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

[berberber]

Thanks I installed it, i ve explained my members they have to do it again, after Frappr

(http://help.berberber.com/)

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by GuaRRand

Cant seem to get it to work.
I dont get an ENTRY button or anything...
I cleard the cache and restarted the browser etc... but still no go.
I just get the main empty worldmap.
ideas?

The buttons are normally only hidden when not logged in.
Do you have a URL?
It was tested on firefox not on the beta :ermm:

/edit
Your map does work on all officially released browsers. If the problem remains after the release of the final new firefox I'll have a debug session.

I hurts to see that you removed the credits :disappointed:

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by chader144

I love this.. (makin some good mods lately )

for future requests: can you add more fields or allow pictures to be added?

The avatar could be nice but might make it heavier

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by steelerwatch

Nope. I said I did ALL the recommended fixes. Setting the xml file permissions was one of the things I did.

Very strange. Did you change items in the code? I cannot reproduce the error you are getting. Please download the latest version on the server and do a clean install (set OVERWRITE to yes in plugin). That kind of error can happen with special characters too but I should have captured them all. I don't see any unhandeld special char in your xml.

Did you change any data in the database directly because the lng and lat seems way of.

Advice:

1. Install the latest version
2. delete all entries in the googlemap table

http://www.steelernation.com/forums/markers.xml

		var request = GXmlHttp.create(); 
		request.open("GET", "markers.xml", true); 
		request.onreadystatechange = function() { 
		  if (request.readyState == 4) {
			var xmlDoc = request.responseXML;
			markers = xmlDoc.documentElement.getElementsByTagName("marker"); // THIS LINE IS IN ERROR
			window.setTimeout(mapOne,timeOut); 
			document.getElementById('nb').value=markers.length;
		  } else {	
			//alert(request.readyState); 
		  }
		} 
		request.send(null);

[MrNase]

Working great, thanks!

I have some questions/suggestions:

Can the filename please be in lowercase characters?

Can users enter the long. and alt. on theirselves? I have a list with the coordinates of most cities in Germany but the user still has to scroll around to find his city.

[GuaRRand]

WHy do only the large countries like the USA and UK have cities and roads etc on them??
The normal googlemap has detailed info about most countries/cities/villages.

Or is that part of the

Planned Features
address locator for countries with detailled googlemaps
pagination

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by GuaRRand

WHy do only the large countries like the USA and UK have cities and roads etc on them??
The normal googlemap has detailed info about most countries/cities/villages.
Or is that part of the

Well in fact Google hasn't released the detailed maps of Europe and others yet.

This decission is up to google.

From what I've heard they are working on other countries as we speak

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by MrNase

Working great, thanks!
I have some questions/suggestions:
Can the filename please be in lowercase characters?
Can users enter the long. and alt. on theirselves? I have a list with the coordinates of most cities in Germany but the user still has to scroll around to find his city.

I'll release the next update in lowercase

You can edit the googlemap templates and change the <input text> for longitude an lattitude. Just remove to readonly's that are in there and your users can put it in themselves.
I think there are 4 occurences in total in VBGooglemap_display_yourlocation
VBGooglemap_set_yourlocation.

Hope this helps

[stonyarc]

<font color="Red">lattitude should be latitude => STATUS FIXED VERSION ON SERVER IS OK ONLY RELOAD PLUGIN (SET OVERWRITE YES)</font>

[GuaRRand]

Hehehe....