General support topic for Aeva Media (Latest release: July 28, 2010)

[tfs]

@tfs²> Ah well, now I have nothing else to answer for chep
Basically, there's a help icon next to the smg field in item pages, it should have everything. (Except for type=playlist, which is what he was looking for.)
Maybe I should also offer a type=playlist_box, where the JS playlist system isn't used, but rather everything is shown as if viewed through a virtual album...

The help text could use some updates.  Also, it would be a good idea to add the [ smg] tag info to albums and playlists.  So when you're creating your playlist, or editing the properties of your album, you can see some SMG code options.

[Soms]

Hey Nao, will the Mgallery mod still work with Aeva Media? It used to be compatible with SMG to show the latest addition to the gallery on the front page.

[gbruner]

Files with the SWF extension are not permitted to be uploaded to an album.  Is there a way to add them to the permitted extensions list?  I have training videos in SWF format that I would like to have our staff view.

[Nibogo]

I know, I know. And it's the last remaining "most requested feature", I believe. (I implemented everything else that was strongly asked for.)

Yes, this can be pretty useful but only you can decide if this would be on AM or in Foxy.

(I had no idea of you were going to include it in Foxy. In that case well Foxy would be a great add-on for AM)

"Would"?

You're right maybe Foxy isn't cheap but It's a great addon maybe I should say "would be even better"

No, they aren't, you're right.
That's why I try to sort features by interest when the changelog is very long. But when it isn't too long, I tend to think people would read it entirely. Actually-- they don't even read it when I sort it by interest... Ah, well.
I was wondering whether I would release a "changelog of all main additions in Aeva Media" for the final 1.0. In the end I didn't have time to do this. I should have.

Maybe it's a waste of time that you can use in something better for AM or Foxy

[clothahump]

I give up, mod_security has been disabled and still the same problem, where do I go from here?

[Nao 尚]

Well, I have both youtube embeds and locally stored WMV files. I can't get views on either, but the locally stored file does count downloads.

Locally stored files now count views as well, starting from revision 210 or so. (I'm at 212 right now.)

Also, it's confusing because the only way I can get views to count on photos is with the quick view pop up. Viewing the file (with comments viewable) doesn't count.

This isn't possible... Photo view counts are increased right when sending a preview to the user (or a fullsize pic *only* if a fullsize pic is shown via a SMG tag in a post.)
Maybe your fullsize pics are smaller than the preview size...? Can you check whether you have the "click to view in full size" setting in item pages where you're positive the view count won't increase?

[Nao 尚]

You should convert them to FLV format, it's better than using SWF, for plenty of reasons.
SWF can be supported via the auto-embed settings, but it's not recommended, really.

[Nao 尚]

I can't help without FTP, phpmyadmin and admin access.
Also, I shall charge you for any help of that kind. (Because this is obviously not my fault, it's a server problem, and it's not my job to fix servers.)

[Nao 尚]

@tfs> I always, always forget about doing that. I will add this to my to-do-list.

@soms> Your question doesn't make sense. If you're looking for a portal block for Aeva Media, you'll find it at the top of this page (eh.) Also, remember that SMG is not compatible with AM. They can't be installed both at the same time (it'll break your forum in a very ugly way you'll take time to recover from.)

@NIBOGO> Oh, I try putting as many features as possible in the regular mod. What I put into Foxy! is mostly: (1) stuff related to playlists (this was the raison-d'être of Foxy! in the first place), (2) stuff I absolutely don't care about myself, and could live without... But have been requested more than a few times... (Things like the watermark feature...) and sometimes, other features that I think are not primordial in AM, but add great value to Foxy. For instance, I think most (if not all) of the future User Control Panel will be in Foxy!...
Foxy! isn't cheap? Well right now it is...

[clothahump]

Well, I am broke so the Gallery will also have to stay broke.
I had the "Get" problem with a straight forward install of your Gallery, deleted all installs and installed Aeva 1.0 and it all worked, tried same with the mod_security problem and it is still the same, dare I delete all DB entries for Aeva and try a new install?

