Published on April 29, 2010 By kenwas In WinCustomize 2011 Feedback

Thanks for getting this up and running.  Well done!

 

I have a question about the new column called Approved.

 

All of my offerings are marked "No" in this column.  Shouldn't this be "Yes" because journeyman uploads are automatically "approved" ?

 

Not trying to nit pick as I am sure you have your hands full with important fixes.  Just raised the question for your awareness.

 

For those that do not know how to get to the page, click your screen name at the top of the home page right before My Site.

Then select the My Skins List on the right side of the page that opens.


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on Apr 30, 2010

Kestral2040


There are only two ways for me to track a new comments flag for you guys.  Either I base it on the last time you viewed the My Skins page or I base it on the last time you actually viewed the skin.

I considered doing it based on the My Skins page, however, this means if you were to page through your results or reload the page before going and looking at the skins that said they had new comments on them it would count those comments as 'viewed' and say you have no new comments.  Also you would still have to at least page through all the pages of your my skins list to get this info updated.  If people would really prefer this I supposed I could convert the system over for this.  Basing it on the last skin view will give more accurate/real data.

No matter how its implemented it wont be able to save your comment number history if you clear your cookies.

I think it should be based on the MY Skins page, but that is only one mans opinion.

on Apr 30, 2010

I thought of a way to quasi fix it to be a mash up of both styles...  I'll try to implement it on Monday, will take more time.

on Apr 30, 2010

There are only two ways for me to track a new comments flag for you guys. Either I base it on the last time you viewed the My Skins page or I base it on the last time you actually viewed the skin.

I considered doing it based on the My Skins page, however, this means if you were to page through your results or reload the page before going and looking at the skins that said they had new comments on them it would count those comments as 'viewed' and say you have no new comments. Also you would still have to at least page through all the pages of your my skins list to get this info updated. If people would really prefer this I supposed I could convert the system over for this. Basing it on the last skin view will give more accurate/real data.

No matter how its implemented it wont be able to save your comment number history if you clear your cookies.

 

There has to be some other way of doing this. Having a cookie to track comments kept on a users local PC is just not going to work. If they clear there cookies they have to re-initiate one for each of their submissions? Over and over again? Or if they want to check the site from a different computer, they have to create cookies on it to track their comments? Come on now, maybe try talking to other programmers, there has to be another way.  I know my site and vStyler's (I maintain both), track new comments, forum posts, everything.  It tracks it in a different way, but maybe if you talk to someone over at e107.org they might be able to help you out with some coding changes.  The way of talking about doing it is just not going to work at all.  All you will have is a lot of complaining users.

on Apr 30, 2010

teddybearcholla
What if we just eat the cookies ?

I'm with you, Barb. You bringin' the milk? I got Oreos and Oatmeal-Raisin!

on Apr 30, 2010

Thus from a functional standpoint all you should have to do is upload a skin and check your list in the future. For ones rolled over from the old site you will have to look at them once.

If you can just set it up so that I get an email notification when anyone leaves a comment on any one of my submissions that will be all I'd need.  I have close to 400 uploads and I really have no desire to have to go visit them all over again.

And this really doesn't seem to be working. I've visited my newer submissions numerous times for comments and have always found some but there was no "flag" letting me know they were there except for just now when "I" left a comment...then it showed a flag...letting me know "I" left a comment...but nothing for the previous 3 comments I found on my own.

 

On a side note...the thing I don't understand is the way it was set up before worked great...someone leaves a comment...you simply get notified by email...comment is replied to...done...why is that no longer doable? 

on May 01, 2010

If there is no cookie for the skin, couldn't you just make one based on the My Skins page for all of the no-cookie skins, and then update the cookies individually as they are visited (like it is now)?

on May 01, 2010

I'm with you, Barb. You bringin' the milk? I got Oreos and Oatmeal-Raisin!
Sure , but bring along some chocolate chip cookies!!!

on May 02, 2010

I'm still not getting anything on this skins page regarding comments. And I've been to the skins already checking comments.

So if anyone reading this leaves a comment and I don't reply your not being ignored...I just have no way of knowing you were there anymore.

on May 02, 2010

I'm still not getting anything on this skins page regarding comments. And I've been to the skins already checking comments.

So if anyone reading this leaves a comment and I don't reply your not being ignored...I just have no way of knowing you were there anymore.

 

same here, worked one time, now isn't

on May 03, 2010

PurrBall
If there is no cookie for the skin, couldn't you just make one based on the My Skins page for all of the no-cookie skins, and then update the cookies individually as they are visited (like it is now)?

this is what I'm planning on doing...  having some issues with cookies expiring quicker than desired though that I have to iron out first (this is the cause of the page not working sometimes)

on May 14, 2010

Are we ever going to have the comments notification thing working again like we once did? I used to work flawlessly and now it doesn't work at all. I still have to go and look if any comments were left. I really don't understand how something that worked great before can't be made to work like it did before.

on May 14, 2010

New comments are working fine for me WG, hopefully someone in support can fix your problem, and your login issue too.

on May 14, 2010

New comments are working fine for me WG, hopefully someone in support can fix your problem, and your login issue too.

I think I got the log in issues fixed myself...but I still don't see any new comments being listed on the "My Skins" page and I guess email notifications aren't working yet either. And the longer things aren't working on the site the more I'm just losing interest.

on May 15, 2010

And the longer things aren't working on the site the more I'm just losing interest.

Look at it this way WG, Stardock is the only place left both creates and supports their products in desktop customizing, there is no one else around in my opinion.  I must say they have made a vast amount of improvements since they switched over to the new site permanently, and I am sure they will have things ironed out within the next few months. Look at it this way, it can't get any worse at least! 

I'll stick around for a while... 

on May 15, 2010

Look at it this way, it can't get any worse at least!

I'll stick around for a while...

I'll be here as well Tom...just not as much as I used to be...it drains me waiting for things to load and annoying when things aren't working the way they used to is all.

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