This is what needs to be in the header... I moved the javascipt into include files recently

The control/permissions tabs are working fine for me on a clean install, and I helped Slave through the change quite recently - later than the post you refer to

When you upgrade, you need to reinstall the 'extras' - the id3 tag processing code is now called 'jukebox enhancements'. I've just tested this with the directory sync feature, and it works fine. Bear in mind that it's quite an expensive bit of processing, so don't expect to fully sync a large directory tree in one pass.

I'm using this as part of my test code for LDM - syncing my music library - a couple of thousand discs - it takes probably ten or fifteen passes through to complete the syncronisation. In version 2.2.7, I've improved the code, so that it doesn't waste so much time re-doing the same checks over and over again, but I'm not ready to release these improvements with 2.2.6.

The first part of this will be very easy - I'll take a look at the existing code and post a suggestion in the next few days. The second part may need more modifications to code - again, I'll let you know.

Thanks AndrewD, the control/permissions are working fine now and id3s are showing up with the scans & syncs

Since I have a lot of categories created, it doesn't seem to use them (even if they were identical to the server) and it creates new ones instead. So I'm doing the sync slowly, different categories at a time.

I saw that in the ldm-new hits template there is a conditional for displaying the name of the categories but I didn't know where it triggers from. Also, is it possible to display the upper category as well?

I'm looking forward to your suggesiton on the newest categories module...

Thank You

HI AndrewD :)

I've just updated to 2.2.6 RC and I've noticed a couple of things ..

When viewing a single entry (if you've clicked a link from the vBa module as an example) the system still shows the subcats for the category the link is in. I would expect not to see this. (I've got a feeling this was in the older version of 2.2.6, but I've only just noticed it)

When viewing a Comments/ratings of an entry, if you have template_altbit set as "Modern" you still get the quick view dropdown - see screenshot (just seems silly to have both on that particular page ;))

No other bugs to report at the moment .. :)

Suggestions:

Any chance of getting the above mentioned dropdown on the "Tabular" linkbit template?

Change the show_hit_parade template to look something like I have at http://www.yaxleyvillage.com/local_links.php .. but without the dodgy final comma and the breaking up of multi worded entries :p

On the "Show" dropdown menu add a "Latest Comments" option - possibly add this sort of data to the Statistics admin page?

Add the ability to search comments on the Advanced Search page (third tickbox after title/description and keywords, but leave it unticked?)

I'll let you know if I think of anything else :)

Oh, btw ..

I have can_add_link ticked and can_moderate_links unticked for registered users .. I take this to mean a registered user can add a link which then goes into the moderated queue. I've just tested this with my test user (using the Add Entry link) and I keep getting the no permission page .. have I missed a setting, or a bug?

Hi AndrewD,

somehow, after i've upgraded to the 2.2.6 my links don't listed in multi-columns anymore, even though i have set it 2 or 3 col like before, but it keep stand still as one column listing .. am I missing something not set here?

thanks Andrew

Which linkbit have you selected, and which version of LDM have you upgraded from?

I discovered that the standard linkbit is locked indeed onto a 1-column maximum display, but it seems to have been that way for some time. An oversight on my part.

Agreed, I'll fix in the final 2.2.6

Agreed, I'll fix in the final 2.2.6

Agreed, I'll fix in the final 2.2.6

2.2.7 - sorry, I'm too close to finishing this release to make major changes to the code.

Have you by any chance unset both can_link_files and can_upload_files for registered users, in which case there's nothing that they can add.

Sweet, thanks, i'll test it this week :D

Ahh .. yes I did have both of those unticked :)

Thanks :D

That's cool, I wouldn't of expected large changes until 2.2.7 :)

Ok .. after ticking the right box I then entered a test link with my test user. I have a bug :)

If a link is still waiting to be moderated, the user who submitted it can see it and the admin can see it. If another normal user looks they can't see it, but the category the moderated link is in changes to bold, with a new link date of the date of the submitted link.

Shouldn't this only happen once the link has been accepted?

Oh, and a suggestion ..

When deleting a moderated link could we please have a place to enter a reason for the deletion of the link, which could then be added to the email that's sent out to the member who added the link. I've not seen the rejection mail, but I'd like to be able to put something in there per link as to the reason it wasn't suitable.

Correct, it should... :tired:

But...

Correcting this opens up a real hornets' nest, as determining the most recent and the number of entries in a category depends on who's asking. This is fine when listing the detailed contents of the category - in this situation, one can pull all the correct items from the database. However, for the summary information (total entries, new entry in category), the code is optimised to avoid having to check everything. All the options seem unpleasant, so this is not a bug I am going to fix too quickly.

Ok :)

I suppose the way around it would be to put moderated entries into a separate area until they are ok'ed?

Whatever though, if it's a big job then don't worry about it, as it's something little really :)

Instead of Wimpy player, I substituted the flvplayer, but I don't know what settings to change in the wimpy.js file. Can we get a little help on this one?

Never mind I figured it out.

Can you post how - it will save me having to work it out :)

Maybe, we'll see... I can't figure out why, but with the wimpy plugin installed that you specified in the extras, I hacked it up to work for the FLV player instead, the problem is that there is no where to specify what extentions for that player ONLY... if I want to use the jukebox now, I can only specify FLV files, and have to deny the rest. I don't know why, the IF statement about $player=="wimpy" is still intact along with all the others.... I can make you an admin on my site to see if you can correct that problem, then we can publish the code together honey bear.

