VBGooglemap Member Edition

[Oddjob]

oops, posted in wrong thread...

[Parture]

I am using Google Maps as the Meeting Place Finder for the Body of Christ where apostles apoint elders to take care of Scriptural cities (e.g. church of Ephesus in churches of Asia Minor or the church of Fresno in the churches of California).

http://biblocality.com/forums/VBGooglemap.php

Is there an easy way to delete markers? If a user is deleted and they have a marker, how do you delete the marker also?

This is complicated, but this is what I need (making it all automated):

1) The integration I would like to see is with the questions answered when registering to the forum. To be able to put their marker on the map, they need to answer all 17 questions (see registration) with a YES in the User Profile.

2) Also, I would like a second set of 16 questions (after getting the first 17 questions correct) to be optional, but if the person answers all these with a Yes, and they say they are an apostle, then we have no reason to doubt them. They would be responsible for a region of churches like California or Montana or England or Germany, which they get a key code for it. A region would be like Alberta, Canada or Germany or California, etc, based on a reasonable size for apostles to travel from town to town appointing these elders for cities or remote areas.

3) Then I need to link (1) with (2) so that eventually only those in (1) that could put their marker on the map as a meeting place would be if the (2) apostles first gave them approval to do so by appointing the elders for the whole Biblical locality, and the elders who took care of that whole locality, would then appoint sub-elders in many meeting places within that locality. I would like to automate this whole process.

In order for a Biblical locality to be established and to get approval, out in the field, the apostle would tell the appointed elder(s) for that locality where to submit their locality (by coming to the forum and map) and be given a special key code. If that key code matched the key code the apostle was given for getting the 33 questions right, then this opens up the sub-elders (whom are those in 1 above) to be able to submit their meeting places under the elder for the whole locality. It is all founded on the apostles that agree in these 33 questions.

The map is only useful for the meeting places themselves, not for keeping track of the apostles for regions and the elders for each Biblical locality, unless there could be a set of markers for one level on the map of regions, another level of markers on the map for cities and another level on the map for meeting places within cities. Each meeting place needs to link to their respective elder for their Biblical locality and apostles for their reigion.

If any of this is not clear just ask. There is essentially 3 levels:
1) regional apostles (33 questions)
2) Biblical locality elders (at least 17 questions)
3) Sub-elders for the many meeting places in the Biblical locality

[Bhuwan]

I've been using this for a while, but today all of a sudden I am getting this error

"The google maps API key used on this website was registered for a different website."
I already registered? Wht this error?

[rlamego]

bchawla, are you using your own googlemap key?

[bashy]

Hi

Is there a way that it can be done so that the new user at registration has to mark it on the map? Although i think it might be a lot of work :(

[Gizmo999]

I've got a lot of themes on my site and in certain ones the map, satellite and hybrid legends aren't visible, i guess its to do with css , which part of the css controls the colour of those legends please??

tnx

[Gizmo999]

My first attempt at helping out here, its a simple FAQ addition using the existing screenshots and wording. Easy to install just up the 4 images to forum/images folder edit one bit of the code from yoursite.com to the name of your website then copy and paste the html once you've created a new FAQ in Admin CP > FAQ manager.

[firstrebel]

Thanks Gizmo999, nice one. Installed.

Bob

[cdoyle]

Is there anyway to have this automatically enter a person when they register using their zipcode in their profile?

Also anyway for an avatar to display, when you move over the marker?

[Gizmo999]

Is here any way of adding hotspots such as meeting places or event venues without it being a user?? Different colored balloons for this would be useful as well.

[Wildthinks]

Hi,

here http://www.swishzone.de/VBGooglemap.php?do=showmain
I can see my pin in IE, but in FF 1.5 no way.. delete cache and close browser...i dont see the pins...have you any hints for me??

Thank you

[Parture]

A Meeting Place Finder for the Church
Eventually it would be cool if the programming restricts anyone from entering their meeting place on the map if they don't have all 18 question right (under Edit Profile from registrating) and don't have a key code from an elder of that locality they are in.

http://biblocality.com/forums/VBGooglemap.php

As soon as someone answers all 33 questions (15 additional questions not at registration) as Yes, they would then be prompted with their interest in being an apostle (all automated). If they agreed to the prompt, they would then be told their responsibility, if they are truly commissioned by God, is to appoint elders for Biblical localities. They would receive a key code they should give to elders they appoint for the localities in their region.

We might not even need to keep track of any information on apostles (just their keycodes), since they will be out in the field doing their thing and those that respond back would inevitibly be not the elders, but the sub-elders of meeting places, since the elders would receive the key code from from the apostles, and the elders would give the key code to the sub-elders to submit their meeting places back at the Meeting Place Finder.

Sounds like fantasy I know, but these are the earliest of beginning days in what we are doing according to Biblical locality.

I hope the programmer sees this.

[steven s]

Anything new coming up?
I'd love to be able to rollover a pin and see the username.
Another nice thing would be able to click on the username and see their profile and homepage.
There's cash money in it. :)

[gknapp0906]

Is here any way of adding hotspots such as meeting places or event venues without it being a user?? Different colored balloons for this would be useful as well.

I'm interested in this as well. I run an Offroad site and want to include pins for known offroad parks.
I tried some obvious text editing things that did not work. I added new lines and changed the username, text, and lat / long. those lines were deleted upon loading googlemap.php I added a new line and edited all fields but username, and those lines were also deleted on loading.

Although I hate to hack at the usernames table, I'm considering it.

forgot to mention...
I used http://www.zipinfo.com/search/zipcode.htm to get a bearing on a beginning lat / long. the site accepts zip+4 for US addresses. Once the Beginning lat / long and an appropriate zoom level is defined most users can easily set their marker.

[CodeRed]

hack looks good... cant wait for the zip code intergration... city/state/country would be nice but i think zip code is our biggest need since we're based in the US only.

thanks for all of your hard work and ill keep an eye outfor the zip code release!

[argash]

Just clicked install! Great hack just a quick question / request forgive me if they've already been answered I didn't feel like reading through all 500+ posts.

Can a members Pin display their avatar which would link to their profile, and if they don't have an avatar display a text link to their profile?

[rlamego]

Just clicked install! Great hack just a quick question / request forgive me if they've already been answered I didn't feel like reading through all 500+ posts.
You can always search the thread.

[G3MM4]

I installed this plugin, and made sure I read and followed the steps in your instructions. However, when I clicked on the Googlemap link in my navbar, I got this message:

Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@shimmeringmysteries.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Apache/1.3.33 Server at www.shimmeringmysteries.com Port 80


What happened, or what have I done wrong?

[PixelFx]

I installed this plugin, and made sure I read and followed the steps in your instructions. However, when I clicked on the Googlemap link in my navbar, I got this message:



What happened, or what have I done wrong?

great hack :D how goes work on version 1.4 ? also is it possible to get it to auto put users avatars into pins if they have an avatar?

[shaynehammy]

Absoloutely amazing work. Well done.

[Bounce]

My members are gonna love this , thanks

had the previous non vb version which they liked but now its part of forums they will love it..

One small Q : is it possible to put either a uploaded pic or the avatar on the person's info ?

apologises if posted on this thread,went straight to reply after installing it , easy install btw :rolleyes:

[KevNJ]

I see this would be a "hot spots" option and your working on a new release, I look forward to it, any idea when itll be out?

But will this feature only work for a certain area? My website is area specific, dont really want information entered from other countries, states etc.

[Stoneyreef]

Well ours quit working, the markers are there, but you can no longer click on the balloon and find out who set the marker. It only centers the map on that balloon.

[Lance Carbuncle]

I just installed this wonderful hack today..... I am sure my users are going to absolutely love it if I can get it working properly. I am sure my problems are exactly that, but if anyone can help me get this fixed, I would really appreciate it.....

When not logged in, the balloon pops up with no user name, but the comment is there..... When not logged in, a click on the marker only re centers the map to that location, and no balloon pops up at all.......

http://www.forums.repashy.com/VBGooglemap.php

you can login as: Code Tester Pass: vbulletin

xml file appears to be saving all the right info...

xml file:http://www.forums.repashy.com/markers.xml

update... I played around some more and figured out that the username text is there, just white on white, so that is an easy fix and will probably be done before you check it out.....

The other issue about logged in users not popping up is still the same.... but I checked Firefox, and logged in users balloon works there! .... strange....

Thanks in advance, Allen

[Lance Carbuncle]

Hello again,

I have played around with this quite a bit now and just can't figure it out... In Firefox 1.5.01 . everything works great.....

In IE 6.0.29 .... everything works fine for a non logged in user, but once logged in, clicking on the marker only re centers the map to that point.... no balloon popup at all.... Seems really strange that it works like this.... I tried from anothe computer with the same results.... Re booted, re installed, deleted cookies, closed window..... nothing seems to change it.....

Thanks, Lance

[Parture]

If someone adds their marker and then they get deleted from the forum, how do we remove the marker after that?

Answer: use phpmyadmin to remove the line for the googlemap databse.

[dbase]

I am trying to integrate Phoogle (http://www.system7designs.com/codebase) . That script will convert geocode data. I might have something ready in the next couple of days.

Thanks and great work

[G3MM4]

I installed this plugin, and made sure I read and followed the steps in your instructions. However, when I clicked on the Googlemap link in my navbar, I got this message:



What happened, or what have I done wrong?

Any ideas for fixing the error I got above? I uninstalled the hack since I don't want to cause further errors on my board (which I'm still working on).

[Parture]

Improvements needed:

- Someone who registers, but does not validate their email OR is not approved for posting or is banned should not be able to place their marker on the map. And when the person is banned or deleted, the marker should automatically disappear also.

- *** Also, if you have several questions that are required to be answered when registering, and if they are not answered correctly, the person should not be able to put their marker on the map. Though the person would be registered, yet since they did not give the right answer to the questions, they can not put the marker on the map.

[cos]

Hi

I have tried to read all the 500 plus posts but could not find the answer

My question is --

Is there a way that all members could automatically be added through their ip address instead of them doing it themselves when they are online

I ve seen it on another forum

Once again sorry have tried to find the answer but my eyes have gone

[ronoxQ]

ERROR: Cannot open XML File

[MrNase]

Still waiting for the new version to come... :(

Will there be a new version or has the development stopped?

[leitel]

Before I install your hack, I need to find a way to display a location map for hospitals. As I dig deeper, I discovered a simple googlemap works in firefox but not in IE 6.

Here it is: Simple googlemap (http://www.noblood.org/g.htm)

Strange thing is if I remove the table wrapper, it works!!!!!!!!

I ran VBGooglemaps just fine in IE and FF. Just want solve a simple problem first.

Thanks! :)

[ronoxQ]

Any help for the error I gave above? It's really annoying my users.

Is it a problem with the plugin or with the installation?

[S@NL - BlackBik]

Great hack, Stonyarc :)
To bad, Belgium and the Netherlands aren't that detailled yet, but even so, it's a nice add on to our forum.

