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Custom style for a googlemaps info window (background)

I'm building a map with google maps and I have a problem. I'm trying to style the infowindow which is opened when some user will click on the pin. My problem is that it actually works but it is rendered with a strange effect on a father div of the window itself (when someone click multiple times on my window, the window display a weird white border, which is the color of the background of the father of my div with a class of gm-style-iw).
My code is the following:
MY JAVASCRIPT:
function initMap() {
var styledMapType=new google.maps.StyledMapType([{my custom style}]);
var mycompany = {lat: 44.348534, lng: -79.669197};
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
center: mycompany,
zoom: 14,
scrollwheel: false,
mapTypeControl: false
});
map.mapTypes.set('styled_map', styledMapType);
map.setMapTypeId('styled_map');
var contentString = '<div class="iw-content">' + '<div class="iw-subTitle">My company </div>' + '<p>455 street</p>' + '<p>City, World</p>' + '<p>Canada, Postalcode</p>' + '</div>';
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
content: contentString
});
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: mycompany,
map: map,
title: 'My company'
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
infowindow.open(map,marker);
});
google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'click', function() {
infowindow.close();
});
google.maps.event.addListener(infowindow, 'domready', function() {
var iwOuter = $('.gm-style-iw');
var iwBackground = iwOuter.prev();
iwBackground.children(':nth-child(2)').css({'background' : '#252525'});
var iwmain = iwBackground.children(':nth-child(2)');
iwBackground.children(':nth-child(4)').css({'display' : 'none'});
var iwCloseBtn = iwOuter.next();
});
}
initMap();
MY CSS:
#map .gm-style-iw {
background-color: #252525;
padding: 2% 11%;
}
#map .iw-content p {
color: #a5a5a5;
}
#map .iw-subTitle {
color: white;
font-size: 16px;
font-weight: 700;
padding: 5px 0;
}
Plus I want to style the weird triangle at the bottom of the map which is also white because of the native color of the background.
I'm gonna add a picture to explain as better my problem
Thank you in advance for any help

You need to use the following CSS attributes to correctly style the information window:
/*style the box which holds the text of the information window*/
.gm-style .gm-style-iw {
background-color: #252525 !important;
top: 0 !important;
left: 0 !important;
width: 100% !important;
height: 100% !important;
min-height: 120px !important;
padding-top: 10px;
display: block !important;
}
/*style the paragraph tag*/
.gm-style .gm-style-iw #google-popup p{
padding: 10px;
}
/*style the annoying little arrow at the bottom*/
.gm-style div div div div div div div div {
background-color: #252525 !important;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
top: 0;
color: #fff;
font-size: 16px;
}
/*style the link*/
.gm-style div div div div div div div div a {
color: #f1f1f1;
font-weight: bold;
}
JSfiddle Example: http://jsfiddle.net/hLenqzmy/18/

I strongly recommend using Snazzy Info Window here. The accepted answer recommends a very hacky and undocumented approach, which might break as soon as Google updates their structure.
With Snazzy Info Window you can simply specify your attributes and then customize the styling even with SCSS:
let map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'));
let latLng = new google.maps.LatLng(1, 1);
let marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: latLng,
map: map
});
let headline = 'Amazing Location';
let content = 'Put your great great content here';
let info = new SnazzyInfoWindow({
marker: marker,
content: `<h1>${headline}</h1><span class="info-content">${content}</span>`,
closeOnMapClick: false,
pointer: false,
shadow: false,
});
And then add in your SCSS:
$si-content-bg: #000;
See https://github.com/atmist/snazzy-info-window/blob/master/examples/scss-styles/styles.scss for more styling options and here for the full example.
It's 2018 people, no need to beat yourself up by overwriting 10 times nested divs.