[Succubus Evaligan]

Congratulations Nao!!! I like the Aeva mod 1.0
I love all the new features.

I'm not sure exactly how to put Aeva Media in other themes... sorry for bothering you for simple things, but I do not know anything about php. T_T

This was all I could do on my own... well apparently works without problems, but I doubt it very much code leave out.

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// Show the menu up top. Something like [home] [help] [profile] [logout]...
function template_menu()
{
global $context, $settings, $options, $scripturl, $txt, $modSettings;

echo '
<div class="invertedshiftdown">
        <ul>';

// Show the default [home] button.
echo '<li><a href="', $scripturl, '">' , $txt[103] , '</a></li>';

    // Show the [forum] button.
        echo '<li><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=forum">' , $txt['sp-forum'] , '</a></li>';

// How about the [search] button?
if ($context['allow_search'])
echo '<li><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=search">' , $txt[182] , '</a></li>';

// Show the [help] button.
echo '<li><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=help">' , $txt[119] , '</a></li>';

// Is the user allowed to administrate at all? ([admin])
if ($context['allow_admin'])
echo '<li><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=admin">' , $txt[2] , '</a></li>';

// Edit Profile... [profile]
if ($context['allow_edit_profile'])
echo '<li><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=profile">' , $txt[79] , '</a></li>';

// Go to PM center... [pm]
if ($context['user']['is_logged'] && $context['allow_pm'])
echo '<li><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=pm">' , $txt['pm_short'] , ' ', $context['user']['unread_messages'] > 0 ? '[<strong>'. $context['user']['unread_messages'] . '</strong>]' : '' , '</a></li>';

    // Show the [media] button.
        echo '<li><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=media">' ,$txt['aeva_gallery'] , '</a></li>';

// the [member] list button
if ($context['allow_memberlist'])
echo '<li><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=mlist">' , $txt[331] , '</a></li>';

// The [calendar]!
if ($context['allow_calendar'])
echo '<li><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=calendar">' , $txt['calendar24'] , '</a></li>';

// If the user is a guest, show [login] button.
if ($context['user']['is_guest'])
echo '<li><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=login">' , $txt[34] , '</a></li>';


// If the user is a guest, also show [register] button.
if ($context['user']['is_guest'])
echo '<li><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=register">' , $txt[97] , '</a></li>';


// Otherwise, they might want to [logout]...
if ($context['user']['is_logged'])
echo '<li><a href="', $scripturl, '?action=logout;sesc=', $context['session_id'], '">' , $txt[108] , '</a></li>';



echo '</ul></div>';

I could not find a few lines of code similar to that theme.

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<file name="$themedir/index.template.php">
<operation>
<search position="after"><![CDATA[ // the [member] list button]]></search>
<add><![CDATA[ // Aeva Media
// Recalculate number of unseen items
global $user_info;

if (!empty($user_info['aeva_unseen']) && $user_info['aeva_unseen'] == -1)
{
global $sourcedir;
require_once($sourcedir . '/Aeva-Subs.php');
aeva_loadSettings();
}

$aeva_unseen = !allowedTo('aeva_access_unseen') || empty($user_info['aeva_unseen']) || $user_info['aeva_unseen'] == -1 ? 0 : $user_info['aeva_unseen'];

if (allowedTo('aeva_access'))
echo ($current_action == 'media' || $context['browser']['is_ie4']) ? '<td class="maintab_active_' . $first . '">&nbsp;</td>' : '', '
<td valign="top" class="maintab_', $current_action == 'media' ? 'active_back' : 'back', '">
<a href="', $scripturl, '?action=media">', isset($txt['aeva_gallery']) ? $txt['aeva_gallery'] : 'Media', $aeva_unseen ? '</a> <a href="' . $scripturl . '?action=media;sa=unseen">[<b>' . $aeva_unseen . '</b>]' : '', '</a>
</td>', $current_action == 'media' ? '<td class="maintab_active_' . $last . '">&nbsp;</td>' : '';

]]></add>
</operation>

<operation>
<search position="after"><![CDATA[ if ($context['current_action'] == 'theme')]]></search>
<add><![CDATA[ if ($context['current_action'] == 'media')
$current_action = 'media';
]]></add>
</operation>
</file>

I'm not sure, but I think all that code that was there was important and I did not put in Index.template.php
So I guess I did not put Aeva Media correctly in the asKervani (Love) Theme for SMF 1.1.11. If you are not busy would appreciate your help.

