[map module] upcoming release

dotnature

Joined: 2005-10-26
Posts: 224

Posted: Fri, 2006-02-17 05:59

while wating to test out the next release I had a few questions, some of which ive fogotten,
will the thumnail slideshow have a scrollbar if say theres a large amount of images or it needs to be a fixed width?
Will mouseovers for images be able to change markers, I noticed in demo that mouseover worked but was hard to see with a lot of data on the screen, I figured in this type situation the mouseover effect could be a larger marker or a colored marker specific to the mouseover. Thats prob pretty easy question but im waiting for next release to find some more bugs

Termitenshort

Joined: 2005-10-09
Posts: 1894

Posted: Fri, 2006-02-17 12:13

dotnature wrote:

while wating to test out the next release I had a few questions, some of which ive fogotten,
will the thumnail slideshow have a scrollbar if say theres a large amount of images or it needs to be a fixed width?

The bar has a fixed size but then the program caculates the size of the picture inside the bar and if it is bigger than the size of the sidebar, a scrollbar appears ;)

dotnature wrote:

Will mouseovers for images be able to change markers, I noticed in demo that mouseover worked but was hard to see with a lot of data on the screen, I figured in this type situation the mouseover effect could be a larger marker or a colored marker specific to the mouseover. Thats prob pretty easy question but im waiting for next release to find some more bugs

The "mouseover" effect replace the marker on the map with another picture so you see which marker you are hovering over. Currently I'm using a simple plain (and ugly) red arrow and indeed it isn't very big.

If you have some time I would definiitvely love it if you (or anyone interested for that matter) could come up with some nicer icon than the one I have

As for the upcomming release. I know I talked about this week-end but it might be a bit challenging. what I have left to do:

- Master EXIF button that populates all EXIF GPS hedears into the GPS coordinates.
- Default position and zoom level for all the "get via map"s
- Finish the filtering of item and routes accodingly to rights (see feature request Filter List and Permissions)
- Last but NOT least port the module to gallery 2.1

I should be on time for this week-end but it will greatly depend on how much time I have tonight and tomorrow.

See you !

Termitenshort

Joined: 2005-10-09
Posts: 1894

Posted: Fri, 2006-02-17 12:17

Oh I forgot another item also ... I need to perform some test on at least 2 machines (1 win & 1 linux) and update the language file

See you :D
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The Termite

dotnature

Joined: 2005-10-26
Posts: 224

Posted: Fri, 2006-02-17 16:01

Quote:

If you have some time I would definiitvely love it if you

Sure Ill try come up with some

galmoid

Joined: 2005-11-07
Posts: 364

Posted: Fri, 2006-02-17 17:37

Regarding the mouseover... a couple of possibilites (maybe) to
think about.
-Make all other markers hide
-Use a "pulsing" (animated) marker.

Termitenshort

Joined: 2005-10-09
Posts: 1894

Posted: Fri, 2006-02-17 21:07

galmoid wrote:

Regarding the mouseover... a couple of possibilites (maybe) to
think about.
-Make all other markers hide

Hmm ... good idea. I really didn't think about that.

galmoid wrote:

-Use a "pulsing" (animated) marker.

I tried that but couldn't get it to work. I ain't good enought I suppose. javascript is not my best skill at all ;)

Thanks for the idea. I'll try to see what it looks like with everything diseapearing, it might be a bit weird.

'keep you posted.

dotnature wrote:

Quote:

If you have some time I would definiitvely love it if you

Sure Ill try come up with some

Thanks a lot. Man you're on a roll . I really appreciate the help. I was starting to get swamped.

Thanks to all !!!

dotnature

Joined: 2005-10-26
Posts: 224

Posted: Sun, 2006-02-19 19:13

I was just thinking of this while messing around with some icons, would it be possible to just open the icon pop-up window on mouseover, that might work well.
I tested out some animated markers and Im not sure if I like them plus it seems like the map only allows .png format so I would require more code?
I like the simple way http://www.panoramio.com/#lt=46.195042&ln=-66.621094&z=12&k=1&user=0&a=1 uses the mouseover for the image and the marker, of course this method might get confusing if you have a lot of differant marker colors.

Also The upload marker in admin doesnt seem to work, I tried to upload single .png files and I get the error-- "There was a problem processing your request. Please select a PNG file to upload!" using both the upload new icon button and the add button. Directly uploading icons to the folder works though.

they can be the mouseover's or I can create a whole set out of some of them, maybe you can throw them up on test site Im not sure which ones look better. Its no problem to change the colors or size of them.

Termitenshort

Joined: 2005-10-09
Posts: 1894

Posted: Sun, 2006-02-19 20:20

Those are reall nice icons there

I'll add those to the upcomming release, plus i'm gona try to see which one looks better for "mouseover"

Having the window popu is not too hard (it's already happenning when clicking) but it might get a bit confusing if the marker isn't showing on the current viewport. The map would then pan all over the place ....