Google Maps Place ID Finder - Can not highlight (copy) information on InfoWindow

I'm using the Google Place ID as a way to link locations and other content in my database. So Basically I've created an admin page that allows me to set up a way to easily enter new locations and it's content.
On my admin page I've added a map using Place ID finder from Google so I can search for a place and in the InfoWindow highlight to copy the Place ID information, and then paste this information. For some reason the infowindow does not allow the highlight.
I thought it might be because the additional code from my admin page but when I viewed the demo on Google developer documentation the demo also does not allow highlighting. If on the demo or my admin page I can click on another place on the map, a new InfoWindow pops up and that information is highlightable.
Can someone help using the code from documentation on Google Site (below), recode to allow the searched information window to be highlightable?
<style>
/* Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div
* element that contains the map. */
#map {
height: 100%;
}
/* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */
html, body {
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.controls {
background-color: #fff;
border-radius: 2px;
border: 1px solid transparent;
box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
box-sizing: border-box;
font-family: Roboto;
font-size: 15px;
font-weight: 300;
height: 29px;
margin-left: 17px;
margin-top: 10px;
outline: none;
padding: 0 11px 0 13px;
text-overflow: ellipsis;
width: 400px;
}
.controls:focus {
border-color: #4d90fe;
}
.title {
font-weight: bold;
}
#infowindow-content {
display: none;
}
#map #infowindow-content {
display: inline;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<input id="pac-input" class="controls" type="text"
placeholder="Enter a location">
<div id="map"></div>
<div id="infowindow-content">
<span id="place-name" class="title"></span><br>
Place ID <span id="place-id"></span><br>
<span id="place-address"></span>
</div>
<script>
// This example requires the Places library. Include the libraries=places
// parameter when you first load the API. For example:
// <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&libraries=places">
function initMap() {
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
center: {lat: -33.8688, lng: 151.2195},
zoom: 13
});
var input = document.getElementById('pac-input');
var autocomplete = new google.maps.places.Autocomplete(input);
autocomplete.bindTo('bounds', map);
map.controls[google.maps.ControlPosition.TOP_LEFT].push(input);
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
var infowindowContent = document.getElementById('infowindow-content');
infowindow.setContent(infowindowContent);
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map
});
marker.addListener('click', function() {
infowindow.open(map, marker);
});
autocomplete.addListener('place_changed', function() {
infowindow.close();
var place = autocomplete.getPlace();
if (!place.geometry) {
return;
}
if (place.geometry.viewport) {
map.fitBounds(place.geometry.viewport);
} else {
map.setCenter(place.geometry.location);
map.setZoom(17);
}
// Set the position of the marker using the place ID and location.
marker.setPlace({
placeId: place.place_id,
location: place.geometry.location
});
marker.setVisible(true);
infowindowContent.children['place-name'].textContent = place.name;
infowindowContent.children['place-id'].textContent = place.place_id;
infowindowContent.children['place-address'].textContent =
place.formatted_address;
infowindow.open(map, marker);
});
}
</script>
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&libraries=places&callback=initMap"
async defer></script>
</body>
</html>
Link to the example in the documentation (which demonstrates the issue): Place ID Finder - Google Maps Javascript API

The infowindow-content has the CSS user-select: none; set (so the user can't select the text). You can override that with:
#infowindow-content {
user-select: text !important;
-webkit-user-select: text !important; /* for safari per Avrahm Kleinholz */
}
proof of concept fiddle
related issue in the issue tracker: Issue 11331: text inside InfoWindow cannot be selected
code snippet:
// This sample uses the Place Autocomplete widget to allow the user to search
// for and select a place. The sample then displays an info window containing
// the place ID and other information about the place that the user has
// selected.
// This example requires the Places library. Include the libraries=places
// parameter when you first load the API. For example:
// <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&libraries=places">
function initMap() {
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
center: {
lat: -33.8688,
lng: 151.2195
},
zoom: 13
});
var input = document.getElementById('pac-input');
var autocomplete = new google.maps.places.Autocomplete(input);
autocomplete.bindTo('bounds', map);
map.controls[google.maps.ControlPosition.TOP_LEFT].push(input);
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
var infowindowContent = document.getElementById('infowindow-content');
infowindow.setContent(infowindowContent);
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map
});
marker.addListener('click', function() {
infowindow.open(map, marker);
});
autocomplete.addListener('place_changed', function() {
infowindow.close();
var place = autocomplete.getPlace();
if (!place.geometry) {
return;
}
if (place.geometry.viewport) {
map.fitBounds(place.geometry.viewport);
} else {
map.setCenter(place.geometry.location);
map.setZoom(17);
}
// Set the position of the marker using the place ID and location.
marker.setPlace({
placeId: place.place_id,
location: place.geometry.location
});
marker.setVisible(true);
infowindowContent.children['place-name'].textContent = place.name;
infowindowContent.children['place-id'].textContent = place.place_id;
infowindowContent.children['place-address'].textContent =
place.formatted_address;
infowindow.open(map, marker);
});
}
/* Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div
* element that contains the map. */
#map {
height: 100%;
}
/* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */
html,
body {
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.controls {
background-color: #fff;
border-radius: 2px;
border: 1px solid transparent;
box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
box-sizing: border-box;
font-family: Roboto;
font-size: 15px;
font-weight: 300;
height: 29px;
margin-left: 17px;
margin-top: 10px;
outline: none;
padding: 0 11px 0 13px;
text-overflow: ellipsis;
width: 400px;
}
.controls:focus {
border-color: #4d90fe;
}
.title {
font-weight: bold;
}
#infowindow-content {
user-select: text !important
}
<input id="pac-input" class="controls" type="text" placeholder="Enter a location">
<div id="map"></div>
<div id="infowindow-content">
<span id="place-name" class="title"></span>
<br>Place ID <span id="place-id"></span>
<br>
<span id="place-address"></span>
</div>
<!-- Replace the value of the key parameter with your own API key. -->
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?libraries=places&callback=initMap" async defer></script>

