Index: vud.module
===================================================================
--- vud.module	(revision 954)
+++ vud.module	(revision 1041)
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     'title'            => 'Vote',
     'page callback'    => 'vud_vote',
     'page arguments'   => array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6),
-    'access arguments' => array('use vote up/down'),
+    'access arguments' => array('access content'),
     'type'             => MENU_CALLBACK,
     'file'             => 'vud.theme.inc',
   );
Index: vud_node/vud_node.module
===================================================================
--- vud_node/vud_node.module	(revision 954)
+++ vud_node/vud_node.module	(revision 1041)
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Implementation of hook_perm().
  */
 function vud_node_perm() {
-  return array('use vote up/down on nodes', 'administer vote up/down on nodes', 'see vote up/down node stats');
+  return array('view vote up/down on nodes', 'use vote up/down on nodes', 'administer vote up/down on nodes', 'see vote up/down node stats');
 }
 
 /**
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 function vud_node_nodeapi(&$node, $op, $a3 = NULL, $a4 = NULL) {
   switch ($op) {
     case 'view':
-      if (user_access('use vote up/down on nodes')) {
+      if (user_access('view vote up/down on nodes')) {
         $node_type = in_array($node->type, variable_get('vud_node_types', array()), TRUE);
         $widget_showmode = variable_get('vud_node_widget_show', 2);
         $tag = variable_get('vud_tag', 'vote');
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
         case 0:
           break;
         case 1:
-          if (($teaser == 1) && $node_type && user_access('use vote up/down on nodes')) {
+          if (($teaser == 1) && $node_type && user_access('view vote up/down on nodes')) {
             $links['vud_node_votes_count'] = array(
               'title' => theme('vud_votes', $node->nid, $type, $tag, $widget_theme),
               'html'  => TRUE,
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
           }
           break;
         case 2:
-          if (($teaser == 0) && $node_type && user_access('use vote up/down on nodes')) {
+          if (($teaser == 0) && $node_type && user_access('view vote up/down on nodes')) {
             $links['vud_node_votes_count'] = array(
               'title' => theme('vud_votes', $node->nid, $type, $tag, $widget_theme),
               'html'  => TRUE,
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
           }
           break;
         case 3:
-          if ($node_type && user_access('use vote up/down on nodes')) {
+          if ($node_type && user_access('view vote up/down on nodes')) {
             $links['vud_node_votes_count'] = array(
               'title' => theme('vud_votes', $node->nid, $type, $tag, $widget_theme),
               'html'  => TRUE,
Index: vud.theme.inc
===================================================================
--- vud.theme.inc	(revision 954)
+++ vud.theme.inc	(revision 1041)
@@ -230,28 +230,31 @@
  */
 function vud_vote($type, $cid, $value, $tag, $widget, $token) {
   if (is_numeric($value) && drupal_valid_token($token, "vote/$type/$cid/$value/$tag/$widget")) {
-    $vote = array();
-    // Sanity-check the incoming values.
-    if ($value > 0) {
-      $vote['value'] = 1;
-    }
-    else if ($value < 0) {
-      $vote['value'] = -1;
-    }
-    else {
-      $vote['value'] = 0;
-    }
+    // 2010-01-05 Allow support for some users to VIEW a node but not use it
+    if (user_access('use vote up/down')) {
+      $vote = array();
+      // Sanity-check the incoming values.
+      if ($value > 0) {
+        $vote['value'] = 1;
+      }
+      else if ($value < 0) {
+        $vote['value'] = -1;
+      }
+      else {
+        $vote['value'] = 0;
+      }
 
-    $vote['value_type'] = 'points';
-    $tag = $tag ? $tag : variable_get('vud_tag', 'vote');
-    $vote['tag'] = $tag;
+      $vote['value_type'] = 'points';
+      $tag = $tag ? $tag : variable_get('vud_tag', 'vote');
+      $vote['tag'] = $tag;
 
-    $vote['content_id'] = $cid;
-    $vote['content_type'] = $type;
-    $vote['tag'] = $tag;
-    $votes = array(0 => $vote);
-    drupal_alter('vud_votes', $votes);
-    votingapi_set_votes($votes);
+      $vote['content_id'] = $cid;
+      $vote['content_type'] = $type;
+      $vote['tag'] = $tag;
+      $votes = array(0 => $vote);
+      drupal_alter('vud_votes', $votes);
+      votingapi_set_votes($votes);
+    }
   }
   else {
     watchdog("vud", "Could not vote on $type $cid, with value $value, tag $tag and token $token");
@@ -262,17 +265,26 @@
     ctools_include('ajax');
     $plugin = vud_widget_get($widget);
 
-    if ($function = ctools_plugin_get_function($plugin, 'ajax render')) {
-      $commands = $function($type, $cid, $value, $tag, $token, $widget);
-    }
-    else {
+    // 2010-01-05 Check if the user has access, if not, send back alert box asking to log in
+    if (!user_access('use vote up/down')) {
+      //$commands[] = ctools_ajax_command_error('Only logged in users are allowed to vote.');
+      drupal_set_message('Only logged in users are allowed to vote.');
       $commands = array();
-      if (!empty($plugin['widget template'])) {
-        $commands[] = ctools_ajax_command_replace("#widget-$type-$cid", theme('vud_widget', $cid, $type, $tag, $widget));
+      $commands[] = ctools_ajax_command_redirect('user/login');
+    } else {
+
+      if ($function = ctools_plugin_get_function($plugin, 'ajax render')) {
+        $commands = $function($type, $cid, $value, $tag, $token, $widget);
       }
+      else {
+        $commands = array();
+        if (!empty($plugin['widget template'])) {
+          $commands[] = ctools_ajax_command_replace("#widget-$type-$cid", theme('vud_widget', $cid, $type, $tag, $widget));
+        }
 
-      if (!empty($plugin['votes template'])) {
-        $commands[] = ctools_ajax_command_replace("#votes-$type-$cid", theme('vud_votes', $cid, $type, $tag, $widget));
+        if (!empty($plugin['votes template'])) {
+          $commands[] = ctools_ajax_command_replace("#votes-$type-$cid", theme('vud_votes', $cid, $type, $tag, $widget));
+        }
       }
     }