VBGooglemap Member Edition

I'm proud to announce that the new version is currently available to you all !!!


You can now nominate hacks yourself for hacks of the month. There is a link on the right of hacks on top of the files.



Function
This will display the members of the Bulletin Board based on their lattitude and longitude coordinates on a googlemap.

Don't forget to hit install !!!!!!!
Please read the guide before asking for support !!!!!!!

Feel free to support this mod and make a paypal donation to admin@stonyarc.com

INSTALL

HOTSPOT EDITION AVAILABLE ON : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=114149
Detailed installation instructions and screenshots in the included pdf file.

Current Features



NOTE:
VBGooglemap 3.0.0 contains the vulnerability fix. Please upgrade immediately. Version 3.0.0. also contains all features from 2.5.X

As always you use modifications at your own risk.

VBGooglemap Member Edition 2.5.1 brings you a lot of new features. It?s vital that you uninstall any previous version before upgrading/installing version 2.5.1.

Upgrading from version 2.5.0 is easier. Instruction are available in the guide.

As the uninstall function will not remove your googlemap data in the database but only the templates and files you can safely remove an older version. As a precaution you should always take a backup. This should be done on each major change you make to your bulletin board.

IF YOU ARE RUNNING VERSION 1.0.3, 2.0.X AND YOU CHANGED TEXT DIRECTLY IN THE TEMPLATES YOU NEED TO SAVE YOUR CHANGES AS VERSION 2.5.0 REQUIRES YOU TO UINSTALL PREVIOUS VERSIONS.

This has taken quite some work and still will take a lot more. Please give credit where credit is due. You cannot remove any notice without prior written permission.

Changes in this version

SEE FIRST POST FOR FULL ROADMAP AND HISTORY

Planned Features
- TBD

Volume warning

high volume of users may slow down the load. Currently a load counter is included.

Languages

Thanks to Wachtmeister there is a German translation available to you all. Feel free to use it.

The translation will be updated on each new version.

Special

- Read the attached PDF for more information. The pdf is also included in the zip file.
- You'll need a googlemap key for your domain. Get your own key for your domain view http://www.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html for more information.
A googlemap key is only valid for a specific domain. You'll need a specific google account to create one.
All is explained on the googlemap link indicated above.
- Set the file permissions on the marker.xml file to 777
- The googlemap script can handle non-registered users. They will only see the main map and won't be able to enter information. This is reserved for logged in users (detected automatically)
- usergroup permissions are available in the backend
- To change location just drag the map while holding the left mouse key or by using the zoom and key functions on the left
- First time loading of the map may take a few seconds longer because of Google API hosting


Special Xbox Live version
http://www.xboxlivenation.com/community/gamermap.php

Credits

This has taken quite some work and still will take a lot more. Please give credit where credit is due. You cannot remove any notice without prior written permission. Instructions are included in the pdf file (vbgooglemap2.5.0_guide.pdf)
Special credits to Google, Pyg for the javascript tips.


FAQ

The FAQ is included in the pdf file.

INSTALL



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(c) 2007 Stonyarc

[m.s]

Hi,

i?ve a problem with IE6 and Version 1.0.3. on a german vBulletin 3.5.1.
The bubbles will not display if I click on a pin.
Here?s the map: http://www.ffsf.de/VBGooglemap.php

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by m.s

Hi,

i?ve a problem with IE6 and Version 1.0.3. on a german vBulletin 3.5.1.
The bubbles will not display if I click on a pin.
Here?s the map: http://www.ffsf.de/VBGooglemap.php

Seems like a wrong handling of the click handler.

Is this the vbhacks.de version?

On click the map displays a javascript error that is directly related to your CSS (unsupported property)

Did you add custom handlers/classes for div in your CSS?

[m.s]

Is this the vbhacks.de version?

no, its the version from here.

Did you add custom handlers/classes for div in your CSS?

no

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by m.s

no, its the version from here.

no

Very strange error because it refers to the css line in your code and not to anything remotely done by the map.

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="clientscript/vbulletin_css/style-e1a7bc8f-00015.css" id="vbulletin_css" />

This is apparently the error.

Could you please not include the css in a file but straight in the code (as the default is)? Maybe this fixes it. I verified the javascript and the data and there doesn't seem to be anything wrong.

[mclark2112]

Originally Posted by stonyarc

Hello,

It's the jinto line that is causing the problem "<" character.

I'll fix this in the next version.

For now just go to phpmyadmin / your vbulletin database / googlemap table and just remove the < character from the line of Jinto

or ask the user to edit his entry.
Don't forget to restart your browser after the edit to see if it worked.
It should be fine after that.

/edit

The version now online should fix it on first entry

Works great in Firefox, but in IE it way screwed up, any clue?

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

It seems to only be screwed up in the Dark Blue Style (as well as others)....Although I still can't see markers, but that may be some sort of firewall issue.

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by mclark2112

Works great in Firefox, but in IE it way screwed up, any clue?

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

It seems to only be screwed up in the Dark Blue Style (as well as others)....Although I still can't see markers, but that may be some sort of firewall issue.

It's the same error as mentioned before.

<marker lng="-117.84690856933594" lat="34.14931753487509" title="Players99" text="<Glendora, CA.>" type="red"/>

Players99 entered <> in his text.

If you download version 1.0.3 again and overwrite the VBGooglemap.php this entry should be auto fixed. I fixed this issue a few days ago.

don't forget to clear your browser cache or close your browser to force a full reload.

[m.s]

Could you please not include the css in a file but straight in the code (as the default is)?

ok, the stylesheet is now directly in the sourcecode.

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by mini2

I've had many people try to manually enter degrees ? as co-ordinates, and they get a vBulletin database error (and I get an email) over at www.mini2.com/forum/VBGooglemap.php

Any way to either allow alternative input formats, or handle the errors more elegantly?

Manual input is not possible only if you have removed the readonly from the forms from the templates. L&L are filled in auto by dragging the small your entry map.

Did you remove these?

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by m.s

ok, the stylesheet is now directly in the sourcecode.

Strange error

Is it possible you accidently changed some items during the translation?

[m.s]

Is it possible you accidently changed some items during the translation?

hmm, i?ve only translated the phrases.
i?ve reseted the phrases, but the ie don?t shows the bubbles yet