To answer my own question with the help of geocodezip, I Googled user-select and found that for Safari they require -webkit-user-select: text; as user-select doesn't work with the Apple browser. So my code reads and it works perfectly!
#infowindow-content {
user-select: text !important;
-webkit-user-select: text !important;
}

How to show Google Map API only after it has completely loaded?

I'm trying to use the Places search functionality of Google Maps API.
My problem is, the search box shifts and the height of the API container changes after the map is completely loaded.
I've made a demonstration of the problem. Try refreshing the page and you'll observe the above mentioned behaviour.
I found similar questions and the suggestions were --
google.maps.event.addListenerOnce(map, 'idle', function() {
google.maps.event.trigger(map, 'resize');
});
or
window.onload = map_initialize;
However, neither of them seem to solve this shift behaviour.

One option would be to set the input to display:none, add it to the map on the idle event, then display it.
function initAutocomplete() {
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
center: {
lat: -33.8688,
lng: 151.2195
},
zoom: 13,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
});
// Create the search box and link it to the UI element.
var input = document.getElementById('pac-input');
var searchBox = new google.maps.places.SearchBox(input);
map.controls[google.maps.ControlPosition.TOP_LEFT].push(input);
google.maps.event.addListenerOnce(map, 'idle', function() {
input.style.display = "block";
});
proof of concept fiddle
code snippet:
// This example adds a search box to a map, using the Google Place Autocomplete
// feature. People can enter geographical searches. The search box will return a
// pick list containing a mix of places and predicted search terms.
function initAutocomplete() {
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
center: {
lat: -33.8688,
lng: 151.2195
},
zoom: 13,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
});
// Create the search box and link it to the UI element.
var input = document.getElementById('pac-input');
var searchBox = new google.maps.places.SearchBox(input);
map.controls[google.maps.ControlPosition.TOP_LEFT].push(input);
google.maps.event.addListenerOnce(map, 'idle', function() {
input.style.display = "block";
});
// Bias the SearchBox results towards current map's viewport.
map.addListener('bounds_changed', function() {
searchBox.setBounds(map.getBounds());
});
var markers = [];
// Listen for the event fired when the user selects a prediction and retrieve
// more details for that place.
searchBox.addListener('places_changed', function() {
var places = searchBox.getPlaces();
if (places.length == 0) {
return;
}
// Clear out the old markers.
markers.forEach(function(marker) {
marker.setMap(null);
});
markers = [];
// For each place, get the icon, name and location.
var bounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds();
places.forEach(function(place) {
var icon = {
url: place.icon,
size: new google.maps.Size(71, 71),
origin: new google.maps.Point(0, 0),
anchor: new google.maps.Point(17, 34),
scaledSize: new google.maps.Size(25, 25)
};
// Create a marker for each place.
markers.push(new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
icon: icon,
title: place.name,
position: place.geometry.location
}));
if (place.geometry.viewport) {
// Only geocodes have viewport.
bounds.union(place.geometry.viewport);
} else {
bounds.extend(place.geometry.location);
}
});
map.fitBounds(bounds);
});
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initAutocomplete);
html,
body {
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
#map {
height: 100%;
}
.controls {
margin-top: 10px;
border: 1px solid transparent;
border-radius: 2px 0 0 2px;
box-sizing: border-box;
-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
height: 32px;
outline: none;
box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}
#pac-input {
background-color: #fff;
font-family: Roboto;
font-size: 15px;
font-weight: 300;
margin-left: 12px;
padding: 0 11px 0 13px;
text-overflow: ellipsis;
width: 300px;
}
#pac-input:focus {
border-color: #4d90fe;
}
.pac-container {
font-family: Roboto;
}
#type-selector {
color: #fff;
background-color: #4d90fe;
padding: 5px 11px 0px 11px;
}
#type-selector label {
font-family: Roboto;
font-size: 13px;
font-weight: 300;
}
#target {
width: 345px;
}
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?libraries=places"></script>
<input id="pac-input" class="controls" type="text" placeholder="Search Box" style="display:none">
<div id="map"></div>

