Vancouver

Monthly Meeting Date

RockSoup — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:46:28 +0000

Could someone please comment if there is a date set for this month's User Group meeting. I see it says 3rd or 4th Thursday of the month, just wondering if one has been chosen.

Thanks,

Jared

Vancouver

Drupal Advanced Forum vs phpBB Forum

katy5289 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:44:11 +0000

What are the pros and cons for using Drupal Advanced forum or phpBB?
demo of Drupal Advanced forum is here: http://socnet.shellmultimedia.com/forum
this demo used Blue Lagoon Stacked styling
how to style your advanced forum is here: http://drupal.org/node/234042

For a good example of using phpBB with Drupal 6, see here:
http://www.teenrc.ca/phpbbforum
you can download phpbb skins from the internet
Drupal has module for phpbb. drupal.org forums has a drupal 6 version

I like the style of phpbb for the posts with the author pane on the right hand side.
Drupal Adv. Forum puts the author pane at the top of each post. which I don't like as much.

Has anyone customized Drupal Advanced Forum to move the author pane to the left or right side of the post?

any thoughts or suggestions for using Adv forum or phpBB would be appreciated.

Vancouver

Need checklist for Drupal theming. What makes a complete theme?

katy5289 — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:39:57 +0000

I attended Open Web Vancouver session on Thursday, June 11, 2009 with Angie Byron. We were talking about the lack of good looking themes for Drupal. So Angie encouraged designers to create and submit themes to Drupal.org.

I asked about a checklist or guidelines to developing custom themes for Drupal. How do you know when your theme is complete? Some themes on Drupal.org say RC1, alpha, beta, dev. What do these versions mean if anything?

I guess what I'm looking for is a checklist or guidelines for what are the minimum requirements for a Drupal theme. I see that most Wordpress themes include styling for blog comments, forms, H1, H2, bullet points. I'm wondering what types of styling elements do other theme designers include in their themes?

So some sort of checklist or guidelines are needed for Drupal themes. What do you think?

Vancouver

need requirements/specs for Drupal theming including design and coding

katy5289 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:02:55 +0000

I would like to collaborate with other Drupal theme designers. I am writing a specifications document for a Drupal 5.x theme. What types of design items do you include in your theme design projects? I am starting with this:

A. Custom Graphical User Interface Design

Website layout - Custom Drupal theme including graphical header and footer and navigation menus that appear on every page. Blocks for Staying Connected, Sign up for Updates, and Register and Sponsors will also be themed. Global styling for H1, H2 tags, main content text is also included.
Navigation menus – horizontal menu near the top of the page will be the Primary Links and will include graphical rollover buttons.
Footer menu – for Privacy Policy, Terms of Use and Sitemap will also be included.

theming for any new design elements will be available at an additional charge. For example, many blogs have different styling for the comments. Or a View will need theming for a certain section of the website.

What would you add?

Vancouver

Mozilla/Drupal Service Week - Topics

Francis Pilon — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:05:36 +0000

List of topics that should be covered as a good intro to Drupal. Reference to original posting: http://groups.drupal.org/node/23499.

Installing Drupal
Common administration tasks
Basic theming
Contributing and finding answers
Popular modules
- Please add your idea here!
Views tutorial

Vancouver

Mozilla Service Week

Francis Pilon — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:46:35 +0000

I just cam across this: http://serviceweek.mozilla.org: "Mozilla Service Week [Sept. 14-21] is all about community – your community. We want you to find a way to use technology to make a difference in your neighborhood, your school, your library, your town. We welcome any act of service, no matter how small."

It made me wonder if it would be interesting for our September meet-up to do a "n00b night" where experienced Drupal peeps would make themselves available to beginners. I remember once being intimidated by the installation process, searching to find the essentials and struggling to discover the best practices. Have you ever said to yourself "What the heck is taxonomy and what is it for"? It seems that this would be a good opportunity to help some people who are in a similar predicament!

My initial thoughts on the format are:
- Hands-on, no presentations
- Maybe there could be "stations" where different topics are discussed:
-- Basic installation
-- Administering your site
-- Basic theming
-- Contributing and finding answers
-- Popular modules
-- Etc.
- Fresh and tasty beverages, of course!

Being so close to DrupalCon, it might also serve as a primer to allow some of the newly interested folks to understand a bit more what's the buzz during that time as they get feedback on what's going on in the community. It is also the the start of school year for many and it might be a good time to reach out to the students.

I know September is far away - and who really wants to think about the fall now!? - but since it's fresh in my mind, I though I'd put the idea out there and see if there is any interest.

Hope you are all well.
Francis

Vancouver

Need help building data-driven site

deele — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:32:59 +0000

I'm vaguely competent in Drupal basics but I keep hitting a bit of a wall. I'm building a site that would allow people to log in, set themselves up as a provider or a consumer (so to speak), and fill in details about who they are or what they need. Then the site could suggest to the consumers what providers are in their area and might meet their needs. I'd also like to allow for commenting on providers and consumers and rating them.

I hope this isn't too vague, but that's the gist.

I assume that CCK is an important choice for this site along with a number of the modules in the CCK world, that I'm not confused about. I think even the commenting and rating part I can figure out, it's just a matter of the right modules.

Where keep hitting the wall is after I create the fields and start building the forms. I'm obviously missing something on how to present them and how to use Views as part of this process, as I have the feeling that I need Views but I'm not even 100% certain that I do.

I also realize that the proximity issue should be fun, maybe I can get that kind of information through the Google maps API or something. But first things first.

Vancouver

Drupal Camp Victoria 2009

cjeffery — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:44:45 +0000

NorthStudio and the Victoria School of Business and Technology are once again proud to host the second annual Drupal Camp Victoria, in Victoria, BC September 11th and 12th. Just like last year, we have timed Drupal Camp to happen around the Great Canadian Beer festival. Please go to http://drupalcamp.northstudio.com/ for more information and to sign up.

Victoria

Drupal Camp Alberta 2009

marcingy — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:48:51 +0000

Cross post from the Alberta group as I know there were some attendees from Vancouver last year. (and Seattle isn't that much further of journey)

Drupal Camp Alberta 2009 will be held July 10th and 11th at the University of Lethbridge.

Check out http://www.drupalcampalberta.org for full details and to sign-up.

(please don't use the g.d.o sign-up feature; sign up at the web site instead)

Vancouver

Surrey Drupal Users Group Next Meetup June 18

Glenn Hilton — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:03:10 +0000

Ryan Dempsey will be covering image handling in Drupal. New Drupal users are often frustrated by the fact that there is no image handling included by default in Drupal core. Searching the module repository only adds to the confusion as there are so many different options to choose from with regards to image handling. We'll look at a few popular recipes to get images onto your Drupal website. This talk is geared to those that are fairly new to Drupal, though it would help to have a very basic understanding of CCK and Views. Experienced Drupalists are also welcome as we would love to hear alternative methods and site recipes.

