diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/metamaps/Metamaps.GlobalUI.js b/app/assets/javascripts/metamaps/Metamaps.GlobalUI.js
index 12f9e6ea..c7551761 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/metamaps/Metamaps.GlobalUI.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/metamaps/Metamaps.GlobalUI.js
@@ -229,13 +229,24 @@ Metamaps.GlobalUI.CreateMap = {
         }
 
         var formId = Metamaps.GlobalUI.lightbox === 'forkmap' ? '#fork_map' : '#new_map';
-        var form = $(formId);
+        var form = $(formId)
 
         self.newMap.set('name', form.find('#map_name').val());
         self.newMap.set('desc', form.find('#map_desc').val());
 
         // TODO validate map attributes
-        
+        if (self.newMap.get('name').length===0){
+            console.log('Empty map name.');
+            Metamaps.GlobalUI.notifyUser('map name is mandatory.');
+            return;
+
+        } else if (self.newMap.get('name').length>140){
+            console.log('map name cannot exceed 140 characteres.');
+            Metamaps.GlobalUI.notifyUser('map name cannot exceed 140 characteres.');
+            return;
+        }
+        //console.log('self.newMap.get("name").length='+self.newMap.get("name").length.toString());
+
         self.newMap.save(null, {
             success: self.success
             // TODO add error message
diff --git a/app/views/maps/show.html.erb~ b/app/views/maps/show.html.erb~
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..474a6c1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/maps/show.html.erb~
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+<%#
+  # @file
+  # Code to display a map
+  # /maps/:id
+  #%>
+  
+<% content_for :title, @map.name + " | Metamaps" %>
+
+<div id="preloaded-images">
+   <img src="/assets/MMCCicon_realtime_blue.png" />
+</div>
+                                                                                     
+                                                                                     
+<% if authenticated? %>
+  <% if @map.permission == "commons" || @map.user == user %>
+      <div class="sidebarSave">
+        <div class="sidebarSaveIcon hoverForTip">
+          <div class="tip">Save Layout</div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="sidebarSaveBox"></div>
+      </div>
+  <% end %>
+  <div class="sidebarFork">
+    <div class="sidebarForkIcon hoverForTip">
+      <div class="tip">Save To New Map</div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="sidebarForkBox"></div>
+  </div>
+  <% if @map.permission == "commons" || @map.user == user %>
+    <div class="sidebarCollaborate">
+      <div class="sidebarCollaborateIcon"></div>
+      <div class="sidebarCollaborateBox">
+        <h3 class="realtimeBoxTitle">Realtime: </h3>
+        <span class="realtimeOnOff rtOff">OFF</span>
+        <div class="clearfloat"></div>
+        <div class="realtimeMapperList">
+            <ul>
+                <li class="rtMapper littleRtOff rtMapperSelf">
+                    <%= user.name %> (me)
+                </li>
+            </ul>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  <% end %>
+<% end %>
+<div class="sidebarFilter <%= authenticated? ? 'loggedin' : 'loggedout' %>">
+  <div class="sidebarFilterIcon"></div>
+  <div class="sidebarFilterBox">
+    <h3 class="filterByMetacode">Filter By Metacode</h3><span class="showAll">all</span><span class="hideAll">none</span>
+    <div class="clearfloat"></div>
+    <%= render :partial => 'main/filterbymetacode' %>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="index">
+  <div class="openCheatsheet openLightbox" data-open="cheatsheet"></div>
+  <span><img width="35" height="35" src="/assets/map.png"></span>
+  <span class="mapName"><%= @map.name %></span>
+  <span class="mapInfo"></span>
+  <div class="clearfloat"></div>
+  <%= render :partial => 'maps/mapinfobox' %>
+</div>
+
+<div class="maps onMap" id="container">
+  <div id="center-container">
+    <div id="infovis"></div>    
+  </div>
+  <div class="showcard" id="showcard"></div>
+</div>
+<div class="clearfloat"></div>
+
+<% if authenticated? %>
+
+  <% # add these if you have edit permissions on the map %>
+  <% if @map.permission == "commons" || @map.user == user %>
+    
+    <% # for creating and pulling in topics and synapses %>
+    <%= render :partial => 'newtopic' %>
+    <%= render :partial => 'newsynapse' %>
+
+    <% # for saving the layout of the map %>
+    <%= form_for @map, :url => savelayout_path(@map), :html => { :class => "saveMapLayout", :id => "saveMapLayout"}, remote: true do |form| %>
+	    <%= form.hidden_field "coordinates", :value => "" %>
+    <% end %>
+
+  <% end %>
+
+  <% # for populating the change metacode list on the topic card %>
+  <%= render :partial => 'main/metacodeoptions' %>
+<% end %>
+
+
+<script>
+var dragged = 0;
+mapid = <%= @map.id %>; 
+<% if (@map.permission == "commons" && authenticated? ) || @map.user == user %>
+    mapperm = true; 
+<% end %>
+
+viewMode = "graph";
+json = <%= @mapjson %>;
+if (json.length > 0) {
+    $(window).load(function () { 
+        <% if (@map.arranged) %>
+            initialize("arranged"); 
+        <% else %>
+            initialize("chaotic");
+        <% end %>
+    });
+} else {
+    $(window).load(function () {
+        initialize("chaotic", true);
+    });
+}
+    
+<% if authenticated? && (@map.permission == "commons" || @map.user == user) %>
+// this is for the heroku staging environment
+window.realtime.socket = io.connect('http://gentle-savannah-1303.herokuapp.com'); 
+    
+// this is for metamaps.cc
+//window.realtime.socket = io.connect('http://metamaps.cc:5001'); 
+    
+// this is for localhost development    
+//window.realtime.socket = io.connect('http://localhost:5001'); 
+
+window.realtime.socket.on('connect', function () {
+    console.log('socket connected');
+    window.realtime.setupSocket();
+});
+<% end %>
+    
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index c3fce2b2..ec86b421 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -1,129 +1,129 @@
-# encoding: UTF-8
-# This file is auto-generated from the current state of the database. Instead
-# of editing this file, please use the migrations feature of Active Record to
-# incrementally modify your database, and then regenerate this schema definition.
