# Google map mashup design

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/google-map-mashup-design/128704>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 10, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/google-map-mashup-design/128704 "2008-02-10T19:34:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/google-map-mashup-design/128704/1 "2008-02-10T19:34:07Z")

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I’m working on a mashup with google maps and I’m not sure how to  
proceed with the design. The main page has a map, a list of events and  
a calendar. Users add events for specific days on the calendar. The  
“add event” involves clicking through two other pages. One big problem  
with this is it reloads the map after returning from adding events  
(which seems to take 10 seconds or so) and is generally not  
responsive. Whats the best way to allow navigating these 3 pages while  
keeping the calendar and map loaded and still be able to communicate  
back and for between list, calendar and map? I don’t have that much  
web experience so I’m not sure if putting the calendar and map in an  
iframe would work. Or maybe I need to get into alot of ajax and  
javascript work.