Time:
June 18
7:00 - 9:00 PM

Location:
ABC Restaurant - Fleetwood
15373 Fraser Hwy
Surrey, BC V3R 0A1
(604) 583-3228

Please RSVP if you'd like to join us.

NOTE: There's no cost for this event, however it would be great if you can come prepared to order something (some of us order dinner, some just drinks) along with a 15% gratuity as we really want to keep up a good relationship with ABC as they've been great in allowing us to book their conference room.

Vancouver

25% Off Offer for Open Web Vancouver 2009

torelad@drupal.org — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:02:45 +0000

We Drupaler's of the Pacific Northwest have been given a special offer for Open Web Vancouver 2009 on June 11/12. The first 10 people using the discount code: DRUPALISTA at registration get 25% off on their ticket.

This is going to a great conference. Not only are Drupal notables like Angie Byron, Karoly Negyesi, and James Walker presenting, there's many presentations relevant to what's happening in the Drupal community. There's presentations on mobile technology, mashups and cloud computing, and Vancouver Drupal's favorite son, Boris Mann, is speaking on semantic web. I'd also be remiss if I didn't mention presentations by locals Rick Vugteveen and Djun Kim.

The other big news revolves around the City of Vancouver's Open City initiative. The conference organizers are working with the City of Vancouver IT and City Council to help promote the new Open City initiative. There will be a talk from David Eaves and Councilor Andrea Reimer on this new initiative by the city to open up their data, as well as a workshop on Friday afternoon with City IT Staff to brainstorm on the possibilities.

Conference schedule: http://www.openwebvancouver.ca/schedule
Registration: http://openwebvancouver2009.eventbrite.com/

Victoria

Thu June 11th Drupal Birds Of a Feather (BoF) at Open Web Vancouver (w/Angie Byron and others)

torelad@drupal.org — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:17:20 +0000

Please join us Thursday June 11th at 5:45pm for a Drupal Birds of a Feather (BoF) session and social gathering at the Open Web Vancouver conference. The conference organizers have graciously given us a conference meeting room at no charge so there is NO CHARGE for attending. Community leader and Drupal 7 core maintainer Angie Byron will be there, and we may have appearances from other luminaries in the Drupal community.

After the BoF we'll head out for food and drinks.

Date: Thursday June 11, 5:45pm
Location: The "Hack" Room (West Meeting Room 114 & 115), Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre (VCEC), 999 Canada Place.
Cost: FREE, there is no charge and all are welcome

If you come be sure to thank the organizers of Open Web Vancouver for their hospitality!

This notice was updated: June 9th

Vancouver

Drupal Social #12 Better late than never!

codexmas — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:02:41 +0000

Here we are finally, live and work getting in the way of good beer and Drupal get togethers!

Come one, come all!

Garrick's Head Pub
It's in the Bedford Regency, right in Bastion square. They have several of the micro-brewery offerings on tap, Pipers Pale Ale is good, but when that is as close as it gets to "Micro" one yearns for more.

Be there at 7PM, Wednesday the 10th of June!

Cheers!
Gord.

Vancouver Island

Drupal Developer | Appnovation Technologies

arnoldle — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:06:37 +0000

Intermediate/Senior PHP / MySQL Developer

Appnovation Technologies, a Vancouver based Drupal development company seeking an Intermediate/Senior Level PHP/MySQL developer to work on a full-time basis at our Vancouver office. The applicant must have at least 5 years of web development experience.
Experience:

* PHP/MySQL: 5+years
* Web Development
* HTML
* JavaScript
* jQuery or other Ajax Libraries
* Full understanding or project lifecycle
* Drupal Development

Bonus:

* Experience with Linux/Open Source software
* 3+ years experience in a leadership or supervisory role.

Requirements

* Post-secondary diploma or degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalency with a minimum of 5+ years experience in development.
* Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail.
* Excellent troubleshooting skills.
* Self-managed and hands-on.
* Excellent organizational, planning and time management skills.
* Excellent interpersonal skills and effective communicator.

In addition to having a flexible and relaxed work environment, we believe that our culture and values set us apart. We are young, vibrant and passionate about what we do. The values that we all share and look for in those we work with include being entrepreneurial, creative, accomplished, team oriented, motivated, hard working and professional.

Please apply here: http://www.appnovation.com/careers

Vancouver

May 2009 Meeting: Integrating the World, One City at a Time

torelad@drupal.org — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:29:11 +0000

Join us at 6:30pm on Thursday May 28, 2009 at Workspace (note, different location this month) for the Vancouver League of Drupalers May meeting. This month's feature presentation: Integrating the World, One City at a Time with Jim Pick.

We still have a slot available for a mini-case study if someone wants to volunteer.

Date: Thursday May 28, 6:30pm
Location: WorkSpace, 21 Water St in Gastown. (Close to Raincity) [Map]
Cost: There is no charge and all are welcome

For those who don't need to leave right away there's typically a more social discussion at a local pub afterwards.

Agenda

Integrating the World, One City at a Time

Freebase is a freely licensed social database, containing structured data about more than 4 million topics. The Vancouver Base (see vancouver.freebase.com) is a collection of topics within Freebase, containing a wide range of 'hyperlocal' information, specifically about Vancouver, BC, Canada. Jim will show some examples of data-rich apps and mashups built with Freebase, Acre, and open data from the Vancouver Base. Additionally, Jim will talk about ways to integrate information from Freebase and the Semantic Web with Drupal.

Real World Mini-Case Study: This could your website!

We still have a slot available for a mini-case study if someone wants to come forward. Please contact Dale if you'd like to present.

Drupal Q&A

Bring your questions on anything related to Drupal from how to do something technical in PHP to what modules are needed to implement a feature you want.

Location Details

WorkSpace

WorkSpace is located at 21 Water St in Gastown, very close to Raincity Studios. [Map]
There's a security intercom at the door, so you'll need to buzz to get in.

The Vancouver League of Drupallers thanks for WorkSpace for provision of the meeting space.

Vancouver

Programmer (Drupal, PHP MySQL) | Tidal

jlindstr — Mon, 18 May 2009 18:48:46 +0000

We are seeking to hire an experienced & talented programmer to work on a variety of web projects.

We are interested in both full time employees and contractors.