Thanks to all contributers to this thread for answering a lot of questions I had ;)
And thanks to Gizmo999 for the FAQ entry, that was very usefull.

Gonna follow this thread and hope the development will continue.

To add some value to this thread (i hope), here's another sollution to the text on te map buttons (Map, Satelite, Hybrid) that are not showing on boards that have a dark skin with white letters.
Add this to your style:
/* ***** class for vBGooglemap ***** */
.r_box { color: #000000; }
And the text shows. This is only valid in the style you put it in, so if you have more dark styles you'll have to repeat this for every style.
Offcourse you're free to choose another color than #000000 :)

[Gizmo999]

thanks for that font colour change, added and it works great.

[GlitterKill]

Works with VB 3.54?

[firstrebel]

Works with VB 3.54?
Working OK on my dev site.

Bob

[Gizmo999]

Works with VB 3.54?

seems OK on mine

[tamborinegal]

I just installed this wonderful hack today..... I am sure my users are going to absolutely love it if I can get it working properly. I am sure my problems are exactly that, but if anyone can help me get this fixed, I would really appreciate it.....

When not logged in, the balloon pops up with no user name, but the comment is there..... When not logged in, a click on the marker only re centers the map to that location, and no balloon pops up at all.......


http://www.forums.repashy.com/VBGooglemap.php

you can login as: Code Tester Pass: vbulletin

xml file appears to be saving all the right info...

xml file:http://www.forums.repashy.com/markers.xml

update... I played around some more and figured out that the username text is there, just white on white, so that is an easy fix and will probably be done before you check it out.....

The other issue about logged in users not popping up is still the same.... but I checked Firefox, and logged in users balloon works there! .... strange....

Thanks in advance, Allen

I am having this same problem but it only started happening recently.

If I use firefox (and other browsers) it works fine. If I'm a guest using IE, it works fine, BUT if I'm logged in as a member using IE, then the markers are there but it just centers on the map when clicked, I don't get the information popping up. Any idea why this would be happening Stonyarc?

I just love this hack and so do my members but unfortunately now the majority of them are no longer able to use it :(

Clancy

[JohnGBSA]

I am having this same problem but it only started happening recently.

If I use firefox (and other browsers) it works fine. If I'm a guest using IE, it works fine, BUT if I'm logged in as a member using IE, then the markers are there but it just centers on the map when clicked, I don't get the information popping up. Any idea why this would be happening Stonyarc?

I just love this hack and so do my members but unfortunately now the majority of them are no longer able to use it :(

Clancy

Strage that I have the exact oposite problem. It works perfectly in IE 6 but not in Firefox.... Strange. If anyone has an idea please let me know.

Also, at present I am just testing on a link to vBGooglemaps.php instead of embedding it into the navbar. Could someone tell me exactly where in the navbar I should put the code?

Thanks,

John

[Gizmo999]

A lot of my users are having problems with this, the pin doesn't locate to the location they set. rather than spend hours doing browser tech support on it I'd rather alter the location myself, I've found the markers.xml file but changing that doesn't update the pin so it looks like I must also alter the googlemap table in my database??

is anyone using this method to correct misplaced pins?? if so are there any problems doing it??

[ronoxQ]

ERROR: CAnnot open XML File

I posted this up a while ago, but nobody gave any ideas. Not even a "no clue" reply.

Can ANYBODY help me? Or is this doomed to fail for my site, for some unexplainable reason?

[Gizmo999]

I've been trying to work out why my users keep screwing up their pins, reading the instructions it seems there is one small error

Welcome to the Member Map page. This feature is in beta development. To insert your entry just click on your entry and center the new map on your location. The latitude and longitude will change automatically. Don't forget to enter your user name to accompany your marker. For security we do not advise entering your exact location. Once entered clicking your entry will load an update page. If your marker doesn't show directly, just close your browser and restart it or clear your browser cache.

I think the correct way is to centre the location first, zooming to do so, then click "your entry" so it inputs the lat and long from the centre of the screen.

I'd suggest altering the default googlemap_intro phrase and adding the FAQ I posted earlier. Mine now reads

Welcome to the Member Map page. This feature is in beta development. To insert your entry centre the map on your location by clicking and zooming to it then just click on the "your entry" button. The latitude and longitude will change automatically. Don't forget to enter your user name to accompany your marker. For security we do not advise entering your exact location. If your marker doesn't show directly, just close your browser and restart it or clear your browser cache. <a href="http://www.mysite.com/forum/faq.php?faq=vb_board_usage#faq_add_member_map" target="_blank">More Details </a>. If you need to edit the pin, click and zoom to the location so it is in the centre of the screen, then click "your entry" again, close and restart browser.

[MythoLogy]

Thx so much for this and the support thus far! *clicks install

[JohnGBSA]

It is still not working in Firefox for me. I can not see any of the markers at all, but if I go into IE, they are all there.

Any ideas?

[toytaco99]

It is still not working in Firefox for me. I can not see any of the markers at all, but if I go into IE, they are all there.

Any ideas?

I just noticed that one of the forums I frequent (newbeetle.org) already has a good Google maps thing up and running on vb 3.5. Aparently, it's something they custom programmed. Anybody think it would make sense to ask them about how they did it, or ask if they are willing to share with the community? Just an idea. Here's their implementation:

http://www.newbeetle.org/apps/member-map/

They make it look so effortless, IMHO.

[JohnGBSA]

Brilliant site!

Lets nag them for their code! :)

[toytaco99]

Brilliant site!

Lets nag them for their code! :)

Here's his (the site owner) response when asked about sharing their info:


Obviously, we're using Google maps API for the map display. The trickest part of that is that Google doesn't provide a geocoder to convert addresses to latitude/longitude, so we had to build our own. We were able to find data for this from the census bureau. We found two very text large files -- one for the US and one for everywhere else. The US one has zip codes and lat/long and the international one just have names of cities and lat/long. So, we imported those into MySQL and turned them into databases. Then, we wrote a script to compare the user address info aganist the geocoding databases and write the results to an XML file. we run that on a cron job every 30 minutes so that the XML file is updated with new users and address changes.

From there, it's pretty simple. Google maps API is prepared to take in an XML file, so it's pretty much straight from their example javascript on their site.

And that's about it.


He says the geocode databases are somewhere around 400MB. Woweee!

(I don't want to hi-jack this plug-in's thread, so should we start a new thread on this?)

[JohnGBSA]

Call me a n00b (which I am when it comes to PHP and MySQL), but that seems like an awful lot of work!

A good idea, but geesh!

[PixelFx]

Call me a n00b (which I am when it comes to PHP and MySQL), but that seems like an awful lot of work!

A good idea, but geesh!

how goes development on this for v1.4? :D

[Bellinis]

I would like my users to fill in their location by hand and not by searching on the map. Is it possible to fill in the coordinates or is there no other way?

Best would be if my members could fill in their location in their profile ;)

Thanks for the good work!! *clicks install*

[johon]

I am having this same problem but it only started happening recently.

If I use firefox (and other browsers) it works fine. If I'm a guest using IE, it works fine, BUT if I'm logged in as a member using IE, then the markers are there but it just centers on the map when clicked, I don't get the information popping up. Any idea why this would be happening Stonyarc?

I just love this hack and so do my members but unfortunately now the majority of them are no longer able to use it :(

Clancy

Exactly the same problem in my forum: IE as guest works fine, click on balloon shows userinfo, IE as member shows balloons, but click on balloon only centers the map, no userinfo. Firefox works fine.

So normally it must be a cookie-problem?

Any suggestions?

Greetz

Johon

[bamahan]

Thanks for writing this plugin - very cool. It didn't work on my board at first; found out it's the way you're setting the window.onload event. Our board already has an onload event, and our onload overrode your onload. Best way to get around this is to attach an event instead of just setting onload like that. I changed anywhere you set the window.onload handler to this and it worked great.


if(window.addEventListener) {
window.addEventListener("load", Load_Map, false);
} else if(window.attachEvent) {
window.attachEvent("onload", Load_Map);
}


Thanks again!

[bamahan]

Been waiting for somebody to add this, but I'm at the point where I needed it so I wrote it. Nothing fancy, but it works. I can't support this, but wanted to share. Here's the changes I made:

in VBGooglemap.php I added this:


function geocode($query) {
$service = "http://brainoff.com/geocoder/rest/?";
$f = implode("",file($service . $query));
preg_match("/:long\>([\d\.-]*)/",$f,$long);
preg_match("/:lat\>([\d\.-]*)/",$f,$lat);

$coords["long"] = $long[1];
$coords["lat"] = $lat[1];
return $coords;
}


right after this:


// ################################################## #####################
// ######################## START MAIN SCRIPT ############################
// ################################################## #####################


Then after this:

//################################################
// END Functions for setting the users location
//################################################
}


I added this:


if ($_REQUEST['do'] == 'geocodelookup') {
$coords = geocode($_SERVER["QUERY_STRING"]);
if($coords["long"] && $coords["lat"]) echo($coords["long"]."|".$coords["lat"]);
exit();
}


In each of the VBGooglemap_display/set_yourlocation templates add these functions to one of the <SCRIPT> blocks


function lookupZip(zip) {
var q = "zip="+zip;
doLookup(q);
}
function lookupCity(city) {
var q = "city="+city;
doLookup(q);
}
function doLookup(q) {
var t = getTransport();
t.open("GET","?do=geocodelookup&"+q, false);
t.send("");
if(t.responseText) {
var coords = t.responseText.split('|');
if(!coords||coords.length!=2) return;
map.centerAndZoom(new GPoint(coords[0], coords[1]), 6);
} else {
alert("Not Found or Invalid Lookup!");
}
}
function getTransport() {
if(window.XMLHttpRequest || window.ActiveXObject) {
try{
req = new XMLHttpRequest();
} catch(e) {
try{
req = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
} catch(e) {
try {
req = new ActiveXObject("Msxml4.XMLHTTP");
} catch(e) {
try {
req = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
} catch(e) {
return false;
}
}
}
}
return req;
}
}



And lastly I added this HTML below the first <script> block:



<table class="tborder" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" width="100%" border="0" align="center">

<tr>
<td class="tcat">$vbphrase[googlemap_edit]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont">
$vbphrase[googlemap_smallhelp]
</div></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td class="thead">Zip Code Lookup</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><form onsubmit="this.zipsub.onclick();return false;"><input type="text" id="gmapZipLookup"/><input name="zipsub" type="submit" value="lookup" onclick="lookupZip(document.getElementById('gmapZipLookup') .value); return false;"/></form></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td class="thead">City Lookup
<div class="smallfont">
<font class="small">city,state,US (ie. Marietta,GA,US) or city,country (London,UK)</font>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><form onsubmit="this.citysub.onclick();return false;"><input type="text" id="gmapCityLookup"/><input type="submit" value="lookup" name="citysub" onclick="lookupCity(document.getElementById('gmapCityLookup ').value); return false;"/></form></td>
</tr>


</table>



Also note that since this was included in the above code, I removed it from it's original position in the templates:


<tr>
<td class="tcat">$vbphrase[googlemap_edit]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont">
$vbphrase[googlemap_smallhelp]
</div></td>
</tr>


Have Fun!

