Instances on Updates
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Posted on March 8, 2015, 3:17 p.m. by thewyzman
One feature I've thought of / desired on the site is adding an instance of a deck, a snapshot of it when an Update is added.
For example, I tweak a deck, then play it at FNM. I post an Update with the results. Then I change the deck, but the Update doesn't reflect the instance of the deck at the time of the update.
I'm imagining this is not an easy thing, nor straight forward, and probably full of quirks and issues, and requiring more server space and such... but I figured I'd just throw the thought into the idea bucket.
That's essentially "another" way to do it, without it being a convenience feature. The problem there is that it clouds up the owner's folder/list. It's all just an idea.
March 8, 2015 4:04 p.m.
I've thought about this and tried to support it in a few ways. I can give it some thought.
March 8, 2015 4:29 p.m.
The key seems just finding a way to snapshot a list without taking up the same space as a full-scale deck page, maybe even avoiding the full features such as description, maybeboard, etc... I'm not a programmer, just an engineer, so ignore me if I'm babbling, lol.
March 8, 2015 4:48 p.m.
yeah, i agree.
there's the deck history which is something you could look at. it tries to make a diff of a session of making updates. i don't even know if its working these days. maybe someone else can chime in.
then there's the deck updates section which I'm sure you've seen. But now that you mention it, it would take nothing to just throw on a snapshot on an update. But would it happen before or after?
March 8, 2015 5:12 p.m.
I imagine it like this:
Create an Update
Owner types the update description
Optional "Add Decklist Snapshot" button (stores a simple decklist)
At its most complex form, it could even display the differences from the current decklist.
March 8, 2015 5:37 p.m.
Femme_Fatale says... #9
If you look at my pages, I go through a list of what is changed in the updates. If you want I can give you a pastebin of the code I use.
March 8, 2015 6:33 p.m.
Femme_Fatale says... #11
Like, all it is is a scroll box.
You do however need to know the bullet urls. These are custom made by yours truly. For most cases, you just have to change the number that is right before x: bullet1x.png You change that to which ever the number of card changes you desire. The non numberX bullets aren't used in that code, but can be used for other things which are scattered around my decks.
- 1x http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/bullet1x.png
- 2x http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/bullet2x.png
- 3x http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/bullet3x.png
- 4x http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/bullet4x.png
- 5x http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/bullet5x.png
- 6x http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/bullet6x.png
- 7x http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/bullet7x.png
- 8x http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/bullet8x.png
- 9x http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/bullet9x.png
- 10x http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/bullet10x.png
- 11x http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/bullet11x.png
- 20x http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/bullet20x.png
- Pink X http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/pinkx.png
- Heart http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/bulletheart.png
- Blood Droplet: http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/BloodDropletBullet.png
- Money Sign Bullet: http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/MoneyBullet.png
- No Money Bullet: http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/NoMoneyBullet.png
- No Money Bullet 1x: http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/NoMoneyBullet1x.png
- No Money Bullet 2x: http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/NoMoneyBullet2x.png
- No Money Bullet 3x: http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/NoMoneyBullet3x.png
- No Money Bullet 4x: http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/NoMoneyBullet4x.png
- No Money Bullet 5x: http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/NoMoneyBullet5x.png
- No Money Bullet 6x: http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/NoMoneyBullet6x.png
- No Money Bullet 7x: http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/NoMoneyBullet7x.png
- No Money Bullet 8x: http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/NoMoneyBullet8x.png
- Win Bullet: http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/WinBullet.png
- T/O Bullet: http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u474/Sarrana/TOBullet.png
lemmingllama says... #2
If you want to save the state of a deck, why not just copy your deck and then link that copy in the update? Same functionality without the hassle of coding new things.
March 8, 2015 3:40 p.m.