About the company:
At Tidal, we are always looking for the best and the brightest to join our team. We are seeking outstanding people with exceptional talent and the drive to fulfill their potential. Here is what you will find if you work here:

Your opinion counts! Everyone is treated with the utmost respect and as an equal
We encourage a healthy work life balance and follow the work hard, play hard mentality
We provide a great work environment geared towards personal development
It’s a pretty fun place to work! Learn more about our culture:
http://www.tidal.ca/careers/culture.html

What we’re looking for
- Experience with Drupal and other open source CMS an asset
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong html, css & JavaScript skills
- Able to work with PHP & MySQL
- Strong Quality Assurance skills – able to review work and thoroughly test out the project to ensure all features are effectively working
- Able to take a Photoshop source file and translate it into a pixel perfect web site that works across browsers (IE, Firefox, Safari) and works across platform (PC & Mac).
- Significant HTML experience

Soft Skills
--Responsive & flexible
- Strong attention to detail

Other information
Portfolio required – we keen to see other web sites that you’ve worked on and a brief description of how you contributed.

We’re looking for a team player, able to work with project managers, content providers, designers and other developers in a fast-paced deadline-oriented environment.

If this role is a good fit please forward your resume along with a URL link to your portfolio to

The title of your email should be “programmer”

Vancouver

Vancouver BC wants to be an Open City

gordon fowler — Mon, 18 May 2009 06:09:13 +0000

Interesting link: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/vancouver_bc_wants_to_be_an_open_ci...

Vancouver

Drupal developer and designer | Checkout

zeelig — Wed, 13 May 2009 02:34:13 +0000

Need a (really) strong and efficient programmer to build me a site similar to metacritic.com in scope, look/feel and functionality but for hotels.

I'm looking for someone who can handle the full development of the website: Design, CSS/HTML, PHP and Drupal integration. Strong PHP skills are absolutely required.

At this stage, I'm more just concerned with having it built solidly and to spec - the design is secondary.

My budget is $500-650 for this project.

If you're interested, please email me with your phone number, sample work and any questions you may have.

Toronto

need help with modifying newsletter subscribe box

katy5289 — Tue, 12 May 2009 01:33:59 +0000

I'm building a Drupal 6 site for a client that needs newsletter subscribe function. I have installed SimpleNews module. The site will not be using the member login function. I would like to add a name field to the newsletter subscribe box. How do I do this? I have knowledge of PHP/mySQL but I'm new to modifying Drupal modules.

Thanks in advance for any help.
Step by step explanations are very helpful.

Katy :-)

www.seascapewebdesign.com

Vancouver

Designer | Laird Associates

rosslaird — Wed, 06 May 2009 02:47:20 +0000

I am looking for design and maintenance assistance with my personal drupal site (rosslaird.com). I am an author and teacher of creativity, and will be releasing a new book in the fall (as well as launching a new creativity program). This new book project requires a redesign of the front page of the site (which will be a modification of the acquia marina theme), an upgrade from the current drupal 5 to drupal 6, some css color customizations, and some work with blocks for book ordering, program registration, etc. This is a small project but might be of interest to a designer who wants to make connections to the world of publishing, social services, and the wider creative arts community.

I have good knowledge of drupal and have maintained my own site in drupal for about 6 years. The assistance I require involves css, a bit of php, and front page development. And, of course, I would want to "help" with the process of the redesign. A drupal 6 test site is already set up with the correct theme and modules (but not front page development).

If you are interested in this project, feel free to drop me a line:

Vancouver

Need help with Views / Flash integration

rjdempsey — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:41:28 +0000

Hello,

I have a small job for any Drupal developer with time to help. I simply need to integrate a Drupal view (already built) with a Flash element (also already built). Flash is already reading data from an xml file, so perhaps exporting the view to xml on page load would do the trick. Or perhaps services/AMFPHP.

Note, I'm not looking for advice on how to do this myself this time around as I'm swamped with other things. I'm looking for someone who can take this task off my hands, I'll pay for your time.

Thanks,

Ryan

Vancouver

Drupal Designer & Developer, Contract Position | Teligence

shantastic — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:08:18 +0000

Teligence is seeking a full-time, in-house Drupal developer with a passion for user experience and compelling design. This four-month, contract position reports to the Online Marketing Manager, and requires an individual capable of creating and implementing design mockups to a professional standard in minimal time.

Responsibilities:
• Working with a team (project manager, graphic production team) to refresh the front-end design of all Teligence brand sites within the Drupal CMS, including:

http://www.livelinks.com
http://www.redhotdateline.com
http://www.vibeline.com
http://www.fonochatlatino.com
http://www.interactivemale.com
http://www.lavenderline.net
http://www.tangopersonals.com

• Creating and maintaining landing pages for affiliate marketing, SEM, and other online acquisition tactics
• Supporting SEO and SMM efforts
• Testing, maintaining, and troubleshooting of brand sites as required
• Implementing and adhering to approved security controls and procedures in support of the Credit Card Security and Computer Use & Electronic Communications policies

Skills:
• Senior expertise hand-coding HTML / DHTML / CSS
• Advanced knowledge of Drupal themes and assets
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe design applications
• Solid experience in W3C standards-based design
• Strong written and verbal communicational skills
• Ability to thrive in an extremely fast-paced work environment

Requirements:
• An online portfolio of relevant Drupal and design projects is a must

About Teligence
Teligence is the North American leader in voice-enabled social networking. Every month, over two million people across North America use Teligence chatlines to make over 16 million calls, connecting with real people for friendship, dating and fun. With a diverse product line that includes Interactive Male, Livelinks, Vibeline, RedHot Dateline, TangoPersonals, Fonochat and Lavender Line, Teligence offers a better way for everyone to make the connection that’s right for them. For more information, visit http://www.teligence.net.

Apply for this job
Interested? Please email your resume and link to your portfolio to Shantel Shave, Online Marketing Manager: shantel dot shave at teligence dot net

Vancouver

Drupal Camp Vancouver?

RockSoup — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:14:56 +0000

I am posting to see if there are plans for another Drupal Camp in Vancouver this year. Last year was great.

thanks

Vancouver

Director of Sales & Marketing (Updated) | ImageX Media

Glenn Hilton — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:06:36 +0000

ImageX Media is pursuing a Director of Sales & Marketing – someone who can push the boundaries and catapult our growing business into the stratosphere. As a leading edge Drupal website design and development company located in the Best Place on Earth (also known as South Surrey, British Columbia), we have a lot to offer a talented and motivated individual. If you know your way around the web, are passionate about the power of open source, are super savvy with Drupal, and love to network, we’d LOVE to meet you.

If you’re as excited about this position as we are, see the full description at http://imagexmedia.com/about/job-openings

Vancouver

Surrey Drupal Users Group May Meetup

Glenn Hilton — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:23:12 +0000

Doug Gough of ImageX Media will be teaching us the basics of creating a Drupal module. Use some of the most common Drupal API hooks, such as hook_user, hook_nodeapi, and form_alter to create a basic module that reacts to changes to user information. Create a theme function to style the output of the module.

