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Ophelia

03-07-2006 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Has someone turned on the debug switch on the admin page?

Yes, it appears that it was turned on.. however, I'm 90% sure I didn't turn it on because it stated "do not change this unless told". I turned it off.. but thought you would like to know that this does happen if it's on for to long.

elsupremo

03-07-2006 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewD

I'd appreciate comments on the following...

Recent beta versions of LDM include the option to show an 'Accept these terms' page in between requesting a download and actually getting it. The user is taken through an extra form, to which they must answer 'yes'.

This approach breaks down if the user has a third party download manager installed on their PC. The download manager grabs the download request, gets presented with the 'accept me' form, and doesn't know what to do, so ends up delivering a file of html to the user, who is naturally bemused.

I understand the wish to place an agreement between the system and the user, to remind people that the material they are downloading has some value.

Is there another way to handle this, e.g. how about an agreement before entering the category, rather than before trying to download the link, or an agreement that sets a cookie that's valuable for a period of time, etc?

Appreciate your suggestions.

Andrew,
Is there any way of implementing a system where the first time a user visit local_links.php, the form pops up before they can gain access to the downloads area. It then does not ask them again unless they leave the downloads area. Maybe even some kind of cookie that makes it so they only have to accept the first time they enter the downloads area.

Remember I don't know what I am doing, but it's just a suggestion. I like it because I think having a form before every single download is repetitive and disruptive of a client's browsing. I am usually in favor of policies that do not hamper the flow of clients' browsing experience.

Just an idea.

AndrewD

03-08-2006 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firestar.chkn

Thanks! seems I missed that one.

I do see the upload_filetypes field, but I do not know in which format to add the two values to. They are added to the attachments table.

Sorry about that - you've found a bug in 2.1.3b3. I'd lost the declaration of a variable in the code that handles the upload_filetypes field - happened while I was 'tidying up'. The field should accept a list of file suffixes separated by commas, e.g. zip, rar

If you want a quick fix, edit local_links_misc.php, find the line

PHP Code:


		
			
function update_settings($catid, $settings, &$errors) {

and change the next line to

PHP Code:


		
			
global $db, $mimetype_cache;

You can just re-upload this file and (yes) the local_links_include.php - these changes do not require reinstallation.

AndrewD

03-08-2006 03:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ophelia

Thanks, I'll see if there's an easy way to trap this.

Langly

03-08-2006 03:47 AM

This is to help others that might want to use LDM to post on the portal like vbportal as a center block. It will display the latest uploads/links submitted. The code is 100% by Nitro at vbportal; I'm just copying it here so others might be able to use it as well.

Add a new php Center block in portalCP
Uses templates: Yes
Name: what you like

PHP Code:


		
			
global $db, $vboptions, $vbulletin, $vbphrase, $vbpoptions;



$link_query = $db->query_read("SELECT * 

                FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "local_linkslink 

                WHERE linkmoderate = 0 

                ORDER BY linkdate DESC LIMIT 20");



while ($linkinfo = $db->fetch_array($link_query))

{

    $linkname = $linkinfo['linkname'];

    $linkdate = date("d-m-y", $linkinfo['linkdate']);

    $linkuser = $linkinfo['linkusername'];

    $linksize = $linkinfo['linksize']/1000/1000;

    $linkid = $linkinfo['linkid'];

    {

    if ($link_cats = $db->query_read("SELECT local_linkscat.catid, local_linkscat.catname FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "local_linkscat

                    LEFT JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "local_linksltoc AS local_linksltoc ON local_linksltoc.catid = local_linkscat.catid 

                    WHERE local_linksltoc.linkid = " . $linkid . ""));



        {

        while ($catinfo = $db->fetch_array($link_cats))



            {

            $linkcatid = $catinfo['catid'];

            $linkcatname = $catinfo['catname'];

            eval('$latestldm_new .= "' . fetch_template('P_ldm_new') . '";');

            }

        }

    }

}



return <<<EOT

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

<tr align="center">

<td class="thead">&nbsp;</td><td class="thead">Name</td><td class="thead">Date</td><td class="thead">Submitter</td><td class="thead">Filesize</td><td class="thead">Categroy</td></tr>



<tr align="center">

    $latestldm_new

</tr>

</table>

EOT;

$db->free_result($link_query, $link_cats);

