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    if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
      // this variable will collect the html which will eventualkly be placed in the side_bar
      var side_bar_html = "";
    
      // arrays to hold copies of the markers used by the side_bar
      // because the function closure trick doesnt work there
      var gmarkers = [];
      var i = 0;
						var iconYell = new GIcon();
						iconYell.image = "mm_15.png";
						iconYell.iconSize = new GSize(33, 35);
						iconYell.iconAnchor = new GPoint(-5,35);
						iconYell.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(12,3);

      // A function to create the marker and set up the event window
      function createMarker(point, name, address, tipo, type) {
        var marker = new GMarker(point, iconYell);
		var html = "<span class=\"testoeventi\">" + tipo + "</span><br><span class=\"titolomapp\">" + name + "</span>" +  "<br><table width=\"250\"  border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"><tr><td><span class=\"testoeventi\">" + address + "</span></td></tr></table>" ;

        GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
		
          marker.openInfoWindowHtml(html);
        });
        // save the info we need to use later for the side_bar
        gmarkers[i] = marker;
        // add a line to the side_bar html
        side_bar_html += '<a href="javascript:myclick(' + i + ')">' + name + '</a><br>';
        i++;
        return marker;
      }


      // This function picks up the click and opens the corresponding info window
            function myclick(i) {
		map.setZoom(14);
        GEvent.trigger(gmarkers[i], "click");
      }


      // create the map
    var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
	map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
	map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
	map.setCenter(new GLatLng(40.839658228207675, 14.247550964355468), 11);
	map.enableContinuousZoom();
	map.enableDoubleClickZoom();


      // Read the data from example.xml
      var request = GXmlHttp.create();
      request.open("GET", "xml/xml_eventi.php", true);
      request.onreadystatechange = function() {
        if (request.readyState == 4) {
          var xmlDoc = GXml.parse(request.responseText);
          // obtain the array of markers and loop through it
          var markers = xmlDoc.documentElement.getElementsByTagName("marker");
          
          for (var i = 0; i < markers.length; i++) {
            // obtain the attribues of each marker
			var name = markers[i].getAttribute("html");
            var address = markers[i].getAttribute("info");
			var tipo = markers[i].getAttribute("tipo");
            var type = markers[i].getAttribute("type");
            var point = new GLatLng(parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lat")),
                                    parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lng")));
            var marker = createMarker(point, name, address, tipo, type);
            map.addOverlay(marker);



          }
          // put the assembled side_bar_html contents into the side_bar div
         // document.getElementById("side_bar").innerHTML = side_bar_html;
        }
      }
      request.send(null);
    }

    else {
      alert("Sorry, the Google Maps API is not compatible with this browser");
    }
    // This Javascript is based on code provided by the
    // Blackpool Community Church Javascript Team
    // http://www.commchurch.freeserve.co.uk/   
    // http://econym.googlepages.com/index.htm

    //]]>