Country Flag Hack v2.0

UPDATED TO v2.1 - 3/11/2002

Version 2.1 - March 11, 2002
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Well, it's been awhile! I sorta disappeared there while
doing many other things! I guess v2.0 that was supposed
to use the same images as vBStats didn't go as planned
(thanks Bane ). I removed this hack from my site
awhile ago when I was having some other problems. I have
finally decided to add it back and it worked great in 2.2.0,
and I'm sure it will work in all other 2.2.x versions.

Changes:
- Updated to work with vBulletin 2.2.x
- Added Display Flag in Member List - Thanks Orca
- Used slightly larger flag images by X-Fan (I did run
them through Ulead's 16-color optimization which cut
the total file size from 271K to 54K!)
- Added 'align="absmiddle"' to image tag for text vertical centering
- Fixed Bane's name in docs below where I botched it up!
- Support for 280 Countries


Version 2.0 - September 6, 2001
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Changes from v1.0:
- Images have been changed from country codes to country names
- Flags will now have their ALT text as country name.
- Modified Hack to work with Bane's vbStats hack that will be released in the future.
- Added CP Addon by Stasik and modded it for new country names
- Changed country field in USER table from CHAR(2) to VARCHAR(50)
- Support for 226 countries

Known Problems:
- Countries with a dash (-) or comma (,) will not show up
automatically in as selected when you or the member edit
their profile (Congo, Korea, and Micronesia are the only 3)
Anyone know a fix please let me know.
- The 'modifyprofile_country' template needs to be changed
to a default original templatesetid of -1 (changed templates
have the templatesetid set to 2) or else the Admin CP addon
will not work (Any ideas why?). To do this, use phpMyAdmin
and run this query:
UPDATE template SET templatesetid="-1" where title="modifyprofile_country"
This will move the template from the custom to default templates
and will be found in the 'User Option Templates' group.

Any questions or comments can be posted here. Enjoy!

[aldamon]

Please please pretty please make sure this works on 2.2.0!!!! I simply will not switch to the new version if my flags won't work!

[orca]

Actually, I think there's not a big reason why this shouldn't work. You just need to reapply the file and template modifications.

[MrLister]

hmmm when you reply does it mean it's isntalled..... i didn't click install and it's installed. i mean i did install it but it showed it here automatically or because i put down my last post.

[aldamon]

This hack is a no go in 2.2.0. Damn it. Could someone suggest some changes? I've tried to tweak it for 2.2.0 with no luck.

[aldamon]

Well a few tiny changes this hack WILL indeed work with 2.2.0.

Yes!

[xug]

I Think this is a great hack, but I don't get it to work with my new
v2.2.0
What do I need to change to get it to work ?

[Alien]

I got this to work with 2.2.0 as well, but wish I saved the changes I had to make.. It wasn't anything difficult though...

Sorry I didn't save the changes.

[orca]

Originally posted by xug
I Think this is a great hack, but I don't get it to work with my new
v2.2.0
What do I need to change to get it to work ?

It works for me with the same changes as on 2.0.3...

[aldamon]

That's impossible. The code has changed in key sections changed in the hack. Have you actually tried to register or to change your options in the user cp after your "successful" upgrade?

[orca]

Well, ok, that's true. The dropdown menu is missing for the registration. That may needs a change.