iTFDB changes 2009-08-29

[DarkHyren]

It's an interesting looking site, I have been looking for something like this for a while to keep a record of my TFs.

I suppose I'll put some feedback.
Well first off there's a bug with the drop down boxes for line and class.
The line box has a habit of resizing itself over the class box.
What I recommend is make all three boxes (Manufacturer, Line and Class) the maximum size they can get to rather then auto resizing.
That would be 15 characters long for Manufacturer, 27 for Line and 20 for Class.

Maybe also an option in settings to choose how many pieces per page you want as a default.
But it looks like it's coming along nicely, it should be great when it's done

[jaydisc]

Thank you!

Can you let me know what browser, version and operating system you're experiencing the pull down issues with?

The site will persistently remember the pieces per page you have chosen.

[DarkHyren]

Can you let me know what browser, version and operating system you're experiencing the pull down issues with?

IE using Vista. I know alot of sites coded for use primarily with FireFox have this same issue, so it's probally just a fiddly little thing

The site will persistently remember the pieces per page you have chosen.

Ah ok, I wasn't sure if it was site based or cookie based, I can see now it's site based as I cleared cookies last night and the site still shows the pieces per page I selected when I was on there before.
Good one

[jaydisc]

IE using Vista. I know alot of sites coded for use primarily with FireFox have this same issue, so it's probally just a fiddly little thing

OK, I've tried tackling this slightly differently to see if it solves your refresh issue. Rather than just dynamically replacing the contents of the pulldown menu, I'm replacing the entire pulldown menu. The change in behavior should not be noticeable to the human eye and this should hopefully force IE to render it correctly. Please try it and let me know.

Ah ok, I wasn't sure if it was site based or cookie based, I can see now it's site based as I cleared cookies last night and the site still shows the pieces per page I selected when I was on there before.
Good one

Thanks. To be specific, if a visitor changes it without being logged in, it is stored in a session cookie and will only be retained until they close that browser session. If they make the change when logged in, it will persist across multiple visits/computers/browsers as long as they log in each time.

This is also the same behavior for sorting. Additionally, each list (Acquired, Desired, Selling, etc.) will retain its own sort order. For example, I sort my ordered list by Date Ascending so I can see what's coming in next, but I sort my Acquired list in Date Descending so I can see what I've acquired most recently.

And last tip, each list will remember THREE sorts. So if you sort by Name, then Class, then Line, your resulting list will be sorted by Line, Class, Name subsequently. The sort arrows should be faded in order of predominance. Of course, clicking to sort the same field twice will reverse the sort order.

I personally found this very helpful for viewing just the MISB part of my collection, sorted by Line and Class, to determine what I had doubles of to sell.

[DarkHyren]

OK, I've tried tackling this slightly differently to see if it solves your refresh issue.

Looks like it's behaving itself now in IE, nicely done

[Vector Sigma 13]

Been awhile since ive been on the database but it seems a lot smoother now than it used to be. Great work Jay. Hopefully ill have some time soon to add my whole collection!