Google Member Map

[bmhm]

In Map mode, I can´t see more than the name country in Portugal, Spain and France, in www.google.com/maps I can see all the cities in portugal and the main and secondary roads

I just asked about that a page earlier. Google uses updated maps for it's online services. The so called API (which is used for development) is out-dated. Here you can find an official announcement: Upcoming change to map data on API sites

when i click to add a pin, i want to define a default coordinates....how can i do it?

Hurt me if I'm wrong - but you CANNOT, as far as I know, unless the setting files can be edited manually.

How do you ask for the gender? How is it saved in the Database...?

* TLM points to users profiles of male/female/no answer.

Of course I know that - but I see "männlich/weiblich/keine Angabe" - so how is it being saved in SMF's db? If there's the entry "männlich" and your script only recognizes "male" - we have a problem here! Or is it saved like "1/2/0"? Then it would be easier for your script to colorize the pins...

So how will your next version support languages? If I got it right, I just have to translate the modifications.german.php to german - instead of just "cp modifications.english.php modifications.german.php" - Am I right? Did I get it?

//Edit: A bunch of typing errors

EDIT: Fixed link as it was wrong and it was redirecting to Microsoft.com

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and the question of the roads? anybody know?


another thing I think is that the googlemap is not user friendly for the members. Don´t you think to add the pin should be in same map when you see the members? mutch more easy

[TLM]

In Map mode, I can´t see more than the name country in Portugal, Spain and France, in www.google.com/maps I can see all the cities in portugal and the main and secondary roads

I just asked about that a page earlier. Google uses updated maps for it's online services. The so called API (which is used for development) is out-dated. Here you can find an official announcement: Upcoming change to map data on API sites

Google uses older data on the API and the newer data on there live site.  Same with road data...

when i click to add a pin, i want to define a default coordinates....how can i do it?

Hurt me if I'm wrong - but you CANNOT, as far as I know, unless the setting files can be edited manually.

ANTI-HURT: Correct, cannot be done, so far via admin menu, can be done manually.  This will be done in the new version I am working on, along with APIv2.

How do you ask for the gender? How is it saved in the Database...?

* TLM points to users profiles of male/female/no answer.

Of course I know that - but I see "männlich/weiblich/keine Angabe" - so how is it being saved in SMF's db? If there's the entry "männlich" and your script only recognizes "male" - we have a problem here! Or is it saved like "1/2/0"? Then it would be easier for your script to colorize the pins...

So how will your next version support languages? If I got it right, I just have to translate the modifications.german.php to german - instead of just "cp modifications.english.php modifications.german.php" - Am I right? Did I get it?

Going to fix this in new version, I think I screwed up some, theres a $txt var that can replace my static entrys in code that should, in any lang file, work.

another thing I think is that the googlemap is not user friendly for the members. Don´t you think to add the pin should be in same map when you see the members? mutch more easy

No I dont think it would be better.  To me it makes more sense for the person to go to there profile like they should to place there info.  Using info in a broad term.  Nothing irks me more than people that dont know how to fill there profile out when its so simple to do.

[bmhm]

Great promises, TLM! I'm looking forward to the new version of your mod I just can't wait the day it's ready for download!

One thing left: Who's going to translate it into german? Can I apply? ^^ I'd like to support it now, since I like it that much

Here what I already got:

