function initialize() {
      if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
function TextualZoomControl() {
}
TextualZoomControl.prototype = new GControl();

TextualZoomControl.prototype.initialize = function(map) {
  var container = document.createElement("div");

  var zoomInDiv = document.createElement("div");
  this.setButtonStyle_(zoomInDiv);
  container.appendChild(zoomInDiv);
  zoomInDiv.appendChild(document.createTextNode("Zoom In"));
  GEvent.addDomListener(zoomInDiv, "click", function() {
    map.zoomIn();
  });

  var zoomOutDiv = document.createElement("div");
  this.setButtonStyle_(zoomOutDiv);
  container.appendChild(zoomOutDiv);
  zoomOutDiv.appendChild(document.createTextNode("Zoom Out"));
  GEvent.addDomListener(zoomOutDiv, "click", function() {
    map.zoomOut();
  });

  map.getContainer().appendChild(container);
  return container;
}

TextualZoomControl.prototype.getDefaultPosition = function() {
  return new GControlPosition(G_ANCHOR_TOP_LEFT, new GSize(7, 7));
}


TextualZoomControl.prototype.setButtonStyle_ = function(button) {
  button.style.textDecoration = "underline";
  button.style.color = "#ffffff";
  button.style.backgroundColor = "blue";
  button.style.font = "small Arial";
  button.style.border = "1px solid black";
  button.style.padding = "2px";
  button.style.marginBottom = "3px";
  button.style.textAlign = "center";
  button.style.width = "6em";
  button.style.cursor = "pointer";
}

var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("conversano"));
map.setMapType(G_PHYSICAL_MAP);
map.addControl(new TextualZoomControl());
map.setCenter(new GLatLng(40.9712, 17.1028), 11);

      }
    }