Google Maps API v3, jQuery UI Tabs, map not resizing

Question

I am using Google Maps API v3, being displayed on a jQuery UI Tab. I have been struggling with triggering my google map to resize correctly when the tab displaying the map

Answer 1

I managed to solve this by initialising the map when the map tab is shown and by also editing some css (the css is more than likely a theme related issue).

/* Initialise jQuery UI Tabs */
jQuery(function() {
    jQuery( "#tabs" ).tabs({
      fx: {
        opacity: 'toggle',
        duration: 300
      }
    });
});

/* Redraw the Google Map everytime tab-4 is shown/clicked */
jQuery(function() {
            jQuery( "#tabs" ).bind( "tabsshow", function(event, ui) { 
                if (ui.panel.id == "tabs-4") {
                    var mapOptions = {
                      center: myLatlng,
                      zoom: 13,
                      mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
                    };
                    var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), mapOptions);
                }                                         
            });
});

And then add some CSS to fix the map controls if they are out of place etc.

#map img { max-width:none; }

if max-width of all images is set to 100% you will get problems.

Hope this helps!