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



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



(c) 2007 Stonyarc

[nexus851]

guys, i had "SNOW effect" installed that's why it didnt work... guess those two dont mix well.. When i uninstalled it, it worked fine again...

Maybe the programmer can find a way to make it co-exist without sacrificing functionality.... my ,.02cents

[steven s]

I'd love to have a small version of the map and have it displayed in a module for vBadvanced. I know that's beyond the scope of this.

[buro9]

Two request:

1) That in IE clicking the markers doesn't give a JavaScript error "Object doesn't support this property".

2) That a scrollable DIV on the right hand side lists all of the usernames, and clicking on a username centers that user on the map.

[ImportPassion]

Originally Posted by buro9

Two request:

1) That in IE clicking the markers doesn't give a JavaScript error "Object doesn't support this property".

2) That a scrollable DIV on the right hand side lists all of the usernames, and clicking on a username centers that user on the map.

#1, something must be foobar on ur install, I don't get that on IE6.

#2, that would be cool and I think pretty easy.

THanks for this hack. I have been wanting to do this for some time. Now I don't have to.

D

[nexus851]

2 critical options i think are:

1) Using zip code from users, it'll automatically track down your geographic location in the googlemap, so you dont have to manually do it yourself...

2)An icon link from the member profile when clicked will send viewer to the googlemap location of the member being viewed.

So, any idea when this will be released? =)

[Robert Basil]

Originally Posted by nexus851

2)An icon link from the member profile when clicked will send viewer to the googlemap location of the member being viewed.

I would LOVE to see this but would also like to be able to include it in the postbit.

[buro9]

Originally Posted by 7thgenCivic.Com

#1, something must be foobar on ur install, I don't get that on IE6.

It appears that a hack I was running on my own forum (not published) which shows user selectable World Timezones below the nav bar was setting a param of the same name as one used by the Google Maps API.

What fun trying to trace that bug

[buro9]

There's a bug with the insert statement. If the username contains an apostrophe then the insert fails.

Simple solution, find the INSERT statement in VBGooglemap.php (there's only one), and replace $newusername with addslashes($newusername)... I've added slashes to $newtext_map too as I think that would also suffer the same problem.

Oh... and I've had to change significantly the HTML. The stuff in the hack is great as a prototype, but none of it is XHTML Transitional compliant. Biggest error being the missing close </html> tag, readonly not having value is up there, as are <img> tags not having alt="", and a lack of self-closing <br />'s.

stonyarc, if you want me to submit back to you my HTML changes, just ask.

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by buro9

There's a bug with the insert statement. If the username contains an apostrophe then the insert fails.

Simple solution, find the INSERT statement in VBGooglemap.php (there's only one), and replace $newusername with addslashes($newusername)... I've added slashes to $newtext_map too as I think that would also suffer the same problem.

Oh... and I've had to change significantly the HTML. The stuff in the hack is great as a prototype, but none of it is XHTML Transitional compliant. Biggest error being the missing close </html> tag, readonly not having value is up there, as are <img> tags not having alt="", and a lack of self-closing <br />'s.

stonyarc, if you want me to submit back to you my HTML changes, just ask.

Buro 9,

Thanks for your efforts.

If you could send me your changes, I'll drop them in the next version.

[buro9]

Originally Posted by stonyarc

Buro 9,

Thanks for your efforts.

If you could send me your changes, I'll drop them in the next version.

Done, sent to your admin email on your stonyarc domain.

Three files, two versions of the HTML as XHTML... one is a straight cleanup, the other includes changes to the layout to make it less cluttered and techy in appearance.


[edit]

And because I feel mean saying that and not allowing other people to have their mitts on it... and because this has a Share-Alike licence... attached are the three files I sent to stonyarc.

The three files are:

1. PHP File change.txt = You need to make a one line change to VBGooglemap.php, this file tells you what the change is... basically escaping part of a querystring.
2. product-VBGooglemap.XHTMLport.xml = Port of your HTML to valid XHTML Transitional (VB default encoding). If you just want the existing layout, publish this.
3. product-VBGooglemap.XHTMLportWithNewLayout.xml = Port of my version of the XHTML, simply hides some of the techier things from most users, cleaner layout and friendlier as a result. If you want a cleaner layout, publish this.

Though these are beta... in that stonyarc hasn't tested them yet, etc.

However if you are running bog standard and want to try a newer version... apply the file change in the text file and uninstall the existing product and reinstall with one of the above product files.

If your'e at all cautious... just wait for stonyarc to do his thing, he's been incredibly supportive on this thread so I've no doubt the new version will arrive soon and be tested nicely


NOTE: DON'T EVEN THINK THAT THE ATTACHED FILES ARE SUPPORTED BY STONYARC OR MYSELF... THEY'RE NOT! I'M JUST SHARING ALIKE.