Can you get directions from/to

I am talking about something like the map on this page.

I made that with this code:

<div id="map-canvas" style="float:left;width:100%; height:400px"></div><div id="directionsPanel" style="float:left;width:100%;height 100%"> <p>Total Distance: <span id="total"></span></p> </div>
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3.exp&sensor=false"></script>
<script>

var rendererOptions = {
  draggable: true
};
var directionsDisplay = new google.maps.DirectionsRenderer(rendererOptions);;
var directionsService = new google.maps.DirectionsService();
var map;

var australia = new google.maps.LatLng(-25.274398, 133.775136);

function initialize() {

  var mapOptions = {
    zoom: 7,
    center: australia
  };
  map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'), mapOptions);
  directionsDisplay.setMap(map);
  directionsDisplay.setPanel(document.getElementById('directionsPanel'));

  google.maps.event.addListener(directionsDisplay, 'directions_changed', function() {
    computeTotalDistance(directionsDisplay.getDirections());
  });

  calcRoute();
}

function calcRoute() {

  var request = {
    origin: 'Sydney, NSW',
    destination: 'Sydney, NSW',
    waypoints:[{location: 'Bourke, NSW'}, {location: 'Broken Hill, NSW'}],
    travelMode: google.maps.TravelMode.DRIVING
  };
  directionsService.route(request, function(response, status) {
    if (status == google.maps.DirectionsStatus.OK) {
      directionsDisplay.setDirections(response);
    }
  });
}

function computeTotalDistance(result) {
  var total = 0;
  var myroute = result.routes[0];
  for (var i = 0; i < myroute.legs.length; i++) {
    total += myroute.legs[i].distance.value;
  }
  total = total / 1000.0;
  document.getElementById('total').innerHTML = total + ' km';
}

google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);

</script>

which is based on the code from this site.

It doesn’t work 100% though, so I was hoping to find a better solution in your plugin. I mean, my map works, but the zoom control and the little yellow man (street view) on the left side of the map is behaving wierd and not showing properly. And the same for the “x” to get out of street view. Besides, the street view isn’t working at all in Firefox for some reason. Anyway, I’m looking for a better way to do this 🙂