For if needed I attach my Index.template.php
For years I used the default theme, but this year I want to change the forum look.

Excellent work, Aeva Media is a great mod for SMF.

[Arebias]

I am sure that I am just missing something but I no longer have thumbnails of the pictures in a gallery. Is there a setting that I am missing?

[TheListener]

I am sure that I am just missing something but I no longer have thumbnails of the pictures in a gallery. Is there a setting that I am missing?

I have been having the same problems when trying to add pictures.

[chep]

@chep> Make sure that global moderators (who are a group entirely different from others) have the correct permissions in both general permissions and permission profiles.

Let me make this abundantly clear that it was not a user error.. Unless of course there are other permissions which would affect him uploading into his own album which he created. Or perhaps that I have a misunderstanding on what is supposed to be permitted when I choose "Moderate Gallery" among the list of SMF AEVA Media permissions. The permissions were set for global moderators to:

Access Gallery
Moderate Gallery
Search in Gallery
Auto-approve Albums
Moderate Own Album
View anyone's Gallery profile


Then the one user who happened to be a global moderator could not upload any photos without receiving the error below. Like previously stated. I elevated my test account to a global moderator and was unable to reproduce the problem. However something was or is surely strange about that.

The file has a invalid extension (jpg)

When I removed the permission "Moderate Gallery" the user was immediately permitted to upload the photos without error.

The unfortunate part is this is one of the better moderators for the gallery. So I cannot allow him to moderate because of the issue. Anyway - we will survive and more importantly I wanted to report it. I read somewhere earlier about similar behavior in December and I could not find that topic again. I might go search smf-media.com when I have some time because I think it was there where I saw something which was about the same thing in description. I'll have to double check.

Thank you

[Nao 尚]

What would the DB be a problem?

[clothahump]

Just grabbing at straws I suppose, I am going to go for a clean install and then import all the old images via FTP.

[Soms]

@soms> Your question doesn't make sense. If you're looking for a portal block for Aeva Media, you'll find it at the top of this page (eh.) Also, remember that SMG is not compatible with AM. They can't be installed both at the same time (it'll break your forum in a very ugly way you'll take time to recover from.)

I think you misunderstood my question. I am talking about the mod (never released for the wide public) made by Akyhne in the early days of SMG to show the latest pictures on the front page of the forum. I don't even use portal blocks. I am talking of this http://smf-media.com/community/index.php?topic=602.

I have AM installed don't worry Aeva and SMG were removed before then. My forum is working well. I was only wondering if the mod from Akyhne will work with AM. (Some of us do actually head your warnings about the  forum crashing and stealing our wives if we did not uninstall Aeva and SMG prior to installing AM!  ).

[gbruner]

Well, I figured out how to upload SWF files into an album, but they only play in an external viewer.  I'll get the rest figured out eventually.  Thanks for the non-help.

[Nao 尚]

You're non-welcome.

Your SWF problems are, to you, more important than everyone else's security. And I don't suppose you would thank me either for providing the entire gallery system for free.

[gbruner]

I do thank you for the fine script.  And, you will be receiving more than thanks for your labors.

I take security very seriously.  That is why there is no public registration or access to the site on which I have installed SMF and AEVA.  I control who gets access.  I alone can upload these files to an album and, since I created them, there is no security risk.  Also, if I had a way to make FLV files out of the SWFs I have, I would have done so.  But, they were created specifically to be used in a Learning Management System with which I will be training staff and clients.  After the LMS is up, I will not have a need to place SWF files in an album.  This is a temporary fix.

So, there you have it.