User input (location) inside node?

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price9001's picture

Basically I'm looking to have it so that users can place markers on a map inside a node.

I imagine it to look something like his:


|-------------------|

----GMAP----------
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|-------------------|

Address : ________________

Extra info : ______________

Basically so the same thing that is in the Gmap Macro builder, but inside nodes that users can use, and put a limit on the number of markers they can place.

When users typed in an address, it put a marker on that place.

The marker would then display the user name of whoever placed it, any extra info type in, and a link to PM the user.

Also I'd like it if users could remove the markers if they wanted, and possibly have a part on their profile where they can see these markers (but this isn't as important).

This address is NOT going to be the same as the user location, and its not going to be the location of nodes users are using, so it needs to be an independent thing

  1. Will i have to make a new node type, so that users would actually be making a node inside another node?

  2. Could this be done by taxonomy terms instead?

  3. The solution would have to be done in Gmap module, as I can't get Gmaps tools module to work.

Any help would be much appreciated. IF lots of custom code needs doing i would be willing to pay some money for it to be done.

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I'm trying something

DasRakel's picture

I'm trying something similar.
Mapstraction (http://drupal.org/project/mapstraction_cck) seems useful.

thanks for the headsup,

price9001's picture

thanks for the headsup, however

just installed the mapstraction module, but I can't see how it has any useful features for putting user input forms for maps inside nodes.

I'm not having a problem getting a map inside a node, its the user input side im having a problem with.

how exactly are you using mapstraction and what are you trying to do with it?

Mapstraction CCK test page and docummentation

plopesc's picture

You can use the Mapstraction CCK module, instead of the Mapstraction module.

you can test this module at http://cmsmap.idelab.uva.es and read the docummentation available at http://drupal.org/node/712450

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Sorry I should have said

price9001's picture

Sorry I should have said Mapstraction CCK module, instead of Mapstraction module.

My question was how this module

I've looked through the documentation and there doesnt seem to be anything specific to Mapstraction CCK module any more useful than Gmap Fields, or many other map modules.

In regards to having user inputted markers on nodes with existing maps.

You said you were trying something similar, what exactly have you been trying?

Mapstraction

plopesc's picture

Mapstraction CCK is a module that provides the opportunity of use different map providers without the need of change your page.
You can choose your favourite provider and change it after without change your page.

It provides support for views in maps and tou can include new maps embedded in your contents, you can use GeoRSS feeds in your maps too.

This module is integrated with Geo, that provides support for useful geographic views

I'm working on a project similar to the demo page, and I developed this module in recent months

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Pablo López, Drupal developer
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Mapstraction module & its CCK

RobertoGA's picture

Mapstraction module & its CCK addons save me weeks!!!

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