PS ignore the "<?php BEGIN__VBULLETIN__CODE__SNIPPET " portion at the begining theres a bug in vb's php bbcode wrapper which does this its not supposed to be visible

Add a new template P_ldm_new

Code:

<tr><td width="20" class="alt1"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_attach]/attach.gif" alt=""></td><td class="alt1">$linkname<br /><smallfont>Hits: $linkinfo[linkhits]&nbsp;Rating: $linkinfo[totrate]</smallfont></td><td class="alt2">$linkdate</td><td class="alt1">$linkuser</td><td class="alt2">$linksize&nbsp;MB</td><td class="alt1"><a href="$vbpoptions[bbdir]/local_links.php?catid=$linkcatid">$linkcatname</a></td></tr>

To change the amount listed first query "LIMIT 20" change the 20 to what you want

If you want to order by rating or hits first query again the "ORDER BY linkdate" change linkdate to linkhits for hit count or totrate for top rated.

I use it on my site and it works great. Thanks for working on that for me Nitro.

Langly

03-08-2006 03:48 AM

Andrew, any word on having LDM "post" in a forum the latest uploads?

AndrewD

03-08-2006 04:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Langly

Thanks, I'll add this to the 'extras' directory with the next release (no support by me).

Be aware that this code does not deal with any of the LDM settings/permissions.

AndrewD

03-08-2006 04:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Langly

Andrew, any word on having LDM "post" in a forum the latest uploads?

No, sorry, this has not been an early priority for me.

Slave

03-08-2006 04:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Slave, OK, I think I have fixed these two problems, code attached. You may have to uninstall then delete the test LDM database (local_links_kill.php), as there will be some corrupt records in your admin table.

BUT - here is the basic difficulty. If you run this code

PHP Code:


		
			
$a[-1] = 10;

$a['-1'] = 20;

$a[1] = 50;

$a['1'] = 60;

print_r($a);

with versions of php before 4.3.3, it will print out 10, 20, 60. If you run it with later verisons it will print out 20,60. In other words, php's handling of negative array indices changed in 2003. I'm trying to find the places in the code where this crops up, but it's not easy. If we can't isolate this pretty quickly, I'll give up, as I am likely to introduce new bugs in the process.

Thanks AndrewD :)

I'll have a play and let you know how I get on ..

Slave

03-08-2006 04:57 AM

All reported bugs fixed - check! :)

So far the only thing I can see as a bug is when you go to change the display settings of a cat, the change works but when you go back to edit again it seems to pull the overall default settings and not the settings you have for that cat.

Apart from that I can't see anything else wrong ....... at the moment :)

I'll keep playing .. and I'd like to say I appreciate the work/time you're putting into this AndrewD .. You're a star!

:D

AndrewD

03-08-2006 05:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slave

This is almost certainly the same problem again. I'll take a look this evening.

sinoeu

03-08-2006 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Bits of it are already there, but we need to sort out just how many hooks are needed and where to put them. Any thoughts on the sorts of features you will wish to code via hooks?

Just want to know whether the hook for the point systems is already in it :rolleyes:

AndrewD

03-08-2006 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viks

I am using 2.1.0

What I'm trying to say is that -

IF I do not upload a file and do not add a URL - can I still see the description and name in LDM?

Currently I have to either upload OR add a link in order for LDM to work.

I will appreciate if you could suggest me a fix or tell me how can I remedy the issue.

Thank you for helping me out..appreciated!

Vik

Vik, thanks for this report. You're correct - handling of null links is broken in 2.1.0, and broken in a different way in the current 2.1.3 beta. I'll fix it by the time of next beta.

EasyTarget

03-09-2006 03:43 AM

I've updated to the newest beta with vbulletin 3.5.4 and its working great.
Also, for me the stats were not working before, but after the upgrade they all seem to be working fine. (before I couldn't find the links/files that other users had submitted, but now it lists them for each user)

thanks again for all the hard work andrew.

Are you still planning on doing more with the image hosting portion of this?

EasyTarget

03-09-2006 03:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elsupremo

I don't use this feature/don't have a need for it, but maybe it'd be helpful if something like what supremo said was implemented, but on a per category basis for those sites which may need the flexibility.

EasyTarget

03-09-2006 03:49 AM

sorry for yet another post.. but I just noticed the new settings layout/organization and just wanted to say nice job.

