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Posted 06/25/08 - 11:26 PM:
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To make zip-search a usefull tool outside anglo-american countries it would be nice to have it also available in kilometers, not only mils. No miles here in Europe ;-)
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Posted 06/29/08 - 07:19 AM:
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I'm not even sure the formula is doing it in miles and not kilometers. Since it believes in a flat earth it's not accurate over long distances anyway. Picked it up from somewhere else: 
 $latrange = $range / 69.172; 
 $lonrange = abs($range / (cos($latitude) * 69.172)); 
 $minlat = number_format($latitude - $latrange, "4", ".", ""); 
 $maxlat = number_format($latitude + $latrange, "4", ".", ""); 
 $minlon = number_format($longitude - $lonrange, "4", ".", ""); 
 $maxlon = number_format($longitude + $lonrange, "4", ".", "");


Wouldn't be hard to do
$range = $range / 1.6;
to use kilometers (presuming its using miles now). Any suggestions on where in the admin panel the option should go to ever be found, however?

Edited by Paul on 06/29/08 - 07:23 AM
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Posted 06/29/08 - 10:48 AM:
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Perhaps a select-box (or radio-buttons) next to the switch under admin --> settings --> switches --> "ZIP code range" (miles/km)?
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Posted 06/30/08 - 02:25 PM:
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Switches page is too cluttered already. Maybe if stuff appeared dynamically on click, but that'll get time consuming.
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Posted 06/30/08 - 11:29 PM:
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Yeah, the admin menue needs a total makeover anyway - it's a bit too cluttered everywhere ;-)
Have you ever installed eSyndiCat? I don't like the script. Far less flexibility than with wsnlinks, but the design of the admin-menue is really exemlary.
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Posted 07/01/08 - 02:17 AM:
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Just thought about it - perhaps it would be possible to handle the miles/km question within the templates insted of the admin menu (hidden field?) - some people might need both options on international websites.
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Posted 07/17/08 - 02:11 PM:
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What do you like about esyndicat's design? That horizontal top menu? I can't afford to buy it, but I can see their online demo.

I've added a localizations page which includes the miles/kilometers choice.
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Posted 07/18/08 - 12:33 AM:
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f*** - I just wrote a huge answer (the biggest ever) then accidentally I hit the F5-key. Lost all my text. I'm too frustrated to start writing it again. I'll send you my skype-id via email so we can talk about it if you like. It's easier anyway.
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Posted 07/18/08 - 09:53 PM:
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I don't do skype, because text is a million times easier for me.
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Posted 07/18/08 - 11:20 PM:
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You can text on skype - it's like windows messenger, just not Microsoft ;-)
Anyway: will write soon again about the admin-menu-subject.
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Posted 07/19/08 - 07:29 PM:
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There won't be any significant admin panel redesigns in the next year, since I already annoyed my German cobrander enough with all the 4.0->4.1 admin changes and 5.0 is too late in the game now anyway, so take your time.

Edited by Paul on 07/19/08 - 07:37 PM
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