Please RSVP if you'd like to join us.

Place:
ABC Restaurant - Fleetwood
15373 Fraser Hwy
Surrey, BC V3R 0A1
(604) 583-3228

Time:
7:00 - 9:00 PM on May 14

Vancouver

Drupal Developer | Tidal Multimedia Inc

jlindstr — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:34:44 +0000

Status: Full time & contractors

We are seeking to hire an experienced & talented programmer to work on a variety of web projects.

We are interested in both full time employees and contractors.

• Your opinion counts! Everyone is treated with utmost respect and as an equal
• We encourage a healthy work life balance and follow the work hard, play hard mentality
• We provide a Great work environment geared towards personal development
• It’s a pretty fun place to work! Learn more about our culture:
http://www.tidal.ca/careers/culture.html

What we’re looking for
• Experience with Drupal and other open source CMS an asset
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong html, css & JavaScript skills
• Able to work with PHP & MySQL
• Strong Quality Assurance skills – able to review work and thoroughly test out the project to ensure all features are effectively working
• Able to take a Photoshop source file and translate it into a pixel perfect web site that works across browsers (IE, Firefox, Safari) and works across platform (PC & Mac).
• Significant HTML experience

Soft Skills
• Responsive & flexible
• Strong attention to detail

Other information
Portfolio required – we keen to see other web sites that you’ve worked on and a brief description of how you contributed.

We’re looking for a team player, able to work with project managers, content providers, designers and other developers in a fast-paced deadline-oriented environment.

If this role is a good fit please forward your resume along with a URL link to your portfolio to

The title of your email should be “programmer”

Vancouver

You may be aware of the newest version of module 'Devel' (6.x-1.16)

TechSteve — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:24:12 +0000

Hi Guys,
You may be aware the newest version of module 'Devel' (6.x-1.16) if you'd like to update the module. There is at least one conflict with 'Administration Menu' module as far as I found.
They changed the menu links to arrays from strings, so you would always have an error message like

preg_match() expects parameter 2 to be string, array given in ...\sites\all\modules\admin_menu\admin_menu.inc on line 244.

Here is a discussion about this issue (http://drupal.org/node/431186), somebody said it's marked as fixed by 'Administration Menu' guys in version 6.x-3.x-dev, but there is no PROD version coming yet.

Cheers,
Steve

Vancouver

Contract Design and Development | Teligence

shantastic — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:59:13 +0000

I'd like a proposal on redesign and Drupal development for www.interactivemale.com and www.livelinks.com. Work will be completed in conjunction with our internal development team.

The sites have been wireframed and our requirements spec is complete.

We are interested in a preliminary meeting immediately, and are requesting proposals by April 24. We would like to launch the new sites in June of this year.

If you are interested in quoting on this work, please contact me at shantel.shave@teligence.net or 604.629.6055 x 3435.

Shantel Shave
Online Marketing Manager
Teligence
T: 604.629.6055 x3435
F: 604.257.5588
shantel.shave@teligence.net
www.teligence.net

Vancouver

Backup files directory to S3

davegan@drupal.org — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:15:16 +0000

Thought someone in Vancouver must have implemented this before...

I need a tool to sync a copy of Drupal's files directory with S3. Backup and Migrate seems to allow me to save regular copies of my database to S3 (though I haven't tested it yet) . Is there a similar tool for files? In this case, I'd like to just keep the latest snapshot, similar to rsync.

Vancouver

How to Export MySQL DB in UTF-8?

jozo.starosta — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:29:14 +0000

Hello

I have a test Drupal web site.
The majority of the content is in slovak language.
I have created a story with title: Test of slovak charakters in Title (ľ,š,č,ť,ž,ý,á,í,é,ú,ä,ô,Ľ,Š,Č,Ť,Ž,Ý,Á,Í,É,Ú)
I have entered this story by going to Administer/Create Content/Story, switching my keyboard to SK - slovak (Slovakia) and typing the slovak characters.
Look at http://www.sk-bc.ca/slovo/?q=node/190

I need to export the Drupal DB.

My ISP does not offer MyPhpAdmin, so I had to write my own php scripts to export MySql table structures and data.

The script:
* extracts data from DB tables, e.g.: select * from node
* generates INSERT INTO statement, e.g.: INSERT INTO node ...
* creates a text file with the INSERT INTO statements
* offers to the client to Open or Save a text file with the INSERT INTO statements

When I extract data from the DB table, every column/value/attribute is processed like this:

$AttrValue = ....taken from the database table ....
$SlashAttrValue = addslashes($AttrValue);
if(mb_detect_encoding($SlashAttrValue)=='UTF-8'){
$Utf8SlashAttrValue = $SlashAttrValue;
}else{
$Utf8SlashAttrValue = utf8_encode($SlashAttrValue);
}
echo ($Utf8SlashAttrValue);

When I generate a text file I use

header("Content-disposition: filename=Backup.data");
header("Content-type: application/octet-stream; charset=utf-8");
header("Pragma: no-cache");
header("Expires: 0");

The file was generated.

When I open it by a text editor (notepad), it shows:
...
INSERT INTO D5_5_slovo_node (nid, vid, type, title, uid, status, created, changed, comment, promote, moderate, sticky, language, tnid, translate) VALUES
...
('190', '199', 'story', 'Test of slovak charakters in Title (?,Âš,?,?,Âž,Ã½,Ã¡,Ã,Ã©,Ãº,Ã¤,Ã´,?,ÂŠ,?,?,ÂŽ,Ã,Ã,Ã,Ã‰,Ãš)', '1', '1', '1239465107', '1239465107', '2', '0', '0', '0', '', '0', '0');

When I open it MS Word (Vista), it asks for encoding, I specify Inicode (UTF-8), and it shows:
('190', '199', 'story', 'Test of slovak charakters in Title (?,,?,?,,ý,á,í,é,ú,ä,ô,?,,?,?,,Ý,Á,Í,É,Ú)', '1', '1', '1239465107', '1239465107', '2', '0', '0', '0', '', '0', '0');

Obviously, some slovak characters have been exported correctly and some not.

Do you have any idea why?

Thank you for you time.

Vancouver

need help with menu URLs for listings editor role

katy5289 — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:53:24 +0000

I am building a realtor site with Drupal. The property listing module from netrift.com works great!
See http://www.netrift.com/content/ulisting

I have a question about setting up a specific menu for the realtor to edit listings.

