How to change Lable Color of KML Placemarks ?

Hi,

all KML-Placemark descriptions show up with white color. This is difficult to read in some areas. Is there a way to change this, e.g. to red ?

Also all placemarks show up with the same icons. Any way to display different icons ??

WW doesn't seem to be able to interpret KML 2.1 style-tags - right ?

Thank you very much for any help on this !!!

Regards,
Kain

[Chade]

<Style>
  <PolyStyle>
    <color>7f00ffff</color>
    <colorMode>normal</colorMode>
    <fill>1</fill>
  </PolyStyle>
</Style>

Not sure about changing the icon. I don't think I was able to, last time I was playing with it.

[James_In_Utah]

Here's a sample KML snippet loading an icon, and using a styleurl:


<Style id="green_site">
<IconStyle>
<color>ff00f00f</color>
<scale>.500</scale>
<Icon>
<href>icons/low.png</href>
</Icon>
</IconStyle>
<LineStyle>
<color>73ffffff</color>
<width>3.5</width>
</LineStyle>
<LabelStyle>
<scale>0.57</scale>
</LabelStyle>
</Style>
<Folder>

<Placemark>
<name>QXR</name>
<description>
<![CDATA[
<b>Name: Russellville, AR
]]>
</description>
<styleUrl>green_site</styleUrl>
<Point>
<extrude>0</extrude>
<altitudeMode>absolute</altitudeMode>
<coordinates>-92.9, 35.4, 1854.5</coordinates>
</Point>
<Style>
<IconStyle>
<heading>0</heading>
</IconStyle>
</Style>
</Placemark>

Thank you veeery much for your quick responses !
That looks good and will hopefully work. I will try it later.

Regards,
Kain :-))

Thank you so much !!

I am now able to change icons - but changes in LableStyle do not seem to affect Lables in WW. All Lables show up in same color (white), font and size.

Here is my KML style definition:

<Style id="randomLabelColor">
<IconStyle>
<color>ff0000ff</color>
<scale>1.1</scale>
<Icon>
<href>http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/shapes/gas_stations.png</href>
</Icon>
<hotSpot x="20" y="2" xunits="pixels" yunits="pixels"/>
</IconStyle>
<LabelStyle>
<color>ff0000ff</color>
<colorMode>normal</colorMode>
<scale>1</scale>
</LabelStyle>
</Style>


Is there anything wrong ??

Thanks,
Kain

[James_In_Utah]

At least the scale works on the Icon. I don't think the style for the labels are even parsed. Extrude line width doesn't seem to do anything either.
James

A belated reply...

<color>ff0000ff</color>

This looks wrong to me: color should consist of three hex numbers (shouldn't they?), i.e. six characters, e.g. ff00ff.

[m_k]

Three numbers for RGB and four for ARGB (RGB + alpha channel)

Hi friends,

I tried importing a kml file into Google Maps - it is successful but the balloon color I wanted was yellow on the map, whereas it does not show anything at all. If I remove the styleUrl, it shows the blue balloon (i think it is the default balloon that the map picks up.)

Following is the code in my kml file -

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<kml xmlns="http://earth.google.com/kml/2.2">
<Document>
<Style id="SOME"><IconStyle><scale>0.8</scale><Icon> <href>http://icons.99k.org/pink-stars.png</href> </Icon></IconStyle></Style>
<Style id="UNK"><IconStyle><scale>0.8</scale><Icon> <href>http://icons.99k.org/wht-blank.png</href> </Icon></IconStyle></Style>
<Style id="NO"><IconStyle><scale>0.8</scale><Icon> <href>http://icons.99k.org/ylw-circle.png</href> </Icon></IconStyle></Style>
<Placemark>
<name>24 hour Fitness</name>
<description> Location : San Ramon, CA </description>
<styleUrl>#NO</styleUrl>
<Point>
<coordinates>-121.967299,37.776864</coordinates>
</Point>
</Placemark>
</Document>
</kml>


Can anyone please tell me if I am missing something here and what is the way forward to get say a yellow balloon ?

Thanks & Rgds.

[James_In_Utah]

Best bet is to try a google maps forum...