//below is to make the variables public... then later they will be init
var markerGroups = { "all": [] };
var iconBlue;
var iconRed;
var iconYellow;
var customIcons = [];

function load_gmap_fixtures(){
	iconBuilding = new GIcon(); 
	iconBuilding.image = '/images/pins/building.png';
	iconBuilding.shadow = '/images/pins/shadow.png'; // was http://labs.google.com/ridefinder/images/mm_20_shadow.png
	iconBuilding.iconSize = new GSize(14, 35);
	iconBuilding.shadowSize = new GSize(22, 20);
	iconBuilding.iconAnchor = new GPoint(6, 20);
	iconBuilding.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(5, 1);

	iconLand = new GIcon(); 
	iconLand.image = '/images/pins/land.png';
	iconLand.shadow = '/images/pins/shadow.png';
	iconLand.iconSize = new GSize(14, 35);
	iconLand.shadowSize = new GSize(22, 20);
	iconLand.iconAnchor = new GPoint(6, 20);
	iconLand.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(5, 1);

	iconOther = new GIcon(); 
	iconOther.image = '/images/pins/other.png';
	iconOther.shadow = '/images/pins/shadow.png';
	iconOther.iconSize = new GSize(14, 35);
	iconOther.shadowSize = new GSize(22, 20);
	iconOther.iconAnchor = new GPoint(6, 20);
	iconOther.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(5, 1);

	iconHouse = new GIcon(); 
	iconHouse.image = '/images/pins/single.png';
	iconHouse.shadow = '/images/pins/shadow.png';
	iconHouse.iconSize = new GSize(14, 35);
	iconHouse.shadowSize = new GSize(22, 20);
	iconHouse.iconAnchor = new GPoint(6, 20);
	iconHouse.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(5, 1);
	
	customIcons["apartment"] = iconBuilding;
	customIcons["condo"] = iconBuilding;
	customIcons["loft"] = iconBuilding;
	customIcons["commercial"] = iconBuilding;
	customIcons["townhouse"] = iconHouse;
	customIcons["single-family"] = iconHouse;
	customIcons["multi-family"] = iconBuilding;
	customIcons["other"] = iconOther;
	customIcons["shared-space"] = iconOther;
	customIcons["land"] = iconLand;
}