Thanks for the update – it works. If I may, however, make some suggestions from a user perspective… While technically, yes, you can now get directions, a few enhancements would be helpful.
1. When you hover over the marker, it shows the address and long/lat. Why would a user then click the marker? They have no way of knowing that if you click, you are given an option for directions. I suggest adding a “Get Directions” link to the bubble, don’t require a click.
2. Nitpicky, but “Get Directions Here” sounds funny to me. “Click for Directions” seems more professional or something.
3. Once you click “Get Directions” a text box appears, with a little map icon next to it. The text box is not labeled with “add your address” or “add starting address.” Furthermore, the map icon does not look like a clickable button so it may not be obvious that’s the submit button. (Please consider audiences that are not computer savvy. My client’s audience is very likely to need very intuitive interfaces, many are not everyday computer users).
3. The directions that are returned are not at all user-friendly. A box displays below the map with suggested routes, but does not specify to click a suggested route for directions; When you do click for directions, they all get mashed into that tiny box so it’s pretty hard to read them. But the most important omission… where’s the option to print the directions? An absolute must!
Please know I’m not trying to be overly critical, just offering what I think are very important considerations from the user perspective…
