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Version History

Tue Jan 4, 2005 4:23:17 - Version 3.0b01
  • Finished data administration pages and contribution forms for user submission
  • Finalized major optimization to series / category" multi-multi" relationship to increase query speed and storage efficiency.
  • Finished migration to new servers.
Thu Jun 26, 2003 10:45:59 - Version 2.8
Major site maintenance
  • Reference pages have been consolidated into one document.
  • Category navigation improved by keeping letter index of category viewable at all times
  • Search engine re-written to be lightning fast
  • Timer added to site template, visible in all pages at the bottom. This timer clocks how long the pages takes to process, not how long to download. This will give users a definitive answer to how much time searches and lookups take.
  • Reorganization of underlying database interface classes
  • Preparatory changes to database structure to accomodate future changes, such as Japanese titles
Tue Apr 8, 2003 10:10:47 - Version 2.7.5 rev 1
Follow-up Bug Fix
  • Fixing the URL encoding on the search lists broke the paging system on the board lists and caused URLs to be double-encoded.
  • Board paging is now fixed and the URLs are not pre-encoded as they were before.
Tue Apr 1, 2003 11:56:31 - Version 2.7.5
Bug Fixes
  • Fixed a bug in the search pages that would cause the "explosion" of html entities if any part of the search query was also part of the html entity.
  • Fixed a bug in the page list headers that would incorrectly encode the url query string without escaping the html entities.
Mon Jan 13, 2003 10:58:35 - Version 2.7.4 rev 3
Minor Bug Fix
  • Fixed a bug that incorrectly calculated the overall scan completion percentage displayed on the front page
Fri Nov 29, 2002 12:48:19 - Version 2.7.4 rev 2
Major Bug Fix
  • Eliminated a bug new in version 2.7.4
  • The code that validates series title data against existing series also blocked valid series title modifications
  • An error would be thrown when editing the title of an existing series saying one of its titles already exists
  • This was caused since the title did in fact already exist, but the series data was from the same series that was being modified
  • The fix now checks to see if the existing title belongs to the series being modified to make it correctly validate
Tue Nov 26, 2002 12:53:41 - Version 2.7.4
Major Bug Fixes
  • Eliminated a problem that caused duplicate series to not display in the list of titles
  • Eliminated all existing duplicate entries
Minor Functionality Change
  • Added code that checks to see if contributed series include a title that is already in use by another series
  • If a series with duplicate titles is added manually, it will display on the list as a duplicate entry
Mon Nov 25, 2002 10:07:43 - Version 2.7.3 rev 3
Bug Fix
  • Fixed an error that caused page to not display when clicking a page number in the page that lists series needing scans.
Mon Nov 25, 2002 2:07:09 - Version 2.7.3 rev 2
Minor Interface Change
  • Modified the page listing series needing scans to list up to a maximum of 50 series per page to aid navigation of that page.
Wed Nov 20, 2002 6:04:40 - Version 2.7.3
Minor Site Addition
  • Created a page that alphabetically lists all series that do not have 100% scans
  • The stats table on the front page now has a link to access this new page
  • Contributors now can more effectively target series for which scans are needed instead of having to browse the entire archive to see which series they can contribute to
Fri Nov 15, 2002 10:50:10 - Version 2.7.2 rev 2
Interface Changes
  • Added total front scan percentage to stats
  • Added total reverse scan percentage to stats
  • Removed "Undetermined" main category since all series in that category have been accounted for and placed in their respective categories
Thu Nov 14, 2002 6:15:24 - Version 2.7.2
Interface Change
  • Rearranged layout of the site statistics on the front page and added a couple new statistics.
  • Plan to add aggregate image count statistics and percentages
Sun Jul 28, 2002 12:05:27 - Version 2.7.1
Bux Fixes
  • Fixed a bug that caused a warning to appear when searches are conducted on series titles with an "Exact Phrase" condition for matches.
  • Fixed a bug that caused categories to not show correctly on the Sherlock® search result prototype
Sat Jul 13, 2002 4:57:53 - Version 2.7.0
New Site Feature
  • Added the option to search the archives for boards *containing* (not just matching) a specified board code.
  • This new feature is very robust and will display large results very quickly For example, searching for every reference that contains the number 0 in the board code -- a very large search result -- takes mere seconds and displays the results quickly.
  • The results are grouped by series ordered by series_id -- not title as some series contain multiple titles. Within the same series, they are sub-grouped by reference id.
Sun Jul 7, 2002 3:11:11 - Version 2.6.7
Minor Cosmetic Changes
  • Added a counter for updates over the course of a month
Major Cosmetic Changes
  • Added support for blank back boards via an option in transparency
Tue Jul 2, 2002 7:06:55 - Version 2.6.6
Bug Fixes
  • Patched a hole in the reference administration / contribution logic that would allow a reference with front and reverse images to be assigned as transparent or semi-transparent
  • Patched a hole that would allow users to contribute a reverse image to an existing transparent or semi-transparent reference
Sun Jun 30, 2002 2:55:53 - Version 2.6.5
Bug Fixes
  • Fixed R Scan% to account for transparent and semi-transparent boards. It is assumed that a reverse image is present when a front image is present.
Database Changes
  • Changed the fields for each table corresponding to a date/time to follow a uniform nomenclature with output format for the date and time coded in the superclass.
Major Cosmetic Changes
  • Threw out "Other" as an option for transparency: a board is either not transparent, is semi-transparent, or is transparent. There are no other possible physical states.
  • Restricted the uploading of reverse images to non-transparent boards only. Reverse image contributions for transparent or semi-transparent boards will throw an error.
Thu Jun 27, 2002 7:40:49 - Version 2.6.4
Bug Fixes
  • Fixed a bug where the titles of a series would not show up in the confirmation page for contributing images to an existing reference.
Thu Jun 27, 2002 12:33:01 - Version 2.6.3 rev 5
Minor Cosmetic Changes
  • Changed the reverse scan percentage output to a column of its own
Mon Jun 24, 2002 6:24:40 - Version 2.6.3 rev 4
Minor Cosmetic Changes
  • Modified method to obtain scan count and reference count to include reverse image counts and percentages
  • Changed scan percentage in list of titles to include reverse scan percentage
  • Corrected "Change Log" to "Changelog" in the navigation bar
Wed Jun 12, 2002 7:07:39 - Version 2.6.3 rev 3
Minor Cosmetic Changes
  • Added date display method to the reference class
  • Used this new date display method within the reference contribution approval review list
  • Added current date and time to the front page
Wed Jun 12, 2002 12:58:08 - Version 2.6.3 rev 2
Minor Cosmetic Changes
  • The display of series titles in reference data is now sorted alphabetically, as is administrative forms for modifying title information.
  • The current version number displayed on the front page now links to the change log
Mon Jun 10, 2002 3:06:51 - Version 2.6.3
New and Updated
  • Added a new version tracking / change log system
  • Fixed a couple logic bugs in the news administration pages
  • Added link on header to the change log system
To do:
  • Create administrative access to user account info
  • Create page to send users password reminders when they request it
  • Create page to handle deletion of reference entries and their respective components (rev image only, all images, all data)
  • Update comment forms throughout site to include smarter error checking and confirmation
  • Generate multi-MIME HTML/plaintext email for comments sent by users to the admins
  • Create a logging system where changes to the database are logged in detail
  • Form basic concepts for internal workings of a wantlist / trade system
  • Fix Sherlock search category display (DONE)
  • Fix updates page number list URI's to contained correctly escaped ampersands (DONE)
  • Rename data fields in tables that use dates to a uniform name and include a datestring method in a superclass (DONE)

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