/themes/default/Modifications.german.php
$txt['googleMap'] = 'Karte';
$txt['googleMapGreenPinGD'] = 'Irgendjemands Pin';
$txt['googleMapGreenPinNG'] = 'Kein Geschlecht';
$txt['googleMapBluePin'] = 'männlich';
$txt['googleMapRedPin'] = 'weiblich';
$txt['googleMapPurplePin'] = 'Pinanhäufung';
$txt['googleMapAddPinNote'] = '<a href="' . $scripturl . '?action=profile;sa=forumProfile">Hier klicken, um den Pin (neu) zu setzen.</a>';
$txt['googleMapDisclaimer'] = 'Setze den Pin so nah, wie du magst.';
$txt['cannot_googleMap_view'] = 'Sie sind leider nicht berreichtigt, die Mitgliederkarte zu betrachten.';
$txt['permissionname_googleMap_view'] = 'Mitgliederkarte betrachten';
$txt['permissionhelp_googleMap_view'] = 'Leuten das Anschauen der Mitgliederkarte erlauben.  Falls nicht gesetzt, werden die Leute die Karte nicht sehen.';
$txt['cannot_googleMap_place'] = 'Sie sind leider nicht berechtigt, einen Pin auf die Karte zusetzen.';
$txt['permissionname_googleMap_place'] = 'Einen Pin auf die Mitgliederkarte setzen';
$txt['permissionhelp_googleMap_place'] = 'Leuten das Setzen des Pins auf die Mitgliederkarte erlauben.  Falls nicht gesetzt, werden die Leute ihren Pin nicht setzen können..';

TLM? I miss a $txt for: "Click to place a point or click on your point to remove it."

ModSettings.german.php
$txt['googleMapsEnable'] = 'Google Mitgliederkarte aktivieren';
$txt['googleMapsEnableLegend'] = 'Pinlegende anzeigen';
$txt['googleSidebar'] = 'Wo die Seitenleiste angezeigt wird';
$txt['googleMapsKey'] = 'Der Schlüssel von der Google Maps API-Seite';
$txt['googleMapsPinGender'] = 'Sollen die Pins das Geschlecht des Benutzers wiedergeben?';
$txt['googleMapsPinNumber'] = 'Höchstanzahl der gesamten Pins auf der Karte';
$txt['googleMapsType'] = 'Welche Kartenform gezeigt wird';
$txt['googleMapsDefaultLat'] = 'Standardbreitengrad';
$txt['googleMapsDefaultLong'] = 'Standardlängengrad';
$txt['googleMapsDefaultZoom'] = 'Standardvergrößerung';
$txt['googleMapsEnableClusterer'] = 'Pinanhäufungen aktivieren';
$txt['googleMapsMinMarkerCluster'] = 'Mindestzahl an Pins für eine Anhäufung';
$txt['googleMapsMaxVisMarker'] = 'Höchstanzahl der anzuzeigenden Pins auf der Karte';
$txt['googleMapsMaxNumClusters'] = 'Höchstanzahl der Pinanhäufungen';
$txt['googleMapsMaxLinesCluster'] = 'Höchstanzahl der Zeielen in der Anhäufungsbox';
$txt['googleMapFO'] = 'Mitgliederkarte';

Who.german.php
$txt['whoall_googlemap'] = '<a href="' . $scripturl . '?action=googlemap">Mitgliederkarte</a>. anschauen';
$txt['whoall_.kml'] = 'Google Earth Einspeisungen angucken.';

Regards

PS; I can't add files... otherwise I would have added a german version of "googlemap.gif"...
so you will have to make do with this link ^^
<-- you can click that... really!

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Google uses older data on the API and the newer data on there live site.  Same with road data...

Do you know if will be available soon?
Because members would like to see cities to help to locate their home.

ANTI-HURT: Correct, cannot be done, so far via admin menu, can be done manually.  This will be done in the new version I am working on, along with APIv2.

How can I do mannually?


It´s possible a feature to search a city like in google.com/maps?


My members says that isn´t user fliendly..and i have to explain how to do it...I think we could do something more easy to find the place where they leave and more easy to add a pin...just a thought

I experience a slow zoom in google map...its normal?

[Owain]

Is anyone else having this problem : Satellite and Hybrid dont seem to be working, it keeps on saying "We are sorry,but we don't have imagery at this zoom level for this region. Try zooming out for a broader look". I have zoomed all the way out and still nothing. Seems to work on map view.

O.

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sometimes I have that problem too

[chig]

Is anyone else having this problem : Satellite and Hybrid dont seem to be working, it keeps on saying "We are sorry,but we don't have imagery at this zoom level for this region. Try zooming out for a broader look". I have zoomed all the way out and still nothing. Seems to work on map view.

O.