I set up a user role for the realtor to add/modify/delete property listings and blog entries. I also set up a menu
for the realtor role. But I'm having problems with the paths. I would like the realtor menu to show up on his profile page when he logs in. But the path on that page is 3 levels eg. localhost/myrealtor/user/ . The realtor menu shows up on the content pages and the menu URLs work on the content pages but there are other pages that have deeper levels and then the menu URLs don't work. For example, the content pages have URLs like this:
localhost/myrealtor/about-us and the user profile page has this path: localhost/myrealtor/users/

I don't want to use absolute URLs because this site in in development on my laptop and I will be uploading it to a web host. So I would prefer to use relative paths.

What's the best way to fix this? Please explain or point me to a tutorial that deals with this problem.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Katy :-)

www.seascapewebdesign.com

Vancouver

LinuxFest Northwest - Sign up NOW!

jhodgdon — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:58:52 +0000

LinuxFest Northwest is coming up soon -- April 25-26 in Bellingham, http://linuxfestnorthwest.org

We are planning to hold a mini-DrupalCamp at LinuxFest -- see http://groups.drupal.org/node/20345 for format.

However, deadlines are approaching! Only a few people (from Vancouver I think?) have signed up to give formal talks on Saturday (Jakob assures me that even though the deadline is past, if you sign up now (4/8), you can still get in). Please do so if you want to give a formal talk on Saturday.

We are also planning to have a "BarCamp" style camp on Sunday, but so far, only a few people have signed up as planning to attend LinuxFest Northwest. If you think you'll be there and are interested in the Sunday BarCamp, please go to http://groups.drupal.org/node/20598 and sign up now. Thanks! We need to know how many to plan for.

Also, we'd like to have a "Drupal Clinic" room at LinuxFest on Saturday. The idea would be that people could drop in with Drupal questions, and experts (meaning you!) would be there to answer the questions.

So, if you would like to staff the Drupal Clinic room for an hour (or two or three) on Saturday, please sign up here (this is a Wiki page). Thanks! Please include your name and a link to your user page on groups.drupal.org or other contact information. Anyone from Seattle, Vancouver, Victoria, Portland, or farther afield is welcome to be an "expert".

Sign up to be an "expert" in the Saturday "Drupal Clinic" room

Note: Talks the last few years went 10 - 11, 11-12:30, 1:30-3, and 3-4.

10 AM - 11 AM
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11 AM - 12 PM
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12 PM - 1 PM
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1 PM - 2 PM
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2 PM - 3 PM
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3 PM - 4 PM
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Any time that's needed (check back and fill in slots closer to LinuxFest; indicate how many hours)
1. Jennifer Hodgdon, jhodgdon, 2 hours
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Not sure when (depends on presentation schedule; indicate how many hours)
1. David Hazel, kanani, 2 hours
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Portland (Oregon)

April 2009 Meeting: Automated Deployment with the Ægir Hosting System

torelad@drupal.org — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:52:43 +0000

Automation is the name of the game for efficiently maintaining multiple websites and Drupal has the tools to do it! Join us at 6:30pm on Thursday April 23, 2009 at Raincity Studios for the Vancouver League of Drupalers April meeting where Robin Puga will step through the process of deploying Drupal sites using Ægir as well as review the current state of the project. Robin will also cover some techniques used to deploy complex sites using Install Profiles in Ægir.

This month instead of a case study we're doing lightning talks. Leave a comment if you're interested in giving one.

Date: Thursday April 23, 6:30pm
Location: Raincity Studios, 1 Alexander Street, Suite 400 in Gastown. [Map]
Cost: There is no charge and all are welcome

For those who don't need to leave right away there's typically a more social discussion at a local pub afterwards.

Agenda

Automated Deployment with the Ægir Hosting System

Automation is the name of the game for efficiently maintaining multiple websites and Drupal has the tools to do it! The Ægir hosting system lets you create and manage a site by filling out a form and pressing submit. Is it really this easy? Robin Puga will step through the process of deploying Drupal sites using Ægir as well as review the current state of the project. Robin will also cover some techniques used to deploy complex sites using Install Profiles in Ægir.

This past month, Robin Puga has finished researching and implementing the Ægir hosting system for a project he's been working on through Affinity Bridge (affinitybridge.com). As you may have heard, Ægir (formally known as Hostmaster2, http://groups.drupal.org/aegir-hosting-system) is a set of modules for Drupal which allows you to deploy and maintain other Drupal sites. Yes, that's right Drupal deploying Drupal. Ægir has just had its first major release and big plans for the future. The Ægir hosting system is the work of many developers but particularly Adrian Rossouw now with DevSeed). As Robin likes to put it, "in my recent work I've found the view is pretty amazing standing on the shoulders of giants."

In his presentation, Robin will step through the process of deploying Drupal sites using Ægir as well as review the current state of the project. Robin will also cover some techniques used to deploy complex sites using Install Profiles in Ægir.

Robin Puga is an independent software developer living in Vancouver. For over a decade Robin has been developing web applications using free and open source tools. His company, Digiloom (digiloom.ca), has been providing clients open source website content management systems allowing non-technical users to maintain their own websites since 2002. Robin also co-hosts the radio program Each For All: The Co-operative Connection (http://www.eachforall.org) on Vancouver Co-op Radio.

Lightning Talks

For this night, a lightning talk is a 5 minute presentation on something useful or cool, and need only be marginally related to technology. It might be a cool website feature, a useful utility, or how to enable an option from program. You can use a notebook computer, cellphone, cue cards or wave your hands and dance! Some of the best lightning talks have been non-techincal, like how to do a stretch break or a 5 minute introduction to mind-mapping. Be creative!

We'll go for up to six talks. Leave a comment if you'd like to give a talk.

Drupal Q&A

Bring your questions on anything related to Drupal from how to do something technical in PHP to what modules are needed to implement a feature you want.

Location Details

Raincity Studios

Raincity Studios are located at 1 Alexander Street, Suite 400 in Gastown. [Map]
There's a security intercom at the door, so you'll need to buzz to get in. Take the elevator to the top floor, then take the flight of stairs to the floor above that.

Thank You Raincity

Our thanks to Raincity Studios for making their office available for our meetings.

Drupal Association

We encourage everyone receiving value from Drupal and the Vancouver League of Drupalers to join the Drupal Association: http://association.drupal.org/membership

Not only does this directly support Drupal, it supports the groups.drupal.org website where our group's web presence is based.

Vancouver

Intermediate or Senior Drupal Developer | Work at Play

mandyeagles — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:25:03 +0000

Who?

We are Work at Play Social Media Labs, a small 25 or so person company leading some of the most innovative projects in social media.

We work with clients like Viacom/MTV/Brash Entertainment/NBC and Mattel to make the web a better and more interesting place.

