Markers color lost in version 0.3.2

[MarionaDSR]

If I force version 0.3.2 from my build.gradle file, my markers losts his color on the map.

Markers that used to be red, are now white a with very light gray text.

BEFORE:
compile 'com.google.maps.android:android-maps-utils:0.3.+' // for markers on maps

AFTER:
compile 'com.google.maps.android:android-maps-utils:0.3.2' // for markers on maps

The change of version number on build.gradle file is the only difference between the two images.

The code I use to set the color is:

    protected void onBeforeClusterItemRendered(T item, MarkerOptions markerOptions) {
        MyMarker myMarker = (MyMarker) item;
        IconGenerator iconFactory = new IconGenerator(getActivity());
        String title = myMarker.getBubbleTitle(getResources());
        String snippet = myMarker.getBubbleSnippet(getResources(), user);
        int color = myMarker.getBubbleColor(user);
        iconFactory.setStyle(color);
        markerOptions.title(title).snippet(snippet)
                .icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromBitmap(iconFactory.makeIcon(myMarker.getBubbleLabel(getResources()))));
        super.onBeforeClusterItemRendered(item, markerOptions);
    }

    where

    public int getBubbleColor(MyUser user) {
        int color;
        if (user.firstCase) {
            color = IconGenerator.STYLE_RED;
        } else if (user.secondCase) {
            if (user.case2b) {
                color = IconGenerator.STYLE_BLUE;
            } else {
                color = IconGenerator.STYLE_PURPLE;
            }
        } else {
            color = IconGenerator.STYLE_WHITE;
        }
        return color;
    }

Thank you
Mariona

[broady]

So, what was the color for this marker meant to be?

[ericpanorel]

I encountered this issue as well. I have green markers all the way. With the new version, everything turned white. I "fixed" it by re-arranging the order of setting the style, and setting the content rotation

This doesn't work (white markers instead of green):

private class WeatherRenderer extends MapLocRenderer {
    private final IconGenerator mIconFactory = new IconGenerator(getActivity());


    public WeatherRenderer() {
        super();

        mIconFactory.setStyle(IconGenerator.STYLE_GREEN); // comes first
        mIconFactory.setContentRotation(90);

    }

    @Override
    protected void onBeforeClusterItemRendered(ClusterItem item, MarkerOptions markerOptions) {
        final ABWeatherLocItem data = (ABWeatherLocItem) item;
        final String snippet = "The weather is blah blah";

        markerOptions.title(data.NameLocation).
                icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromBitmap(mIconFactory.makeIcon(Double.toString(data.Temperature)))).
                snippet(snippet).
                anchor(mIconFactory.getAnchorU(), mIconFactory.getAnchorV());
        super.onBeforeClusterItemRendered(item, markerOptions);
    }
}

This works:

private class WeatherRenderer extends MapLocRenderer {
    private final IconGenerator mIconFactory = new IconGenerator(getActivity());


    public WeatherRenderer() {
        super();


        mIconFactory.setContentRotation(90);
        mIconFactory.setStyle(IconGenerator.STYLE_GREEN); // comes later
    }

    @Override
    protected void onBeforeClusterItemRendered(ClusterItem item, MarkerOptions markerOptions) {
        final ABWeatherLocItem data = (ABWeatherLocItem) item;
        final String snippet = "The weather is blah blah";

        markerOptions.title(data.NameLocation).
                icon(BitmapDescriptorFactory.fromBitmap(mIconFactory.makeIcon(Double.toString(data.Temperature)))).
                snippet(snippet).
                anchor(mIconFactory.getAnchorU(), mIconFactory.getAnchorV());
        super.onBeforeClusterItemRendered(item, markerOptions);
    }
}

[MarionaDSR]

@broady In my example must be red, but anyway, the "calculated" color is lost, since all markers are white with 0.3.2.

@ericpanorel In my case, I didn't rotate content, and setStyle is the last thing I do, so I doesn't think your solution works on me.

By the moment I will continue with 0.3.1, this issue was just a warning for developing team of a possible collateral effect of other improvements of the new version ;-)

[broady]

Same as #128

[broady]

Oops, sorry folks. I made a brain fart.

ensureViewsSetUp should not call setStyle(STYLE_DEFAULT);

Probably best to just remove the lazy initialization, it doesn't give us very much.

[broady]

Check the pull request #129 if you have the time. I will try it tomorrow.

[broady]

Tagging as 0.3.3

[lucaben]

I was using different markers with different colours in my custom maps, one colour for each different layer, sometimes also within the layers themselves. The solution that really worked for me was to choose a uniform style for each layer, and pick a custom icon. Then what is really important, is you have to use the new icons set, not the old one. This problem only happens with maps that were created prior to the introduction of the new icons. Using new icons seems to reset the maps so they are displayed correctly, while the old maps got corrupted at some time with one of the android updates, and they never bothered to fix it nor to post this simple solution on the forum threads that were open. Quite the contrary, the posts were removed from the forum.