var textFiles = [
  "livecams.txt"
  ];

//parameters for tinyIcon function
//Electronics freaks  know the numbering scheme
var icons = ["black","brown","red","orange","yellow","green","blue","purple","gray","white"];

function tinyIcon(opt_color){
  var tiny = new GIcon();
  tiny.image = tinyImage(opt_color);
  tiny.shadow = "http://labs.google.com/ridefinder/images/mm_20_shadow.png";
  tiny.iconSize = new GSize(12, 20);
  tiny.shadowSize = new GSize(22, 20);
  tiny.iconAnchor = new GPoint(6, 20);
  tiny.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(5, 1);
  tiny.imageMap = [4,0,0,4,0,7,3,11,4,19,7,19,8,11,11,7,11,4,7,0];
  tiny.transparent = "http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/transparent.png"; 
  return tiny;
}
//preload loop
for(var color in icons){
  tinyImage(icons[color], true);
}

/**
 * Marker icon
 */
function tinyImage(opt_color, opt_preload){
  var color = opt_color||"red";
  var src_ = "http://labs.google.com/ridefinder/images/mm_20_"+color+".png";
  if(opt_preload){
    var preImage = new Image();
    preImage.src = src_;
  }
  return  src_;
}