Google Maps API V3: Offset panTo() by x pixels

Question

I have a some UI elements on the right of my map (sometimes), and I\'d like to offset my panTo() calls (sometimes).

So I figured:

1. get the original latl

Answer 1

Answer by Dean looks a lot cleaner as said in some comments, but was looking a little complicated to me. This single line solution is looking more elegant to me.

var map = $('#map_canvas').gmap3("get")
map.panBy(-500,-500); // (x,y)

Set center of map first. Then panyBy will shift the center in (x,y) direction. The more negative x, map will shift right. The more negative y, map will shift down.