[tamborinegal]

Exactly the same problem in my forum: IE as guest works fine, click on balloon shows userinfo, IE as member shows balloons, but click on balloon only centers the map, no userinfo. Firefox works fine.

So normally it must be a cookie-problem?

Any suggestions?

Greetz

Johon

Can anybody help with this problem? Most of my members can no longer use this hack as the majority use IE. :(

Clancy

[Lance Carbuncle]

Man, this is a great hack, it would really be nice to get at least some kind of reply from stonyarc that he has abandoned this project or is aware of the IE issue and working on it, or that the people with the problem are themselves at fault and it works fine..
I posted this "balloon not popping up in IE problem several weeks ago and have patiently been waiting for something......anything. I have not send stonyarc a pm becuase I feel lucky to have any of the hacks on these forums and don't want to take someones time when they are doing somethng for free I figured he would get around to it, .... But this is just such a damn great hack........ and to login here every day and read this thread looking for any news from stonyarc.... and see that he is visiting the forum on a regular basis and not at least acknowledging the posts is frustrating.
This is my favorite hack of all time.... I have even tried to get all my users to switch to firefox so they can use it! LOL
Stonyarc..... I beg you.... please please pretty please..... let us know whats the scoop. I am more than willing to donate if your time is the issue here. But somehow, I doubt that is the issue...
I am sorry if I sound like a little whining kid here. I AM aware that it is my priveledge to download your hack, and not my right to have it. You were VERY generous to share it on this board... it's just such a great hack, I feel likea kid in a candy store with his hands tied behind his back and tape on his mouth LOL....

Lance

[KevNJ]

Man, this is a great hack, it would really be nice to get at least some kind of reply from stonyarc that he has abandoned this project or is aware of the IE issue and working on it, or that the people with the problem are themselves at fault and it works fine..
I posted this "balloon not popping up in IE problem several weeks ago and have patiently been waiting for something......anything. I have not send stonyarc a pm becuase I feel lucky to have any of the hacks on these forums and don't want to take someones time when they are doing somethng for free I figured he would get around to it, .... But this is just such a damn great hack........ and to login here every day and read this thread looking for any news from stonyarc.... and see that he is visiting the forum on a regular basis and not at least acknowledging the posts is frustrating.
This is my favorite hack of all time.... I have even tried to get all my users to switch to firefox so they can use it! LOL
Stonyarc..... I beg you.... please please pretty please..... let us know whats the scoop. I am more than willing to donate if your time is the issue here. But somehow, I doubt that is the issue...
I am sorry if I sound like a little whining kid here. I AM aware that it is my priveledge to download your hack, and not my right to have it. You were VERY generous to share it on this board... it's just such a great hack, I feel likea kid in a candy store with his hands tied behind his back and tape on his mouth LOL....

Lance


I agree AWESOME hack. I keep checking back with nothing new. Im waiting on the 1.4 version as well for the event and hot spots to display. But with no luck.

[WaaDaa]

Thanks. Already clicked install.

[kofoid]

Help!
When I look at this picture from the description:
http://www.xboxusersgroup.com/images/tools/scr_main2.gif
I see 2 buttons on the top left of the map - Show map and Your entry. I don't see either on my forum - any help would be appreciated!

http://lets-yada-yada-yada.com/VBGooglemap.php

**edited to add that NO buttons show up in firefox and only red x's show up in IE

[ConqSoft]

It probably means you didn't upload the images, or didn't upload them to the correct location.

[mdfmk]

awesome thanks

[kofoid]

Hey ConqSoft - Thanks.... I actually revalidated that I uploaded them into the right place and I even went so far as to create a ./forums/images/buttons/ directory since all of my forum stuff is in the root directory. Any other ideas?

[KevNJ]

Anyone know how to add locations. Not for a user. But to have the buttons show up as " hot spots" ie: bar/club/bowling alley.. etc ?

[MorrisMcD]

Anyone know how to add locations. Not for a user. But to have the buttons show up as " hot spots" ie: bar/club/bowling alley.. etc ?

Good question.. I forgot to ask this, but I would like this as well.. Without having to add extra members just to do it

[PJSkiboy]

OK, i did a search on this thread with multiple variances on user info changes, additions, etc........ found nothing. And now i've gone through the first 15 pages of threads and not found the answer i'm looking for, only requests.

Is there a post in here somewhere that addresses adding additional user information to the info that pops up when you click on a balloon? Sorry to not sift through the entire thread myself, just thought if someone remembered off the top of their head if this was addressed yet or not, it might save me some time and patience, lol.

Thanks.

------------

I did run across this several pages back. I think it's worth bumping up to here for reference.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=871407&postcount=483https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=871407&postcount=483

------------

[Bluestrike2]

Stony, I hate to bug you but in order to add the sidebars to my site from vBadvanced I have to add this snippet of code to the very top:


define('VBA_PORTAL', true);
define('VBA_PAGE', 'Forum');

(underneath <?php)

When I do, it breaks the map :( - you can see it here:

http://mlgpwncast.com/forum/VBGooglemap.php

Do you have any ideas as to why? The map is the only thing that doesn't load :( - yet it works fine when I don't have that snippet of code in.

I'm quite perplexed :(.

I've since been forced to remove that snippet of code - if you need, I'll add it back in later for "debugging."

Thanks!

[tamborinegal]

Man, this is a great hack, it would really be nice to get at least some kind of reply from stonyarc that he has abandoned this project or is aware of the IE issue and working on it, or that the people with the problem are themselves at fault and it works fine..
I posted this "balloon not popping up in IE problem several weeks ago and have patiently been waiting for something......anything. I have not send stonyarc a pm becuase I feel lucky to have any of the hacks on these forums and don't want to take someones time when they are doing somethng for free I figured he would get around to it, .... But this is just such a damn great hack........ and to login here every day and read this thread looking for any news from stonyarc.... and see that he is visiting the forum on a regular basis and not at least acknowledging the posts is frustrating.
This is my favorite hack of all time.... I have even tried to get all my users to switch to firefox so they can use it! LOL
Stonyarc..... I beg you.... please please pretty please..... let us know whats the scoop. I am more than willing to donate if your time is the issue here. But somehow, I doubt that is the issue...
I am sorry if I sound like a little whining kid here. I AM aware that it is my priveledge to download your hack, and not my right to have it. You were VERY generous to share it on this board... it's just such a great hack, I feel likea kid in a candy store with his hands tied behind his back and tape on his mouth LOL....

Lance

To Lance and any others here who have been experiencing the problem with the balloons not showing when clicking on the markers in IE, I found a fix for my forum by going through one by one and disabling my recently added plugins... I found when I disabled vB Pager, my Googlemap marker balloons started showing up again in IE. So if you have vB Pager installed that might be what's causing the problem with this extension.

I'm so happy as I was just about to disable this extension and I really do love it. I'm going to give up vB Pager (temporarily anyway), so that my Googlemap still works until this conflict can be worked out anyway.

Anyway, hope that helps someone here too.

Cheers

Clancy

[EricaJoy]

Been waiting for somebody to add this, but I'm at the point where I needed it so I wrote it. Nothing fancy, but it works. I can't support this, but wanted to share. Here's the changes I made:

in VBGooglemap.php I added this:


function geocode($query) {
$service = "http://brainoff.com/geocoder/rest/?";
$f = implode("",file($service . $query));
preg_match("/:long\>([\d\.-]*)/",$f,$long);
preg_match("/:lat\>([\d\.-]*)/",$f,$lat);

$coords["long"] = $long[1];
$coords["lat"] = $lat[1];
return $coords;
}


right after this:


// ################################################## #####################
// ######################## START MAIN SCRIPT ############################
// ################################################## #####################


Then after this:

//################################################
// END Functions for setting the users location
//################################################
}


I added this:


if ($_REQUEST['do'] == 'geocodelookup') {
$coords = geocode($_SERVER["QUERY_STRING"]);
if($coords["long"] && $coords["lat"]) echo($coords["long"]."|".$coords["lat"]);
exit();
}


In each of the VBGooglemap_display/set_yourlocation templates add these functions to one of the <SCRIPT> blocks


function lookupZip(zip) {
var q = "zip="+zip;
doLookup(q);
}
function lookupCity(city) {
var q = "city="+city;
doLookup(q);
}
function doLookup(q) {
var t = getTransport();
t.open("GET","?do=geocodelookup&"+q, false);
t.send("");
if(t.responseText) {
var coords = t.responseText.split('|');
if(!coords||coords.length!=2) return;
map.centerAndZoom(new GPoint(coords[0], coords[1]), 6);
} else {
alert("Not Found or Invalid Lookup!");
}
}
function getTransport() {
if(window.XMLHttpRequest || window.ActiveXObject) {
try{
req = new XMLHttpRequest();
} catch(e) {
try{
req = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
} catch(e) {
try {
req = new ActiveXObject("Msxml4.XMLHTTP");
} catch(e) {
try {
req = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
} catch(e) {
return false;
}
}
}
}
return req;
}
}



And lastly I added this HTML below the first <script> block:



<table class="tborder" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" width="100%" border="0" align="center">

<tr>
<td class="tcat">$vbphrase[googlemap_edit]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont">
$vbphrase[googlemap_smallhelp]
</div></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td class="thead">Zip Code Lookup</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><form onsubmit="this.zipsub.onclick();return false;"><input type="text" id="gmapZipLookup"/><input name="zipsub" type="submit" value="lookup" onclick="lookupZip(document.getElementById('gmapZipLookup') .value); return false;"/></form></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td class="thead">City Lookup
<div class="smallfont">
<font class="small">city,state,US (ie. Marietta,GA,US) or city,country (London,UK)</font>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><form onsubmit="this.citysub.onclick();return false;"><input type="text" id="gmapCityLookup"/><input type="submit" value="lookup" name="citysub" onclick="lookupCity(document.getElementById('gmapCityLookup ').value); return false;"/></form></td>
</tr>


</table>



Also note that since this was included in the above code, I removed it from it's original position in the templates:


<tr>
<td class="tcat">$vbphrase[googlemap_edit]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont">
$vbphrase[googlemap_smallhelp]
</div></td>
</tr>


Have Fun!Could this be modified to pull the zip codes (created by a custom field) from the database and generate the map based on that?

[Kintaro81]

To Lance and any others here who have been experiencing the problem with the balloons not showing when clicking on the markers in IE, I found a fix for my forum by going through one by one and disabling my recently added plugins... I found when I disabled vB Pager, my Googlemap marker balloons started showing up again in IE. So if you have vB Pager installed that might be what's causing the problem with this extension.
Clancy
I don't have vB Pager installed but the problem with IE is the same as your. :(
Anyone fix that in another way?

[MorrisMcD]

I don't have vB Pager installed but the problem with IE is the same as your. :(
Anyone fix that in another way?

