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    if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
      // ==== first part of the select box ===
      var select_html = '<select id="poSelection" class="menublue" onChange="handleSelected(this)">' +
                        '<option selected value="DEFAULT"> --- Please select a post office --- <\/option>';
      // =====================================
      var gmarkers = [];
      var htmls = [];
       var to_htmls = [];
      var from_htmls = [];
      var i = 0;


   
      function createMarker(point,zone,name,html) {
        var marker = new GMarker(point);        
         var i = gmarkers.length;           
            
    
        
        marker.tooltip = '<div class="tooltip">'+name+'<\/div>';
        
        GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
          marker.openInfoWindowHtml(html);
        });
        
        
       
        GEvent.addListener(marker,"mouseover", function() {
          showTooltip(marker);
          
        });        
        GEvent.addListener(marker,"mouseout", function() {
		tooltip.style.visibility="hidden";		
        });       
        
        
        gmarkers[i] = marker;
        htmls[i] = html;
        
       
        select_html += '<option value= ' + zone + ' > ' + name + '<\/option>';
       
        
        i++;
        return marker;
      }


    
      function handleSelected(opt) {
        var i = opt.selectedIndex - 1;
        var s = document.getElementById("poSelection"); 
        if (i > -1) {      
       
       
        
          GEvent.trigger(gmarkers[i],"click");         
          
        }
        else {
         if (document.getElementById("poSelection")[opt.selectedIndex].value=='DEFAULT'){
          map.setCenter(new GLatLng(33.8311111, 35.49737777), 9);
         }
          map.closeInfoWindow();
        }
      }


   function showTooltip(marker) {
      	tooltip.innerHTML = marker.tooltip;
	var point=map.getCurrentMapType().getProjection().fromLatLngToPixel(map.getBounds().getSouthWest(),map.getZoom());
	var offset=map.getCurrentMapType().getProjection().fromLatLngToPixel(marker.getPoint(),map.getZoom());
	var anchor=marker.getIcon().iconAnchor;
	var width=marker.getIcon().iconSize.width;
	var pos = new GControlPosition(G_ANCHOR_BOTTOM_LEFT, new GSize(offset.x - point.x - anchor.x + width,- offset.y + point.y +anchor.y)); 
	pos.apply(tooltip);
	tooltip.style.visibility="visible";
      }

    
      function mymouseover(i) {
        showTooltip(gmarkers[i])
      }
      
      function mymouseout() {
	tooltip.style.visibility="hidden";
      }

     
      var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
      map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
      map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
      map.setCenter(new GLatLng(33.8311111, 35.49737777), 9);

     
      var tooltip = document.createElement("div");
      document.getElementById("map").appendChild(tooltip);
      tooltip.style.visibility="hidden";


     
      
      GDownloadUrl("PO_GM.xml", function (doc) {
        var xmlDoc = GXml.parse(doc);
        var markers = xmlDoc.documentElement.getElementsByTagName("marker");
          
        for (var i = 0; i < markers.length; i++) {
          // obtain the attribues of each marker
          var lat = parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lat"));
          var lng = parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lng"));       
          var point = new GLatLng(lat,lng);
          var html = markers[i].getAttribute("html");
          var label = markers[i].getAttribute("label");
          var zone = markers[i].getAttribute("zone");
          // create the marker
          var marker = createMarker(point,zone,label,html);          
          map.addOverlay(marker);
        }
       
        select_html += '<\/select>';
        document.getElementById("selection").innerHTML = select_html;
      });
       
    }

    else {
      alert("Sorry, the Google Maps API is not compatible with this browser");
    }

    
  
      function tohere(i) {
        gmarkers[i].openInfoWindowHtml(to_htmls[i]);
      }
      function fromhere(i) {
        gmarkers[i].openInfoWindowHtml(from_htmls[i]);
      }