Google Maps - Change Pin Legend Mod
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| Change Pin Legend Mod | ||||||||||
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| Summary | Changes the layout of the pins in the Pin Legend below the Google maps on getperson.php | |||||||||
| Validation | This mod is XHTML compliant. | |||||||||
| Mod Updated | ||||||||||
| Download link | For
TNG 10.1 Google maps Pin Legend For
TNG 9 Google maps Pin Legend For
TNG 8 Google maps Pin Legend For
TNG Google maps Pin Legend TNG 7 | |||||||||
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| Author(s) | Roger Moffat | |||||||||
| Homepage | Google Maps - Change Pin Legend Mod | |||||||||
| Mod Support | TNG Community Forums | |||||||||
| Contact Developer | TNG Community Forums | |||||||||
| Latest Mod | 10.1 for TNG 10.1, TNG 11, TNG 12, TNG 13, TNG 14 9.0.0.1 for TNG 9 8.1.0 for TNG 8 1.1 for TNG 7 | |||||||||
| Min TNG V | 7.0.0 | |||||||||
| Max TNG V | 14.x.x | |||||||||
| Files modified | ||||||||||
| Related Mods | ||||||||||
| Notes | You can NOT have both this Mod and the Google Maps - More Place Levels Mod installed at the same time | |||||||||
Purpose of the mod
This TNG modification changes the layout of the pins under the Google map on getperson.php from [pin] [= text] [pin] [= text] [pin] [= text] etc to a row of pins with the text superimposed on the bottom of the pin.
Developer
This mod was developed by Roger Moffat .
Requirements
- A working TNG installation. Automated installation has been tested on TNG Version 7.1.x and TNG 8.0.0.
- A backup of all affected files TNG Modules Involved
- An installed current version of the Mod Manager (note this is built into TNG 8).
Even More Pins
If you want to change the pin colours, a complete set of pins, and a handy contact sheet that gives the number and colour matches for all 216 pins can be downloaded here TNG Map Pins - Complete Set
Conflicts and Issues
No known conflicts.
Installation
- Uninstall and delete previous version of this mod (if installed)
- Download the appropriate zip file as shown in the mod summary in the upper right corner of the page.
- Extract the file from the downloaded zip file into the mods folder or FTP the extracted file to your mods folder.
- Follow the normal automated installation for Mod Manager, as shown in the example Mod Manager - Installing Config Files to install the mod.
TNG 7
- Download the file from TNG Google maps Pin Legend TNG 7
- Extract the downloaded config file into your admin/mod_folder folder. You should end up with 1 file (google_maps_change_pin_legend_layout.cfg) and a folder (LiberationSans-Regular) that contains a font needed for this mod.
- If you have already installed the Google Maps - More Place Levels Mod you probably don't want to use the Google Maps - Change Pin Legend Mod which uses less place levels - if you have made any changes to your place levels, some of them will be unused if the Google Maps - Change Pin Legend Mod mod is installed.
- Follow the normal automated installation for Mod Manager, as shown in the example Mod Manager - Installing Config Files to install the google_maps_change_pin_legend_layout.cfg config file.
TNG 8
- Download the file from TNG Google maps Pin Legend TNG 8
- Extract the downloaded config file into your mods. You should end up with 1 files - gmaps_change_pin_legend_V8.y.z.cfg and a folder containg a TrueType font needed for this mod.
- If you have already installed the Google Maps - More Place Levels Mod you probably don't want to use the Google Maps - Change Pin Legend Mod which uses less place levels - if you have made any changes to your place levels, some of them will be unused if the Google Maps - Change Pin Legend Mod mod is installed.
- Follow the normal automated installation for Mod Manager, as shown in the example Mod Manager - Installing Config Files to install the gmaps_change_pin_legend_V8.y.z.cfg config file.
In the event of a problem
- Try using the Mod Manager Remove capability.
- Copy the backup of the affected files back to your TNG directory.
- Retry installing mod.
- Contact us through the TNG Community Forums.
Uninstalling the mod
If you want to completely Remove (uninstall) this mod and any tables if created, you should
- click the Uninstall button to uninstall the mod
- click the Delete button to delete the config file from the mods folder.
Upgrade
- Uninstall and eventually Delete the current Mod.
- Proceed as for an installation with the new Mod.
Visualization
The following screen captures show the changes made by the mod: Turns this (TNG 7):
or this (TNG8):
into this
the pins in less horizontal space.
Sites using this mod
This mod can be seen in effect here
TNG modules Involved
====In TNG 8 this mod====
- modifies existing TNG file getperson.php
- adds a script google_text_marker.php that superimposes a text string on the bottom of the image of a pin
- installs a TrueType font - LiberationSans-Regular - that is used to put the text on the pins.
In TNG 7 this mod
- modifies existing TNG file getperson.php
- adds script googlemaps/text_marker.php that superimposes a text string on the bottom of the image of a pin
- installs a TrueType font - LiberationSans-Regular - that is used to put the text on the pins.
