[Request]DC Hatchery

[Tsar'Lena]

Thought to bring you the current report. Known issues and suggestions. Hope this helps with ideas. I know you must be busy so we are in no hurry.

Hey all!
Known issues with code so far:

• Adds eggs to the account that is logged on, even if you are on someone else's dragon egg tab.
  
• Icons not showing up - easy fix, refresh.
  
• to REMOVE a dragon you have to refresh the page for each egg / dragon you want to remove. (I find hitting the dragon egg tab between the removes works as well. I have removed two before having to refresh)
  
• Edit - Make the image size smaller. Some of the dragons are sad looking being stretched out.
  
• Edit - Maybe not added eggs that already exist in the box.
  
• Some point down the line, have code be able to just take eggs and hatchlings from the scroll just by user name.
  

We have made a whole new account to act as the nesting box where we put all the eggs. Working well so far.

[Wormopolis]

I fixed a couple errors but it hasnt been approved yet. I am updating dropbox so you can grab it from there.

I will work on some of the other things you listed. cant seem to solve bullet point 2. Im not sure why it does it.

last bullet point Im not sure what you mean.

[Wormopolis]

dropbox has v 1.0.5 in it

[Tsar'Lena]

The last bullet point is basically you click the add new and instead of entering each dragon code. You would enter the scroll name the dragons are on. That one requires a lot more coding. Like the model site I linked in the first post.

The others are talking about how maybe we should have all the eggs just show up in an iframe on the front page. I told them small steps first.

[Wormopolis]

I cant pull data from another site's database. I can only access what is stored on PB servers. what are scrolls?


as for ALL the eggs... PB only allows access for names on the page when it cmes to accessing key storage. I could make it display the eggs for all the people who appear in the "online" sections. but if someone had not been on the site in 24 hours, their data wouldnt be available (unless they happen to be on the page for a different reason). that might encourage people to log in more though.

[Tsar'Lena]

Scrolls are what the players call their accounts.

"Dragcave.net/user/Tsarlena" would be mine.

Many other hatcheries like valleysherwood and take the account name entered, go and look on the account and pulls out the dragons that are growing. This would be the hardest part of the code. So if this happened at all, it would be later on.

Some people do not use their DC account name to log onto our site....tho we told them they should. Xp people, HA!

So this and the iFrame to stick the box of where they show up else where can be the last things to do.

Don't want to make this code SO crazy on you. Also trying to think of pseudo code to help out.

[Tsar'Lena]

I found the way where you will be able to get more info from DC. It is simply that I apply for an API. Tho I heard it is for only IP address. so I do not know how that will be delt with. If it is the server where our board is hosted, or from computer.

Getting more info soon.

[Wormopolis]

so you basically dont want the dragons in the signature anymore?

[Tsar'Lena]

That is working just find for now. We made an account be our box.

[Tsar'Lena]

XP I can just keep coming up with stuff to add or change. haha. Just like working with someone else who understands coding.

[Wormopolis]

I will circle back to this since you found a way to put *ahem* all your eggs in one basket.

what I envision is making a link on the main page that will list the eggs of every person (whose name shows up on the main page) eggs on a scrolling div that can let you access all at once. that way people can showcase their own eggs in their sig, but still have a way to see everyone's (well almost) from one spot.


the thing about API would take me longer since I never wrote any code to access API and would probably have to confer with Eton on it.

[Tsar'Lena]

Oh that would be prefect! The scrolling div would work nicely on the main page.

Ok about the API. If you ever want to try your hand at it, I will get one for you. That would unlock the info about time codes and what not. So sorting eggs in ER mode (less then 4 days) into an ER scroll / top of Sig would be doable. But again only when you feel like it.


Yeah I bet there are a lot of others that need help. I'll come back if a new bug shows up. thus far it is all good.


Thanks again from all of us on L&L!

[Tsar'Lena]

Oh there is a bug we found. If I check the "Prevent this page from creating more dialog" it locks up the dragon egg tab. I can not add/remove anymore dragons until I refresh the page. That same popup also just says numbers now. It is odd.

[Wormopolis]

there is an alert in there?

[Wormopolis]

I didnt realize that was in there. I was trying to fix a smaller problem and forgot to remove it.

download from dropbox again