AndrewD

03-09-2006 04:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EasyTarget

Are you still planning on doing more with the image hosting portion of this?

I'm losing touch with all the suggestions :o What would you like to see? (if you forgive the pun)

AndrewD

03-09-2006 04:13 AM

OK, this is what I propose to do. User agreements will be available in two ways:

a) Default - there is no need to 'accept' any terms and conditions before starting a download
b) 'Accept me' - it will be necessary to agree to the terms set in a site-editable form

and 'Accept me' will be available in two ways:
1) 'on category entry' (default). Users will need to 'agree' to the terms before entering categories.
2) 'on link access'. Users will need to agree before accessing a download

This second setting will be available as a global value and as an inheritable per-category value, so it can be tailored to only apply in certain categories if you wish.

NB: The combination (b) + (2) will not work for users who access LDM using third-party download managers like Download Accelerator Plus. It is simply too much work for me to sort this out. However, the combination (b) + (1) (and the other combinations) will work fine.

OK? (Ophelia?)

Slave

03-09-2006 07:09 AM

Sounds the best of both worlds AndrewD ..

I don't think you can expect to fix all the worlds problems :p

SteveC

03-09-2006 03:08 PM

How do I change the menu titles? All I want to do is change the option for "Add Link" to "Add File" which I think my users will understand more easily since I'm using this as a file library. I can't find it in any of the templates.

Thanks for all your work on this. It's a great enhancement to my site.

Langly

03-09-2006 03:10 PM

Look for "Add Files" in your phrase/languages section of your admincp.

SteveC

03-09-2006 03:25 PM

Thanks!

SteveC

03-09-2006 11:46 PM

I can't get thumbnails to display. I notice the documentation makes reference to a linkbit_photos template and a selection for a thumbnails directory but I don't see these options. Are they in 2.1.0 or only in the new beta?

with 2.1.0 how to I get photos to display as in the screenshots here? http://www.eirma.org/devel/LDM/pictures.html

AndrewD

03-10-2006 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveC

Sorry, Steve - the documentation is racing ahead of us - it's for 2.1.3.

In order to get thumbnails to display with 2.1.0, this is what you must do:
a) check that your php installation includes the GD2 library. If you don't know, take a look at the box down the bottom left side of one of the LDM admin pages - this will tell you
b) set the LDM parameter link_imagesize to the size in pixels (largest dimension) that you want thumbs to be sized. If you leave this at zero, they won't show
c) Either provide a url in the image field on the add link form, or use a main url that is itself an image (i.e. jpg, gif, png)

Then it should work.

In the versions after 2.1.0, several improvements have been made, such as caching ther thumbnails (quicker), using a better algorithm to create them (nicer) and providing some other layout templates (more appropriate layouts for photos).

Joep11

03-10-2006 06:35 AM

Hi Andrew,

Is it possible to set a maximum amount of characters when a user ads a link at the description field? At this moment a user can (and did) put a large text in the description field.

Regards,
Jeroen

EasyTarget

03-10-2006 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewD

I didn't follow this enough to understand fully.. Will one of the options be to accept it once, globally, for all downloads? (and then if people want it to be by category or link they can do that as a either/or type system?)

As far as the images, I think an option to allow users to create/manage their own galleries would be beneficial. So like if I choose usergroup A and allow them to create/manage galleries then they could create their own personal gallery in the gallery category and only they could submit/edit the pics in their gallery. Maybe even give the option if they'd like their gallery to be just a private one.

Another option that I think would be beneficial would be the choice to display newest and/or random pictures from galleries that the admins select. Maybe on the local_links main page or on a new gallery main page or both. (eventually it'd be nice to even have an add-on for use on forumhome if this were made possible)

regarding the agreements, maybe you could extend that or make a unique version for galleries, whether it be for copyrighted content agreements or mature content, whatever.

AndrewD

03-10-2006 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joep11

Do you want this to be an adjustable parameter, or just a hard limit? Currently the database field is type TEXT, which makes it in principle quite large

Slave

03-10-2006 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EasyTarget

As far as the images, I think an option to allow users to create/manage their own galleries would be beneficial. So like if I choose usergroup A and allow them to create/manage galleries then they could create their own personal gallery in the gallery category and only they could submit/edit the pics in their gallery. Maybe even give the option if they'd like their gallery to be just a private one.

