What feature would you like on EQTC.

[Ngreth Thergn]

On the reverse recipe search (the page you get to when clicking "Find recipes that use this item"), would it be possible to add a title above the search results saying something like "Recipes that use Foobar"? This would be useful if a person bookmarks the page then forgets why they did it. Right now, the only way to figure out specifically what item is being searched on is to scan the ingredients list and try to figure it out manually. Making the name link back to the item itself would be gravy.

I like it. This one is on my list.

[/quote]On a related note (and I don't know if this is possible, given the way paging currently works), would it be possible to add a "page X of Y" thing to the "next 25" and "previous 25" buttons on that page?
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posible. it adds another hit to the db to do that though so... I am a bit leary.

[KyrosKrane]

posible. it adds another hit to the db to do that though so... I am a bit leary.

The reason I mention this is that oftentimes, I remember a partial name for an item, but not the full name. (This is particularly true with the new OoW augs. Previously, I had the same problem when searching through multiple recipes in a family like Heraldic or dyed Fine Plate.) I do a search and get a large number of matches. I remember the name is in the second half of the alphabet, but I can't just jump to halfway through the listings -- I have to go page by page. So in a way, adding the page X of Y thing might help reduce page hits.

(thinks a bit)

Urk. Just thought it through. You would then need links to the individual pages of search results, if it were to reduce the number of pages I'd scan in that situation.

[Ngreth Thergn]

The reason I mention this is that oftentimes, I remember a partial name for an item, but not the full name. (This is particularly true with the new OoW augs. Previously, I had the same problem when searching through multiple recipes in a family like Heraldic or dyed Fine Plate.) I do a search and get a large number of matches. I remember the name is in the second half of the alphabet, but I can't just jump to halfway through the listings -- I have to go page by page. So in a way, adding the page X of Y thing might help reduce page hits.

(thinks a bit)

Urk. Just thought it through. You would then need links to the individual pages of search results, if it were to reduce the number of pages I'd scan in that situation.

And that bit of coding wizardry, while I am sure is posible... would tax my pooor little brain I can think of it for a future change, but it would be low priority

[KyrosKrane]

Hum ... pagination schemes for database results are a very common item. I'm sure you can find some pre-written code that would be adapted easily to what you have.

(thinks a bit and browses the site some)

Actually, I think you already have all the info you need to add pagination. The fact that the result pages are already in 25-result chunks tells me you've already done the hard work. All you need is one additional variable to store the total number of pages. Then you just use a loop to constuct the links directly.

Here's an example. I'll walk you through how I derived the info.

Go to the main search page, and search for 'heraldic'. You will get back a list of 108 items, and the first 25 are on that page. Here's the link for the 'next 25' link (items 26-50) as it exists now:

http://www.eqtraders.com/search/sear...r=035000000000

The fact you can generate that link tells me you have the following info:

• 'data[item]' stores the search term
• 'min' stores the first item index to display, with the first result having index 0. So, page one has results 0-24, page 2 has 25-49, and so on.
• 'hits' stores the total number of results.

You already know how many results you have. Here's the code you would need to generate links to each result page. I've tried to debug it, but I'm not a PHP pro, so this may be a bit buggy.

$NumPagesNeeded = ceil($hits / 25.0);

for ($Counter = 0; $Counter < $NumPagesNeeded ; $Counter++)
{
    if ($Counter > 0) 
    {
        // Adds a divider between page links.  
        // Only prints if we're creating the link for the second page or later in the results.
        echo ' - ';
    } // end if

    // Create the link to the search page.
    $Link = 'http://www.eqtraders.com/search/search.php?data[item]=' . $SearchTerm . '&min=' . $Counter * 25 . '&hits=' . $hits . '&menustr=' . $MenuString;

    // Print the link
    echo '<a href="' . $Link + '">Page ' . ($Counter + 1) . "</a>";

} // end for 

The code for the reverse recipe search would be essentially identical; you just need to change the "$Link =" line to point to the reverse search page and include the extra info that page needs. Here's what the $Link line would look like for the reverse recipe search:

$Link = 'http://www.eqtraders.com/search/reverse_recipe_search.php?item=' . $ItemCode . '&sb=' . $SearchBy . '&min=' . $Counter * 25 . '&hits=' . $hits . '&menustr=' . $MenuString; 

Hope this helps.

