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 Phalynx

Another Issue:
Our Modcrew cannot change the "Rename" field (linkfile)

I took a view on the template "links_addnewlink" and read this:

<if condition="$links_permissions['can_set_permissions'] and ($links_permissions['can_upload_files'] or $links_permissions['can_link_files'])">

Why this field requires "can_set_permissions"?

I have tended to use the *can_set_permissions* permission as a shorthand for 'LDM administrator'. A number of the fields on the add entry and add category forms are kept restricted from standard users, as (way back in the distant history of LDM) the sense was that normal users should not have access to them.

[Phalynx]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

I have just installed project tools on my test site alongside LDM, and the menus seem ok.

Please take a look here:
http://www.insidetwoworlds.com/local....php?styleid=1

They are greyed out, cannot be clicked. It's with all styles, even reinstall of Product did not help. Before I installed PT they worked :/

Originally Posted by AndrewD

I have tended to use the *can_set_permissions* permission as a shorthand for 'LDM administrator'. A number of the fields on the add entry and add category forms are kept restricted from standard users, as (way back in the distant history of LDM) the sense was that normal users should not have access to them.

I don't want to give them the can_set_permission. In my opinion it makes no sense to have other permissions... Anyway, I have to modify this template.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Tulsa

How do we make the text editor wider?

Well, it should be by modifying the formwidth_usercp setting on the vb style sheet, but I realise that I've missed out a table width parameter in the relevant template.

So modify the formwidth_usercp style variable, and then find this sequence in the links_addnewlink template:

<div style="width:$stylevar[formwidth_usercp]" align="$stylevar[left]">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
	<td><div>
	$messagearea
	</div></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>

and add a width="100%" field to the table tag.

[Phalynx]

Now I catched the error with the non working menues. I installed the new vbaCMPS RC2 in the same time like the PT. Using it's "Integration" the menues are disappearing.

I will report this to Brian of vBAdvanced.

Thanks for your efforts anyway, keep up the good work

[vrom]

Thank you for greate product!

I consider to use LDM as FAQ database (code snippets, links).
It seems to be nearly 100% fits the task.

The only problem is that I do not find possibility to attache many files to an item.
May be possible to hack LDM to use vBulletin uploads and attachements like for forum posts?

[Tulsa]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Well, it should be by modifying the formwidth_usercp setting on the vb style sheet, but I realise that I've missed out a table width parameter in the relevant template.

So modify the formwidth_usercp style variable, and then find this sequence in the links_addnewlink template:

<div style="width:$stylevar[formwidth_usercp]" align="$stylevar[left]">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
    <td><div>
    $messagearea
    </div></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>

and add a width="100%" field to the table tag.

Unfortunately adding the 100% did not work, the editor in LDM was still smaller than the forum. So I changed the 100% to the 640 that matches my formwidth_usercp variable and that worked.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by vrom

Thank you for greate product!

I consider to use LDM as FAQ database (code snippets, links).
It seems to be nearly 100% fits the task.

The only problem is that I do not find possibility to attache many files to an item.
May be possible to hack LDM to use vBulletin uploads and attachements like for forum posts?

There have been other requests to make this change, but it is not a trivial modification to the logic (everything is based on one entry = one file/link). I still have the request on the list, but I don't think it is likely to get done quickly.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by yahoooh

i like this prduct and it is very very usefull

i need to make 3gp files work in flash player
flash player last version support 3gp files
but i do not know if wimpy player add support for this or not

if there is ability to add module for it , it will be great
also if there is new feature like grab files from youtube and then inserting in specific category then i will be played by flash player like wimpy or other

andrewD
i have another site for vedio and files and i want to convert the site to use vbulletin and use your product as main service but my site have more than 40000 files include:images,zip,sis,3gp
and i want to convert the db and get all data for your product
if you have a time and u can work for custom work with good price
i want to dale with u

thank you very much
this product more than perfect but plz add my suggesion features

peace

Thanks, I note your requests for file formats and will see what I can do.

I don't take on custom work, but it will not be difficult for a reasonable programmer to do the conversion, for example by translating your existing database tables into LDM's xml import/export format.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Phalynx

Now I catched the error with the non working menues. I installed the new vbaCMPS RC2 in the same time like the PT. Using it's "Integration" the menues are disappearing.

I will report this to Brian of vBAdvanced.

Thanks for your efforts anyway, keep up the good work

Suggest you also take a look at http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php/VbAdvanced

Probably what is happening is that the vbadvanced integration omits the LDM javascript menu initialisation.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Tulsa

Unfortunately adding the 100% did not work, the editor in LDM was still smaller than the forum. So I changed the 100% to the 640 that matches my formwidth_usercp variable and that worked.

Seems one has to tag the two divs and the table. Anyway, it will be fixed in the final 2.2.8 release