custom infowindow

[bbuegler]

hey i'm sure it's actually not a bug but i've been hurting my head for days now and couldn't get this straightened out. This is most likely due to me being a bloody noob. So here is my problem:

i've been trying to get a custom infowindow - i'm trying to make my first app on Rails 3.1.0 and Ruby 1.8.7. i've included the <%= yield :scripts %> and skipped the <%= yield :head %> since it's apparently not required in my version. my address is computing

def gmaps4rails_address
    self.user.street + self.user.city 
end

and my custom markers are displayed beautifully. i have put together this little piece of code im my controller to show some content in the infowindow and to customise the markers.

  def maps
    @json = Stuff.all.to_gmaps4rails do |stuff, marker|
        marker.infowindow render_to_string(:partial => "/stuffs/mapstuff", :locals => { :stuff => stuff}).gsub(/\n/, '').gsub(/"/, '\"')
        marker.picture({
            :picture => stuff.image.url(:tiny),
            :width   => "30",
            :height  => "30"
        })

        #marker.description stuff.description
        marker.title   stuff.title
        #marker.sidebar "i'm the sidebar"
        marker.json    "\"id\": #{stuff.id}"
    end
end

it works fine too and even renders the partial. my problems started when i began modifiying the infowindow by passing the option custom_info_window_class:

<%= gmaps("markers" => {"data" => @json, "options" => { "custom_infowindow_class" => "yellow","randomize" => true, "max_random_distance" => 1000, "clusterer_maxZoom" => 17 }, "map_options" => { "type" => "HYBRID", "auto_adjust" => true,"center_on_stuff" => true }}) %>

it's hard an cruel but at this point my infowindow gets a new class but not the one i'm pasing. Instead it apparently defaults to: infoBox which allows me to do some styling but from this point on there is no content in my infowindow anylonger, besides the little close infowindow x. has anybody a tip for me?

[apneadiving]

Look here: https://github.com/apneadiving/Google-Maps-for-Rails/wiki/Markers

Because InfoBox has special process and options, you must have at least in your view:

Gmaps.map.infobox = function(boxText) {
 return {
    content: boxText
}};

boxText contains the infowindow set in your controller.

[bbuegler]

firebug mentions: Gmaps.map is undefined, i have tried:

[bbuegler]

thanks for helping me again after you encouraged me to post here.

[apneadiving]

put this code under your gmaps call in the view and inside a content_for :scripts

[bbuegler]

you Sir, are a boss! there's no error anymore. though the content isn't inside the info_window yet

[apneadiving]

Because I wasn't sure, I redid the example I provide in the wiki and it's working properly.

I guess you've either a problem with the css or with the infoBow options.

[bbuegler]

damn if you knew how much i could hug you - you'd have an instance resistance to winter-depressions. I thank you soo much. I bow to you holding your breath to type such helpfull stuff.