-#
-# Note that this schema.rb definition is the authoritative source for your
-# database schema. If you need to create the application database on another
-# system, you should be using db:schema:load, not running all the migrations
-# from scratch. The latter is a flawed and unsustainable approach (the more migrations
-# you'll amass, the slower it'll run and the greater likelihood for issues).
-#
-# It's strongly recommended to check this file into your version control system.
-
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20140707161810) do
-
-  create_table "in_metacode_sets", :force => true do |t|
-    t.integer  "metacode_id"
-    t.integer  "metacode_set_id"
-    t.datetime "created_at",      :null => false
-    t.datetime "updated_at",      :null => false
-  end
-
-  add_index "in_metacode_sets", ["metacode_id"], :name => "index_in_metacode_sets_on_metacode_id"
-  add_index "in_metacode_sets", ["metacode_set_id"], :name => "index_in_metacode_sets_on_metacode_set_id"
-
-  create_table "mappings", :force => true do |t|
-    t.text     "category"
-    t.integer  "xloc"
-    t.integer  "yloc"
-    t.integer  "topic_id"
-    t.integer  "synapse_id"
-    t.integer  "map_id"
-    t.integer  "user_id"
-    t.datetime "created_at", :null => false
-    t.datetime "updated_at", :null => false
-  end
-
-  create_table "maps", :force => true do |t|
-    t.text     "name"
-    t.boolean  "arranged"
-    t.text     "desc"
-    t.text     "permission"
-    t.integer  "user_id"
-    t.datetime "created_at", :null => false
-    t.datetime "updated_at", :null => false
-    t.boolean  "featured"
-  end
-
-  create_table "metacode_sets", :force => true do |t|
-    t.string   "name"
-    t.text     "desc"
-    t.integer  "user_id"
-    t.boolean  "mapperContributed"
-    t.datetime "created_at",        :null => false
-    t.datetime "updated_at",        :null => false
-  end
-
-  add_index "metacode_sets", ["user_id"], :name => "index_metacode_sets_on_user_id"
-
-  create_table "metacodes", :force => true do |t|
-    t.text     "name"
-    t.string   "icon"
-    t.datetime "created_at", :null => false
-    t.datetime "updated_at", :null => false
-  end
-
-  create_table "synapses", :force => true do |t|
-    t.text     "desc"
-    t.text     "category"
-    t.text     "weight"
-    t.text     "permission"
-    t.integer  "node1_id"
-    t.integer  "node2_id"
-    t.integer  "user_id"
-    t.datetime "created_at", :null => false
-    t.datetime "updated_at", :null => false
-  end
-
-  create_table "topics", :force => true do |t|
-    t.text     "name"
-    t.text     "desc"
-    t.text     "link"
-    t.text     "permission"
-    t.integer  "user_id"
-    t.integer  "metacode_id"
-    t.datetime "created_at",         :null => false
-    t.datetime "updated_at",         :null => false
-    t.string   "image_file_name"
-    t.string   "image_content_type"
-    t.integer  "image_file_size"
-    t.datetime "image_updated_at"
-    t.string   "audio_file_name"
-    t.string   "audio_content_type"
-    t.integer  "audio_file_size"
-    t.datetime "audio_updated_at"
-  end
-
-  create_table "users", :force => true do |t|
-    t.string   "name"
-    t.string   "email"
-    t.text     "settings"
-    t.string   "code",                   :limit => 8
-    t.string   "joinedwithcode",         :limit => 8
-    t.string   "crypted_password"
-    t.string   "password_salt"
-    t.string   "persistence_token"
-    t.string   "perishable_token"
-    t.datetime "created_at",                                            :null => false
-    t.datetime "updated_at",                                            :null => false
-    t.string   "encrypted_password",     :limit => 128, :default => ""
-    t.string   "remember_token"
-    t.datetime "remember_created_at"
-    t.string   "reset_password_token"
-    t.datetime "last_sign_in_at"
-    t.string   "last_sign_in_ip"
-    t.integer  "sign_in_count",                         :default => 0
-    t.datetime "current_sign_in_at"
-    t.string   "current_sign_in_ip"
-    t.datetime "reset_password_sent_at"
-    t.boolean  "admin"
-    t.string   "image_file_name"
-    t.string   "image_content_type"
-    t.integer  "image_file_size"
-    t.datetime "image_updated_at"
-  end
-
-  add_index "users", ["reset_password_token"], :name => "index_users_on_reset_password_token", :unique => true
-
-end
+# encoding: UTF-8
+# This file is auto-generated from the current state of the database. Instead
+# of editing this file, please use the migrations feature of Active Record to
+# incrementally modify your database, and then regenerate this schema definition.