And I actually DO have the pager and this installed and it works fine

[bamahan]

Could this be modified to pull the zip codes (created by a custom field) from the database and generate the map based on that?

If you look at the code, there are "lookupZip" and "lookupAddress" methods. If you added a custom user field to store zip code, then you could certainly write a batch script to popuplate the map tables with markers.

The INSERT statement would look like this. I wrote a quick script (It's a total mess or I'd post it) that tries to do a lookup on the "location" field so as not to make the user enter a zip. Only about a hundred of our users put in resolvable locations, however.

The script would need to select all of the users from the DB...this statement grabs their location:

$userlocation = $db->query("
SELECT user.userid, user.username, user.usergroupid, opts.field2
FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "user AS user
LEFT JOIN ".TABLE_PREFIX."userfield as opts ON opts.userid = user.userid WHERE field2 IS NOT NULL");

Then loop through each one, call the lookupAddress method. If a latitued and longitude are returned do an insert like this:

$db->query_write("INSERT INTO " . TABLE_PREFIX . "googlemap (userid,username,usergroupid,text_map,lat_map,lng_ map) VALUES ('" . $loc['userid'] . "','" . $loc['username'] . "','" . $loc["usergroupid"] . "','" . $loc["username"]. " is in ".$l."!','" . $lat . "','" . $long . "')");

[bamahan]

Good question.. I forgot to ask this, but I would like this as well.. Without having to add extra members just to do it

Have you tried just inserting a new entry into the [your_table_prefix]googlemap table in your database? I haven't tried this, but it seems like you should be able to simply add a new entry in there with the appropriate latitude and longitude. You can fake a username ("Joe's Bowling Alley", etc...) and id. The insert would look something like this:

INSERT INTO [TABLE_PREFIX ]googlemap (userid,username,usergroupid,text_map,lat_map,lng_ map) VALUES ('-1','Donut Land','1','...mmmmm donuts...,[Latitude Goes Here]','[Longitude Goes Here]')

[tamborinegal]

I don't have vB Pager installed but the problem with IE is the same as your. :(
Anyone fix that in another way?
Try disabling some of your other plugins and see if it works. For me it was some kind of conflict between this and vB Pager, for you it might be some other plugin.

Cheers

Clancy

[MorrisMcD]

Have you tried just inserting a new entry into the [your_table_prefix]googlemap table in your database? I haven't tried this, but it seems like you should be able to simply add a new entry in there with the appropriate latitude and longitude. You can fake a username ("Joe's Bowling Alley", etc...) and id. The insert would look something like this:

INSERT INTO [TABLE_PREFIX ]googlemap (userid,username,usergroupid,text_map,lat_map,lng_ map) VALUES ('-1','Donut Land','1','...mmmmm donuts...,[Latitude Goes Here]','[Longitude Goes Here]')


Yea.. I guess this would work... But if I have to start editing the database manually to do this, it isnt worth it... If you do it though, make sure to use a high ID that you wont ever need

[bamahan]

Yea.. I guess this would work... But if I have to start editing the database manually to do this, it isnt worth it... If you do it though, make sure to use a high ID that you wont ever need

...or a negative number assuming the DB allows that.

Also, for these "fake" entries, you don't need to put in unique ID's. This hack doesn't care how many entries there are for each userid; it displays them all, so every fake entry could have a userid of -1

[Gizmo999]

Hotspots need a unique colour pin as well though so they stand out :( currently the only colour options are based on admin or not i think

[JoeWho]

Is the coder (stonyarc) for this add-on still supporting this product?

On the original page there is a list of things that are to be added in the next release, I was hoping this is still in progress and will be completed someday soon?

Can anybody let me know if this is still under development or has it been an abandoned?

I would like to add it to my forum but I first need to find out if it is still supported by the coder. There is another mapping program on the forum but I like this one better, I hope somebody can help me out with my questions.

Thanks.

1.0.4 Development
- Event handler
- Hotspots functions (different colour and insert functions)
- usergroup permissions
- link to profile
- option to display the avatar
- custom markers (not yet sure)
- events and hotspots display
- style guidelines to change colours

[xfaethorx]

i'd like to install this but i'd like NOT to have my users details available to guest i need the security of the usergroup permissions and i was wondering if this hack was going to be updated? If not then I can't install it :(

[kazido]

I have it working on my site :)

Easy to install, just cant wait for the updated version. Great feature but seems to be lacking some functionality and user customisation.

Keep up the good work!
Don

[kazido]

Has anyone found that the map style buttons are white on white? I am a php noob and dont know where to look to change it.

Any help appreciated :)

[Dusty Miller]

Just wondered if there was a way of linking it to something else other that members?

I would like to keep a list of places (categorised - diff colour for each) could these be held in a new vbtable? with an option to be only added by mods or admins?

Please :cool:

[Kaliyoda]

Hi

Just installed - and I get a popup telling me that the key I registered is for another website. I'm putting my google key in the PRIMARY KEY section - between the () - is that right?

[Cajun]

Ok I installed this mod on my site and my test site. Everything works but it will not show member locations when the enter them.

I am using vb 3.5.4

Site url: http://www.d1arena.com/VBGooglemap.php

I am also using IE beta 7 for my browser. Do not know if this is my problem or not.

The markers.xml file is set to 777 and is being updated.

Done this also with no help: If your marker update or delete doesn't show directly, just close all your browser windows and reload the main map page or clear browser cache..

The users also will not update it always is blank.

[Dusty Miller]

Hi

Just installed - and I get a popup telling me that the key I registered is for another website. I'm putting my google key in the PRIMARY KEY section - between the () - is that right?

You enter the key in Admin Control Panel > vBulletin Options > vBulletin Options > VBGooglemap by StonyArc > Googlemap Key

[evss]

Thank You stonyarc,
A great hacks for us all.
Really love it on my site.

[Cajun]

Anyone get this installed and working with vbadvance 2.1.0 and vbulletin 3.5.4 and working?

I have it on my site but the markers will not show. The marker.xml file is being updated but will not show on the map.

http://d1arena.com/VBGooglemap.php

[drewclark]

It seems pretty clear that the author has abandoned this work. It's a shame - is there someone else who could pick it up and add some of the awesome features discussed? (Multiple points per user, etc).

[Andyf]

Great hack!

Is it possible to change either the font colour or the background colour in the popup message baloon that shows the text accompanying the marker?

Similarly changing the link colour in the three boxes at the the top right of the map display.

My forum uses very light text on a black background so do not want to affect that but text is almost unreadable with the font colours at present.

Andy

[Gizmo999]

Great hack!

Is it possible to change either the font colour or the background colour in the popup message baloon that shows the text accompanying the marker?

Similarly changing the link colour in the three boxes at the the top right of the map display.

My forum uses very light text on a black background so do not want to affect that but text is almost unreadable with the font colours at present.

Andy

I don't know about marker text but this post (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=906674&postcount=541) explains how to change the three boxes text.

[Andyf]

I don't know about marker text but this post (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=906674&postcount=541) explains how to change the three boxes text.

Many thanks Gizmo999

I have sorted the font colour in the popup but not sure where to add the style change.

I will keep trying but brilliant hack none the less

Edited to say I've fixed the style change and now all funtioning correctly :)

Andy

[thumbsucker]

Installed fine on 3.5.4 but browser cache issue remains.

I have to close the browser and reboot to see the marker appear on the map.

Anyone know how to fix this?

[MorrisMcD]

Is it easy to make this hack unavailable to guests and banned members?

[Kaliyoda]

You enter the key in Admin Control Panel > vBulletin Options > vBulletin Options > VBGooglemap by StonyArc > Googlemap Key

Thanks mate :)

[stonyarc]

It seems pretty clear that the author has abandoned this work. It's a shame - is there someone else who could pick it up and add some of the awesome features discussed? (Multiple points per user, etc).


Who says I abandonned it. I just had a very very busy time at work and with xboxusersgroup.com developing the Xbox Live leaderboards on there.

I have just scheduled a new release for June.

Thanks for all your patience.

[stonyarc]

Installed fine on 3.5.4 but browser cache issue remains.

I have to close the browser and reboot to see the marker appear on the map.

Anyone know how to fix this?

This will be fixed in the new version (hopefully ;) )

[Tyegurl]

you're back!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bhuwan]

this hack is da bomb. thx mate1

[stonyarc]

you're back!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm alive and kicking again :cool:

[stonyarc]

I'm alive and kicking again :cool:

And let me just add that it's good to be back.

I had such a busy time at work and with development of the Vbulletin Xbox Live integration on xboxusersgroup.com that I really had to skip one of my most loved projects.

time for a banana dance :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Cajun]

And let me just add that it's good to be back.

I had such a busy time at work and with development of the Vbulletin Xbox Live integration on xboxusersgroup.com that I really had to skip one of my most loved projects.

time for a banana dance :banana: :banana: :banana:


I seen the Vbulletin Xbox Live integration on your site and it is sweet. I wish we could install something like that on our xbox gaming site.

Very nice work.

[Gizmo999]

wee hah, things are looking up, I love this hack and it'll be good to keep development going.

[MorrisMcD]

Is it easy to make this hack unavailable to guests and banned members?

Anyone?

[thumbsucker]

This will be fixed in the new version (hopefully ;) )

Great! Flags seem to disappear randomly as well. It'd be cool if you could look into that too. ;)


Just for giggles, a wish list:

1. Clicking member name link opens browser and shows member's Vbulletin profile
2. Clicking flag entry shows basic profile information of user (age, ethnicity, location, avatar?)

[Dusty Miller]

Cool Hack ...

Roll on June:bunny:

[Kaliyoda]

Does anyone know if it's possible to limit the zoom level?

Several of my lady members have expressed concern over giving a too detailed look at exactly where they are. I know they could just put it close - but limiting the zoom level to say, level 6, would solve the problem.

[PJSkiboy]

looking forward to any updated features that might be released with an update.

[stonyarc]

Does anyone know if it's possible to limit the zoom level?

Several of my lady members have expressed concern over giving a too detailed look at exactly where they are. I know they could just put it close - but limiting the zoom level to say, level 6, would solve the problem.

Privacy is indeed a big issue. I'll look into to that.

Same reason I didn't want to use geocodin with addresses.

[stonyarc]

Anyone?

For the guests the howto is in the install txt file

[stonyarc]

A little status update:

The markers will no longer be placed by parsing the markers.xml with javascript.

currently it's a two step principle

database => xml file => parsing and placement

new version

database => placement using php

Thus avoiding the caching issue.

[caliman]

Sounds a lot better. 8) Look forward to it!

[Ski-Whiz]

stonyarc,

Have you looked into why this hack stops working when you have vbpager installed as well???

My ballons don't show up, and the map just recenters. I disable vbpager, and it works fine.. So somehow vbpager and this hack aren't gettin along..

Any quick fixes?? <pls>

EDIT: It's only in IE.. Firefox works fine..

[Ski-Whiz]

Ok, as a temp fix for the conflict with vb Pager and this hack, go to the template "vbgooglemap" and remove

$footer

Now this WILL kill the footer, AND the pager for that page. However this will allow you to have both working until this is resolved..

