Location Chooser not working properly ?

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goxy63
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Location Chooser not working properly ?

Post by goxy63 »

Hi

This code:

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<html>
<head>
    <title>Location Chooser and YoWindow weather widget</title>
 
<!-- Location Chooser component -->
    <script type="text/javascript" src="http://js.yowindow.com/js/yolc.js"></script>
<!-- YoWindow widget component -->
    <script type="text/javascript" src="http://js.yowindow.com/js/yowidget.js"></script>
 
    <script language="JavaScript">
 
//To track if commands can be sent to YoWidget
        window.isYoWidgetReady = false;
 
        function onLoad() {
            installLocationChooser();
            installYoWidget();
        }
 
        function installLocationChooser() {
            var place = document.getElementById('location_chooser_place');
//Create YoLocationChooser and keep it as a variable of HTML window
            this.locationChooser = new YoLocationChooser(place);
 
//Subscribe to onLocationChange event
            this.locationChooser.onLocationChange = onLocationChange;
 
/**
lc.open(); - let the user to choose the location, starting on country-level
lc.open("#auto"); - detect location by IP and open it
lc.open("United Kingdom/London"); - open London
*/
            this.locationChooser.open("#auto");
        }
 
/**
Event of YoLocationChooser
It is called every time the location changes.
When location was deselected - node is null
node format
node = {
    @id, // GeoNames id
    @name, // Name from the Geonames data-base
    @p // Population
}
 
Here we reflect selected location in the widget.
*/
        function onLocationChange(node) {
//Do not do anything if location was deselected (node is null).
            if (!node) {
                return;
            }
            var locationId = node['@id'];
 
//You can call yowidget methods only after it gets ready to intercept commands
            var yowidget = document.getElementById('yowidget');
            if (!window.isYoWidgetReady) {
                return;
            }
//Select location in YoWindow widget
            yowidget.setLocationId(locationId);
        }
 
/**
Creates YoWindow widget and adds it to the place-holder "yowidget_place"
*/
        function installYoWidget() {
 
/**
flashvars parameters
See http://yowindow.com/widget_parameters.php
 
I have put some examples in the code, uncomment to see them in effect
*/
            var flashvars = {
                location_id: "auto"
//              landscape: "seaside",
//              background: "#FFFFFF",
//              lang: "[b][color=#BF0000]sr[/color][/b]",
//              unit_system: "metric",
//              time_format: "24"
            };
 
/**
Flash parameters
*/
            var params = {
                quality: "high",
                bgcolor: "#FFFFFF",
                allowscriptaccess: "always",
                allowfullscreen: "true",
                wmode: "opaque"
            };
 
            var attributes = {
//Optionally control the color of the copyright text
//              copyright_color: "#0000FF",
//              copyright_link_color: "#FF0000",
 
//id and name of YoWindow widget in HTML DOM
                id: "yowidget",
                name: "yowidget"
            };
 
            YoWidget.embed(
                "yowidget_place", //place-holder id
                700, //width
                394, //height
                flashvars,
                params,
                attributes
            );
        }
 
//This function is called by YoWidget SWF when it is ready for commands
        function yowidget_onReady() {
            window.isYoWidgetReady = true;
            var yowidget = document.getElementById('yowidget');
//Display location selected in Chooser if any
            var node = this.locationChooser.selectedLocation;
            if (node) {
                var locationId = node['@id'];
                yowidget.setLocationId(locationId);
            }
        }
 
    </script>
</head>
 
 
<body onLoad="onLoad();">
 
    <div>
        <span id="location_chooser_place" style="display:inline-block; width:250px; vertical-align:top;">
        </span>
 
        <span id="yowidget_place" style="display:inline-block;">
        </span>
    </div>
 
</body>
</html>
its displaying location chooser but not properly, "Major cities" is ok but "All locations" option is slightly lower and it does not look good

Also with this code if I change my language to "sr" [Serbian] it does not display my language, it displays English...other than this widget is awesome and I like it very much, specially cause weather is correct.
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Don
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Re: Location Chooser not working properly ?

Post by Don »

Hi,

Lines with double slashes in front of them are comments. If you want the code that has been commented out to run you must remove the slashes.
See the fixed code below.