[Ngreth Thergn]

It does. I just don't do that extra DB hit yet on the reverse recipe yet, but that is no big deal, just one more db hit. Thanks for the code. I do have to spend some time this week on EQ2 traders corner and getting it up and running, then I can worry more about aditional stuff for this site

[KyrosKrane]

Actually, you do have the query on the reverse recipe page too. You just don't display it visibly. When you do a reverse recipe search, the link for "Next 25" includes the "&hits=XX" parameter, so you already have the info. =)

Good luck on the EQ2 site. =)

[Ngreth Thergn]

Ah cool. I did not hit the code and check... oops

Insert tab A also known as "foot" into slot B also known as "mouth"

[Gello]

I know a very simple request and would be awesome for the rabid tradeskiller! How about a Firefox search engine plug in? I know someone has made one for Lucy and AllaKhazam's.

I made one for EQTrader. Ordinarily I loathe "extras" in a browser. One of firefox's bigger appeals to me is its lack of fluff. But that little search tab gets constant use from me.

There's one for lucy, allakhazam and illia here made by Stathol.

I chopped it up and took the EQTC small logo and shrunk it. Since it's all derivative work I'd feel uncomfortable presenting it as something I made so maybe one of the web gurus here can finesse or redo it.

Attached is a 2k zip file. Within are two files:
eqtrader.src: flatfile that defines the search (can open it in notepad or anything to peek)
eqtrader.png: .png graphic file of the logo

Extract those two files in your c:\program files\mozilla firefox\searchplugins directory. Close any open browser windows. That's it.

For those without firefox wondering what it does: In the upper right of a firefox browser is a drop-down list of search engines. I have Google, Illia's Beastiary, m-w.com, etc and now EQ Traders. Instead of going to the site and doing a search at one of them, you pick which search you want with the drop-down, enter the text and it goes straight to search results. The engine you last picked remains so it's often a matter of just going up and entering new text without going to eqtraders' home first.

Obviously this bypasses the main page since it goes straight to search results. If it's an issue for folks to bypass the home page it may not be welcome and you're free to nuke the attachment or whatever.

[Ngreth Thergn]

Nope it is fine. My Caveat is.

Download at your own risk. EQTC is not responsible for the content of the download or any damage that may be done as a result of the download.

[Sanna]

Ok, THAT is cool. And by cool I mean "uberspiffy wonderful awesome pwnage I love it."

Buyer Beware caveats are of course good common sense... but honestly, this needs promotion to the EQTC community. ^_^. Firefox is THE best way to browse through a site like EQTC -- it is very common for me to have at LEAST 8 tabs open at once -- and having a search function for it is... is... spiffy beyond words.

/dance Gello.

-- Sanna

[mewkus]

I've notice the OoW fletched arrows indicate which grove size they're made from in their names. This is really handy. It would be nice if other items with the same name also had their names augmented with a clue as to which one it was. While working on pottery, I'd do a search for "unfired idol" and get about 15 items retuned all called "unfired idol". I'd have to click on each of them to find the particular diety I was looking for. Where this would be useful would be in items that are imbued, fletched arrows and bows, and enchanted/unenchanted jewelry.

[perryslots]

seesing a tinkering section on the tradeskills would be awsome

[Ngreth Thergn]

I've notice the OoW fletched arrows indicate which grove size they're made from in their names. This is really handy. It would be nice if other items with the same name also had their names augmented with a clue as to which one it was. While working on pottery, I'd do a search for "unfired idol" and get about 15 items retuned all called "unfired idol". I'd have to click on each of them to find the particular diety I was looking for. Where this would be useful would be in items that are imbued, fletched arrows and bows, and enchanted/unenchanted jewelry.

That is an DB Admin's choice, no code changes needed on my side

[Ngreth Thergn]

seesing a tinkering section on the tradeskills would be awsome

huh?

http://www.eqtraders.com/recipes/rec...r=080120000000

[perryslots]

thanks for that link Ngreth, but i was looking for a guide like the ones the other tradeskills like smithing have

the lnk has good info-i just dont know where to start lvling my tinkering with a low budget and thats what i like about the guides

thanks for responding