[stonyarc]

Ok, as a temp fix for the conflict with vb Pager and this hack, go to the template "vbgooglemap" and remove

$footer

Now this WILL kill the footer, AND the pager for that page. However this will allow you to have both working until this is resolved..

That should normally no longer be a problem in the new version.

The issues with named maps should be ok too

[Kaliyoda]

Privacy is indeed a big issue. I'll look into to that.

Same reason I didn't want to use geocodin with addresses.

Thanks - very much appreciated!

[Dusty Miller]

I would like to use the VBGooglemap for another purpose. Instead of using members I have been altering the db table to hold specific locations. I can input a users location on the map (then accessing the underlying database table I change the user ID to -1). This way I can add several locations.

I can link the records back to an entry I have placed in my vbLinks db but is there a way to hyperlink from the vbLinks entry to the location on the map? If this could be done - then brilliant - just what I want.

Also the hyperlink I create back to the vblinks entry has to have the number of the Link entry - is there a way round this.

Keep up the excellent work!!!

[stonyarc]

All,

I have a screenshot for you all (see attachment)

other status
- member.php link with correct userid => fixed
- on the fly update when inserting or updating (known as the cache issue) => fixed in both IE and firefox
- display of images in the balloon => fixed
- css support for the balloon => fixed

I'm also proud to announce that I'll be releasing a hotspot version of googlemaps for vbulletin. That one will be created as soon as the upgrade to 2.0.0 of the core engine is complete.

[m52]

just a quick question, im assuming something like this would be handy for a car club website, where a user can put in a bookmark to a meeting spot etc etc for any meets? thats the general idea yeah?

[WarChild]

Have you seen this at all? http://www.radiogodsforum.com/forum/index.php?act=gmap it is obiously on invision boards but they are using links that allow members to place your exact address in and get the long/;at and fill them in without having to scroll to your location.


Link to Mod: D21-Google Member Map http://mods.invisionize.com/db/index.php?f=5329

Link they are using to get your exact location:
http://www.maporama.com

Maybe this could help you out.

[MorrisMcD]

For the guests the howto is in the install txt file
That only really hides the link... What would be best is if the google map didnt show the markers if the user was unregistered

[stonyarc]

Have you seen this at all? http://www.radiogodsforum.com/forum/index.php?act=gmap it is obiously on invision boards but they are using links that allow members to place your exact address in and get the long/;at and fill them in without having to scroll to your location.


Link to Mod: D21-Google Member Map http://mods.invisionize.com/db/index.php?f=5329

Link they are using to get your exact location:
http://www.maporama.com

Maybe this could help you out.

This opens up the privacy issue again which is mentioned several times already.

Not everybody wants to show their exact location. Even Google warns for this.

In Europe it's even more strict and even punishable by law if you don't warn the users about the risks and the fact that you would use the real address. Moreover it hasn't got enough global coverage

[stonyarc]

In attachment you'll see a backend screenshot of the next version

frontend screenshot see a few posts above

status:

- set color for users/admin/mod/supermod => fixed
- Google API v2 support => fixed (major work)

[Gizmo999]

In attachment you'll see a backend screenshot of the next version

frontend screenshot see a few posts above


status:

- set color for users/admin/mod/supermod => fixed
- Google API v2 support => fixed (major work)

Looking good, could I ask if it'll be possible to add a colour choice in admin Cp for inactive users?? Means marker could stay but its obvious that the user isn't currently using forums. TIA

[stonyarc]

Looking good, could I ask if it'll be possible to add a colour choice in admin Cp for inactive users?? Means marker could stay but its obvious that the user isn't currently using forums. TIA

In a sense that you would like to see which user is currently online ?

Or more that users that are no longer posting?


Status update on the rest of the work:

Custom usergroup permissions for viewing googlemap in admincp => fixed with default to yes

All you can see the new version in action on http://www.xboxusersgroup.com/forums/vbgooglemap.php?do=showmain

[South Fork]

stonyarc, thanks for this. Strong work.

Any chance you will be adding in the ability to have additional link types, so that admins / mods can display customized info beyond user locations?

Regards,

South Fork

[Dusty Miller]

Any chance you will be adding in the ability to have additional link types, so that admins / mods can display customized info beyond user locations?


I second that please, it would be be very useful. Would it be possible to link to that particular location - So if people refer to it in a thread as a hyperlink the user could be taken to that location on the map :-)

We don't ask for much ;-)

Keep up the good work

[stonyarc]

stonyarc, thanks for this. Strong work.

Any chance you will be adding in the ability to have additional link types, so that admins / mods can display customized info beyond user locations?

Regards,

South Fork

I got news for you both.

This version is the "vbgooglemap User Edition" but I'll be releasing a "vbgooglemap Hotspot Edition" too once this one is completely finished. That one will focus on nice locations, places to be, small comments, link to a thread and a small image. I'm still working on the backend for that one, the datamodel and the approval system for events or locations.

I'll try to add custom usergroup support in the v2.0.0 vbgooglemap user edition.

http://www.xboxusersgroup.com/forums/vbgooglemap.php?do=showmain for a preview

For the xbox fans: a gamercard edition will be running soon on http://www.xboxusersgroup.com which will show our custom gamercards we have.

Have fun

[xfaethorx]

I hope you can get the usergroup security in there for the user version of the hack i need that to protect the locations of my users as I operate a closed board so don't want guests to see the user locations and all that. Also the hotspot edition sounds excellent. Can't wait.

[stonyarc]

I hope you can get the usergroup security in there for the user version of the hack i need that to protect the locations of my users as I operate a closed board so don't want guests to see the user locations and all that. Also the hotspot edition sounds excellent. Can't wait.

You can now set access to the usergroups.

Just a simple "allow access yes/no". Where to show the link is still up to the admin.

[Dusty Miller]

I'll be releasing a "vbgooglemap Hotspot Edition" too once this one is completely finished. That one will focus on nice locations, places to be, small comments, link to a thread and a small image. I'm still working on the backend for that one, the datamodel and the approval system for events or locations.


Sounds like the dogs dangley bits - can't wait for it to be released :cool:

[Lance Carbuncle]

I can't tell you how excited I am to see all the new work on this awesome product! ..... It is very cool to see the progress "blow by blow" ...... I will add a suggestion for down the line, that might be a nice addition.....

Right now, if you want to find someone's location ,(at least as far as I can tell) you need to click around and "search" the map for a user.... It is also very difficult once there is a good number of entry's to tell if another has been addes. A "Total number of Members on the Map" would be cool. What would be really nice is if the members who have placed their location on the map, would come up in some kind of a list... So if you wanted to know where a member was, you could go to the list, click on there name, and somehow it would open the map with there balloon popped up (to me its all magic how this works lol) ...... that would be really cool... or a link in there profile...... That sounds like some major work, but with the things you are doing with this hack, it is obvious that you are taking this thing to a level we can't even fathom. A "recent additions" list would be another option.... or the ability to sort a master list of entry's by date or alphabetical would do the same thing.

Again, thanks for this great product, and please consider my suggestion just an idea that might plant a seed for something in the distant development of this awesome hack! Thanks again, Lance

[Gizmo999]

In a sense that you would like to see which user is currently online ?

Or more that users that are no longer posting?




users that are no longer posting please. I have a one marque motorcycle forum and over a period of time members sell their bike and aren't active so we can make them a special colour or not display. tnx

[stonyarc]

users that are no longer posting please. I have a one marque motorcycle forum and over a period of time members sell their bike and aren't active so we can make them a special colour or not display. tnx

@lance

So you want some nice ajax stuff on there ;) I'll have a check but the list is a very good idea. I'll see if I can make that available soon. Opening the balloon from the list will be difficult because it does expect a click event but centering would be doable.

@Gizmo

The googlemap does use a different table. I'll have a check if I can come up with some alternatives.

Update

for the xbox fans http://www.xboxusersgroup.com/forums/vbgamermap.php?do=showmain

[South Fork]

Great news stonyarc. Thanks for the update.

I guess the only other thing I'd suggest for forum usage, is the option to link to a specified level / location, and the ability for the users to view the vB code with the link. Would be helpful for some forums.

Again, strong work. Thank you working on such a useful hack with such vigor.

South Fork

[stonyarc]

It does get hard to get to the end of all these pages.

Shouldn't we archive it with the new version ??????

[xfaethorx]

You can now set access to the usergroups.

Just a simple "allow access yes/no". Where to show the link is still up to the admin.

is that in the current version or the pending one?

[stonyarc]

is that in the current version or the pending one?

That's on the new version

[stonyarc]

The new version is now available for you.

Let me know what you think of the application.

It should be a lot smoother than 1.0.3

[Bhuwan]

Installed, however, the screen is blacnk --- there is no map :(

[Bhuwan]

ALSO Uncached templates: vbgooglemap_display_map (1)

[stonyarc]

Installed, however, the screen is blacnk --- there is no map :(

Can you check if you set the file permissions to 777 on the markers.xml file ?

Did you set the overwrite to yes?


Bhuwam, I think I see the issue. You need to reenter your Googlemap key in the backend.

It's included in the instructions that you need to save it to a seperate location.

[Bhuwan]

Can you check if you set the file permissions to 777 on the markers.xml file ?

Did you set the overwrite to yes?


Bhuwam, I think I see the issue. You need to reenter your Googlemap key in the backend.

It's included in the instructions that you need to save it to a seperate location.

I reenterd it...and it still is blank
I am reinstalling now (that's probably why you saw the kEY issue)...

[Bhuwan]

take a look now....
http://www.planetsrk.com/forums/vbgooglemap.php

-rwxrwxrwx Apr 10 18:34 markers.xml



EDIT:
definately related to vbgooglemap (1.0.3 worked fine).

Check out google: http://www.planetsrk.com/forums/google.html

[stonyarc]

take a look now....
http://www.planetsrk.com/forums/vbgooglemap.php

-rwxrwxrwx Apr 10 18:34 markers.xml

Bhuwan,

If you look at the source of the page half the template isn't there. The map div is missing.

Can you revert the vbgooglemap templates and reimport the xml file please. I did 11 installs and there were testusers too. Never one reported blank.

[TTG]

Can I revert back to 1.0.3 .. lost all my members markers and no map !?

[stonyarc]

Can I revert back to 1.0.3 .. lost all my members markers and no map !?

You should be able to do that.

Can you please post a link so I can check to see what is the issue

[Bhuwan]

Bhuwan,

If you look at the source of the page half the template isn't there. The map div is missing.

Can you revert the vbgooglemap templates and reimport the xml file please. I did 11 installs and there were testusers too. Never one reported blank.Revered all my templates! that did the trick! thx boss!

[stonyarc]

Revered all my templates! that did the trick! thx boss!

I told you.

I think it's maybe safer to uninstall the 1.0.3.

That won't effect the data as it stored in the db

Uninstall won't drop the table.

[Bhuwan]

Any idea why the avatars are broken?