It depends on your zooming level, with the actual used API v1 you can't see more detailed pictures (graphics) of most european countries. The API (application programming interface) v2 is able to get the more actualized data from the google maps server.

You can change that within the mod quiet easily and see the actual map data, but the pins and some other things don't function anymore this way.

So I am really looking forward to the new version of this really cool mod, also including some langauges.

[Owain]

so basically, wait for the new version and the new graphics will be available?

O.

[chig]

yes. that's all

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when will be available the new version?

the pins already posted, will be there with the V2?

[Lalato]

Wow!  This looks like an awesome mod!  I haven't read through all of the thread yet, but is there a way to have a default center and zoom level for the map?  For example, my forum is based around activities in the state of Florida, would it be possible to have the map zoomed to Florida when people click on the link?

Thanks,
--sam

[chig]

yes you can set the coordinates and the zoom level, we are just waiting for the release for version 2... 

[debegray]

We can't seem to open the Member Map in Internet Explorer on my forum, only Firefox. IE gives a message saying that it cannot open the page, and the action is aborted. We can look at the map in a member's profile in IE, though.

[HighlanderICT]

OK - I have a weird problem .... the IE problem .. but with a 'twist'

We recently moved over from PHPBB to SMF within our joomla based site and are using the JoomlaHacks SMF bridge to integrate SMF and Joomla. We have installed it on both a test site and our live site and all works really well. We are slowly loading any mods we want to use onto our test site and if it works we decide whether to put it onto our live site.

We installed the Google Member Map 0.55 into our test site and had the IE problem. I found and read through this thread and downloaded the 'fixed' GoogleMap.php file - this resolved the problem and it works fine. We then installed it on our live site along with the fixed file but continue to get the IE error after applying the fix. (applies to both IE6 and IE7 Beta)

I have compared every file that the mod changed line-by-line with the versions on our test site and discovered NO differences whatsoever so cant figure why we still get the problem .......

The only thing that is different is a couple of the installed modules ... are there any known issues with certain modules that we should be aware of ?


Test Site:
Joomla 1.08
SMF 1.1 RC2
Joomla SMF Bridge 1.1.02

Installed Packages
1. SMF 1.0.7 / 1.1 RC2 Update 1.0
2. Google Member Map 0.55
3. VisualWarning


Live Site:
Joomla 1.08
SMF 1.1 RC2
Joomla SMF Bridge 1.1.02

Installed Packages
1. SMF 1.0.7 / 1.1 RC2 Update 1.0
2. CAPTCHA (code verification)    0.1
3. Enchanced post template 1.0
4. Google Member Map 0.55

Live Site ~HERE~ [nofollow]

Copy of error message:

[HighlanderICT]

This gets even weirder .....

As i mentioned above, when trying to view the map in IE it gives the error detailed above

The link that is called is http://hmssneck.com/ict/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=255&action=googlemap [nofollow]

If however, i link directly to the page it loads without error ....
http://hmssneck.com/ict/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=265 [nofollow]

[please note - registration is required to access these links and the test site mentioned in the previous message - if anyone can help sort this out, let me know and I can organise access]

[HighlanderICT]

After reading this site ~CLICK HERE~ [nofollow] I added defer statements to the script commands <script defer="defer" type="text/javascript" ......> that are inside the body of the GoogleMap.template.php file and the error disappeared.

Initially I added it to all 3 scripts but the first one (that fetches map from google) was hanging the page so I took the defer statement out of that one. However, I left it in the script command for the other two scripts (clusterer.js and action=googlemap) and it now seems to work for me .......

[Vinspire]

Awesome mod !!! 

[StarBuG]

Hi
My map does not show gender specific pins just the no gender one.
I have set my gender in my profile but it is shown as green = no gender in the map

Any ideas?

StarBuG

[cotdagoo]

Hi
My map does not show gender specific pins just the no gender one.
I have set my gender in my profile but it is shown as green = no gender in the map

same for me.. i'm sure it'll be fixed whenever the new version comes out though.
if anyone has a bandaid fix tho I'm all ears