I'll try to put them on a test site
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dotnature

Joined: 2005-10-26
Posts: 224

Posted: Sun, 2006-02-19 21:58

cool they are prob slightly to large like that

dotnature

Joined: 2005-10-26
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Posted: Sun, 2006-02-19 22:01

wrong thread

Termitenshort

Joined: 2005-10-09
Posts: 1894

Posted: Wed, 2006-02-22 00:09

Well ... I tried to use those icons and it turns out it really depends on what you want and have and such

If you use the "Map" version it's better to use a red color or green color icon. If you use a HYbrid or sattelite version, the yellow or white are best ... Bottom line is seems like it's going to be yet another Admin Panel settings

I wish I could find the ideal solution but it'll be impossible to please everyone and everyone's setup so .... I think I'm gonna put together an new admin panel option to select this icon.

See you and thanks again dotnature !
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The Termite

Termitenshort

Joined: 2005-10-09
Posts: 1894

Posted: Wed, 2006-02-22 02:06

Major Success !!!!

I finally got version 0.5.0 finished and working (for g2.1) !!! It also permitted me to find 2 more bugs in my version 0.4.10 that I haven't released yet.

Bottom line I have a version 0.4.10 almost finished (floridave needs to add the History and it's all set) that will be for Gallery 2.0.x
And a version 0.5.0 (same status as 0.4.10) that works for Gallery 2.1 ...

As soon as I got the final code, I will test the all thing on 2 more machines (maybe even 3) and then I will be all set to release for you all

See you soon !
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The Termite

dotnature

Joined: 2005-10-26
Posts: 224

Posted: Wed, 2006-02-22 22:23

awsome

Termitenshort

Joined: 2005-10-09
Posts: 1894

Posted: Wed, 2006-02-22 22:25

it's released now and tons of bugs have been found already ;)
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The Termite

dotnature

Joined: 2005-10-26
Posts: 224

Posted: Wed, 2006-02-22 22:49

whoa Im away from boards for a few days and there's a ton of stuff, ill have to get updating Maybe ignore that png thing I was having trouble with since Ill prob gone try out gallery2.1 and the new module this week.

dotnature Joined: 2005-10-26 Posts: 224	Posted: Fri, 2006-02-17 05:59
	while wating to test out the next release I had a few questions, some of which ive fogotten, will the thumnail slideshow have a scrollbar if say theres a large amount of images or it needs to be a fixed width? Will mouseovers for images be able to change markers, I noticed in demo that mouseover worked but was hard to see with a lot of data on the screen, I figured in this type situation the mouseover effect could be a larger marker or a colored marker specific to the mouseover. Thats prob pretty easy question but im waiting for next release to find some more bugs
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Termitenshort Joined: 2005-10-09 Posts: 1894	Posted: Fri, 2006-02-17 12:13
	dotnature wrote: while wating to test out the next release I had a few questions, some of which ive fogotten, will the thumnail slideshow have a scrollbar if say theres a large amount of images or it needs to be a fixed width? The bar has a fixed size but then the program caculates the size of the picture inside the bar and if it is bigger than the size of the sidebar, a scrollbar appears ;) dotnature wrote: Will mouseovers for images be able to change markers, I noticed in demo that mouseover worked but was hard to see with a lot of data on the screen, I figured in this type situation the mouseover effect could be a larger marker or a colored marker specific to the mouseover. Thats prob pretty easy question but im waiting for next release to find some more bugs The "mouseover" effect replace the marker on the map with another picture so you see which marker you are hovering over. Currently I'm using a simple plain (and ugly) red arrow and indeed it isn't very big. If you have some time I would definiitvely love it if you (or anyone interested for that matter) could come up with some nicer icon than the one I have As for the upcomming release. I know I talked about this week-end but it might be a bit challenging. what I have left to do: - Master EXIF button that populates all EXIF GPS hedears into the GPS coordinates. - Default position and zoom level for all the "get via map"s - Finish the filtering of item and routes accodingly to rights (see feature request Filter List and Permissions) - Last but NOT least port the module to gallery 2.1 I should be on time for this week-end but it will greatly depend on how much time I have tonight and tomorrow. See you !

Termitenshort Joined: 2005-10-09 Posts: 1894	Posted: Fri, 2006-02-17 12:17
	Oh I forgot another item also ... I need to perform some test on at least 2 machines (1 win & 1 linux) and update the language file See you :D ------------------------- The Termite

dotnature Joined: 2005-10-26 Posts: 224	Posted: Fri, 2006-02-17 16:01
	Quote: If you have some time I would definiitvely love it if you Sure Ill try come up with some

galmoid Joined: 2005-11-07 Posts: 364	Posted: Fri, 2006-02-17 17:37
	Regarding the mouseover... a couple of possibilites (maybe) to think about. -Make all other markers hide -Use a "pulsing" (animated) marker.

