i like this template its cool :D

Lovin this product man......

any idea about puttin so called template conditionals in this template to show if any paticualar download has moved up or down the chart. sorry im kinda drunk.

the idea i have is to show like an upward (or downwards) image showin if the paticualar download has moved up or down the hits list regarding its previous position.

for example if download a had 19 hits and b had 17 on day 1
and then
on day to a had 19 and b had 21 then b would have an upward image next to it showing it had gained a place in the hits list


hopes this is reomotly clear as i said im kinda drunk

if its not possible or requires lots more "hard" sql then dw just a drunken idea



cheeers

Benj

VB uses the same library but not the same function. As a first guess, lets assume the problem is inside LDM. As I suggested, email me one of your gifs and I'll try to track down the problem.

how do I use/integrate that xml you made? (sorry I'm a noob)

The xml is a single template, a replacement for the link_listbit template. Just use VB admincp to update the template with these new contents. You can always 'revert' it again later

Hello Edward,
I emailed you an example of the GIF I tried to resize.
PS: The URL is fine, I can see it in the HTML page (of course, otherwise the PNG/JPG would be displayed :nervous: )

Thanks and regards, Robi

Great hack but i'm confused with the upload permissions. When my upload dir is forum/uploads how must i specify the *local_file_root* and
*local_file_root_prefix* and further in the settings: upload_dir ?

Also i wonder how you can add an image beside the added link. Tnx in advance.

local_file_root: indicates whether files are located in terms of their position on your web site ('web space') or the raw server ('server space')
local_file_root_prefix: force files to be in a particular part of 'web space' or 'server space'
upload_dir: the specific directory in which the uploads are stored, relative to the constraints imposed by the above

Example 1: your upload directory, uploads, is a top-level directory in http://yoursite, ie all uploads will be stored inside http://yoursite/uploads -> set local_file_root to 0, leave local_file_root_prefix blank and set upload_dir to /uploads

Example 2: your upload directory, uploads, is to be kept outside your website so that curious users can't get at it. You want it to be a subdirectory of /data on the the computer which is acting as server. All local documents that you will 'serve' to your user community will also be held in subdirectories of /data: set local_file_root to 1, set local_file_root_profix to /data and set upload_dir to /uploads

Two ways: Either use standard BBcodes [img] within the descriptions or title. Or set link_image_size to a non-zero value, in which case the link entry form will extend to include an additional item, which is the image to accompany the entry. In the second case, your web server must have the GD2 library available.

Followed your suggestions but i can't upload anything. Also i can't upload a link icon, not by direct upload and not with an url to an image. :(

Is your web site available to the public - if so, the easiest way to help is if you send me a PM with an admin userid and password and the site's url, so that I can take a look

That's ok, check PM. I also see database errors linked to 'image.pm' but this maybe something else

any thoughts on my drunked thoughts andrew :P

cheers :P

Yeah, Benj, I've got a full time job of work to do - hang in there man...

hahaha ok sorry im an student with to much time on my hands :P all good dw thought you missed it thats all

OK, take a look at your World of Art. I've added images to all your links - three as image urls, one as an upload. I've also uploaded a pdf document.

In order to make things work like this, I had to make two changes to your configuration:

a) change the linkbit - that table linkbit does not show images
b) change your VB attachment size limit for pdfs - it was limited to 20K bytes

I hope everything is self-explanatory

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Woow big tnx AndrewD :) Great job.

thanks, tested it out and that's pretty cool, I wish that ability to hide and show was in a lot of other places in the forum :p

but what I'm actually trying to explain is that when someone is on the link_listbit page when they click on what is now the download/follow link part of it that instead of going to the site or downloading the file it would go to another page in the the LDM which has more information about the file, possibly more pictures, instructions, etc. And on that page is where they can follow a link to download the file/visit the site.

Basically for links I like the way it is now. I can show a small thumbnail and short description then they can click on the link to visit the site and find out more. But for files I'd like it so that when they click on the link they go to a page where I can explain more about the file and offer any support there. This would keep the link_listbit page nice and organized/uncluttered and still allow me to go into more detail about the file.

sorry if I don't make any sense.. I have a hard time explaining what's in my head sometimes :p

I think I understand. You're really looking for being able to attach a whole load more 'meta' information about the file. I did this a simple way with categories - you can have the brief and the extended link. I'd prefer not to add an 'ad hoc' solution to this - let me think about the problem for a while, because there's something general to sort out - for example, if the file was an mp3, then you'd like it to read the ID3 tags, if its a picture, maybe the EXIF data, if its a Word document or a pdf, then the document properties, and so on.

I'm just looking to be able to choose whether they can download the file or visit the link straight from the link_listbit template or whether the entries on the link_listbit would link the user to another page in the LDM with more information about the file.

