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  Posted: May 04, 2006 - 10:08 AM

  I downloaded the new GoogleMap module yesterday. I have a Google Map API key and the instructions say to add this information to the GoogleMap Administration. Problem is...I don't see an 'Admin' choice next to the GoogleMap module. I see "Deactivate", "Hooks", and "Edit" but no Admin. How do I add my API and Longitude, Latitude, etc.?
  
  Thank you in advance for your help.
  
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  Posted: May 04, 2006 - 10:28 PM

  Go to your administration panel, and in the GoogleMap icon you'll see (probably in 3rd party category)...
  

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  Posted: May 04, 2006 - 10:37 PM

  Thank you for the reply Chestnut. No, GoogleMap is not in the 3rd party area of my administration, nor in any other area (checked them all twice). I went back to Modules Administration and it is indeed Active but I noticed that the version is 0. Is that correct or did I download a bad version? I downloaded it directly from mods.postnuke.

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  Posted: May 04, 2006 - 10:56 PM

  biddly

  I downloaded it directly from mods.postnuke.

  
  
  You mean here ? or the old mods.postnuke.com ? If from the old mods.postnuke.com, unless it is the weblinks hack, I don't know what you downloaded as I didn't announced the module on mods.pn.com
  
  As for the module here http://community.postnuke.com/module-Database-viewpub-tid-3-pid-23.htm
  This is working fine, you initialize, activate and it should show in your administration panel. The rest is quite self explaining.
  
  Note that all links to the file should take you on my NOC project here : http://noc.postnuke.com/projects/pnconcept
  If you did not get it from there, you don't have the right file.
  
  

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  Posted: May 04, 2006 - 11:21 PM

  Sorry, I downloaded if from http://noc.postnuke.com/frs/?group_id=260&release_id=712. Maybe something went wrong with the download. I will try it again tonight and post back with the results. Thank you.
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  edited by: biddly, May 05, 2006 - 11:22 AM

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  Posted: May 04, 2006 - 11:24 PM

  Probably a little problem while uploading.
  
  In any case, the link to administration should be index.php?module=GoogleMap&type=admin
  

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  Posted: May 05, 2006 - 02:10 PM

  I downloaded your newest release (1.1) of the module from noc.postnuke.com... and after uploaded, reinitializing, etc., I was able to get into the Admin. I entered my key, coordinates, and height/width and zoom level then updated. I wasn't sure how to link to the map, so I just added a link to [GoogleMap] in one of my blocks. When I clicked on the link - URL=http://www.golfwestshore.com/index.php?name=GoogleMap - I got a windows error box "Internet Explorer cannot open the Internet site http://www.golfwestshore.com/index.php?name=GoogleMap, Operation Aborted".
  
  Did I link it incorrectly or this another problem?
  
  I tried to look at the demo at http://community.postnuke.com/module-Database-viewpub-tid-3-pid-23.htm but couldn't get to it - or any other link at that page.
  
  I can get these coordinates to work using HTML-opening in a separate window, but I would really like to view the map within my theme.
  
  Sorry to be such a pain. Everything seems so self explanatory, I can't understand why I can't get this to work for me.
  
  Thanks for your help.
  
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  Posted: May 05, 2006 - 11:06 PM

  In your Menu, the link should be {GoogleMap}
  
  The IE error is caused by the page not being fully loaded when the Map is appended to the page. There is a line in the GoogMap_user_main.tpl file made to delay the javascript function, add a bigger value to it :
  
  

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  setTimeout("ShowGoogleMap()", 1000);

  
  
  Don't worry though, IE has a real issue and you are not the only one. Some managed to fix this error by putting all the javascript below the body closing tag but I found it a very dirty solution.
  
  

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  Posted: May 05, 2006 - 11:30 PM

  I found another possible solution that you may try. Forget the setTimeout (or revert it to what it was).
  
  And change the javascript call from (The one below the noscript tag)
  

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  <script type="text/javascript">

  
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  <script defer="defer" type="text/javascript">

  
  The defer attribute explanation :
  http://www.websiteop…/speed/tweak/defer/
  
  Tell me if it helps.
  

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  Posted: May 05, 2006 - 11:56 PM

  I was playing around with it this morning and originally I had set the map type to Mixt. I changed that to Satellite then finally to Plan. I got a map to come up with Plan, but it defaults to a zoom level of 15 while I have mine set to 3. I played around setting different zoom levels and still couldn't get it to work using 3.
  
  Anyway, I'm getting closer. I'll keep working on it over the weekend.
  
  Thanks for the help.
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  Posted: May 06, 2006 - 03:25 AM

  Hi Chestnut:
  
  The defer setup make it work better but still it dont work with IE. I am too having some problems with the Puerto Rico coordinates. That could be aproblem within Google Map that I have to find out.
  
  Later
  
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  Posted: May 06, 2006 - 01:28 PM

  Sue,
  
  For some parts of the world, there is no images available for the zoom level you might ask. You can zoom to 2 or even 1 on Paris, New York or LA but not necessarily on smaller towns. The default behavior (wich is not necessarily under the current module version control) is that when you change form satellite to plan, the zoom zometimes get up a little.
  
  Edfel,
  Your numbers are wrong... the 66 should be -66
  
  You also have a fair amount of javascript already on your page and many errors popping in my javascript debug console. I have no clue if it is related though...
  
  

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  Posted: May 06, 2006 - 01:43 PM

  Sorry Sue... didn't read right your message...
  But I have no problem setting my default zoom to 3 though...
  
  

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  Posted: May 06, 2006 - 05:13 PM

  Thanks Chestnut:
  
  Coordinates are now fine!!!. In the future, I will need to re-evaluate the JS code (menus) I have there... So Mozilla is working fine!
  
  Have to identify the IE problem with my theme. Verified, it works with ExtraLite. So problem is my theme or AT...
  
  Regards and Thanks!
  
  Edfel
  
  
  
  edited by: edfel, May 07, 2006 - 12:31 AM

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  Posted: May 12, 2006 - 03:30 PM

  Chestnut - Sorry for the delay in responding. I tried your suggestion:
  
  script defer="defer" type="text/javascript"
  
  It didn't really help much, but I don't think it has anything to do with your module. I think I have serious problems with the HTML in my theme (from what I've been reading) and need to find a good HTML analyzer. I use an older version of Dreamweaver (4.0) and it doesn't clean as well as it should.
  
  Once I clean up my code, I'm sure the module will work great. Thanks for all your help.
  
  Sue
  
  PS. Know any good HTML code cleaners? (or whatever the correct terminology is)
  
  
  
  edited by: biddly, May 13, 2006 - 03:36 AM

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