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    Hello.<br>
    <br>
    I am using openlayers with osm.<br>
    <br>
    I want to add new POIs to my map by using.<br>
    <br>
    <blockquote type="cite"><small><small>                  var feature
          = new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(<br>
                            new
          OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(1.234,1.234).transform(epsg4326,
          projectTo),<br>
                            {description:'desc'} ,<br>
                            {externalGraphic: 'image.png',
          graphicHeight: 10, graphicWidth: 10, graphicXOffset:-5,
          graphicYOffset:-5 }<br>
                            );    <br>
                            vectorLayer.addFeatures(feature);</small></small></blockquote>
    <br>
    Problem is, I want to do this in code before the map is being
    initialized (in my code by)<br>
    <br>
    <blockquote type="cite"><small><small><div style="width:100%;
          height:100%;" id="mapdiv"><br>
          </div>   <br>
          <script
          src=<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.openlayers.org/api/OpenLayers.js">"http://www.openlayers.org/api/OpenLayers.js"</a>></script>  
          <br>
          <script><br>
            OpenLayers.Lang.setCode('de');<br>
            //map = new OpenLayers.Map("mapdiv", { controls: [] });<br>
            map = new OpenLayers.Map("mapdiv", {controls: [new<br>
          OpenLayers.Control.Attribution()]});<br>
           <br>
            map.addLayer(new OpenLayers.Layer.OSM());<br>
            projectTo = map.getProjectionObject();<br>
            epsg4326 = new OpenLayers.Projection("EPSG:4326")<br>
            var lonLat = new OpenLayers.LonLat( 6.959911 , 50.940664
          ).transform(epsg4326, projectTo);<br>
            var zoom = 14 ;<br>
            map.setCenter(lonLat, zoom);<br>
            var vectorLayer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector("Overlay");<br>
            var feature = new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(<br>
            new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point( 6.959911 , 50.940664
          ).transform(epsg4326, projectTo),<br>
            {<br>
                description: 'Standort'<br>
            },<br>
            {<br>
                externalGraphic: 'schild.png',<br>
                graphicHeight: 74 , graphicWidth: 53 , graphicXOffset:
          -26.5 , graphicYOffset: -74<br>
            });<br>
             <br>
            vectorLayer.addFeatures(feature);<br>
            map.addLayer(vectorLayer);<br>
            //Add a selector control to the vectorLayer with popup
          functions<br>
             <br>
            var controls = {<br>
                selector: new
          OpenLayers.Control.SelectFeature(vectorLayer,<br>
                {<br>
                    onSelect: createPopup,<br>
                    onUnselect: destroyPopup<br>
                })<br>
            };<br>
             <br>
            function createPopup(feature)<br>
            {<br>
                feature.popup = new OpenLayers.Popup.FramedCloud("pop",<br>
                feature.geometry.getBounds().getCenterLonLat(),<br>
                null, '<div class="markerContent">' +
          feature.attributes.description + '</div>',<br>
                null,<br>
                true,<br>
             <br>
                function ()<br>
                {<br>
                    controls['selector'].unselectAll();<br>
                });<br>
                //feature.popup.closeOnMove = true;<br>
                map.addPopup(feature.popup);<br>
            }<br>
             <br>
            function destroyPopup(feature)<br>
            {<br>
                feature.popup.destroy();<br>
                feature.popup = null;<br>
            }<br>
            map.addControl(controls['selector']);<br>
            controls['selector'].activate();  <br>
               controls =
          map.getControlsByClass('OpenLayers.Control.Navigation');<br>
             <br>
             for(var I = 0; i < controls.length; ++i)<br>
                  controls.disableZoomWheel();<br>
            </script></small></small><br>
    </blockquote>
    <br>
    If I put the javascript on top of the page and let the map div come
    after, it does not show.<br>
    <br>
    So basically I want to add new points somewhere in code before the
    map div. How do I need to structure the javascript-parts to do that?<br>
    <br>
    Best and thanks for your efforts.<br>
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