Extension talk:Nimbus

Which swfobject.js
Downloading the swfobject2.2.zip package shows 2 swfobject.js files: One is in swfobject/ (~12k) and the other in swfobject/src/ (~28k), which one to use? (Btw, the wp-cumulus.1.23.zip also contains swfobject.js) Also do the files need to be set to a certain permission? chmod 644? Thanks for the awesome looking extension --SomaticJourney 11:46, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

You should not need the src (source) of this flash to function, but it may be useful if you wish to modify the flash pattern (elliptical pattern instead of circular, etc). Those changes would require a flash editor.

If you've installed cumulus, you already have what you need. Just add the Nimbus.php to you extensions/Nimbus directory, comment-out Cumulus and add Nimbus to your LocalSettings.php file (they won't work together, but Nimbus can replace Cumulus), i.e.:

# require_once("$IP/extensions/Cumulus/Cumulus.php"); require_once("$IP/extensions/Nimbus/Nimbus.php");

-Don't forget to turn-on the flash on your wiki page:

flash=1

These files are read & executed, I'd set permissions to 755.
 * Thanks for the speedy reply. FYI,  I didn't have Cumulus installed prior to Nimbus.  I also went back and re-uploaded swfobject.js (not the source) and set permissions to 755.  Made sure flash=1 was set and.... still no joy.  Example on my wiki :( --SomaticJourney
 * Same problem by me. Flash doesn't work. I've also tried with the two files located on your server (http://wiki.gis.com/wiki/extensions/Nimbus/swfobject.js and http://wiki.gis.com/wiki/extensions/Nimbus/tagcloud.swf). Maybe there is a problem in the PHP code provided on the extension page? --Laurent 18:07, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Also same problem at my Mediawiki installation (15.1). The cloud works but there is no flash. Any ideas? The example on the demo page looks terrific!!! --MKeyler 08:50, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
 * By the way: I fixed a typo in line 144 of the Nimbus.php file: the "S" was missing. old: ENT_QUOTE; new: ENT_QUOTES --MKeyler 14:42, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Having the same problem on my site any ideas? Jake4d 04:38, 10 February 2010 (UTC) (using v14.0)

Thanks for fixing the typo! I fixed a problem having to do with non-Category files, another having to do with apostrophes in the Category name, and (re-)discovered that many UTF-8 characters do not display. The UTF-8 problem has to do with pre-loading of font images in the flash file, and of course having limited space for this. I don’t maintain the flash part, but if you need additional characters, instructions for this are at http://www.roytanck.com/2008/08/04/how-to-add-more-characters-to-wp-cumulus/
 * Great. It's getting better every day. But at my MediaWiki installation (15.1) the Flash does not kick in. Any ideas why? --MKeyler 14:51, 10 February 2010 (UTC)


 * There have been upgrades to the linked swfobject.js and tagcoud.swf files, which may have broken this. I can send you working copies of these files if you email me.


 * The path (in Nimbus.php) to the Nimbus directory and it's contents assume that you have your wiki setup in the following structure: "wiki/extensions/Nimbus/". My setup is "mediawiki/extensions/Nimbus".  I needed to change that in 3 locations within Nimbus.php.  That was an issue that was coming up for me.  --SomaticJourney 00:37, 11 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the feedback. I've updated the code to include $wgScriptPath to apply user's "wiki" directory. --MSmaga 00:54, 11 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Thank you SomaticJourney for filing this problem. It was the same with my installations. Now the code looks pretty good! The only thing is that Flash is still not working. So dear Msmaga: yes, I would appreciate an email with the 2 flash files. The ones I downloaded do definitely not work :-( Great job by the way!!!--MKeyler 07:18, 11 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Cheers. This is a beautiful extension.  I'm glad to give feedback. --SomaticJourney 07:57, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Problem with special characters
After some testing I found this problem: you have to delete all categories with special characters like "&" in them eg. "category: Test & more" to get the flash running. Otherwise the picture is just blank. Does anyone have ideas to solve this? Thank you --MKeyler 15:00, 23 February 2010 (UTC)