[stonyarc]

Any idea why the avatars are broken?

The googlemap loads the avatar using the image.php function available in vbulletin

eg image.php?u=72 that doesn't seem to work on your forum

[MrSquid]

I really hate the Googlemaps API. I used the same API as I've been using on my site for months - nothing changed except for upgrading to the new vBgooglemap. Now I'm getting an error message saying that the API was regsitered as a different site name.

I've tried my site name, my IP, IP/, site name/, IP/public_html, sitename/public_html...

I've gotta be msising something stupid here - I got it to work on the first try when I first installed vbgooglemap - any thoughts?

[Bhuwan]

I really hate the Googlemaps API. I used the same API as I've been using on my site for months - nothing changed except for upgrading to the new vBgooglemap. Now I'm getting an error message saying that the API was regsitered as a different site name.

I've tried my site name, my IP, IP/, site name/, IP/public_html, sitename/public_html...

I've gotta be msising something stupid here - I got it to work on the first try when I first installed vbgooglemap - any thoughts?

I used to have this problem. I dont know if this helps you or not but I hada replacement variable setup

I was replacing "AO" with "HELLO"

Sadly, the google key contained "AO" and thus was being replaced by "HELLO" causing Google to complain. Maybe your in a similiar situation?

[Tyegurl]

omg i need pdf

[Bhuwan]

The googlemap loads the avatar using the image.php function available in vbulletin

eg image.php?u=72 that doesn't seem to work on your forumdunno; any ideas y it wudnt?

[stonyarc]

I really hate the Googlemaps API. I used the same API as I've been using on my site for months - nothing changed except for upgrading to the new vBgooglemap. Now I'm getting an error message saying that the API was regsitered as a different site name.

I've tried my site name, my IP, IP/, site name/, IP/public_html, sitename/public_html...

I've gotta be msising something stupid here - I got it to work on the first try when I first installed vbgooglemap - any thoughts?

In the doc I ask to save the key somewhere. Can you please check in the backend vbgooglemap options if the correct key is still set otherwise please enter your key again and save.

[stonyarc]

dunno; any ideas y it wudnt?

It think it has to do with the avatar settings on your forum. Do you have anything special set in that regard?

[Bhuwan]

The googlemap loads the avatar using the image.php function available in vbulletin

eg image.php?u=72 that doesn't seem to work on your forum

Just tried the same code on vBulletin org & com and it doesn't work either
* Bhuwan is confused

[stonyarc]

Just tried the same code on vBulletin org & com and it doesn't work either
* Bhuwan is confused

me too to be honest but I'm checking

http://www.xboxusersgroup.com/forums/image.php?u=25035

This works perfect

[MrSquid]

I used to have this problem. I dont know if this helps you or not but I hada replacement variable setup

I was replacing "AO" with "HELLO"

Sadly, the google key contained "AO" and thus was being replaced by "HELLO" causing Google to complain. Maybe your in a similiar situation?

Um... what's "AO"?

[moonclamp]

Any idea why the avatars are broken?
I have the same problem ... right clicking the url looks for forums/image.php?u=1 ... but there is no image.php

I have my images in a directory rather than the database ... could this be the problem?

[stonyarc]

Um... what's "AO"?

Probably he wanted to avoid users using slang

[stonyarc]

I have the same problem ... right clicking the url looks for forums/image.php?u=1 ... but there is no image.php

I have my images in a directory rather than the database ... could this be the problem?

Do you have GD enabled on your servers??? I might need to rethink the way to get the avatars.

[moonclamp]

Do you have GD enabled on your servers??? I might need to rethink the way to get the avatars.Yep GD2 is on

[stonyarc]

Yep GD2 is on
You are probably right about the directory. I'll need to check on that one.

Any input is welcome.

[moonclamp]

You are probably right about the directory. I'll need to check on that one.

Any input is welcome.
It is the directory. I just switched back from file system to db storage and it works fine (had to empty my cache first though)

[MrSquid]

Probably he wanted to avoid users using slang
Still don't knwo what this means - where would I check for "AO"? (what DOES it mean anyways? :confused: )

[Bhuwan]

Um... what's "AO"?Just an example....if your key contains the replacement variable, it will get replaced thus making ur key invalid.

[Bhuwan]

It is the directory. I just switched back from file system to db storage and it works fine (had to empty my cache first though)
I Second that; I am using file system also :)

[Bhuwan]

Still don't knwo what this means - where would I check for "AO"? (what DOES it mean anyways? :confused: )

Goto admincp/replacement.php?do=modify ...

[Tyegurl]

<font color="Red">(c)2006 V2.0.0 StonyArc Version 1.0.3</font>

ummm is this right???

oh and my map doesn't show either...

[moonclamp]

I Second that; I am using file system also :)
Which also means there will be 2 directories, one for predefined /avatars and one for "/customavatars"

[stonyarc]

It is the directory. I just switched back from file system to db storage and it works fine (had to empty my cache first though)
Yep you are right.

It's not easy to keep performance at an acceptable level if I'll have to retrieve the image location from the dir first -> ship ip to the markers and display it.

[stonyarc]

(c)2006 V2.0.0 StonyArc Version 1.0.3


ummm is this right???

oh and my map doesn't show either...

Tyegurl,

That's indicated in the file. If you did some custom stuf on the template in 1.0.3 you need to revert all googlemap templates

[Tyegurl]

stonyarc if i revert all my templates then i have re edit them correct? i mean i will lose all my edits....i don't want to do that...okay i will try though

okay i did do edits...i added a shoutbox which won't be too hard to add back in. and i have bvadvance....will that make a difference?

okay i reverted but no map still i will reupload

nope no map...i have coord boxes and colored markers though lol

[stonyarc]

stonyarc if i revert all my templates then i have re edit them correct? i mean i will lose all my edits....i don't want to do that...okay i will try though

okay i did do edits...i added a shoutbox which won't be too hard to add back in. and i have bvadvance....will that make a difference?

okay i reverted but no map still i will reupload

nope no map...i have coord boxes and colored markers though lol

I see you get an error on vba. I'll check if I can identify

[MrSquid]

I used to have this problem. I dont know if this helps you or not but I hada replacement variable setup

I was replacing "AO" with "HELLO"

Sadly, the google key contained "AO" and thus was being replaced by "HELLO" causing Google to complain. Maybe your in a similiar situation?
Hmm... I've got no replacement variables being used

[stonyarc]

Hmm... I've got no replacement variables being used
And you are 100% sure your correct key is in there.

You can get a fresh one too if needed.

[Tyegurl]

I see you get an error on vba. I'll check if I can identify


thanks i will wait on the fix for that and until then i will not use vbadvance with it

works great without it on vbadvance

[PixelFx]

how do I change the width of the main map screen to say 575 pixels?

[stonyarc]

thanks i will wait on the fix for that and until then i will not use vbadvance with it

Thanks !!

[MrSquid]

And you are 100% sure your correct key is in there.

You can get a fresh one too if needed.

When i first did the vBmap upgrade, I used my old key right away and it didn't like it right from the start. I tried several new keys, but can't figure out what site name the API is looking for. I tried my site name, the IP, sitename/, IP/, sitename/public_html, IP/public_html - nothin'... (vbMap is in the root of my html_public folder)

[stonyarc]

how do I change the width of the main map screen to say 575 pixels?


In the vbgooglemap_display_map

<!-- map -->
<div width="800px">



<fieldset style="width:800px">



To the width you want

and


<div id="map" style="width: 800px; height: 400px;"></div>

to

<div id="map" style="width: 550px; height: 275px;"></div>

That should fix that.

[stonyarc]

When i first did the vBmap upgrade, I used my old key right away and it didn't like it right from the start. I tried several new keys, but can't figure out what site name the API is looking for. I tried my site name, the IP, sitename/, IP/, sitename/public_html, IP/public_html - nothin'... (vbMap is in the root of my html_public folder)

so it should be your basic URL you should enter on google.com and don't add a trailing /

http://www.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html

[stonyarc]

So for avatar support you need to store the avatars in the database.

I'll add an option to the backend to turn avatar support on or off.

[Lance Carbuncle]

Sorry to jump in with all the others at once.......

I am not showing current users or zoom level on my map and the username isn't linking to the profile.... I re upped all the files.... I know I have probably screwed up something, but just want to be sure it is just me....

my site: http://www.forums.repashy.com/vbgooglemap.php

[steven s]

Your template looks wrong.
NOTE:

IF YOU ARE RUNNING VERSION 1.0.3 AND YOU CHANGED TEXT DIRECTLY IN THE TEMPLATES YOU MIGHT NOT SEE THE MAP ON FIRST LOAD. YOU SHOULD REVERT THE TEMPLATES AFTER INSTALLING.

Mine is working just fine.

[Jake_TP]

Very nice upgrade. Thank You.
FYI
I noticed that some of my users had been promoted to moderator since they added their Map data. I went into the table to change their user group number manually there, so I am "fixed", but is there a away to automatically pull that instead of storing it? Or maybe a clean up script?

[Lance Carbuncle]

Damn... I reverted the templates as per instructions prior to my post... now I uninstalled the product.... the templates were removed completely.... reinstalled.... and same thing :( I hate it when I run out of talent! any other suggestions?

I am running vb 3.5.0 .... could this be the issue?

NEVERMIND........ I didn't see one of the templates..... works great now.... thanks for the help!

I realized I followed stonyarc's directions for changing the text color in the display map template..... so now it is working, but i am back to white on white with the username and I have a black box with black text for the description. I tried to follow the old directions to change the text color after reverting, but the template is different and I can't figure it out.....

In Stonyarc's instruction post with those previous instructions, he stated the text color would be an admincp adjustable entry, but I don't see anything like that in the new version....... Stonyarc?

[morrow]

First, Nice hack!

ok, I'm also have the issue with the avatar not displaying, but not in IE only. Firefox just eliminates the red X.

I'm wondering if there's an ability to allow for multiple locations for each user. I'm not really using this for a "Hi, I'm located here." thing. I'm using it so people can post various locations they've been.

Thanks!

[dirtycrow]

all my users get a no permission error when trying to view and in the ACP there is no new postbit for googlemap permissions.

please help/

[Tyegurl]

all my users get a no permission error when trying to view and in the ACP there is no new postbit for googlemap permissions.

please help/


should be in the usergroups themselves....near the bottom maybe of their permissions.


omg the display pic of the map is gone lmao!! is it being updated?

[dirtycrow]

should be in the usergroups themselves....near the bottom maybe of their permissions.



it's there, for some reason the bit field did not upload.

[Tyegurl]

nope, not there.


try to reupload it and make sure the markers.xml in the forum root has been chmod to 777....other than that i think i can't help...have to wait for someone who actually knows more.

[Mastar]

Mine works flawless, got one question though, for the members to show on the map do they have to enter their info or will it take the members online from the forum's who's online.

[stonyarc]

Sorry to jump in with all the others at once.......

