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From: Warp
Subject: Re: New (Experimental) Index Page
Date: 9 Apr 2008 08:48:22
Message: <47fcbb14@news.povray.org>
Chris B <nom### [at] nomailcom> wrote:
> Is the text showing up ok at that resolution? I have used a small font.

  The cells are now scaling according to the text (even if text size is
increased by the browser), so it works a lot better now.

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From: Warp
Subject: Re: New (Experimental) Index Page
Date: 9 Apr 2008 08:50:53
Message: <47fcbbab@news.povray.org>
Btw, in the 'image and text' mode the "more info" link simply links
to the exact same 'image and text' (but without anything else).

  Wouldn't it be better if it linked to the (possible) html file submitted
alongside the object, as in the normal index page?

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From: Chris B
Subject: Re: New (Experimental) Index Page
Date: 9 Apr 2008 09:22:00
Message: <47fcc2f8@news.povray.org>
"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in message 
news:47fcbbab@news.povray.org...
>  Btw, in the 'image and text' mode the "more info" link simply links
> to the exact same 'image and text' (but without anything else).
>
>  Wouldn't it be better if it linked to the (possible) html file submitted
> alongside the object, as in the normal index page?

Yes. I think that is better. It now links to the html file contributed with 
the object if one exists. Otherwise it displays the standard page like 
before.

Regards,
Chris B.


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From: Chris B
Subject: Re: New (Experimental) Index Page
Date: 9 Apr 2008 10:34:33
Message: <47fcd3f9@news.povray.org>
"Chris B" <nom### [at] nomailcom> wrote in message 
news:47fbff20@news.povray.org...
>
> "Mike the Elder" <nomail@nomail> wrote in message
>> How would you feel about
>> adding an "Unselect All" button?

> I've added a "Clear Selected Categories" link.

It's now a button.

Regards,
Chris B.


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From: SharkD
Subject: Re: New (Experimental) Index Page
Date: 22 Jun 2008 03:45:00
Message: <web.485e01e9133a8f91896db6a10@news.povray.org>
Will it be possible in the future to add an object to both the Area of Interest
and Content Type categories?

Also, will it be possible to modify an existing entry without having to fill out
all the fields and upload files from scatch? Sometimes you just want to fix a
typo, or update a file without changing its description.

-Mike


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From: SharkD
Subject: Re: New (Experimental) Index Page
Date: 22 Jun 2008 03:50:00
Message: <web.485e035c133a8f91896db6a10@news.povray.org>
Also, you might want to consider adding the "optgroup" element to the category
form to keep people from adding to the super-categories when submitting
objects.

-Mike


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From: Chris B
Subject: Re: New (Experimental) Index Page
Date: 22 Jun 2008 05:36:43
Message: <485e1d2b$1@news.povray.org>
"SharkD" <nomail@nomail> wrote in message 
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> Will it be possible in the future to add an object to both the Area of 
> Interest
> and Content Type categories?

It should be possible now because it's a multi-select list. When you're 
submitting an object you should be able to use Ctl-Click in the browser to 
select multiple categories and sub-categories. Though the mechanism for 
doing a multi-select may vary between browsers and operating systems.

> Also, will it be possible to modify an existing entry without having to 
> fill out
> all the fields and upload files from scatch? Sometimes you just want to 
> fix a
> typo, or update a file without changing its description.

This is a little more problematic. Certain functions of this sort can be 
done by an administrator but it needs a bit of consistent judgement to make 
sure that significant changes aren't made without changing the version 
number, otherwise people wouldn't be able to tell that an object had changed 
since they downloaded it.

So for changing typos within the description, keywords and possibly for 
small changes to documentation files and other meta-data you can email an 
admin or post a request here.

For changing files that fix problems with the object or change functionality 
you should create a new version which means uploading a complete new copy. 
There are times when it may make sense to make an exception to this. For 
example, if you forget a file or fix a bug and you can get an administrator 
to upload it for you before anyone's downloaded it, then I don't see a 
problem with that.

Regards,
Chris B.


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From: SharkD
Subject: Re: New (Experimental) Index Page
Date: 22 Jun 2008 13:05:00
Message: <web.485e85a8133a8f9123ce54f40@news.povray.org>
"Chris B" <nom### [at] nomailcom> wrote:
> It should be possible now because it's a multi-select list. When you're
> submitting an object you should be able to use Ctl-Click in the browser to
> select multiple categories and sub-categories. Though the mechanism for
> doing a multi-select may vary between browsers and operating systems.

Thanks, I didn't notice that.

> This is a little more problematic. Certain functions of this sort can be
> done by an administrator but it needs a bit of consistent judgement to make
> sure that significant changes aren't made without changing the version
> number, otherwise people wouldn't be able to tell that an object had changed
> since they downloaded it.

Well, a step in this direction would be to only require a version number change
if any new files are uploaded. Of course, this would as a result be triggered
any time *any* file is uploaded, regardless if the actual code hase changed.
However, despite this quirk it would still be an improvement.

Thanks for your reply.

-Mike


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From: SharkD
Subject: Re: New (Experimental) Index Page
Date: 22 Jun 2008 19:35:00
Message: <web.485ee164133a8f9123ce54f40@news.povray.org>
"Chris B" <nom### [at] nomailcom> wrote:
> "Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in message
> news:47fc07f4@news.povray.org...
> >> I'm running on 1024x768. Are
> >> you running on a higher resolution?
> >
> >  1600x1200.
>
> ok now that resolution is beyond what I can test :-)
> Is the text showing up ok at that resolution? I have used a small font.

There's a site called BrowserShots.org that will load any wab page in any of
about 40 different browsers and then upload a screenshot of what the site looks
like within that browser. You can pick which browser to test (you can test more
than one at the same time), choose from different operating systems and choose
from among several other options such as disabling JavaScript ot Flash. It's
simple and very convenient.

-Mike


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From: SharkD
Subject: Re: New (Experimental) Index Page
Date: 22 Jun 2008 19:40:00
Message: <web.485ee24a133a8f9123ce54f40@news.povray.org>
"Chris B" <nom### [at] nomailcom> wrote:
> So for changing typos within the description, keywords and possibly for
> small changes to documentation files and other meta-data you can email an
> admin or post a request here.

I searched for an email address in order to take you up on that suggestion, but
wasn't able to find any. Who do I email?

-Mike


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