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Posted May 31, 2014
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mrkgnao: ANNOUNCEMENT:
Version 1.1.2 has been released with the following features:
* Added filtering by "percent discount" under the "Price" filter
* Added the display of percent discount for games on sale in the "Price" column of the results page
* Added sorting by by percent discount, genres, developer, publisher, and game modes
* Changed the colour of the ChangeGog button [suggested by Shambhala]

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Shambhala:
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mrkgnao: Thank you for your suggestions. One of them has been implemented and is now online.
Very nice! [url=http://www.an-ovel.com/cgi-bin/magog.cgi?scp=g&dsp=ipgfsorlcmba&ord=q9&flt=pos~1~]Games currently on sale, sorted by discount, highest discount first[/url]. Works like a charm!
Posted May 31, 2014
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mrkgnao: MaGog's light grey was indeed copied straight from GOG. I assume I'll do the same for the dark grey.
How old are you? I'm 48.
GOG's dark grey will do just fine. :)

And I'll be 44 in a couple of months, i.e. the best days for my eyes lie in the past, need to take good care of them now. ;-)
Posted June 02, 2014
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
Version 1.2.0 has been released with the following features:
* Added filtering by and display of "System Requirements (Win)", "System Requirements (Mac)", and "Patched" information [suggested by HypersomniacLive and evilnancyreagan]
* Reduced the font size of the "Bonuses", "Age Requirements", and "System Requirements [Patched]" columns on the results page
* Added a link back to MaGog from the results page (at the very bottom)

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HypersomniacLive:
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evilnancyreagan:
Thank you for your suggestions. One of them has been implemented and is now online.
Post edited June 02, 2014 by mrkgnao
Posted June 02, 2014
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mrkgnao: ANNOUNCEMENT:
Version 1.2.0 has been released with the following features:
* Added filtering by and display of "System Requirements (Win)", "System Requirements (Mac)", and "Patched" information [suggested by HypersomniacLive and evilnancyreagan]
* Reduced the font size of the "Bonuses", "Age Requirements", and "System Requirements [Patched]" columns on the results page
* Added a link back to MaGog from the results page (at the very bottom)

Thank you for your suggestions. One of them has been implemented and is now online.
Looks and works lovely, cheers! ;-)
Posted June 02, 2014
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Hi I love the search engine!

Do you take requests for improving the usability of the html? I think it would helpful if you use the label element for the checkbox labels. This would allow you to click on the label to select or deselect the checkbox and it also helps people who use screen readers.

I don't think I can post HTML so here's a page from MDN that explains it: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/HTML/Forms/How_to_structure_an_HTML_form#The_%3Clabel%3E_element

And here's a quicky fakey website that shows what I mean: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25688372/magog/magog_example.html

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Wait, I'll see if I can post code:
<label><input id="dsp_i" name="dsp_in[]" value="i" checked type="checkbox"> Image</label>

EDIT2: Ooh actually that kind of worked. Often forums strip out HTML.
Post edited June 02, 2014 by ChrisSD
Posted June 02, 2014
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ChrisSD: Hi I love the search engine!

Do you take requests for improving the usability of the html? I think it would helpful if you use the label element for the checkbox labels. This would allow you to click on the label to select or deselect the checkbox and it also helps people who use screen readers.

I don't think I can post HTML so here's a page from MDN that explains it: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/HTML/Forms/How_to_structure_an_HTML_form#The_%3Clabel%3E_element

And here's a quicky fakey website that shows what I mean: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25688372/magog/magog_example.html

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Wait, I'll see if I can post code:
<label><input id="dsp_i" name="dsp_in[]" value="i" checked type="checkbox"> Image</label>

EDIT2: Ooh actually that kind of worked. Often forums strip out HTML.
Wonderful! I didn't know that! (I'm not a web developer).
Will definitely add it in a day or two.
Please do not hesitate to make more suggestions, whether HTML-related or not.
Posted June 03, 2014
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mrkgnao: ANNOUNCEMENT:
Version 1.2.1 has been released with the following features:
* Added an alternative "dark grey" colour scheme, selectable through a drop-down menu in the bottom right corner and saved in a cookie [suggested by HypersomniacLive, Nirth And Wishbone]
* Changed checkboxes so that one may now also click on the label, not only on the checkbox, in order to check or uncheck it [suggested by ChrisSD]

Thank you for your suggestions. Some have been implemented and are now online.
Yeah for the dark grey colour scheme!

