Google Maps - Change Pin Legend Mod

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Change Pin Legend Mod
Summary Changes the layout of the pins in the Pin Legend below the Google maps on getperson.php
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Mod Updated
Download link For
TNG 10.1.0
TNG 11.0
TNG 12.0
TNG 13.0
TNG 14.0

TNG 10.1 Google maps Pin Legend
For
TNG 9.0
TNG 10.0

TNG 9 Google maps Pin Legend
For
TNG 8.0

TNG 8 Google maps Pin Legend
For
TNG 7.0

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

  1. Uninstall and delete previous version of this mod (if installed)
  2. Download the appropriate zip file as shown in the mod summary in the upper right corner of the page.
  3. Extract the file from the downloaded zip file into the mods folder or FTP the extracted file to your mods folder.
  4. Follow the normal automated installation for Mod Manager, as shown in the example Mod Manager - Installing Config Files to install the mod.

TNG 7

  1. Download the file from TNG Google maps Pin Legend TNG 7
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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

  1. Download the file from TNG Google maps Pin Legend TNG 8
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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

Uninstalling the mod

If you want to completely Remove (uninstall) this mod and any tables if created, you should

  1. click the Uninstall button to uninstall the mod
  2. 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):

GoogleMapPinsOld.png

or this (TNG8):

GoogleMapPinsTNG8.png

into this

GoogleMapPins6New.png

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.