-link_listbit
-->live link + brief description/thumbnail
-->live link + brief description/thumbnail
-->live link + brief description/thumbnail
-alt_link_listbit
-->brief description/thumbnail
--->extensive description/thumbnails + live download link
-->brief description/thumbnail
--->extensive description/thumbnails + live download link

Yes, I understand that - but can you already enter the 'more information' that will appear on another page, or is it something more extended? In other words, are you happy with a main display which does not give all the text, image, etc, that is currently entered - just the title? I'm sorry if I'm missing the point.

ok, sorry, edited my post above.

yes, I can enter all the information I want into the link_listbit setup now, but then the page looks really unorganized because there's no consistency (some have brief descriptions and some have long ones).

here's an example of what I mean using another downloads script (it doesn't have the other features, but is just an example of a template list that links to a file description/download link instead of right to the file).
http://www.troc.us/forum/downloads.php?do=cat&id=11

that's like the link_listbit template but if you click on a file name it doesn't start the download, it goes to a page with more info about the file.

hey how do i allow someone to submits a link without extension, like url's rapidshare downloads... i have limited space on my server and have all my users to use rapidshare to store like psd or huge graphic files. I want to allow those type of links but the extension is only limited to the one configured in the admin area.

Currently, this is not handled in LDM. It requires another setting on the admin page. I will add this to the list of things to do.

Excelent extension, this is exactly what i was looking for.

Just one request:

Has anyone translate this excelent extension into spansih language?

Thank you in advanced for your help.

Greeting from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

*Clicks Install

Looks good, no problems here.

Here's a suggestion. Can you change the When submitted date format to read mm/dd/yyyy instead of dd/mm/yyyy or just use whatever date format vB is using so everyone will be happy.

woot thanks XD

Not as far as I know! - Would you like to volunteer? :tired:

And from Paris, France

Everyone will never be happy! You foreigners - you keep wanting to change the world... Months before days, next thing, tea will be made from little paper bags.

*Edited* - I assume that you want the entry box for 'When Submitted' to follow the site's settings - the dates listed in the linkbits already do.

I will try to do it, but i?m newbie with vB, and a little slow... :ermm:

I don?t promess anything.. :nervous:

A start is always helpful - perhaps there are others around who can assist? - here is the English phrase set for the *final* 2.0.7 release (not yet loaded).

The entry post in this thread now contains the release candidate version of LDM 2.0.7.

Main changes since the second beta:

+ Category selector included within main displays
+ Searches default to looking for the string as entered (rather than the individual keywords)
+ Admin can restrict upload filetypes beyond the list given in the VB attachment table
+ New linkbit template included, enabling two-stage viewing of links
= bugs fixed
> Import uses current datestamp (rather than 1/1/1970!)
> Linkbits have anchors so that link edits/inserts return user to the right place on the screen
> Various security checks added for uploaded images
> Data entry for 'When Submitted' reflects site's date/time settings

When I return from a rather long business trip, 2.0.7 will become the official release, provided no serious bugs have been found. *No further changes in functionality will be made in 2.0.7* - anything else will now wait until the next revision. Reports welcome, as always. Thanks for all the feedback.

Included in 2.0.7RC

Included in 2.0.7RC

Included in 2.0.7RC - use the link_linkbit_short template option on the admin page

Im moved from ecDownloads to LDM, seems better and you give support.

In exchange I could also help with spanish translation for 2.0.7. Ill start ASAP.

Greetings

Thanks Andrew and good luck on the trip.
same here. This hack is awesome and so is the person that's making it.

after upgrading it no longer shows the thumbnails, it says "Can't load" and the image location. I used both jpg and gif images and they were working in the old version. If I embed it as a [ img] in the description I can get it there, but not in the thumbnail section. This is for remote images from another site. If I copy the image to my site then link from there it works fine. this is all using cURL as allow_url_fopen is off.

also on the edit/add link page (local_links.php?action=editlink&linkid=11&catid=5 &page=1) I get this message
also using the linkbit short template with the thumbnail problem I lose the ability to edit the link and for entries with thumbnails, if you click on the thumbnail it goes right to the download instead of the extended description.

(sorry I was in a hurry and didn't have time to test everything, but when I get back I go through it some more)

hey andrew just wondering is there a way in the links_linkbit template to show which place a download/link appears on a list? so when looking at say hits in 24 hours the top downloaded link (at top of list) has 1 next to it followed underneath by 2 3 4 etc

Thanks Andrew!

I should know better than to change things that were working!

These are straightforward mistakes, introduced when I tried to do something else. I'm too tired to think straight at the moment, but after a night's sleep, I'll test and upload the fixes.

I've re-uploaded 2.0.7RC to fix some problems reported by EasyRider. If you've upgraded to the first 2.0.7RC, please re-install with the new code.

Bugs fixed are concerned with thumbnail images, links from the new short template and validation of uploads.