[support] Building website with POI (Points of Interests)

[Marty Landman]

Hey Ryan, great minds think alike.

Marty

At 12:02 PM 1/22/2011, Ryan LeTulle wrote:
>I sometimes add a CCK integer field to the content type to use as 
>the sort field in a view depending on the situation.
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>On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Afan Pasalic 
><<mailto:afan at afan.net>afan at afan.net> wrote:
>I don't want to be rude but: Duh! :-D
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>In View, I'm assuming the place to sort nodes is "Sort criteria", 
>but I don't see anything I can use it? There is not "Node weight" or 
>something? Just "Taxonomy: Weight" - and I don't use Taxonomy :-(
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>Victor Kane wrote:
>>Yes! Views! :)
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>>On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Afan Pasalic 
>><<mailto:afan at afan.net>afan at afan.net> wrote:
>>Still learning about Location module, but there is something else. 
>>If I create content type POI is there a way I can sort nodes 
>>manually, by weight instead date posted or something?
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>>Thanks,
>>Afan
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>>>Hi,
>>>I'm building a website about Route 66, for my own needs. Probably will
>>>not go public.
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>>>I made page (as in content type) for each State (8) Route 66 going
>>>through. These pages will probably not have any content. More for Menu
>>>purpose only.
>>>Similar, I plan to make a page (content type) for each city. Menu links
>>>of these pages are actually sub-primary menu links:
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>>>Primary menu:
>>>* Illinois
>>>   > Chicago
>>>   > Cicero
>>>   > Joliet
>>>   > ...
>>>* Missouri
>>>   > St. Louis
>>>   > Springfield
>>>   > ...
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>>>City pages will probably not have any content either.
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>>>Now comes the pain: I have to start building POI (Points Of Interests).
>>>POI has to have Name, Address, City, State, Description. Geo Coordinates
>>>(Longitude & Latitude) - if known. I was thinking to create a content
>>>type for each city and that way "group" POIs, but something's tellig me
>>>it's not good idea.
>>>I know it's possible to create web form (I know there is module for
>>>webform) to enter POI but never used it and I'm not quite sure how can I
>>>group these entries by city?
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>>>Also, I have to be able create something like Photo album about each POI
>>>to add any picture I found interesting about this POI (download fro
>>>Internet and upload to my Drupal site) and comment the picture. I need
>>>ability to "update" POI with new information (text) but it could be as
>>>a Comment on POI.
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>>>I'm new in Drupal and I need help what directions I have to take? Which
>>>modules I need to use here...
>>>Any help appreciated.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Afan
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