Google Maps - Change Pin Legend Mod

Change Pin Legend Mod
Summary	Changes the layout of the pins in the Pin Legend below the Google maps on getperson.php
Validation	This mod is XHTML compliant.
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Download link	TNG Google maps Pin Legend TNG 8 for TNG 8 TNG Google maps Pin Legend TNG 7 for TNG 7
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Author(s)	Roger Moffat
Homepage	Google Maps - Change Pin Legend Mod
Mod Support	TNG Forums
Contact Developer
Latest Mod	8.1.0 for TNG 8 1.1 for TNG 7
Min TNG V	7.0.0
Max TNG V	8.x.x
Files modified	see TNG Modules Involved
Related Mods	Google Maps - More Place Levels Mod
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 mod 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 the TNG modules involved - see below.
• An installed current version of the Mod Manager (note this is built into TNG 8).

Automated Installation

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.

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

In the event of a problem

• Try using the Mod Manager Remove capability
• Or copy the backup versions getperson.php back to your site.

Visualization of this mod

Turns this (TNG 7):

or this (TNG8):

into this

the pins in less horizontal space.

Side effects

• Happiness that your Maps are much more attractive :-)
• As with most source code modifications, these changes will likely be overwritten during your next TNG revision upgrade and will need to be re-implemented. (Using the Mod Manager to remove the mod before the upgrade and re-installing the mod after the upgrade greatly simplifies this process).

TNG User sites using this mod

This mod can be seen in effect here

• William Moffat b. 25 MAY 1829 Blackerstone, Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland d. 8 SEP 1895 Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand: Roger's Online Genealogy

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.