What?

We are in need of some Drupal Development Ninjas. You know who you are. You contribute to Drupal or are very active on Drupal.org. You have contributed or have maintained Drupal modules (or you want too). You can cite all the differences between 5.x and 6.x.

You know the LAMP stack up and down. You dream in PHP. You whip MySQL into shape and make it jump through hoops. You think of your brain as a memcache layer. You dabble in Rails and Python.

Here is a little more detail of what you have:

A computer science degree (or equivalent) with experience and working knowledge of Object Oriented Programming concepts, PHP, W3C Web Standards, XHMTL, XML-RPC, CVS/SVN, JavaScript, CSS, MySQL.
You are aware of the abilities and limitations of web related technologies like Flash, Flex, Javascript, Silverlight, etc
1 to 2 Years of Experience with Drupal (No exceptions here folks!)
Experience with JQuery for some browser magic
A solid work ethic and a wicked attitude towards work. You are creative, you like to have fun with your work, and you take pride in co-creating engaging web experiences that we can all be proud of.
Knowledge of Social Media is a must. You've read books like Groundswell and Wikinomics and you understand that we are in a world beyond 2D web pages. It is no longer about clicks and page views. You are on twitter, Friendfeed, Facebook, and work your network on LinkedIn. You may even be an active blogger.
You realize that documentation and best practices are a necessary evil to producing quality results for us and for clients. As such, you approach documentation responsibilities with enthusiasm.
You are a self starter and very motivated. You don't need constant direction and supervision. That being said: You still follow instructions :)

Here is a little detail about what you'll do:

Be involved in the end to end process of creating engaging web destinations. You'll be involved in proposals, project planning, building and the testing of applications.
Contribute to our various products and components like our Audience Experience Platform (A social media platform)
Attend technical conferences: Either as a contributor/presenter, or as an attendee.

Where?

We are based in the heart of Railtown in a trendy collaborative loft with bricks and wooden beams. We work hard, but we play hard too: We've got a Wii, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, two giant big screens and a foozeball table. We also work everyday to a "controlled by the people" sound system where each employee queues up music to listen to. We offer full benefits better than most Fortune 500 companies. Our compensation plan includes bonuses, etc.

How?

Slap together a fresh copy of your resume and a cover letter indicating why we you might be right for our team. Send it to mandy.eagles [at] workatplay.com

Vancouver

Web Designer/Developer | VentureWeb

ventureweb — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:49:46 +0000

VentureWeb is a growing online marketing and web development agency based in beautiful Squamish BC.

We are seeking a talented web person to join our team on a contract but leading to full-time placement. Please submit your resume, portfolio, code samples and cover letter including salary expectations to: info @ ventureweb.net.

No phone calls at this stage please!

What we offer you:
We offer a competitive salary and health benefits. We also offer a fantastic work environment and the opportunity to shape the future of a rapidly growing company. We recognize the importance of striking a healthy work-recreate balance and often take time to enjoy the activities on offer in the Sea to Sky corridor.

What the position entails:
On a day-to-day basis you will be building websites for small to medium size adventure tourism organizations. Such as; G3, Bella Coola Helisports, Backcountry Snowcats and more that we cant talk about but lets just say - it's exciting and very busy. You will be involved at all stages of the development process and be required to manage your own projects and time-lines, and liaise with clients where necessary. You will also work on a number of in-house initiatives.

The position is ultimately based in Squamish but we are prepared to telecommute for a starter.

Our ideal candidate will possess:

Interpersonal Skills:
* Ability to work within a small team
* Professional manner
* A fit with our company culture
* Desire to keep up to date with latest developments in your field, and to learn new skills
* Appreciation of Open Source technologies and methodologies
* Appreciation of humour

Technical Skills:
* Excellent knowledge of PHP and MySQL
* Use XHTML, CSS to QUICKLY create cross-browser & cross-platform W3C compliant web sites
* Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator experience is essential
* Experience with jQuery and other JavaScript libraries
* Knowledge of Ajax

Valuable Assets:
* Experience with Drupal
* Experience with Flash, Flex, Rails or other emerging technologies
* Knowledge of Search Engine Marketing Techniques and Strategies
* Experience with Subversion Version Control System

Vancouver

Angela Byron confirmed for Open Web vancouver 2009!

canuckistani@drupal.org — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:29:31 +0000

I'm happy to announce we have confirmed that Angela Byron ( aka webchick ) of Lullabot will be speaking at Open Web Vancouver 2009! We've got her scheduled for two talks, including a keynote on Women in Open Source, as well as a second, Drupal-focused talk. The actual event node for this is here:

http://groups.drupal.org/node/19942

The website for the conference is of course here:

http://www.openwebvancouver.ca/node/add/talk

If anyone is interested in submitting talk ideas, you still have until the 15th of April!

Vancouver

Drupal Web Developer | Agentic Communications

fimahji — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:29:31 +0000

Agentic Communications is a progressive web development agency that works with non-profits in both Canada and the US to develop sophisticated Drupal websites to engage and motivate people to advocacy. We're a small boutique agency located in Vancouver BC Canada. Our website is www.agentic.ca

We're looking for a Web Developer position, which develops client websites by planning, implementing, and maintaining the Agentic methodology. This is a full-time employee position.

Duties and Responsibilities:
60% Develops CMS (Drupal) website configuration, development, content and graphics; including images, icons, banners, video enhancements, etc.
15% Maintains and/or upgrades websites by updating content and graphics; monitoring performance and results; identifying and evaluating improvement options; introducing new technology; maintaining links
15% Assists in PHP development, backend system administration, LAMP server maintenance
5% Works with clients to coordinate and facilitate site development and upgrades. Plans site designs by clarifying goals; designing functionality.
5% Assist in the development of new business and proposal development.

Requirements
The position will require an individual with the following knowledge, skills and personal characteristics:

➢ Facility with, and no fear of, technology;
➢ Advanced knowledge of graphic software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.;
➢ Advanced knowledge of Drupal, Drupal theming;
➢ Knowledge of HTML, DHTML, Javascript, CSS, Web 2.0 technologies;
➢ Knowledge of multimedia software such as Dreamweaver, Flash, etc.;
➢ Knowledge of web application platforms such as LAMP;
➢ Experience with interface design and usability;
➢ Excellent written and verbal communication skills;

Hours:
The typical office hours and hours of employment will be between 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., with a half hour break for lunch, Monday to Wednesday. However, there will be some travel required and some flexibility for evening or weekend work with advance notice. The job is based in East Vancouver, BC. All employees will comply with Agentic personnel and financial policies.

Please apply to working@agentic.ca by April 15th, 2009.