But now I have another request - pretty please!
With the dark grey background, the white font (#ffffff) sticks out even brighter than before. Any chance of something a bit softer (#dbdbdb)?

Once again, kudos for both your efforts and results! MaGog is shaping up very nicely, cheers! :-)
Posted June 03, 2014
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mrkgnao: ANNOUNCEMENT:
Version 1.2.1 has been released with the following features:
* Added an alternative "dark grey" colour scheme, selectable through a drop-down menu in the bottom right corner and saved in a cookie [suggested by HypersomniacLive, Nirth And Wishbone]
* Changed checkboxes so that one may now also click on the label, not only on the checkbox, in order to check or uncheck it [suggested by ChrisSD]

Thank you for your suggestions. Some have been implemented and are now online.
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HypersomniacLive: Yeah for the dark grey colour scheme!

But now I have another request - pretty please!
With the dark grey background, the white font (#ffffff) sticks out even brighter than before. Any chance of something a bit softer (#dbdbdb)?

Once again, kudos for both your efforts and results! MaGog is shaping up very nicely, cheers! :-)
Oh yes. I meant to write that I was guessing what to do with the scheme and ended up just doing the #676767 background and the #ffffff text.
I'll do the text color change. Let me know if you need some other changes (e.g. results table colours).
Posted June 05, 2014
Magog, as in the biblical/Genesis character?
Posted June 05, 2014
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sauvignon1: Magog, as in the biblical/Genesis character?
Gog and Magog have a long and complex history, ranging from Biblical nations to British giants:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gog_and_Magog
Posted June 09, 2014
2 questions:
- is MaGog listed in Google?
- is it possible\good to show the number of votes as some sort of colored bar, meaning rating reliability?
(just for example: x<10 black, x<20 red, x<50 orange, x<100 yellow, x<200 green, x<500 blue, x>=500 white)
Post edited June 09, 2014 by phaolo
Posted June 09, 2014
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phaolo: 2 questions:
- is MaGog listed in Google?
I don't seem to find it. I don't go out of my way to have it listed, nor to prevent it. It's unlikely to appear soon as the only links to it are from the GOG forums.

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phaolo: - is it possible\good to show the number of votes as some sort of colored bar, meaning rating reliability?
(just for example: x<10 black, x<20 red, x<50 orange, x<100 yellow, x<200 green, x<500 blue, x>=500 white)
Will add it to my to-do (or rather to-consider) list, but it'll wait until after I release what I am currently working on (hint: NOT MaGog Galaxy) in a few weeks.
Posted June 09, 2014
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mrkgnao: Will add it to my to-do (or rather to-consider) list, but it'll wait until after I release what I am currently working on (hint: NOT MaGog Galaxy) in a few weeks.
Cool and lol for MaGoG Galaxy XD

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mrkgnao: Meanwhile, please see if just sorting the results by ascending or descending "Number of Ratings" is not good enough.
It works a bit if you sort by stars+NoR, but it's not perfect as that order is meaningless.
Random example: LastDoor 4.5 73 is before EscapeGoat2 4.5 22, but probably EG is better but with fewer votes.
I'd probably only use stars+name and watch that "coloured bar" each time.
Anyway, it's just an idea on the fly.

(the ideal super hard rating would be one that also considers: user number of rated games, user reviews votes, rating with\without purchase+download, etc.. but lol)
Post edited June 09, 2014 by phaolo
Posted June 09, 2014
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mrkgnao: The whole problem arises from the fact that my data is limited. Because I get my data from the HTML rather than from GOG's database, my resolution is merely 0.5 points (e.g. 4.50, which probably stands for anything between 4.01 and 4.50), which is too crude.
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phaolo: Yes sorry, that wasn't really a request to you, but just a wish for better rating systems based on subjective values and opinions.
That's ok. I didn't think it was a request. I was just ranting about MaGog's limitations.
Posted June 15, 2014
Just a big thanks for MaGog!

I just now wanted to check out the games of a specific dev, but GOG's own search filters appear to be completely broken.
Fired up MaGog and in a couple of seconds I had set my choices, hit the Search button and was looking at the results - priceless!

Big cheers!
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