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Slow download on Chrome #299

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Hi, only just found google maps icons today, brilliant and thanks. 

Can anyone help me with solving a strange problem? Developing my own site and 
using your icons (rather than standard Google ones) for the first time, the map 
pages with yours on are downloading significantly slower than pages with the 
standard ones - but only on Chrome. Seems OK on IE. Any idea why or how to 
remove the problem?

Original issue reported on code.google.com by sportclo...@gmail.com on 2 Jan 2011 at 12:32

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Hi,

Sorry, but we only make the icons, Google both own and maintain the server we 
host them on and obviously both Google Maps and Chrome.  Should work 
fantastically well, right?  I use Firefox mostly so I have not noticed this 
behavior.  Where is the site you are developing so that I can test it as well?

Kind Regards,

Matthias

Original comment by matthias...@gmail.com on 4 Jan 2011 at 12:56

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Hi Matthias, thanks for your response. Yes, you make a fair point about
ownership.
The site is still in development but if you go to
www.sportcloseup.co.uk/devand then to the geographical menu down the
left - click on London and you
should see what I mean - 'loading' flashes up and stays for about 30
seconds, affecting the appearance of the pins if you click on them too,
whereas with ordinary Google pins (used for instance on Midlands), the
download time is zero. It doesn't matter if you put one of your pins on a
map or twenty- leads to the same delay. Take them off and replace with
ordinary ones and all back to normal. Yes, agree no problem with IE and
Firefox. Odd. Grateful for any solution! Regards, John

Original comment by sportclo...@gmail.com on 4 Jan 2011 at 12:00

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Hi John,

I found the page, and I have now tested it in FF 3.6.8, IE 6.0 (yes, old) and 
Chrome 7.0.517.44 installed on my work desktop computer and the performance of 
the London page map icons is more or less the same.  I have no 30 sec delay in 
the Chrome browser, it's just a couple of seconds, the same as in the other 2.  
You should perhaps also try it from another computer?  Seems like this is a 
problem on your browser?  Hope this helps.

Regards,

Matthias

Original comment by matthias...@gmail.com on 4 Jan 2011 at 2:58

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
This is really strange. I have uninstalled Chrome and re-installed it and
the problem is still there. Its v8.something. I have tried it on a different
computer and again it it still there. I don't know if this could be a
problem with this version of Chrome. I'll try and contact Google to find out
but thanks for your efforts. Regards, John

Original comment by sportclo...@gmail.com on 4 Jan 2011 at 8:12

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Your welcome! Good luck in finding the root of your problem!  //Matthias

Original comment by matthias...@gmail.com on 4 Jan 2011 at 10:42

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Matthias
When you tested this, did you just open that page, or did you actually click
on any of the pins on the map?
I ask because sometimes it does not show 'loading' until you do click,
although it is doing it, so you might not have seen the problem.
I have now tried it on a third PC with Chrome 8 and the same problem is
there.
John

Original comment by sportclo...@gmail.com on 8 Jan 2011 at 3:12

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Hi John,

OK, no I just saw the icons loading, I didn't click and when I do that now I 
also get the long "loading2.  Once again our icon have absolutely nothing to do 
with this.  It's just a small picture, and those load as they should. 

My guess is that the "loading" has to do with the picture/video you have 
embedded in the pop-up description. It just shows as a black square in both FF 
and Chrome for me.  Try to remove that and see what happens.

Once again, this is not a problem with our icons, you really should go to the 
Chrome or Google Maps forums and ask around.

Happy hunting!

//Matthias

Original comment by matthias...@gmail.com on 8 Jan 2011 at 7:17

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Thanks. No, have cleared one map completely and just put in one icon (with
only name, no other content), first of standard type, then one of yours -
and it happens again. Posted question on Chrome help but no-one has
responded, either Chrome or other users. Don't know what is going on.....

Original comment by sportclo...@gmail.com on 10 Jan 2011 at 9:53

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Hi, I emailed you last month with my problems about slow downloads on
Chrome. A query - am I allowed to host icons on my own site's server, so I
can see if the problem goes away - and, if it does, do the same with all the
ones I want?, And the credit / link that is required. Does that need to be
on every page with a map, or just somewhere on the site once, like in Terms
and Conditions? Or could we compromise and put it in selected, but not all,
pop-up boxes on the maps?, Grateful for your guidance. John

Original comment by sportclo...@gmail.com on 2 Feb 2011 at 5:40

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Hello John

Of course, you are allowed to host the icons on your server. The credit / link 
that is required : somewhere on the site, FAQ/credits/legal page is nice.

Regards
Nico

Original comment by nico.mol...@gmail.com on 3 Feb 2011 at 12:03

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Same issue here. 30+ seconds on Chrome (PC and Mac). Fast load on other 
browsers (PC and Mac). Really seems like a glitch in Chrome.

Original comment by tvolle...@gmail.com on 13 May 2011 at 2:25

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
DO you have a live example of your maps so that I can test on Chrome ?

Original comment by nico.mol...@gmail.com on 13 May 2011 at 2:30

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
http://www.csbsju.edu/Admission/visit/lodging.htm

Thanks!

Original comment by tvolle...@gmail.com on 13 May 2011 at 2:38

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Well I can see Chrome is a lot slower.

But it happens with the default Google icons too.

Note : this project is not affiliated with Google nor Google Maps, so you can't 
do anything. Please check Google Maps help or forums pages.

Nico

Original comment by nico.mol...@gmail.com on 13 May 2011 at 2:51

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Thanks, Nico ... realized a bit late that your project wasn't associated. As an 
aside, as soon as we replace our icons with the stock icons ... all the icons 
load quickly.

Original comment by tvolle...@gmail.com on 13 May 2011 at 2:57

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
There is an existing thread on this topic. Everyone seems to be having the same 
issue. Custom pins loading slowly only in Chrome. Give this thread a bump so 
we'll better our chances of a solution.

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Chrome/thread?tid=5280010daac834fe&hl=en

Original comment by homfurni...@gmail.com on 20 Jun 2011 at 5:10