Anyone with any ideas on what's causing this weird glitch with the google maps UI components, be really grateful to hear from you!
the map is created with:
var options = {
zoom: <?php echo $this->zoom ?>,
center: new google.maps.LatLng(<?php echo $this->centre_lat ?>, <?php echo $this->centre_lon ?>),
mapTypeControl: false,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
};
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map_canvas'), options);
and the glitch is the same even with no markers.