+#
+# Note that this schema.rb definition is the authoritative source for your
+# database schema. If you need to create the application database on another
+# system, you should be using db:schema:load, not running all the migrations
+# from scratch. The latter is a flawed and unsustainable approach (the more migrations
+# you'll amass, the slower it'll run and the greater likelihood for issues).
+#
+# It's strongly recommended to check this file into your version control system.
+
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20140707161810) do
+
+  create_table "in_metacode_sets", :force => true do |t|
+    t.integer  "metacode_id"
+    t.integer  "metacode_set_id"
+    t.datetime "created_at",      :null => false
+    t.datetime "updated_at",      :null => false
+  end
+
+  add_index "in_metacode_sets", ["metacode_id"], :name => "index_in_metacode_sets_on_metacode_id"
+  add_index "in_metacode_sets", ["metacode_set_id"], :name => "index_in_metacode_sets_on_metacode_set_id"
+
+  create_table "mappings", :force => true do |t|
+    t.text     "category"
+    t.integer  "xloc"
+    t.integer  "yloc"
+    t.integer  "topic_id"
+    t.integer  "synapse_id"
+    t.integer  "map_id"
+    t.integer  "user_id"
+    t.datetime "created_at", :null => false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", :null => false
+  end
+
+  create_table "maps", :force => true do |t|
+    t.text     "name"
+    t.boolean  "arranged"
+    t.text     "desc"
+    t.text     "permission"
+    t.integer  "user_id"
+    t.datetime "created_at", :null => false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", :null => false
+    t.boolean  "featured"
+  end
+
+  create_table "metacode_sets", :force => true do |t|
+    t.string   "name"
+    t.text     "desc"
+    t.integer  "user_id"
+    t.boolean  "mapperContributed"
+    t.datetime "created_at",        :null => false
+    t.datetime "updated_at",        :null => false
+  end
+
+  add_index "metacode_sets", ["user_id"], :name => "index_metacode_sets_on_user_id"
+
+  create_table "metacodes", :force => true do |t|
+    t.text     "name"
+    t.string   "icon"
+    t.datetime "created_at", :null => false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", :null => false
+  end
+
+  create_table "synapses", :force => true do |t|
+    t.text     "desc"
+    t.text     "category"
+    t.text     "weight"
+    t.text     "permission"
+    t.integer  "node1_id"
+    t.integer  "node2_id"
+    t.integer  "user_id"
+    t.datetime "created_at", :null => false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", :null => false
+  end
+
+  create_table "topics", :force => true do |t|
+    t.text     "name"
+    t.text     "desc"
+    t.text     "link"
+    t.text     "permission"
+    t.integer  "user_id"
+    t.integer  "metacode_id"
+    t.datetime "created_at",         :null => false
+    t.datetime "updated_at",         :null => false
+    t.string   "image_file_name"
+    t.string   "image_content_type"
+    t.integer  "image_file_size"
+    t.datetime "image_updated_at"
+    t.string   "audio_file_name"
+    t.string   "audio_content_type"
+    t.integer  "audio_file_size"
+    t.datetime "audio_updated_at"
+  end
+
+  create_table "users", :force => true do |t|
+    t.string   "name"
+    t.string   "email"
+    t.text     "settings"
+    t.string   "code",                   :limit => 8
+    t.string   "joinedwithcode",         :limit => 8
+    t.string   "crypted_password"
+    t.string   "password_salt"
+    t.string   "persistence_token"
+    t.string   "perishable_token"
+    t.datetime "created_at",                                            :null => false
+    t.datetime "updated_at",                                            :null => false
+    t.string   "encrypted_password",     :limit => 128, :default => ""
+    t.string   "remember_token"
+    t.datetime "remember_created_at"
+    t.string   "reset_password_token"
+    t.datetime "last_sign_in_at"
+    t.string   "last_sign_in_ip"
+    t.integer  "sign_in_count",                         :default => 0
+    t.datetime "current_sign_in_at"
+    t.string   "current_sign_in_ip"
+    t.datetime "reset_password_sent_at"
+    t.boolean  "admin"
+    t.string   "image_file_name"
+    t.string   "image_content_type"
+    t.integer  "image_file_size"
+    t.datetime "image_updated_at"
+  end
+
+  add_index "users", ["reset_password_token"], :name => "index_users_on_reset_password_token", :unique => true
+
+end