You can simply use the defer attribute for your <script> tag where you loading the google maps JS api, and a callback function to initialize your map.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<title>Google map demo</title>
<style type="text/css">
html,
body,
#map_canvas {
width: 100%;
height: 700px;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.infowindow * {
font-size: 90%;
margin: 0
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?callback=initialize" defer></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map_canvas"></div>
</body>
<script type="text/javascript">
function initialize() {
alert("map api loaded");
// initialize map
var myOptions = {
zoom: 2,
center: new google.maps.LatLng(37.422104808, -122.0838851)
};
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
}
</script>
</html>

Draggable Icons on a Google Map V3 - Set to Draggable=True, but can not drag it

I have everything working on this Google map V3 on how I would like it except for one last thing. Right now, If you load up the map, the map is able to search for a place and drag an icon from outside the map into the Google map. However, once the icon is inside the map, I am not able to drag it. I've search endlessly on where I went wrong on my code.
Below are a few examples of many that I read on:
Link1,
Link2, Link3, Link4 (Link 4 is what i need but could not connect the code after further inspection)
I feel I am very close but I believe I am just not declaring the right variables or not connecting them right. Below is the code and here is a FIddle that can give you a picture of my problem. (Try dragging the icon once and then dragging it again inside the map)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no">
<meta charset="utf-8">
<style>
html {
height: 100%;
}
body {
height: 97%;
}
#map-canvas {
width: 70%;
height: 100%;
}
#panel {
position: absolute;
top: 5px;
left: 50%;
margin-left: -30%;
z-index: 5;
background-color: #fff;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px solid #999;
}
#shelf {
position: absolute;
margin-right: 5px;
top: 25px;
left: 70%;
height: 98%;
width: 30%;
float: right;
}
#draggable {z-index:1000000000;}
#draggable2 {z-index:1000000000;}
#draggable3 {z-index:1000000000;}
.ecostation {
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
border: 1.0px solid #F0F0F0;
border-radius: 5.0px 5.0px 5.0px 5.0px;
width: 85%;
text-align: center;
}
#wrapper {
display: table-row;
border: 1.0px solid rgb(204,204,204);
border-radius: 5.0px 5.0px 5.0px 5.0px;
}
#wrapper div {
display: table-cell;
border-radius: 10.0px 10.0px 10.0px 10.0px;
width: 12.5%;
}
#wrapper div img {
display: block;
padding: 5.0px;
margin: 5.0px auto;
text-align: center;
}
#wrapper div h5, #wrapper div p {
text-align: center;
font-size: 11px;
margin-top: -10px;
font-weight: 800;
}
.title {
margin-left: 7%;
color: #F0F0F0;
font-weight: 600;
}
#target {
width: 345px;
}
</style>
<link href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/themes/base/jquery-ui.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.5/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3.exp&sensor=false&libraries=places"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#draggable").draggable({helper: 'clone',
stop: function(e) {
var point=new google.maps.Point(e.pageX,e.pageY);
var ll=overlay.getProjection().fromContainerPixelToLatLng(point);
var icon = $(this).attr('src');
placeMarker(ll, icon);
}
});
$("#draggable2").draggable({helper: 'clone',
stop: function(e) {
var point=new google.maps.Point(e.pageX,e.pageY);
var ll=overlay.getProjection().fromContainerPixelToLatLng(point);
var icon = $(this).attr('src');
placeMarker(ll, icon);
}
});
});
</script>
<script>
// This example adds a search box to a map, using the
// Google Places autocomplete feature. People can enter geographical searches.
// The search box will return a pick list containing
// a mix of places and predicted search terms.
function initialize() {
var markers = [];
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'), {
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
});
var defaultBounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds(
new google.maps.LatLng(-33.8902, 151.1759),
new google.maps.LatLng(-33.8474, 151.2631));
map.fitBounds(defaultBounds);
// Create the search box and link it to the UI element.
var input = document.getElementById('target');
var searchBox = new google.maps.places.SearchBox(input);
// [START region_getplaces]
// Listen for the event fired when the user selects an item from the
// pick list. Retrieve the matching places for that item.
google.maps.event.addListener(searchBox, 'places_changed', function() {
var places = searchBox.getPlaces();
for (var i = 0, marker; marker = markers[i]; i++) {
marker.setMap(null);
}
// For each plce, get the icon, place name, and location.
markers = [];
var bounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds();
for (var i = 0, place; place = places[i]; i++) {
var image = {
url: place.icon,
size: new google.maps.Size(71, 71),
origin: new google.maps.Point(0, 0),
anchor: new google.maps.Point(17, 34),
scaledSize: new google.maps.Size(25, 25)
};
// Create a marker for each place.
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
icon: image,
title: place.name,
position: place.geometry.location
});
markers.push(marker);
bounds.extend(place.geometry.location);
}
map.fitBounds(bounds);
});
// [END region_getplaces]
// Bias the SearchBox results towards places that are within the bounds of the
// current map's viewport.
google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'bounds_changed', function() {
var bounds = map.getBounds();
searchBox.setBounds(bounds);
});
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
function placeMarker(location, icon) {
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: location,
map: map,
draggable:true,
icon: icon
});
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map-canvas"></div>
<div id="panel">
<input id="target" type="text" placeholder="Search Box">
</div>
<div id='shelf'>
<div class="ecostation">
<div id="wrapper">
<div>
<img src="https://cdn1.iconfinder.com/data/icons/mobile-development-icons/30/Map_marker.png" id="draggable" title="Estation Trash/Compost" alt="Estation Trash and Compost"/>
<p>Trash/Compost</p>
</div>
<div>
<img src="https://cdn1.iconfinder.com/data/icons/large-tab-bar-icons/30/Start_flag.png" id="draggable2" title="Estation Trash" alt="Estation Trash"/>
<p>Trash</p>
</div>
<div>
<img src="http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/b489/Wallace_Adams/bth_facebook-icon-30x30_zpsb49e1af3.jpg" id="draggable3" title="Estation Recycling" alt="Estation Recycling"/>
<p>Recycle</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</html>
end of code
If you guys can let me know that would be great! Also, i noticed that marker is declared twice. Is that one of the problems? I tried declaring something else but had no luck.
I also came accross this code but not sure if it is helpful in this situation
var overlay;
overlay = new google.maps.OverlayView();
overlay.draw = function() {};
overlay.setMap(map);
Possibly thinking it has to do something with this piece of code below?
function placeMarker(location, icon) {
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: location,
map: map,
draggable:true,
icon: icon
});
}
But then again, couldn't figure what was wrong with, am I connecting the variables correctly?
Help would be greatly appreciated, I am very close to finishing what I want to accomplish on this map