As for the "All locations" button, it is meant to appear below the "Major cities" button. Please post a screenshot of the Location Chooser so we can see what you mean by "slightly lower."

Don

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    <html>
    <head>
        <title>Location Chooser and YoWindow weather widget</title>
     
    <!-- Location Chooser component -->
        <script type="text/javascript" src="http://js.yowindow.com/js/yolc.js"></script>
    <!-- YoWindow widget component -->
        <script type="text/javascript" src="http://js.yowindow.com/js/yowidget.js"></script>
     
        <script language="JavaScript">
     
    //To track if commands can be sent to YoWidget
            window.isYoWidgetReady = false;
     
            function onLoad() {
                installLocationChooser();
                installYoWidget();
            }
     
            function installLocationChooser() {
                var place = document.getElementById('location_chooser_place');
    //Create YoLocationChooser and keep it as a variable of HTML window
                this.locationChooser = new YoLocationChooser(place);
     
    //Subscribe to onLocationChange event
                this.locationChooser.onLocationChange = onLocationChange;
     
    /**
    lc.open(); - let the user to choose the location, starting on country-level
    lc.open("#auto"); - detect location by IP and open it
    lc.open("United Kingdom/London"); - open London
    */
                this.locationChooser.open("#auto");
            }
     
    /**
    Event of YoLocationChooser
    It is called every time the location changes.
    When location was deselected - node is null
    node format
    node = {
        @id, // GeoNames id
        @name, // Name from the Geonames data-base
        @p // Population
    }
     
    Here we reflect selected location in the widget.
    */
            function onLocationChange(node) {
    //Do not do anything if location was deselected (node is null).
                if (!node) {
                    return;
                }
                var locationId = node['@id'];
     
    //You can call yowidget methods only after it gets ready to intercept commands
                var yowidget = document.getElementById('yowidget');
                if (!window.isYoWidgetReady) {
                    return;
                }
    //Select location in YoWindow widget
                yowidget.setLocationId(locationId);
            }
     
    /**
    Creates YoWindow widget and adds it to the place-holder "yowidget_place"
    */
            function installYoWidget() {
     
    /**
    flashvars parameters
    See http://yowindow.com/widget_parameters.php
     
    I have put some examples in the code, uncomment to see them in effect
    */
                var flashvars = {
                    location_id: "auto",
    //              landscape: "seaside",
    //              background: "#FFFFFF",
					lang: "sr",
    //              unit_system: "metric",
    //              time_format: "24"
                };
     
    /**
    Flash parameters
    */
                var params = {
                    quality: "high",
                    bgcolor: "#FFFFFF",
                    allowscriptaccess: "always",
                    allowfullscreen: "true",
                    wmode: "opaque"
                };
     
                var attributes = {
    //Optionally control the color of the copyright text
    //              copyright_color: "#0000FF",
    //              copyright_link_color: "#FF0000",
     
    //id and name of YoWindow widget in HTML DOM
                    id: "yowidget",
                    name: "yowidget"
                };
     
                YoWidget.embed(
                    "yowidget_place", //place-holder id
                    700, //width
                    394, //height
                    flashvars,
                    params,
                    attributes
                );
            }
     
    //This function is called by YoWidget SWF when it is ready for commands
            function yowidget_onReady() {
                window.isYoWidgetReady = true;
                var yowidget = document.getElementById('yowidget');
    //Display location selected in Chooser if any
                var node = this.locationChooser.selectedLocation;
                if (node) {
                    var locationId = node['@id'];
                    yowidget.setLocationId(locationId);
                }
            }
     
        </script>
    </head>
     
     
    <body onLoad="onLoad();">
     
        <div>
            <span id="location_chooser_place" style="display:inline-block; width:250px; vertical-align:top;">
            </span>
     
            <span id="yowidget_place" style="display:inline-block;">
            </span>
        </div>
     
    </body>
    </html>
goxy63
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Re: Location Chooser not working properly ?

Post by goxy63 »

Did not know that about slashes, that's great will try it out tonight...

As for "all 'locations" button its not aligned with "major cities" button, please check image bellow...that's not that big problem but would be better if it is aligned.

Image

Thank you for your reply.
ChEeRs :]
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Don
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Re: Location Chooser not working properly ?

Post by Don »

If possible, post a link to your page so we can have a look at your code.

Don
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