Release History

3.6 - August 18, 2017

• Added marker, star, triangle, and heart location marker options.
• Added support for state images via image_url and image_hover_url.
• Added pulse option to location markers.
• Adjusted main_settings.rotate to allow for label rotation.
• Made adjacent_color work intuitively with main_settings.manual_zoom: 'yes','.
• Moved labels to mapdata object by default to facilitate future editing via the online customization tool.
• Added zoom_level, zoom_level_id, and proj(lat, lng) to the JavaScript API.
• Added click_xy to the JavaScript hooks.
• Made the scalability of labels and locations controllable via scale property.
• Updated Congress map to reflect 115th redistricting.
• Updated location and label display property to support zoom ratios (0-1).
• Revamped label line to work with states and across all zoom levels.

3.5 - March 21, 2017

• Allowed urls to automatically break out of iframes on sites like Wix by default.
• Added support for url commands like url:"javascript:alert('example')" even if main_settings.url_new_tab='yes'.
• Fixed a bug in how popups orient themselves.
• Added main_settings.popup_orientation so that popup orientation can be manually controlled.
• Made popups automatically centered in on_click mode when the map is less than 400px wide. This improves the user experience on mobile devices.
• Added main_settings.popup_centered so that this option can be manually controlled.
• Improved support for map instances with map.create() and map.copy().
• Allowed new map instances to auto_load themselves when the document finishes loading.
• Added map.mapinfo to the API so that state paths can be dynamically controlled.
• Allowed individual states to overwrite main_settings.border_color which is helpful when visualizing small islands.
• Added map.plugin_hooks to API, so that plugins can be written for the map without monopolizing public hooks.

3.4 - September 29, 2016

• Added support for manual zooming and panning with main_settings.manual_zoom: 'yes',
• Improved main_setitngs.auto_load: 'yes', load times by loading after the document instead of the window.
• Added support for touch interaction on touch-capable, non-mobile devices (like touch laptops).
• Updated the North America map to improve accuracy and load time.
• Updated the Congress map to reflect redistricting.
• Updated on_click tooltip with a cleaner look that is more mobile friendly.
• Updated tooltip to use classes instead of ids to better support multiple maps on a page.
• Fixed bug where inline tooltip styles were being duplicated when the map was reloaded.

3.3 - May 27, 2016

• Recreated the US map for improved lon/lat accuracy and smaller file size
• Added the US territory of American Samoa to the US map
• Added Bahrain to the World map
• Added support for border_hover_color and border_hover_size
• You can now turn off main_settings.state_hover_color with 'off' (great for heat maps)
• Fixed minor responsiveness bug
• The initial view via is now editable via mapinfo.initial_view {x: value, y: value, x2: value: y2: value}
• Changed to a more lightweight Tweening library for zooming
• Incorporated lat/lng projection into the mapinfo object which gives the end user more control over the projection settings
• Across all maps, any defined pixel sizes are now always relative to a 1000px SVG map
• Optional region properties to overwrite bounding box were changed from x1,y1,x2,y2 to x, y, x2, y2 for consistency
• Fixed minor back_arrow bug
• Added refresh_state(id) to API to allow for more efficient refreshing
• Added main_settings.location_image_url to easily add location images without needing to store them in a particular folder

3.2 - November 11, 2015

• Updated main_settings.width: 'responsive', to play well with CSS transitions
• Fixed conflict bug between main_settings.url_new_tab: 'yes', and main_settings.popups: 'on_click'
• Changed default for main_settings.location_popups to be main_settings.popups

3.1 - April 23, 2015

• Upgraded world map resolution and added many small islands
• main_settings.location_popups, main_settings.state_popups, popup (state/region/location) give finer control over popups
• Fixed tooltip error caused by scrolling on a page with a fixed header
• Fixed bug where background color wasn't being changed on intial_zoom
• Fixed minor css tooltip bug when in on_click mode and zoomed in to a region
• Fixed console.log bug throwing errors in older browsers
• Changed default regions in congress and county maps to use state abbreviations as ids
• Enabled multiple instances of the same map via create_simplemaps_worldmap
• Enabled these maps to be controlled independently via the storage of mapdata at simplemaps_worldmap.mapdata
• simplemaps_worldmap.zoom_level() is now simplemaps_worldmap.zoom_level (string as opposed to function)
• x1,y1,x2,y2 added as optional region properties to overwrite bounding box

