NeoMallers Portal 10: Final Thoughts?

Submitted by saudor on Fri, 30/07/2010 - 5:15pm
the final version of NeoMallers Portal Pro (Software Edition) is under way and expected to be released in the upcoming days. (yes, it's being simultaneously developed with Analyst, which is the web version) Since i'm working on it anyways, any icky stuff you want to see in there? (no huge stuff please) [b]Enhancements in version 10.0[/b] - new streamlined interface - performance improvements in shop stock. (shop stock ranking processor bumped from 65-70 items per second to roughly 7700-18,885 items per second on my database) - Export and maybe import from Analyst - Shop stock improvement: selecting the comment area no longer highlights the whole damn thing - Update check disabled by default. - fixed the item sold today bug - overall (front screen) now actually shows unique stock, qty items in stock, value and the last update of the shop front - Im lazy feature in shop front setting now saved. - Sorting of shop stock by either alpha, or by wiz/mall price (As suggested by leelo513) Mall and Wiz price can be toggled by double clicking the label as opposed to the checkbox itself. [b]****** Beta 4 is now available. *********[/b] http://neomallers.com/downloads/portal10b4.exe [b]New features: [/b] Beta 4: double clicking an item in filtered mode (out of stock) now defaults to the in stock warn value (vs -1) - Right click action will initiate the -1 effect (to mark it as skipped) - Shop Front Cost added to main screen (Thanks zixianna!) - sales history "went out of stock" bug fixed. Note: Don't forget to backup your current installation/files just in case. (Just copy the entire folder some place else)
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[quote=oobajooba]I'm having an issue adding new stock in beta3... I have the item 'Tylix Stamp' in my stock list, and am trying to add the item 'Tylix.' This would be fine in 9.5, because it would add the new item. Now, every time I tried to add it, it looks like it's added it, but it's not in the list =/[/quote] That's the thing. It gets added to the bottom of the list (vs being added at the appropriate location alphabetically). But once you restart the portal/toggle between sort by name/cost, it should reorganize the database ----------------------------- [color=purple]Contrary to popular belief, the Irish and I are not married[/color]
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saudor | Mon, 02/08/2010 - 4:20am |

Ahh ok :) Thanks very much for helping (=
oobajooba | Mon, 02/08/2010 - 4:28am |

One thing I noticed that's new (a bad behavior) in 10: When you are in Filtered Mode (check for Out of Stock), and you double click to mark something as 'Taken Care Of', it goes away as it should. If you are in the 'Advanced Filter' for 'Out of Stock' (having gotten there from submitting sales history) and double click an item to mark it as 'Taken Care Of', it gives an error - 'Sorry, this does not work during advanced filter'. Worked in 9.5, still has the text description stating the double click should 'Take Care Of' an item as well. Thanks for all the work on this too!
zixianna | Mon, 02/08/2010 - 7:28am |

Oh yeah, that's cause i made the background of the red color darker and sales history isnt updated to work with that new color. Go figure lol Will upload Beta 4 soon that addresses this fix. EDIT: Beta 4 uploaded (see first post) ----------------------------- [color=purple]Contrary to popular belief, the Irish and I are not married[/color]
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saudor | Mon, 02/08/2010 - 7:34am |

-and sales history isnt updated to work with that new color- *lol* I noticed the darker red, but honestly would not have thought you based code around the color of the list box, that's kinda funny :) Thanks for the fix! It's looking prettier and prettier, too bad this is the final, but then again, I'm sure all the Mac users will be happy!
zixianna | Mon, 02/08/2010 - 8:32am |

Some Quick bug checks: 1) Right clicking in the box for the -1 effect over a blank spot of the list box produces a Run-time error 5, Invalid procedure call or argument. 2) Right clicking on'Version:" on the Portal front screen brought up a 'Run-time error 424, Object Required' (I'm guessing this relates closely to an earlier post in this thread *lol* ) 3) When you mouse over the build date, the help text changes to something about comparing hut structures.
zixianna | Mon, 02/08/2010 - 8:52am |

haha yeah :P Didnt want so many listboxes in there, even if they were an array. The development/design mode is already cluttered as it is lol ----------------------------- [color=purple]Contrary to popular belief, the Irish and I are not married[/color]
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saudor | Mon, 02/08/2010 - 8:53am |

Feature request: Minimize (to task bar or tray) I open and close Portal constantly, just because I can't shrink it to my task bar (without a 3rd party app at least), so the longer load time will annoy me a little because of that, but if it can be minimized, we just leave it open constantly :) Strange behavior: Is the unique stock calculated from the graph or something? When I click around the Last 7 Days area, the 'Unique Stock' and 'Value (Actual)' fields can change (though overall stock and sell price remain the same).
zixianna | Mon, 02/08/2010 - 9:48am |

[quote=zixianna]Feature request: Minimize (to task bar or tray) I open and close Portal constantly, just because I can't shrink it to my task bar (without a 3rd party app at least), so the longer load time will annoy me a little because of that, but if it can be minimized, we just leave it open constantly :)[/quote] [font=verdana]A minimize button would've been cool too. I always press the "X" since I have a habit of minimizing everything but there's no "X" so I end up closing it and having to reopen it many times during a day. [/font][center]x - - - - - x - - - - - x User Lookup [u][url]http://www.neopets.com/userlookup.phtml?user=vw1282[/url][/u] [/center]
[font=verdana] [/font][center]x - - - - - x - - - - - x User Lookup [u][url]http://www.neopets.com/userlookup.phtml?user=vw1282[/url][/u] [/center]
vw1282 | Mon, 02/08/2010 - 9:49am |

Another small behavior that should be easy to change. When submitting sales history, and then going back to the main page, the 'Sales' data box (bottom left) does not update with the just entered info until I click in it, at which point it updates fine. (*lol* Do I pick enough at interfaces?) This may only be when things go out of stock, as it's not consistent, I'll test more. Mousing over 'Value: Actual" changes the description text to "Make a backup copy of your USERS directory or the entire program" You can remove the 'Change Warn Levels' from Admin Tools (unless there really is a way to use it?)
zixianna | Mon, 02/08/2010 - 10:33am |

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