Termitenshort Joined: 2005-10-09 Posts: 1894	Posted: Fri, 2006-02-17 21:07
	galmoid wrote: Regarding the mouseover... a couple of possibilites (maybe) to think about. -Make all other markers hide Hmm ... good idea. I really didn't think about that. galmoid wrote: -Use a "pulsing" (animated) marker. I tried that but couldn't get it to work. I ain't good enought I suppose. javascript is not my best skill at all ;) Thanks for the idea. I'll try to see what it looks like with everything diseapearing, it might be a bit weird. 'keep you posted. dotnature wrote: Quote: If you have some time I would definiitvely love it if you Sure Ill try come up with some Thanks a lot. Man you're on a roll . I really appreciate the help. I was starting to get swamped. Thanks to all !!!

dotnature Joined: 2005-10-26 Posts: 224	Posted: Sun, 2006-02-19 19:13
	I was just thinking of this while messing around with some icons, would it be possible to just open the icon pop-up window on mouseover, that might work well. I tested out some animated markers and Im not sure if I like them plus it seems like the map only allows .png format so I would require more code? I like the simple way http://www.panoramio.com/#lt=46.195042&ln=-66.621094&z=12&k=1&user=0&a=1 uses the mouseover for the image and the marker, of course this method might get confusing if you have a lot of differant marker colors. Also The upload marker in admin doesnt seem to work, I tried to upload single .png files and I get the error-- "There was a problem processing your request. Please select a PNG file to upload!" using both the upload new icon button and the add button. Directly uploading icons to the folder works though. Heres some decent icons that are usable and look quite good on the map ( I have arrows on mine http://dotnature.com/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=38&g2_view=map.ShowMap ). [img]http://www.dotnature.com/png/marker_ARROW.png[/img] [img]http://www.dotnature.com/png/marker_BULB.png[/img] [img]http://www.dotnature.com/png/marker_CROSS.png[/img] [img]http://www.dotnature.com/png/marker_DEVIL.png[/img] [img]http://www.dotnature.com/png/marker_DOWN.png[/img] [img]http://www.dotnature.com/png/marker_GREEN.png[/img] [img]http://www.dotnature.com/png/marker_SHOME.png[/img] [img]http://www.dotnature.com/png/marker_PHOTO.png[/img] [img]http://www.dotnature.com/png/marker_ZOOM.png[/img] they can be the mouseover's or I can create a whole set out of some of them, maybe you can throw them up on test site Im not sure which ones look better. Its no problem to change the colors or size of them.

Termitenshort Joined: 2005-10-09 Posts: 1894	Posted: Sun, 2006-02-19 20:20
	Those are reall nice icons there I'll add those to the upcomming release, plus i'm gona try to see which one looks better for "mouseover" Having the window popu is not too hard (it's already happenning when clicking) but it might get a bit confusing if the marker isn't showing on the current viewport. The map would then pan all over the place .... I'll try to put them on a test site ------------------------- The Termite

dotnature Joined: 2005-10-26 Posts: 224	Posted: Sun, 2006-02-19 21:58
	cool they are prob slightly to large like that

dotnature Joined: 2005-10-26 Posts: 224	Posted: Sun, 2006-02-19 22:01
	wrong thread

Termitenshort Joined: 2005-10-09 Posts: 1894	Posted: Wed, 2006-02-22 00:09
	Well ... I tried to use those icons and it turns out it really depends on what you want and have and such If you use the "Map" version it's better to use a red color or green color icon. If you use a HYbrid or sattelite version, the yellow or white are best ... Bottom line is seems like it's going to be yet another Admin Panel settings I wish I could find the ideal solution but it'll be impossible to please everyone and everyone's setup so .... I think I'm gonna put together an new admin panel option to select this icon. See you and thanks again dotnature ! ------------------------- The Termite

Termitenshort Joined: 2005-10-09 Posts: 1894	Posted: Wed, 2006-02-22 02:06
	Major Success !!!! I finally got version 0.5.0 finished and working (for g2.1) !!! It also permitted me to find 2 more bugs in my version 0.4.10 that I haven't released yet. Bottom line I have a version 0.4.10 almost finished (floridave needs to add the History and it's all set) that will be for Gallery 2.0.x And a version 0.5.0 (same status as 0.4.10) that works for Gallery 2.1 ... As soon as I got the final code, I will test the all thing on 2 more machines (maybe even 3) and then I will be all set to release for you all See you soon ! ------------------------- The Termite

dotnature Joined: 2005-10-26 Posts: 224	Posted: Wed, 2006-02-22 22:23
	awsome

Termitenshort Joined: 2005-10-09 Posts: 1894	Posted: Wed, 2006-02-22 22:25
	it's released now and tons of bugs have been found already ;) ------------------------- The Termite

dotnature Joined: 2005-10-26 Posts: 224	Posted: Wed, 2006-02-22 22:49
	whoa Im away from boards for a few days and there's a ton of stuff, ill have to get updating Maybe ignore that png thing I was having trouble with since Ill prob gone try out gallery2.1 and the new module this week.

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