3.0 - December 3, 2014

• Responsive maps now resize themselves when the browser is resized or the page orientation changes
• Made changes to the API Syntax
• Made changes to the JavaScript hooks syntax so that js_hooks is no longer needed
• Added JavaScript hooks to differentiate between terminal clicks and zooming clicks
• Reworked regions so that continent object is no longer needed
• Region zoom level can now be adjusted via zoom_percentage
• Region color, hover_color, opacity, and hover_opacity have been added
• Region properties can be passed on to member states via the cascade property
• Zooming out can now be incremental with zoom_out_incrementally
• Non-zoomable regions can now be created via the property zoomable
• Location labels have now been deprecated
• Added the following properties to locations: hover_color,border,hover_border, hover_opacity
• Labels are now independent entities that can be fully customizable
• Labels and locations can now be restricted to only appear when zoomed in to the region or state level (see the display property)
• Label pills are now generated, and can be hidden, dynamically
• In the US map, eastern labels and pills can now be hidden with hide_eastern_labels
• Back arrow can now be a custom image
• Back arrow can now be shown on map load and trigger external JavaScript (this makes it easy to connect maps)
• Timing of zoom is now adjustable via zoom_time
• Timing of hovered colors to return to their default color after mouse out is adjustable via fade_time
• Link text for mobile users is now customizable
• images_directory is now customizable
• It is now possible to trigger pop_ups via the api
• Maps with a width of responsive are now responsive to browser resizing and mobile orientation changes

2.9 - February 26, 2014

• Added simplemaps_mapname_variables.current_region and simplemaps_mapname_variables.mobile as globally accessible variables
• Fixed label bug affecting mobile devices
• Added simplemaps_mapname_popup to JavaScript API, making it possible to programmatically open popups

2.8 - February 20, 2014

• Changed <b> to <strong> in tooltip
• Fixed JavaScript hook bug

2.7 - February 3, 2014

• Fixed location image bug
• Made zooming less computationally intense for IE7 & IE8
• Added simplemaps_mapname_region_click JavaScript hook
• Fixed iOS back arrow bug

2.6 - November 21, 2013

• Added ability to customize label size
• Fixed rare bug when in pop_ups: 'on_click', mode
• Added location images
• Added zooming_complete, complete and refresh_complete JavaScript hooks
• Changed cursor for locations to pointer
• Adding testing mode to map for troubleshooting and customization
• Fixed pop_ups: 'off', bug
• Fixed label bug when refreshing the map
• Fixed IE7 & IE8 state zooming bug

2.4 - November 15, 2013

• Fixed iOS double click bug
• Added responsive setting to map

2.3 - May 12, 2013

• Added label locations
• Changed scaling method to improve IE support
• Made back arrow customizable
• Fixed background bug when zooming outside of the initial view
• Changed popup styling to use modern CSS instead of images
• Made popup CSS customizable via main_settings
• Add pop_up: 'off', option
• Added ability to zoom into states (not just regions)
• Added initial JavaScript hooks
• Encoded x.png image within the map source
• Changed look of demo text
• Fixed tooltip bug when reloading map
• Improved positioning of tooltip
• Changed location of tooltip relative to cursor to make better use of space
• Changed some CSS class names for consistency
• Added label color
• Fixed location bug when refreshing map

2.0 - March 14, 2013

• Changed z-index on tooltip
• Added color and hover_color for regions
• Improved transition from one tooltip to another when in on_click mode
• Fixed label bug
• Add url to regions
• Added intial_zoom and initial_zoom_solo to regions
• Added ability to refresh map (instead of reloading it)
• Added location opacity
• Separated out libraries from source

1.4 - February 25, 2013

• Changed mobile detection in response to touch Windows
• Added circle locations
• Added logo to demos
• Added ability to hide labels
• Allowed map to be loaded manually

1.3 - February 5, 2013

• Added ability to hide states
• Added territories to US map

1.2 - December 4, 2012

• Changed mobile detection
• Improved back arrow
• Added continent object to speed up zooming
• Improved scalability
• Made map automatically find the map_images folder
• Made tooltip customizable via CSS

1.1 - November 27, 2012

• Original public launch under Simplemaps.com domain