giving Layer.Google.v3 an animationEnabled option, like the one we already have for Layer.VirtualEarth. r=bartvde (closes #3020)

git-svn-id: http://svn.openlayers.org/trunk/openlayers@11047 dc9f47b5-9b13-0410-9fdd-eb0c1a62fdaf

lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google/v3.js

@@ -51,6 +51,19 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Google.v3 = {
         projection: "EPSG:900913"
     },
 
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: animationEnabled
+     * {Boolean} If set to true, the transition between zoom levels will be
+     *     animated (if supported by the GMaps API for the device used). Set to
+     *     false to match the zooming experience of other layer types. Default
+     *     is true. Note that the GMaps API does not give us control over zoom
+     *     animation, so if set to false, when zooming, this will make the
+     *     layer temporarily invisible, wait until GMaps reports the map being
+     *     idle, and make it visible again. The result will be a blank layer
+     *     for a few moments while zooming.
+     */
+    animationEnabled: true, 
+
     /** 
      * Method: loadMapObject
      * Load the GMap and register appropriate event listeners. If we can't 
@@ -340,6 +353,17 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Google.v3 = {
      * zoom - {int} MapObject zoom format
      */
     setMapObjectCenter: function(center, zoom) {
+        if (this.animationEnabled === false && zoom != this.mapObject.zoom) {
+            var mapContainer = this.getMapContainer();
+            google.maps.event.addListenerOnce(
+                this.mapObject, 
+                "idle", 
+                function() {
+                    mapContainer.style.visibility = "";
+                }
+            );
+            mapContainer.style.visibility = "hidden";
+        }
         this.mapObject.setOptions({
             center: center,
             zoom: zoom