Vancouver

Web Developer | HB Lanarc

Aaron_Licker — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:30:27 +0000

Career Opportunity - Web Developer

HB Lanarc is seeking a creative, focused, and technically skilled person to join our team as a web developer. This position, based in Vancouver, would provide support to HB Lanarc’s urban planning and design, landscape architecture, development planning, green infrastructure, climate and energy program and urban agriculture service areas.

At HB Lanarc our award winning web applications group plays a key role in developing and implementing rich internet applications. In the past these tools have included fully implemented content management sites and online decision support tools. This position requires creativity, excellent problem solving skills and above all, the ability to deploy and maintain websites in a clean, efficient manner. Candidates should be comfortable with an organic, open-ended development process.

While the work undertaken by the web applications group is varied, the ideal candidate for this position will have at least two years of experience, and:
• Experience creating websites structured around a CMS platform (example: Drupal) and that are effective in engaging the public in our work (a big focus of this position);
• Diploma or similar qualification in digital media technologies;
• Ability to work in fast-paced demanding environments with multiple deadlines/clients;
• Working familiarity with (X)HTML/CSS/Javascript+AJAX/PHP/SQL;
• Working familiarity with database design best practices;
• Experience with the implementation of Flex based web applications is a definite asset;
Remuneration
Based on full time, the successful candidate will earn between $20 and $25 per hour commensurate with experience, plus benefits.
HB Lanarc
HB Lanarc is a boutique consulting firm with a full range of urban planning and design services. WE retain a special focus on innovative and practical sustainability. Most of our work is intentionally focused on projects in British Columbia, however, we sometimes work in other parts of Canada, the U.S., and internationally.
Application Process & Deadline
Please send:
• cover letter explaining your interest and qualifications
• résumé that includes references
• design portfolio with links to sample projects

Submit your application to HR@hblanarc.ca with the subject line “Web Developer Application” by Wednesday, April 8th.

Vancouver

Surrey Drupal Users Group April Meetup

Glenn Hilton — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:12:17 +0000

Doug Gough of ImageX Media will be teaching us the basics of creating a Drupal module. Including how to use some of the most common Drupal API hooks, such as hook_user, hook_nodeapi, and form_alter to create a basic module that reacts to changes to user information. He'll also cover how to create a theme function to style the output of the module.

Please RSVP at our Surrey Users Group site at Meetup.com if you'd like to join us.

When:
Thursday, April 9 7:00 PM

Where:
ABC Restaurant - Fleetwood
15373 Fraser Hwy
Surrey, BC, V3R 0A1 (604) 583-3228

NOTE: There's no cost for this event, however it would be great if you can come prepared to order something (some of us order dinner, some just drinks) along with a 15% gratuity as we really want to keep up a good relationship with ABC as they've been great in allowing us to book their conference room.

Vancouver

Drupal Social #11... What rhymes with eleven?

codexmas — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:29:27 +0000

Well, the weekday is moving again, now to Tuesday, and while I'm at it, let move locations too!
Garrick's Head Pub
It's in the Bedford Regency, right in Bastion square. They have several of the micro-brewery offerings on tap, Pipers Pale Ale is good, but when that is as close as it gets to "Micro" one yearns for more.

Be there at 7PM, Tuesday the 31st!

Also, we won't be conflicting with the Web Posse group meeting on Wednesdays.

Cheers!
Gord.

Vancouver Island

Linuxfest Northwest

japerry@drupal.org — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:57:52 +0000

Linuxfest Northwest 2009 this year will include the efforts of SeaDUG and many Vancouver drupal users. Bellingham is about 1.5hrs north of Seattle, 1 hour south of Vancouver, BC. This year we're expecting between 800-1000 attendees. There are various after parties being held on saturday night. So stick around and enjoy Bellingham! There are some cheap lodging options as well.

We're still planning the events for the drupal rooms reserved. If you have ideas, please comment! While most of the presentation spots have filled, we still have a few spots open. We'll post a list of presentations here as soon as its available. Deadline is April 1st to get presentations in.

In addition to Drupal, linuxfest covers all aspects of open source technology around the northwest and the world. This year, Jon 'Maddog' Hall, executive director of Linux International will be our keynote speaker.

We also need booth hosts. We will have a large 12' booth. Rumor has it there will be some t-shirts to give away ;-)

Vancouver

Help for a Photographer Friend (Drupal 6)

Cecily — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:16:13 +0000

Hi all,

A friend of mine is getting into Drupal and is far more advanced than I am with customizing the system using PHP. I'd asked someone else I know with some advanced Drupal experience this question, but they weren't able to help me either, so I thought I'd post it here on his behalf.

He's a photographer, and takes both PG and more adult photographs. He wants to be able to display content based on the EXIF data in his photographs, e.g., front page, or no? Horizontal, or vertical orientation (which will determine how it displays in the theme) and to use the copyright date for on-the-fly copyright date rendering.

In his own words:

As a really straightforward example that still stymies me: I'm using a new cck content type 'picture', to which I'm attaching exif fields height and width and a 'computed field' for orientation that determines whether the picture (which may have undergone extensive cropping/manipulation since the tags were first written) is vertically or horizontally aligned. (square pix are vertical, for my purposes.)

I want the computed field to determine if the numeric content of field 'height' is greater than or equal to the numeric content of field 'width', and to assign the value of field 'orientation' appropriately.

the muddle below doesn't seem to accomplish this.

if $node->field_exif_exifimageheight[0]['value'] >= $node->field_exif_exifimagewidth[0]['value']
 $node_field[0]['value'] ='vertical';
else
 $node_field[0]['value'] ='horizontal';

There are probably far cleaner means to do this. One would be to add some bits to the batch functions of the imagefield import module, where image height, width and other exif particulars are already being collected. Imagefield import also seems to talk to taxonomy, and my fondest hope would be to insert model names, keywords, and gallery assignments into relevant vocabularies per picture at the import stage. Looking under the hood in imagefield import just gives me a headache, though.

Where should he go from here?

Thanks for any help you might be able to provide.

Vancouver

System Administrator | Agentic Communications Inc.

fimahji — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:40:13 +0000

Currently, we're looking for a System Administrator. The Sysadmin is a hands-on individual responsible for overseeing a number of in-house and collocated Linux servers and Virtual Private Servers. This is a 0.25 FTE position that could be done on contract.

