Major Additions - Links and Downloads Manager

Version 2.3.0 of LDM is now the official release. This works with both VB3.7 and VB3.8. You can obtain it here

Version 2.2.8 remains available here, with limited support.

04.02.08: patch-cat.xml 'extra' uploaded - see first post for information

27.10.07: Version 2.2.8-post1 uploaded
French translation of product installer uploaded (other language translations are in the main release zip)

Remember to back up your current database tables before upgrading.

What this is and does

LDM is a general-purpose link and file manager, which handles user uploads and downloads in a flexible way. A range of media players is integrated into LDM and others are included as plugin extras. LDM is described below in the first post of this thread, which also contains a brief list of the currently-known bugs.

This release of LDM works correctly with all VB versions 3.6.x and recent versions of vbadvanced.

Documentation, screen shots, etc, are provided as a Wiki at http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php...nloads_Manager

Thank you to everyone who has tested, given suggestions, helped with the translations, etc.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Slave

A suggestion while I'm here ..

I've been thinking about keywords and it seems like the thing a lot of people are talking about at the moment are keyword/tag clouds.

Given that we already have a keyword system in place it seems silly not to take advantage of it

So how about a keyword cloud on the front page (as well as a vBa module), with the number of keywords showing dependent on settings within the admin panel.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_cloud for a better explanation than I can give

Excellent idea - added to the 'Wish list' ('think about it' list??)

[Slave]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Excellent idea - added to the 'Wish list' ('think about it' list??)

Glad you like it

I think I've found a couple of bugs/issues in 2.2.5 btw ..

I use some of LDM as a contact list here and as you can see I use the short linkbit to list them, so that people have to be members to click the link and see the details. (I have protected_link at 2)

Now, that's all well and good but if you then click on the "What's New" link in the show menu, you get all new links including the new contacts listed using the Tabular linkbit, which is my default linkbit.

So issue one is that the search pages don't keep the defined linkbit you've given to a link. Not sure how to fix that, perhaps have links that have different linkbits in different tables, so you see the first table of small linkbit links and then a table showing the tabular links.

Now, on to the bug .. still looking at the What's New page click on the "Show Full/Short Entries" collapse button so you get the links using the short linkbit. Now go to the front page of LDM and click on the "Local Contacts" category.

You should now see lots of ..

Warning: Division by zero in /includes/local_links_include.php on line 2168

warnings at the top of the page ..

If you go back to the What's New page (or any page where you can uncollapse the links) and uncollapse them, the error goes away when you go back to the Local contacts page.

Next issue, when using the short linkbit in the way that I am there is no link for the system to count hits from. So even if someone has clicked the short linkbit link to see the details of the contact I have no way of knowing how many people have looked at it. Is there any chance we could have it so that it counts the clicks on the short linkbit link? (Only if there is no URL attached to the entry maybe?)

Last issue .. there seems no way of changing the linkbit that the link on the short linkbit goes to. It seems to default to the Modern linkbit style instead of the default linkbit. (Not saying I want the default linkbit on this occasion, but it would be nice to be able to pick)

One more possible bug I think .. When looking at the Modern linkbit, after clicking on the short linkbit link I get an "error on page" error when using IE, although I don't see anything when using Safari. Is there some more javascript that I need to add to my header due to the vBa integration? or is it something else?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Slave

Now, on to the bug .. still looking at the What's New page click on the "Show Full/Short Entries" collapse button so you get the links using the short linkbit. Now go to the front page of LDM and click on the "Local Contacts" category.

You should now see lots of ..

Warning: Division by zero in /includes/local_links_include.php on line 2168

warnings at the top of the page ..

I'd spotted this one, thanks - I hope it's fixed in the 2.2.6 alpha?

[Slave]

After a quick export/import of my links to my test board ... Yep, seems to be fixed

As is the use of the non default linkbit when clicking on the short linkbit link .. (would be nice to be able to pick this mind )

I'll just go and hide in a corner for a while

[Slave]

A quick note to say that the new xml import/export system is brill!

A suggestion .. the ability to pick which categories get exported.

[Slave]

In 2.2.6, and I think in 2.2.5, is there any reason why the "name", "description" and "Extended Description" entry boxes are as large as they are lengthways? Any chance of making them the same size as the Parent Category box within the add/edit category page?

[Slave]

Originally Posted by Slave

After a quick export/import of my links to my test board ... Yep, seems to be fixed

As is the use of the non default linkbit when clicking on the short linkbit link

Not sure what's happened .. but this has gone back to the behavior I described before .. !?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Slave

Not sure what's happened .. but this has gone back to the behavior I described before .. !?

Will investigate - other suggestions also good. I have four free evenings before going on holiday...

[jawinn]

upgrade from the last version to this one went flawlessly. Excellent work.

clicked install

[AndrewD]

For anyone who experiences the spate of 'divide by zero' messages when using the Short linkbit, here's the fix.

Edit local_links.php, go to line 457:

PHP Code:

    } elseif (isset($vbcollapse['collapsecel_linkrefreshbit'])) { 


Change to

PHP Code:

    } elseif ($allowlinkexpand and isset($vbcollapse['collapsecel_linkrefreshbit'])) { 


Ditto line 437 in local_links_search.php (exactly the same edit)

Sorry about that.