 
===1st June===

While on the flight: I could successfully, send keystrokes {"DOWN"} to 
Cooliris. I am 
able to get the Picture Wall move via simulation! Yay!
===2th June===

Delhi: I couldn't get the earlier logic working on Google Earth. I had hoped 
the 2nd 
June development would help me move ahead. But Alas! I think the problem is 
with 
identifying the right _child window_.
===4th June===

Original comment by manavkataria on 14 Jul 2009 at 6:17