Re: [support] Building website with POI (Points of Interests)
22 Jan
2011
22 Jan
'11
6:22 p.m.
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. > >Ryan LeTulle, Web Developer > >personal: <http://www.bayousoft.com>bayousoft.com >twitter: <http://twitter.com/bayousoft>@bayousoft > > >"Be the change you want to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi > > > > > >On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Afan Pasalic ><<mailto:afan@afan.net>afan@afan.net> wrote: >I don't want to be rude but: Duh! :-D > >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 :-( > > > >Victor Kane wrote: >>Yes! Views! :) >> >>On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Afan Pasalic >><<mailto:afan@afan.net>afan@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? >> >>Thanks, >>Afan >> >> >>> >>>Hi, >>>I'm building a website about Route 66, for my own needs. Probably will >>>not go public. >>> >>>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: >>> >>>Primary menu: >>>* Illinois >>> > Chicago >>> > Cicero >>> > Joliet >>> > ... >>>* Missouri >>> > St. Louis >>> > Springfield >>> > ... >>> >>>City pages will probably not have any content either. >>> >>>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? >>> >>>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. >>> >>>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 >>> >>>-- >>>[ Drupal support list | <http://lists.drupal.org/>http://lists.drupal.org/ ] >> >>-- >>[ Drupal support list | <http://lists.drupal.org/>http://lists.drupal.org/ ] >> > >-- >[ Drupal support list | <http://lists.drupal.org/>http://lists.drupal.org/ ] > > >-- >[ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
22 Jan
22 Jan
6:42 p.m.
New subject: Building website with POI (Points of Interests)
There is also the Weight module (http://drupal.org/project/weight) which allows you to set weights per node, and configure it to only apply to certain node types. IIRC, it has Views integration. On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Marty Landman <mlandman@face2interface.com > wrote: > 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. > > > >Ryan LeTulle, Web Developer > > > >personal: <http://www.bayousoft.com>bayousoft.com > >twitter: <http://twitter.com/bayousoft>@bayousoft > > > > > >"Be the change you want to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi > > > > > > > > > > > >On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Afan Pasalic > ><<mailto:afan@afan.net>afan@afan.net> wrote: > >I don't want to be rude but: Duh! :-D > > > >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 :-( > > > > > > > >Victor Kane wrote: > >>Yes! Views! :) > >> > >>On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Afan Pasalic > >><<mailto:afan@afan.net>afan@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? > >> > >>Thanks, > >>Afan > >> > >> > >>> > >>>Hi, > >>>I'm building a website about Route 66, for my own needs. Probably will > >>>not go public. > >>> > >>>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: > >>> > >>>Primary menu: > >>>* Illinois > >>> > Chicago > >>> > Cicero > >>> > Joliet > >>> > ... > >>>* Missouri > >>> > St. Louis > >>> > Springfield > >>> > ... > >>> > >>>City pages will probably not have any content either. > >>> > >>>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? > >>> > >>>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. > >>> > >>>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 > >>> > >>>-- > >>>[ Drupal support list | <http://lists.drupal.org/> > http://lists.drupal.org/ ] > >> > >>-- > >>[ Drupal support list | <http://lists.drupal.org/> > http://lists.drupal.org/ ] > >> > > > >-- > >[ Drupal support list | <http://lists.drupal.org/> > http://lists.drupal.org/ ] > > > > > >-- > >[ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ] > > -- > [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ] >
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