$(document).ready(function() {
    initialize();
});

var highlightCircle;
var currentMarker;
var map;

function initialize() {
    if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
        map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
        map.setCenter(new GLatLng(-26.08249,28.243607), 15);
        map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
        map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());

        // Create a base icon for all of our markers that specifies the
        // shadow, icon dimensions, etc.
        var baseIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
        baseIcon.shadow = "http://www.google.com/mapfiles/shadow50.png";
        baseIcon.iconSize = new GSize(20, 34);
        baseIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(37, 34);
        baseIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(9, 34);
        baseIcon.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(9, 2);

        // Creates a marker whose info window displays the letter corresponding
        // to the given index.
        function createMarker(point) {
            var marker = new GMarker(point);


            GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
            marker.openInfoWindowHtml("1 Crestwood Avenue, Aston Manor, Kempton Park<br />Gauteng, South Africa");
                currentMarker = marker;
            });
            return marker;
        }

        var latlng = new GLatLng(-26.08249,28.243607);
        map.addOverlay(createMarker(latlng));
    }
}