Check to make sure you are not using svg images for the icon. They seem to work on FireFox and Chrome, but not IE

Javascript and the Google Maps API

I'm in a spot of bother and my hairline is on the chopping block. When I integrated the maps API on this site, ritaknoetze.com, everything worked perfectly.
However, copying that exact code for a different demo website, scarabpaper, the map doesn't show up at all? Could someone show me the ropes on what I'm doing wrong?
Here's the code I got from Google itself that I modified for my WordPress theme/installation:
JavaScript:
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
function initialize() {
var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(-34.009839, 22.78101);
var myOptions = {
zoom: 9,
center: myLatlng,
navigationControl: true,
mapTypeControl: false,
scaleControl: false,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
}
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
var image = '<?php bloginfo('template_url')?>/assets/googlemaps_marker.png';
var myLatLng = new google.maps.LatLng(-34.009839, 22.78101);
var beachMarker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: myLatLng,
map: map,
icon: image
});
}
</script>
My HTML where the javascript goes:
<div class="contact_container">
<div id="map_canvas"></div>
<div class="clearfloat"></div>
</div>
My CSS for the affected divs
#map_canvas {
width: 880px;
height: 300px;
margin-left: 10px;
margin-bottom: 30px;
margin-top: 10px;
float: left;
border: 1px solid #dedcdc;}
.contact_container { /*container for ALL the contact info*/
background-color: #fff;
border: 1px solid #dedcdc;
width: 900px;
margin-top: 30px;
padding: 20px;
padding-bottom: 0;}
Any Help would be greatly appreciated...

You're never calling the initialize() method. It works if you call that method, even using a console.