I am not showing current users or zoom level on my map and the username isn't linking to the profile.... I re upped all the files.... I know I have probably screwed up something, but just want to be sure it is just me....

my site: http://www.forums.repashy.com/vbgooglemap.php

That's because you changed styles in the previous version.

To fix that revert the templates and reenter your style changes in the vbgooglemap_display_map

using the available css

<style type="text/css" id="gamerinfo-css">
<!--

.gmballoon
{
background: #ffffff;
color: #000000;
font: 10pt Verdana, Trebuchet MS,Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

.gmtext{
font-size:8pt;
width:auto;
color:#000000;
font-family:Verdana, Trebuchet MS,Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
word-wrap: break-word;
display:block;

}
-->
</style>

[stonyarc]

Very nice upgrade. Thank You.
FYI
I noticed that some of my users had been promoted to moderator since they added their Map data. I went into the table to change their user group number manually there, so I am "fixed", but is there a away to automatically pull that instead of storing it? Or maybe a clean up script?

If they go to their entry and click update the information should refresh

[stonyarc]

it's there, for some reason the bit field did not upload.

Make sure you upload all files also the bitfield_vbgooglemap.xml to /includes/xml

The view permissions should be automatically set.

if you add/import product-vbgooglemap.xml make sure overwrite is to yes.

Check if the bitfield xml is there in the folder.

If so you can force an update of the bitfields
/admincp/index.php?do=buildbitfields

The permissions should be available
Go to admincp / Usergroups / Usergroup Manager to set the usergroup permission. To edit the permissions select ?Edit Usergroup? and click go.

Hope this helps.

[stonyarc]

Mine works flawless, got one question though, for the members to show on the map do they have to enter their info or will it take the members online from the forum's who's online.

For privacy reasons the user has to set their own location.

This is not a version that plots the who's online.

I can make one but I think someone already has created something called worldmap that should cover that.

[xfaethorx]

totally awesome! Works great here from the upgrade can't wait for the hotspot version as that can be used with our events and meetings :D well done!

[jteamevil]

When i first did the vBmap upgrade, I used my old key right away and it didn't like it right from the start. I tried several new keys, but can't figure out what site name the API is looking for. I tried my site name, the IP, sitename/, IP/, sitename/public_html, IP/public_html - nothin'... (vbMap is in the root of my html_public folder)


Having the same problem but when i click on the show map button after i get the error the map loads and shows all my markers on it. I just allways get the error the first time it loads the page.

[Lance Carbuncle]

That's because you changed styles in the previous version.

To fix that revert the templates and reenter your style changes in the vbgooglemap_display_map

using the available css

<style type="text/css" id="gamerinfo-css">
<!--

.gmballoon
{
background: #ffffff;
color: #000000;
font: 10pt Verdana, Trebuchet MS,Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

.gmtext{
font-size:8pt;
width:auto;
color:#000000;
font-family:Verdana, Trebuchet MS,Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
word-wrap: break-word;
display:block;

}
-->
</style>

Hello Stonyarc,

I have been changing the colors in the above mentioned area of the template....

Changed the .gmtext color to red and that works great.

but in the .gmballoon, I have been having troubles. changing the background around the text works fine, but when I change the second part ( I assume this is the text color) "color:#000000;" to red, nothing happens. When I mouse over, it changes to the color from vb, but no matter what I set this to, it stays white.

Also, I don't see a way to change the background for the .gmtext part....
I added "background: #ffffff;" into the .gmtext area, but it only changed the area immediately around the text. there is still a black square inside the balloon. I am sorry if I am such a moron and I have again run out of talent.....

here is how the template is now set on My Map (http://www.forums.repashy.com/vbgooglemap.php)

my changes are highlighted in green

<!--

.gmballoon
{
background: #ffffff;
color: #FF0000;
font: 10pt Verdana, Trebuchet MS,Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

.gmtext
{
background: #ffffff;
font-size:8pt;
width:auto;
color:#FF0000;
font-family:Verdana, Trebuchet MS,Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
word-wrap: break-word;
display:block;

}
-->

[stonyarc]

Having the same problem but when i click on the show map button after i get the error the map loads and shows all my markers on it. I just allways get the error the first time it loads the page.

Hello JT,

The problem is your link

http://forum.teamevil.org/VBGooglemap.php

should be

http://forum.teamevil.org/vbgooglemap.php

Everything is lower case now.

Change it and it will be fine.

[Ig@r]

Converted to 2.0.0 with no problem.
Thanks stonyarc!!! Great work.

PS now waiting for hotspot edition. :)

[ricker]

I have a user who was a mod, but is no longer. The googlemap gives him a mod-colored pin. Is there any way to resolve this?

Thanks, Sarah

[stonyarc]

I have a user who was a mod, but is no longer. The googlemap gives him a mod-colored pin. Is there any way to resolve this?

Thanks, Sarah

If the users goes to his entry and clicks update the marker will be correct again.

[stonyarc]

Converted to 2.0.0 with no problem.
Thanks stonyarc!!! Great work.

PS now waiting for hotspot edition. :)

Thanks

Release 2.0.1 will be on tonight with some little extras

[Parture]

My old key is not working. I uninstalled 1.03. Then installed 2.0.

[jteamevil]

Hello JT,

The problem is your link

http://forum.teamevil.org/VBGooglemap.php

should be

http://forum.teamevil.org/vbgooglemap.php

Everything is lower case now.

Change it and it will be fine.

Thanks so much :) Didnt even think to try that

And thanks alot for the awsome work on this i love it!

[MrNase]

Thanks

Release 2.0.1 will be on tonight with some little extras

Thanks for that notice! I am going to wait till 2.0.1 then. :)

Edit: When did you release it? :D Last time I checked we got 2.0.0 and that was 2 minutes ago! :D


One quick question: Am I now able to change the filename without breaking everything? :)

[Tyegurl]

stonyarc....is there a fix for vbadvance in this update...not pressuring just asking....

[stonyarc]

Thanks for that notice! I am going to wait till 2.0.1 then. :)

Edit: When did you release it? :D Last time I checked we got 2.0.0 and that was 2 minutes ago! :D


One quick question: Am I now able to change the filename without breaking everything? :)

2.0.1 is on right now.

In what way do you want to change the filename?

[Parture]

I installed it, but my 1.03 still shows up and my map key doesn't work for 2.01

[stonyarc]

stonyarc....is there a fix for vbadvance in this update...not pressuring just asking....

I checked and it was running on your website.

I haven't been able to identify the problem on vba.

I need to install it on my test server. In the code I don't see anything that might be causing that problem except maybe the window.onload javascript.

Do you have any other image maps running on your vba site????

[stonyarc]

I installed it, but my 1.03 still shows up and my map key doesn't work for 2.01

As indicated in the PDF you may need to revert the templates.

The templates to revert are included in the list.

It's indicated in very big RED letters :cool:

as for you map key: as indicated in the PDF you may need to re-enter it in the options

[Parture]

stonyarc,

It works now.

New problem: I changed the zoom setting in admin 3, but it is still stuck at 1 on the map.

[firstrebel]

Flawless upgrade 1.0.3 -> 2.0.1. Thanks.

Bob

[stonyarc]

stonyarc,

It works now.

New problem: I changed the zoom setting in admin 3, but it is still stuck at 1 on the map.

What browser? Did u user the drag controls? Please also post a URL

[MrNase]

In what way do you want to change the filename?

I want to rename it. ;)

[Parture]

stonyarc,

Everything is working.

[stonyarc]

stonyarc,

Oops, my bad again. I reverted all but one of the templates.

Where do we put the code again so the username links to profile page?

That's automatic

[stonyarc]

I want to rename it. ;)


vbgooglemap.php can be renamed to banana.php but why would you want to do that.

[Lance Carbuncle]

Hello again,

I upgraded to 2.01 and see you changed the css part of the display map template.... and added some code... I played around with it again, but for som reason on my site, I just can't get the username text to show as anything but white no matter what I set the color too.... I just set all the backgrounds in the css to black, and actually like how it looks now, but it is odd that changing the color in the template has no effect on the username color..... (it is still set to red but shows white)

http://www.forums.repashy.com/vbgooglemap.php

Thanks again for such a great hack, I look forward to keeping current on upgrades and really appreciate you sharing..... You need a paypal button in your profile! :)

Lance

[bashy]

Hi peeps

I cannot find the post i made earlier with regards to inputting a key
evrytime i create a key and input it then goto the googlemap on my site
i get this error (please se image)

I have tried this about 6 times now....
I add my url to the googlemap site and it generates my code, i paste it
in and get the error :(

Please help

[morrow]

First, Nice hack!

ok, I'm also have the issue with the avatar not displaying, but not in IE only. Firefox just eliminates the red X.

Thanks!

Replaced the new file 2.0.0 - 2.0.1... Still, in IE, I get the red 'X' for my avatar. I'm running database avatars, not file based.

Also, I'm wondering if there's an ability to allow for multiple locations for each user. I'm not really using this for a "Hi, I'm located here." thing. I'm using it so people can post various locations they've been.

Here is a link:
http://www.njflyfishing.com/vBulletin/vbgooglemap.php?do=showmain

No problems in Firefox, just IE.

[moonclamp]

Hi peeps

I cannot find the post i made earlier with regards to inputting a key
evrytime i create a key and input it then goto the googlemap on my site
i get this error (please se image)

I have tried this about 6 times now....
I add my url to the googlemap site and it generates my code, i paste it
in and get the error :(

Please help
You need to use the URL to your /forums directory and not your site root.

[stonyarc]

Hello again,

I upgraded to 2.01 and see you changed the css part of the display map template.... and added some code... I played around with it again, but for som reason on my site, I just can't get the username text to show as anything but white no matter what I set the color too.... I just set all the backgrounds in the css to black, and actually like how it looks now, but it is odd that changing the color in the template has no effect on the username color..... (it is still set to red but shows white)

http://www.forums.repashy.com/vbgooglemap.php

Thanks again for such a great hack, I look forward to keeping current on upgrades and really appreciate you sharing..... You need a paypal button in your profile! :)

Lance

The gmlink sets the color for the div surrounding the member link.

The link itself takes from the core template you have running that is why it shows like that.

Add this to the template and you can start showing off

.gmlink a:link, .gmlink a:visited {
font-weight : bold;
text-transform : none;
font-size : 11px;
color : #000000;
}


.gmlink a:hover {
font-size : 11px;
color : #FFFFFF;
text-decoration : underline;
font-weight : bold;

}

[stonyarc]

Replaced the new file 2.0.0 - 2.0.1... Still, in IE, I get the red 'X' for my avatar. I'm running database avatars, not file based.

Also, I'm wondering if there's an ability to allow for multiple locations for each user. I'm not really using this for a "Hi, I'm located here." thing. I'm using it so people can post various locations they've been.

Here is a link:
http://www.njflyfishing.com/vBulletin/vbgooglemap.php?do=showmain

No problems in Firefox, just IE.

works fine for me in IE too http://www.njflyfishing.com/vBulletin/vbgooglemap.php?do=showmain

You can enable disable avatar support in the options

[moonclamp]

Is turning avatars off going to be the only option for people using the file system?

