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

Andrew .. Does this work as per the wish list entry .. ?

Couldn't the autocreate-threads extra be changed to just create a thread once a comment had been made. At which point LDM would know the thread id and then be able to keep an eye on things like the amount of posts/comments as well as the rating the thread has been given (and therefore the rating for the entry) .. ?

If it doesn't could you explain the differences please? Thanks

It's the first step:

- the thread is created when the entry is actually submitted (or accepted by the moderator)
- when someone adds a comment, a post is appended to the thread, reflecting the comment and rating, i.e. the comments appear in two places (in LDM and in VB)

To go further (e.g. greg's suggestions to have new posts place comments back into ldm), I need to change the LDM data structure to track the threadid, etc, and I also need to find out a safe and simple way of tracking everything else in the vb post system.

[|oR|Greg]

Tried SNAP plugin too... doesn't work.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by |oR|Greg

Tried SNAP plugin too... doesn't work.

They worked fine when they left me - let's sort this out this evening (my time) - I'll be home in about an hour from now.

[|oR|Greg]

It's probably a java scripting issue since that's what it always seems to be on my end. OH, I can't WAIT till you're home, I'll put the kettle on! :smiles with glee:

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by |oR|Greg

It's probably a java scripting issue since that's what it always seems to be on my end. OH, I can't WAIT till you're home, I'll put the kettle on! :smiles with glee:

No, it's not a javascripting issue (not quite).

You're using a vbadvanced wraparound for LDM, and as a result you never use the standard LDM header template. Consequently, the tags for snap were not being included.

Unfortunately, vba doesn't provide any hooks, and it sets up its header template *before* vb gets going, so there's no simple way to patch into the vba header template by a hook.

So - proof of concept - I've edited your adv_portal template in your AMAC midnight style and hard coded the javascript to load snap. All your LDM links which point to an external url now have a popup over the title which gives a snap image.

Now we take a look at the other plugins and see what's wrong...

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

No, it's not a javascripting issue (not quite).

You're using a vbadvanced wraparound for LDM, and as a result you never use the standard LDM header template. Consequently, the tags for snap were not being included.

Unfortunately, vba doesn't provide any hooks, and it sets up its header template *before* vb gets going, so there's no simple way to patch into the vba header template by a hook.

So - proof of concept - I've edited your adv_portal template in your AMAC midnight style and hard coded the javascript to load snap. All your LDM links which point to an external url now have a popup over the title which gives a snap image.

Now we take a look at the other plugins and see what's wrong...

And for the artviper and webthumbs, I admit to being a complete wally..

These require my bug-fixed 2.2.6, which I hadn't uploaded for the rest of you to use. (This is what happens when I try to bring Christmas cheer.)

Let me know if you want these, or if you are happy to wait for 2.2.7

[|oR|Greg]

I've gotten rid of the vba wrap around actually, but not fully cleaned out the code for it, just disabled the modules it was calling.

As for the other plugins, which ones are you referring to?

[|oR|Greg]

Whoops, just read about webthumbs, I'm perfectly ok with Snap for now then. When 2.2.7 comes along it'll be great.

[|oR|Greg]

Whatever changes you made, I had to disable the SNAP plugins. It was causing ALL links to open in a new window, even though I don't have LDM set in that way. And it was also causing any links people put in posts, or in signatures to use SNAP.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by |oR|Greg

Whatever changes you made, I had to disable the SNAP plugins. It was causing ALL links to open in a new window, even though I don't have LDM set in that way. And it was also causing any links people put in posts, or in signatures to use SNAP.

Looks like a project that needs some more thinking....

If necessary, take a look at your adv_portal template. I added a line of javascript in there also.