[OpenLayers-Users] Duplicated Google Maps copyright controls

[Alexandre Saunier]

> bug. The problem is, I think, unrelated to Control.Attribution, as the
> "terms of use" and "powered by" links/logos are handled in a specific
> way for Google layers. So I guess you create a ticket; if you attach a
> patch I'll review it.

In fact a ticket is already referencing the problem:
http://trac.openlayers.org/ticket/2328

I have not succeeded in finding a fix but have added some extra
comments in the ticket.

2009/12/27 Eric Lemoine <eric.lemoine at camptocamp.com>:
> On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 11:15 PM, Alexandre Saunier
> <alexandre.saunier at camptocamp.com> wrote:
>> Hey Eric,
>> thanks for replying!
>>
>> Yes I use OL trunk and so does the example that illustrates the problem:
>> http://openlayers.org/dev/examples/spherical-mercator.html
>>
>> I now realize that my previous mail subject was confusing. The Google
>> Maps "attribution" control is not duplicated because of two layers
>> displayed at the same time. The problem is rather that the GM
>> "attribution" link/text of the previously selected base layer is still
>> displayed (in some cases) even when another base layer has been
>> selected in the meantime.
>>
>> In the case study provided in my first message, you can see that two
>> GM "attributions" are stacked when switching from "Google streets" to
>> "Google Satellite" or "Google Hybrid" for the first time. It also
>> occurs when switching to some other base layer like VE or OSM. In fact
>> it seems that the first GM base layer attribution control is not
>> cleared (deactivated?) when the base layer changes.
>
> Hi Alexandre.
>
> Your initial post was clear, I'd just misread it. I think you found a
> bug. The problem is, I think, unrelated to Control.Attribution, as the
> "terms of use" and "powered by" links/logos are handled in a specific
> way for Google layers. So I guess you create a ticket; if you attach a
> patch I'll review it.
>
> Thanks,
>
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