title: how to get a user input in google maps using custom controls?
body: <p>I have custom controls on my map with this tutorial
  <a href="http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/controls.html#CustomDrawing" rel="nofollow">http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/controls.html#CustomDrawing</a></p>
  
  <p>how can I create input boxes with something similar to this, so I could pass user input values e.g. numbers to my javascript for further use?</p>