How to position images (without using pinpoint)

[Russell Aisbitt]

Not a question this time. I just thought I might post this in case it is of help to others playing with the RadMap.
 
This is how to add images to the radmap map with a bit more control over the image than is available by simply adding a bitmap using the pinpoint method.

        // Set provider
                BingMapProvider provider = new BingMapProvider(MapMode.Aerial, true, "YOUR CODE GOES HERE");
                provider.IsTileCachingEnabled = true;
                mWindow.radmap.Provider = provider;

        // Create information layer
                iLayer = new InformationLayer();
                iLayer.MapControl = mWindow.radmap;
                mWindow.radmap.Items.Add(iLayer);

        // Create a new image object and add it to bing map.
                Uri uri = new Uri(@"" + imageName, UriKind.Relative);

                BitmapImage bitmap = new BitmapImage();
                bitmap.BeginInit();
                bitmap.UriSource = uri;
                bitmap.EndInit();

                Image image = new Image();
                image.Source = bitmap;
                image.Opacity = 0.85;
                image.Width = imageWidth;
                image.Height = imageHeight;
                image.Stretch = Stretch.UniformToFill;
                image.SnapsToDevicePixels = true;
                image.Name = Name;

        // When added to map, centre image over Lat/Long rather than use upper left corner for placement
                image.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center;
                image.HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center;

        // Add the image to the map
                MapLayer.SetLocation(image, new Location(dLatitude, dLongitude));
                iLayer.Items.Add(image);

[Andrey]

Hi Russell,

Yes, this is one of the standard ways how it can be done. The RadMap supports 2 ways to align FrameworkElement around the location.
The first one (you've described it) is using VerticalAlignment and HorizontalAlignment.
HorizontalAlignment.Right (default) - the element is located to the right of the location.
HorizontalAlignment.Left - the element is shifted to the left of the location.
HorizontalAlignment.Center - the element is centered over the location.

VerticalAlignment.Bottom (default) - the element is located at the bottom of the location.
VerticalAlignment.Top - the element is shifted to the top of the location.
VerticalAlignment.Center - the element is centered over the location.

The second approach is using of the HotSpot definition. The HotSpot can be defined for the whole element as well as for any children inside. Hot spot is a position inside or outside the element which is bound to the geographical location  specified for the framework element. You can see how it can be implemented in our RadMap demo:
http://demos.telerik.com/silverlight/#Map/HotSpot

All the best,
Andrey Murzov
the Telerik team

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