It must have to do with the fact that the plugin changes ALL $player variables to "wimpy" and there is no specific section for FLV files to use the FLV player. Only Windows Media Player, QuickTime, DivX, and RealPlayer. How do I add a section to say that if extension = X, then $player = "flvplayer" ?

That's right - Wimpy plays most things and this was a quick plugin to demonstrate how to use it. Bear with me...

Bear? Honey?

Bear = to endure, to stand up to... not the fluffy stuffed animal or the honey eater XD

Yes, but I called him honey bear... and he said bear with me... so... ya know..

The irony is overwhelming me...

if (strtolower($type)=="flv") {
$player = "flvplayer";
}

You know, actually this time i needed to revert templates, there seem to be many corrections and new addons in them. :)

Now, i made a two icon links_favbit... huh? yeah, two stages, if it's in the favorite, then it shows an icon with a minus, letting the user know he/she can delete it from favorites.

Now, if i click, it returns me to the category... is it possible to make it ajax and avoid that redirection? :tired:

Have never played with ajax, i'd need some help :p

Here is the template, i removed the highlight, but it can be added with no problem.

Oh and i used my templates misc folder, i had no idea how to call the LDM folder :(

Well, i start playing with the resize mod in 2.2.6

But somehow i can't make it work as i want... i think there must be a way to do this.

First, i base my category browsing in the links_linkbit_short. Then, by clicking the image i see the details of this in the links_linkbit template.

OK, so i replaced the simple $linkimg in "short" with something like this:

So, i get the resizing, but how can i call the url that takes me to the details in "linkbit".

Somehow i know the right URL is in $linkurllink. but this one creates the whole text link, is there a variable that calls the url inside that link? :hurt:

Thanks :D

local_links.php?catid=$linkcatid&linkid=$linkid

should do it

Making things work with ajax is not straightforward - it needs a whole accompanying javascript in the background. I'd suggest some practice before playing with this - e.g. take a look at clientscript/ldm_ajax_keysugg.js and see if you can figure out how it works :)

well i have spent hours trying to find the link to get the jukebox on screen so that it can be used and now this program has crashed my database and my web hosts advise me that they can not repair the db error, so I have lost my complete site.

Could you please explain what you mean by saying that this program has crashed your database. And why do your web hosts not take regular backups?

I'm very happy to help you get LDM installed and working - just send me a PM and we can take it from there.

ok back to square 1, instead of me spending another 6 hours trying to find out how to bring the jukebox up perhaps some1 would like to tell me as it in not in the instructions, it talks about the jukebox alot but fails to actually tell you how to get it on your screen

Thats very kind of you Andrew, shame the net does not have more folks like you :)

How would I integrate this? Seems like it should be easy... for someone else.

Hi Andrew,

LDM (2.2.5) works fine, but when I use the "allow_duplicates"-option with "no", it seems to have no effect. The users get the option "New entry even if it exits". And some of them use it with "yes".

Is there any chance to prevent duplicates effectively? Or did I miss another option?

Thanx
Regards

How do I upload a bulk of files from my pc to LDM 2.2.5? Is there a limit in number of files? I want to add a few 1000's.

Upload them to your forum's server via ftp then, depending on how you need to organize them, scan them into a category of your choice or sync them with one .

I think this was intended as a warning rather than a total block - will give you a clear answer when I'm back home again - it will be a simple template edit for you to fix this.

Sweet, that did the trick! Thanks. :D

Oh, ok, well, i'll take a look at that file, and search for some references :)

Now, i have a feature request... hope Andrew won't kick me :laugh:

Well, there is a links_favbit, and links_editbit... you think it might be possible, in a future release, to include a links_downloadbit?

This would be a simple download link to be shown, the same as edit ot favorites... well, just that ^^

Thanks for everything!

I'm SO close to making Google Video and You Tube videos play within LDM... I just need one last step!!!!

Andrew, I got the IF statement working inside the links_playbit template by adding some more code to the original WIMPY Player plugin that I changed for the FLV Player. Here is the code that I added to the plugin:
Now, here is the code I added to the links_playbit:
There are 2 prolems I think...

1. When I add a new url entry to LDM like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4ery9QRfpA, it goes OFF-site and opens a new window rather then opening in the same window with an embeded player, all because it's not a local file.
2. The jukebox settings require a file type. There is none for this, so I don't know what to do for that either.

Pretty please help me out, I'm SOOO close to embedding these (I think). Aren't you proud of me too, because I wrote my first plugin code?

Andrew,

I don't know how long this has been going on, but it seems the 2.2.6 series of upgrades have created a problem with Firefox. For one thing, "Save Link As" does not work, and it instead tries to download an html page instead of the download. Secondly, and more significantly, if I left click on the link, the save as dialogue box only has the first 2 characters in my file name - and no extension. Example: I have a file name named: CC 10-07-06 720.wmv. When I left click on it in Firefox, the dialogue box only has "CC" in the save as line, with no extension added.

The left click and save target as functions work normally in both Opera and Internet Explorer (6 and 7).

Thank you for any advice in resolving this issue. I hope you are able to replicate this issue.