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Let me introduce module for joomla 1.5 "3D user cloud" - the three-dimensional cloud of site users. This module is intended for displaying site users names as rotating sphere which rotation can be operated by mouse. This module support integration with Community Builder, Kunena/FIteboard forum and JomSocial components. CommunityBuilder user profile, Kunena/Fireboard forum user profile or JomSocial user profile can be displayed by clicking on the name of the user. Adjustments of the module: size of a cloud, background color, text color, quantity of displayed users, transparency, many types of users to display (last registered, most popular, last updated, with avatar only, show age (for CB, Kunena/Fireboard, JomSocial integration), kind of user name to display (login or Name), set font size and etc.

Module parametres

• Users quantity
  
• Login or username.
• Integration with - set integration with CommunityBuilder, Kunena/Fireboard forum or JomSocial component. If NO, then  some sort fields and output fields will be not accessible and user name cannot link to user profile in this case.
• Sort by - set the sort key field for users list. This is the way to set what users will be output:latest users, last visited, most popular (profile hits), most active users and etc.
  Available values:
  
  - Register date
  - Last visit date
  - Profile update date (CB)
  - Profile hits (CB)
  - Profile hits (Kunena/Fireboard)
  - Profile hits (JomSocial)
  - Num articles (Joomla)
  - Num posts (Kunena/Fireboard)
  - Karma (Kunena/Fireboard)
  
  
• Sort order - ascending or descending.
• With avatar only - This param is used when used CommunityBuilder, Kunena/FIreboard or JomSocial integration.
  
• Show additional info - additional field output with user name:
  
  - No - No additional field.
  - Age from CB - display age, if field "birthday" is set in CommunityBuilder user profile.
  - Age from jomSocial - display age from JomSocial user profile.
  - Profile hits (CB)
  - Profile hits (Kunena/Fireboard)
  - Profile hits (JomSocial)
  - Num articles (Joomla)
  - Num posts (Kunena/Fireboard)
  - Karma (Kunena/Fireboard)
  
  Additional fields available with CB, Kunena/Fireboard or JomSocial integration only.
  
  
• CommunityBuilder or JomSocial birthday field name - if you set Age in additional field and integration with CommunityBuilder or JomSocial is used then you should set field name of CommunityBuilder or JomSocial birthday field in this param.
• Font size - fixed font size for usernames. The size depend of sphere size. The more the sphere, the is less font size.
• Use variable font size - if yes, that the font size will be proportional to value of a field of parametre 'Show additional info'.
• Min font size - The minimum font size (set if the variable font size is used). No less than 3, no more than 40.
• Max font size - The maximum font size (set if the variable font size is used). No less than 3, no more than 40.

Advanced parametres

• Language - select language family
• Use swfobject - set NO if java-script conflict occured
  
• Sphere width and height - sphere size.
• Scale X and Scale Y - use different scales to make sphere extended on a vertical or across
• Text color 1 - text color of text with large font
• Text color 1 - text color of text with small font
• Highlight color - text and frame color of the highlighted user
  
• Background color
• Sphere rotate speed
• Distribute users evenly on the sphere
  
• Transparent background.
• Open link in the same window or new window