Another option that I think would be beneficial would be the choice to display newest and/or random pictures from galleries that the admins select. Maybe on the local_links main page or on a new gallery main page or both. (eventually it'd be nice to even have an add-on for use on forumhome if this were made possible)

Whoa! .. you sure you don't want to just get vB Gallery instead? :p

I'm all for adding features, but isn't this going that little bit too far away from what this hack is all about?

It's up to AndrewD in the end I agree, but personally I'd like AndrewD to have a life and not get so overworked that he gets pissed of with the hack and stops supporting it ..

(Sorry if I'm stepping on your toes AndrewD .. I'll get out of protective mode now :))

Slave

03-10-2006 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Do you want this to be an adjustable parameter, or just a hard limit? Currently the database field is type TEXT, which makes it in principle quite large

I'd go with an adjustable parameter else you'll get requests to make it larger than the default .. :)

dilbert

03-10-2006 01:42 PM

This is absolutely terrific!
I've read in other places that it was too easy to install, that just may be true. Even I did it. :rolleyes:

I have two questions.
How can I change the menu item under Show "My Favourites" to "My Favorites"?

Next, can this be used for just downloads? Is it possible to remove the "links" section? I already use vBadvanced's links directory and don't want to move at this time. I just want to use this as a document download tool.

Thanks

EasyTarget

03-10-2006 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slave

Whoa! .. you sure you don't want to just get vB Gallery instead? :p

I'm all for adding features, but isn't this going that little bit too far away from what this hack is all about?

ahha, well I'm just giving suggestions. If Andrew is looking for stuff to add/change/improve then sometimes it helps to have some outside comments instead of trying to think of it all yourself.

I'm more than happy with what the hack is right now, he's done an excellent job. I have avoided installing other gallery hacks because I'd rather install or use one done by Andrew and I'd rather have it done in 1 hack instead of 3 or 4. (His hack is so versatile that instead of needing 1 hack for downloads, 1 for links, 1 for pictures, 1 for bandwidth, etc.. we can do it all with this)

btw, has this ever been on the hack of the month poll?

EasyTarget

03-10-2006 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dilbert

I use this pretty much just for downloads, though I did add a catergory for links. It works in the same way and he's included different link bit styles to accomadate a wide range of users. I tried a few different hacks before I found this and this by far is the best one.

AndrewD

03-10-2006 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slave

I'd like AndrewD to have a life and not get so overworked ...

And I thought you had it in for me ;) Actually, I'm just a cyberbot, programmed to write code, endlessly.

AndrewD

03-10-2006 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dilbert

I have two questions.
How can I change the menu item under Show "My Favourites" to "My Favorites"?

LDM is (I hope) fully phrased, so you just look for the British spelling in the main VB admin/languages section and Yankify it

Quote:

Originally Posted by dilbert

Next, can this be used for just downloads? Is it possible to remove the "links" section? I already use vBadvanced's links directory and don't want to move at this time. I just want to use this as a document download tool.

Thanks

The only distinction between links and downloads is whether or not LDM finds the file suffix in the main VBulletin attachments table. That's all. I don't think you need to turn anything off.

elsupremo

03-10-2006 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Actually, I'm just a cyberbot, programmed to write code, endlessly.

Ah ha! I knew it! :cool:

Joep11

03-10-2006 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Do you want this to be an adjustable parameter, or just a hard limit? Currently the database field is type TEXT, which makes it in principle quite large

Adjustable would be great in that way that admins can set it. Users should give a short description, not a large text :)

Ophelia

03-11-2006 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewD

This works just fine :)

Slave

03-11-2006 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewD

And I thought you had it in for me ;) Actually, I'm just a cyberbot, programmed to write code, endlessly.

heh .. I have your best interests at heart :)

dilbert

03-11-2006 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewD

LDM is (I hope) fully phrased, so you just look for the British spelling in the main VB admin/languages section and Yankify it

All Yankeed up,
thanks.:surprised:

EasyTarget

03-11-2006 06:54 PM

I believe I found a small bug when trying to delete a link.

I got this message

Quote:

Please confirm your desire to delete this item by checking the "Delete" box.

but then there was no delete box, there was a forum jump menu.

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