Duties and Responsibilities
➢ Install and maintain in-house and collocated LAMP servers and networking hardware, as well as 3rd party Virtual Private Servers;
➢ Assist in the maintenance of the internal VOIP system (Asterisk);
➢ Provide summary information of maintenance tasks;
➢ Provide training and support to staff to achieve day-to-day tasks on the supported servers;
Requirements
The position will require an individual with the following knowledge, skills and personal characteristics:

➢ A high level of technological aptitude across a broad range of skill sets and technologies, including open source software;
➢ Advanced knowledge of Linux Networking;
➢ Advanced knowledge of LAMP server installation and maintenance;
➢ Knowledge of the Drupal CMS and its particular hosting requirements;
➢ Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
➢ Sensitivity to the goals of the non-profit sector required;
➢ Written and spoken English required.

Hours
10-12 hrs per week
Timely emergency response to server issues is required. The job is based in East Vancouver, BC. Telecommuting is acceptable when it fits with the needs of the team. The SA will be required in the office occasionally. All employees will comply with Agentic personnel and financial policies.

HOW TO APPLY:
Send an email to working [a t ] agentic . ca

Vancouver

LinuxFest Northwest

jhodgdon — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:29:07 +0000

Our Seattle Drupal Group has decided that instead of holding a Drupal Camp in April, we will instead hold our spring camp at LinuxFest Northwest. That will be held on April 25-26 in Bellingham, http://linuxfestnorthwest.org

We plan to hold an "un-conference", "bar-camp", or whatever else you want to call it (self-organized conference) on the Sunday of LinuxFest. We encourage everyone who knows something about Drupal to come and be ready to particpate. We'll have 3 rooms available, and paper/pens to organize who will go where to talk about what. This format worked really well for us at our mini-camp in February, and we're excited to do it again.

On Saturday, there will be more formal presentations about Drupal. If you would like to present, go to the LinuxFest web site and submit your presentation -- the LinuxFest folks will organize these talks into a schedule. At time of writing, someone is already proposing a talk about images in Drupal, and someone else is giving an introduction to Drupal. All Drupal topics are welcome; the audience at LinuxFest tends to be people who are steeped in open-source technology, but they may not be all that up on Drupal.

We will also have a room available on Saturday as a "Drupal Clinic", where people can come with their Drupal sites they are working on, and ask questions. We are hoping that Drupal experts will be willing to spend an hour or two in that room to answer questions. If you would like to staff that room, please reply here.

We'll probably have a more formal Drupal camp in the fall (October or so).

See you in Bellingham!

Vancouver

Linuxfest Northwest 2009 -- Vancouver participation?

japerry@drupal.org — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:55:49 +0000

Hi folks,

I'm working with SeaDUG and Linuxfest Northwest to bring together a mini drupalcamp at Linuxfest Northwest 2009. Its April 25-26th, and last year we had one room for one day, with every session packed. This year I'm hoping to get at least one room for two days, and if there is demand for it, we can move to two rooms as well.

We're looking for those who wish to present, come mingle with other F/OSS people, etc. The event is free, and we have room for non-profit exhibitors (free), and commercial exhibits.

More information: http://www.linuxfestnorthwest.org/

You can find me on irc in #drupal-seattle, I also joined up in #drupal-vancouver. @japerry

If you have any ideas, proposals, let me know!

Thanks,
~Jakob

Vancouver

Help with Webform Module

modifaeble — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:19:55 +0000

Hi Vancouver,
I have a client that wants to add some extra functionality to the Webform module and I was wondering if any of you had any experience with this. I am trying to create depended questions. The survey has about 15 questions but each question has about five subquestions which are conditional to the first answer.

For example, question 2. is a 'yes' or 'no' question and if they answer 'yes' they need to choose from a variety of options but if they answer 'no' they can move on to question 3. The customer wants the sub questions to be invisible unless required.

Do you guys have any experience or suggestions.

Chris

Vancouver

April Meeting Idea

torelad@drupal.org — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:41:18 +0000

Inspired by events like Launch Party and the like, what do people think of having a night of lightning talks for the April meeting? Say four to six 10 or 15 minute slots for people to come up and talk about something cool, interesting or informative.

Thoughts?

Vancouver

March 2009 Meeting: Geo Data and Mapping in Drupal 6

torelad@drupal.org — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:32:01 +0000

Join us at 6:30pm on Thursday March 26, 2009 at Raincity Studios for the Vancouver League of Drupalers March meeting. Mack Hardy from Affinity Bridge is researching the current state of of geo location and mapping tools in drupal 6, and will report his findings to the group. And perhaps we can coax some DrupalCon DCers to discuss some highlights.

We still have a slot available for a mini-case study if someone wants to volunteer.

Date: Thursday March 26, 6:30pm
Location: Raincity Studios, 1 Alexander Street, Suite 400 in Gastown. [Map]
Cost: There is no charge and all are welcome

For those who don't need to leave right away there's typically a more social discussion at a local pub afterwards.

Agenda

Geo Data and Mapping in Drupal 6

Mack is researching the current state of of geo location and mapping tools in drupal 6, and will report his findings to the group. Geolocation of groups, listings and people (as well as mapping them) are some of toolkit we can use to provide geo-relevant content to users. Mack will review the version 3x of the location API, and look at the state of Gmap and KML intengraiton as well as exploring the new NiceMaps module for displaying the data.

Mack Hardy is the founder of Affinity Bridge, and has been building web based technology in java, perl and PHP for over 12 years. His specialties are information architecture and analysis, managing production environments and managing development teams. Mack is a regular and respected presenter in the Vancouver Drupal community.

Drupal Q&A

Bring your questions on anything related to Drupal from how to do something technical in PHP to what modules are needed to implement a feature you want.

Location Details

Raincity Studios

Thank You Raincity

Our thanks to Raincity Studios for making their office available for our meetings.

Drupal Association

We encourage everyone receiving value from Drupal and the Vancouver League of Drupalers to join the Drupal Association: http://association.drupal.org/membership

Not only does this directly support Drupal, it supports the groups.drupal.org website where our group's web presence is based.

Vancouver

Open Web Vancouver 2009

canuckistani@drupal.org — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:15:04 +0000

The Vancouver PHP Association is proud to announce we're holding Open Web Vancouver 2009 this coming June 11th and 12th. While registration is not yet open we are currently looking for talk submissions:

http://www.openwebvancouver.ca/

The easiest way to keep up with conference goings-on is just to subscribe to the news feed:

http://www.openwebvancouver.ca/news/feed

Update: I've just confirmed that Angie Byron ( aka webchick ) will be speaking at the open Web Conference! Angie will be doing 2 talks, including a keynote.

Vancouver

Calgary Open Source Systems Festival

marcingy — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:13:57 +0000

Simple post to promote COSSFEST. Hopefully the Vancouver community can send people to Calgary. Any one wishing to speak contact Shawn Grover (sgrover@open2space.com). I'm already planning to do a site building presentation but given some volume I'm sure we can get a Drupal track going.

Marc

Vancouver