[stonyarc]

Hi peeps

I cannot find the post i made earlier with regards to inputting a key
evrytime i create a key and input it then goto the googlemap on my site
i get this error (please se image)

I have tried this about 6 times now....
I add my url to the googlemap site and it generates my code, i paste it
in and get the error :(

Please help

Hey bashy,

Make sure you generate it for http://www.bashys-place.com/forums and enter it in the backend. Don't forget to hit save (sometimes even I forget it :confused: )

[stonyarc]

Is turning avatars off going to be the only option for people using the file system?

At this point it is

Sorry about that. It's on my todo list but I cannot make a turbo fix for that.

It is ranked on high on the vbgooglemap todo so I hope I get it fixed soon.

Problem isn't displaying it but tracking changes. eg => avatar1_1.gif new upload avatar1_2.gif or people that have change the dirs around. there are a lot of vars to take into account on that one.

[bashy]

Hi peeps

I have done this many times now, i have tried
http://www.bashys-place.com/forums
http://www.bashys-place.com
http://www.bashys-place.com/forums/VBGooglemap.php/

I still get the same error, I have saved every single time as well....
I am gutted as this upgrade looks great lol
When you say backend you mean admincp yeah, cause this is where i been doing it!!

Hey bashy,

Make sure you generate it for http://www.bashys-place.com/forums and enter it in the backend. Don't forget to hit save (sometimes even I forget it :confused: )

[stonyarc]

Hi peeps

I have done this many times now, i have tried
http://www.bashys-place.com/forums
http://www.bashys-place.com
http://www.bashys-place.com/forums/VBGooglemap.php/

I still get the same error, I have saved every single time as well....
I am gutted as this upgrade looks great lol
When you say backend you mean admincp yeah, cause this is where i been doing it!!

Bashy,

The link is http://www.bashys-place.com/forums/vbgooglemap.php and not VBGooglemap.php


http://www.bashys-place.com/forums/vbgooglemap.php works fine for me.

Just change the link and it should be ok

It's indicated that the case is now ALL LOWER CASE

[bashy]

It shows when i click Show Map

Thats wierd, since clicking Show Map its been fine :)
Does anyone know how to manual remove a member from the map please?

Thanks for ya advice Stony :)

[stonyarc]

It shows when i click Show Map

Did you revert all 4 templates?

[stonyarc]

It shows when i click Show Map

Thats wierd, since clicking Show Map its been fine :)
Does anyone know how to manual remove a member from the map please?

Thanks for ya advice Stony :)

You can do that in the phpmyadmin => googlemap table

That's also something on the todo list to make the delete available in the backend.

I'm creating all these features for the hotspot edition.

[bashy]

Nice 1 m8...again thanks for ya advice :)
I have always like this

Tis a shame it cant be the same maps used in Google Earth ;) pmsl

You can do that in the phpmyadmin => googlemap table

That's also something on the todo list to make the delete available in the backend.

[MrNase]

vbgooglemap.php can be renamed to banana.php but why would you want to do that.

I have a custom solution already and this extension is going to replace that. :)

[stonyarc]

I have a custom solution already and this extension is going to replace that. :)

That's always nice to hear :)

[KevNJ]

Stony - You responded in my GoogleMap mod so incase you dont check back over their I figured I would post in yours... I noticed its gone to 2.0.1 now. Nice job. Only did mine cause I wanted hot spots, and you were tied up with the Xbox site. ( my 360 and GRAWF should be here tomorrow ) and then I decided against having the users post where they were from and adding locations them selves. More for me to monitor and such. But after you add the hotspots to your next version Ill add that back to my site to allower certain users ( bands and bars ) to post upcoming events since it has userpermissions as well. Thanks!

[stonyarc]

Stony - You responded in my GoogleMap mod so incase you dont check back over their I figured I would post in yours... I noticed its gone to 2.0.1 now. Nice job. Only did mine cause I wanted hot spots, and you were tied up with the Xbox site. ( my 360 and GRAWF should be here tomorrow ) and then I decided against having the users post where they were from and adding locations them selves. More for me to monitor and such. But after you add the hotspots to your next version Ill add that back to my site to allower certain users ( bands and bars ) to post upcoming events since it has userpermissions as well. Thanks!

If you feel like working on the hotspot edition we can work something out.

You can always add me to you xbox friends list once you get on 360

You can do that even directly from http://www.xboxusersgroup.com if you want.

[MrNase]

Thank you, installed and working like a charm! :)

I am currently changing the code so that online user's are highlighted instead of different colors for usergroups. I'll post the code if you want me to. :)

[stonyarc]

Thank you, installed and working like a charm! :)

I am currently changing the code so that online user's are highlighted instead of different colors for usergroups. I'll post the code if you want me to. :)

That would be nice. I have that on the todo list but if you are writing the code (shouldn't be that hard) you can always post so I can add it as a standard feature (race you for it :D :D :D :D )

Is it better to add a special cricle on those that are online? So that both are combined.

[MrNase]

The code itself is done.. I am using my method because I don't have any moderators and I don't want to have another color as an administrator. :)

Editing your code I've found out some possible errors:

Here's the part I am talking about:

if (($get_xml_user["displayusergroupid"]==6)OR($get_xml_user["displayusergroupid"]==7)OR($get_xml_user["displayusergroupid"]==5))

{

if (($get_xml_user["displayusergroupid"]==6))
{
$type = $coloradmin ;
}
if (($get_xml_user["displayusergroupid"]==7))
{
$type = $colormod ;
}
if (($get_xml_user["displayusergroupid"]==5))
{
$type = $colorsupermod ;
}

}
else
{
$type = $colorother;
}


I am not quite sure but I _think_ it must be this instead:

if (($get_xml_user["displayusergroupid"]==6)OR($get_xml_user["displayusergroupid"]==7)OR($get_xml_user["displayusergroupid"]==5))

{

if (($get_xml_user["displayusergroupid"]==6))
{
$type = $vbulletin->options['vbgooglemap_coloradmin'] ;
}
if (($get_xml_user["displayusergroupid"]==7))
{
$type = $vbulletin->options['vbgooglemap_colormod'] ;
}
if (($get_xml_user["displayusergroupid"]==5))
{
$type = $vbulletin->options['vbgooglemap_colorsupermod'] ;
}

}
else
{
$type = $vbulletin->options['vbgooglemap_colorother'] ;
}



And here is what I did to only show online users in another color:
The new query (line 94)

$selection_xml = TABLE_PREFIX . "googlemap.lng_map as lng, ". TABLE_PREFIX ."googlemap.lat_map as lat,
".TABLE_PREFIX."googlemap.text_map as text, ".TABLE_PREFIX."googlemap.userid as userid,
".TABLE_PREFIX."googlemap.username as login,".TABLE_PREFIX."googlemap.usergroupid as displayusergroupid,
". TABLE_PREFIX ."online.userid as isonline";
$get_xml_users = $db->query_read("SELECT ".$selection_xml."
FROM `".TABLE_PREFIX."googlemap`
LEFT JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "session AS online ON(online.userid = googlemap.userid)
WHERE lng_map<>'' AND lat_map<>''");

and some lines below it (106):

/*
if (($get_xml_user["displayusergroupid"]==6)OR($get_xml_user["displayusergroupid"]==7)OR($get_xml_user["displayusergroupid"]==5))

{

if (($get_xml_user["displayusergroupid"]==6))
{
$type = $vbulletin->options['vbgooglemap_coloradmin'] ;
}
if (($get_xml_user["displayusergroupid"]==7))
{
$type = $vbulletin->options['vbgooglemap_colormod'];
}
if (($get_xml_user["displayusergroupid"]==5))
{
$type = $vbulletin->options['vbgooglemap_colorsupermod'];
}

}
else
{
$type = $vbulletin->options['vbgooglemap_colorother'];
}
*/
if ($get_xml_user["isonline"])
{
$type = $vbulletin->options['vbgooglemap_coloradmin'] ;
}
else {
$type = $vbulletin->options['vbgooglemap_colorother'];
}

I commented your code out so that I can easily change it back.
The last 7 lines basically tell to use the color specified for the admin when a user is online (red in my case) and gray when the user is offline.
So far I could only test it with 2 users, future will tell how this performs. :)

[stonyarc]

Nice work.

I hadn't even started :)

I'll run some tests to make sure it performs like it should.

What I want to do is put a little marker on the map where the user is online but that can be done starting from this code.

the vars like $colorsupermod are set on top of the file grouped with all other vars just to make some cleaner code

$zoomlevel = $vbulletin->input->clean_gpc('r', 'zoomlevel', TYPE_UINT);
$zoomlevel = $vbulletin->options['vbgooglemap_zoom'];
$googlekey = $vbulletin->options['vbgooglemap_key'];
$dlat = $vbulletin->options['vbgooglemap_lat'];
$dlng = $vbulletin->options['vbgooglemap_lng'];
$textchars = $vbulletin->options['vbgooglemap_ltext'];
$gmtexttablewidth = $vbulletin->options['vbgooglemap_tabletext'];
$gmavatartablewidth = $vbulletin->options['vbgooglemap_avatar'];
$gmavatar = $vbulletin->options['vbgooglemap_enable_avatar'];
$coloradmin = $vbulletin->options['vbgooglemap_coloradmin'];
$colorother = $vbulletin->options['vbgooglemap_colorother'];
$colorsupermod = $vbulletin->options['vbgooglemap_colorsupermod'];
$colormod = $vbulletin->options['vbgooglemap_colormod'];

I can include the online status in the marker file (little rewrite needed in the javascript parsing but that's ok). Thus avoiding messing with the usergroup codes. That way we can easily add something on the map or on the balloon.

I'll check what I can come up with.

It's 1 AM over here so I'm off to bed

[MrNase]

Did you know that your marker on the screenshot is placed in Germany? It seems to be only 100 kilometres away from my location! :) aaah it's also 1AM for me.. I'm off. ;)

Do whatever you want but keep up this good work! :)

[Tyegurl]

I checked and it was running on your website.

I haven't been able to identify the problem on vba.

I need to install it on my test server. In the code I don't see anything that might be causing that problem except maybe the window.onload javascript.

Do you have any other image maps running on your vba site????


um no not that i am aware of....but if you would like to check....i can pm you my login info....

oh and yes i am up and running....haven't tried with vba since the upgrade....i will

[MrSquid]

so it should be your basic URL you should enter on google.com and don't add a trailing /

http://www.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html

Wierd... I finally got it to work but using http://IP/. :banana: I know I tried that same thing about a dozen times last night and never got it to work. Hmm... should I risk jumping to 2.0.1? :cheeky:

[bigtomisin]

why does my googlt map say i dont have permission to view?

[Tyegurl]

you haven't edited usergroup permissions yet ;)

[Cajun]

I am using vb 3.5.4 and vba 2.1.0 and the marker will not show on the map page and it also shows no users.

Now I can see my marker on the Your Entry page.

Anyone know what could cause this?