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Title: Friday's Featured Feature: Sheet archive improvements
Post by: Jamaha on January 17, 2014, 11:47:26 AM
Hi again! Jamaha here with Friday's Featured Feature Following the First. (Okay, these names are getting dumb. Not that it's going to stop me.)

This week brings some added features to the sheet archive. Currently, the arrangements can only be browsed by franchise. How about some other options? Sure! After this update these categories will be available in addition to browsing by series:

- Browse by console
- Browse by arranger
- Browse duets
- Browse arrangements for two pianos

People have requested the ability to browse the arrangements of an individual arranger. Consider that request fulfilled. Console listing wasn't exactly requested, but a fun little addition anyway. Also giving duets and two-piano arrangements their own categories should make it easier for people who are specifically searching for then.

Our old sheet database doesn't have any data regarding consoles, so the console category might seem rather bare for the time being. The console information has to be added manually so it'll take some time before all our games have found a proper console to call their home.

Unfortunately if you go check the site now, you don't see the changes anywhere. This is because this update is still somewhat work in progress. The actual changes happen tomorrow but I wanted to post about this today, as scheduled. This was mostly because this week was rather busy in regards to work and studies. Sorry about that.

Another update next week!

UPDATE: The changes are now live! The console listing is still incomplete, but it will be updated during the next few days.

UPDATE 2: Console listing is now done.
Title: Re: Friday's Featured Feature: Sheet archive improvements
Post by: Sebastian on January 17, 2014, 11:49:39 AM
Cool  8)
Title: Re: Friday's Featured Feature: Sheet archive improvements
Post by: K-NiGhT on January 17, 2014, 11:53:27 AM
where is the browse thing? i can't find it for some reason.
Title: Re: Friday's Featured Feature: Sheet archive improvements
Post by: Sebastian on January 17, 2014, 11:54:46 AM
Quote from: Jamaha on January 17, 2014, 11:47:26 AMUnfortunately if you go check the site now, you don't see the changes anywhere. This is because this update is still somewhat work in progress. The actual changes happen tomorrow but I wanted to post about this today, as scheduled. This was mostly because this week was rather busy in regards to work and studies. Sorry about that.
Title: Re: Friday's Featured Feature: Sheet archive improvements
Post by: K-NiGhT on January 17, 2014, 12:42:39 PM
oh i'm dumb lol
Title: Re: Friday's Featured Feature: Sheet archive improvements
Post by: SlowPokemon on January 17, 2014, 12:52:38 PM
Excellent update. This will make finding sheets a breeze. I have to wonder though, what about browse by composer? Is it necessary or not really?
Title: Re: Friday's Featured Feature: Sheet archive improvements
Post by: mikey on January 17, 2014, 01:54:07 PM
AWESOME
This is seriously great :D
I can get ALL the DekuTrombonist arrangments  8)
Title: Re: Friday's Featured Feature: Sheet archive improvements
Post by: MaestroUGC on January 17, 2014, 06:28:32 PM
Yes, more people can now find my one arrangement on the site even easier now.
Title: Re: Friday's Featured Feature: Sheet archive improvements
Post by: FireArrow on January 17, 2014, 08:33:18 PM
Quote from: SlowPokemon on January 17, 2014, 12:52:38 PMExcellent update. This will make finding sheets a breeze. I have to wonder though, what about browse by composer? Is it necessary or not really?

I think the only real reason is because it isn't listed onsite, only on-sheet.
Title: Re: Friday's Featured Feature: Sheet archive improvements
Post by: Bubbles on January 17, 2014, 08:38:55 PM
Quote from: Jamaha on January 17, 2014, 11:47:26 AMOur old sheet database doesn't have any data regarding consoles, so the console category might seem rather bare for the time being. The console information has to be added manually so it'll take some time before all our games have found a proper console to call their home.
If you need help organizing or listing all the composers and games, I'm your girl. I'm a pro at mindless things like that that usually take hours
Title: Re: Friday's Featured Feature: Sheet archive improvements
Post by: Cobraroll on January 18, 2014, 09:37:12 AM
Stuff being done! Yay!
Title: Re: Friday's Featured Feature: Sheet archive improvements
Post by: Yugi on January 18, 2014, 12:43:32 PM
Why are "duet" and "two pianos" in the same section?
Title: Re: Friday's Featured Feature: Sheet archive improvements
Post by: Jamaha on January 18, 2014, 01:26:14 PM
What do you mean?
Title: Re: Friday's Featured Feature: Sheet archive improvements
Post by: Yugi on January 18, 2014, 01:46:49 PM
Or browse our special arrangements:
Duets
For two pianos

A duet is for two pianos.
Title: Re: Friday's Featured Feature: Sheet archive improvements
Post by: spitllama on January 18, 2014, 01:52:44 PM
"Duet" refers to 1 piano duet, vs. 2 pianos duet.

Perhaps it would be clearer for our non-forum-goers to specifically say "1 piano duet" and "2 pianos duet."
Title: Re: Friday's Featured Feature: Sheet archive improvements
Post by: Bloop on January 18, 2014, 01:53:03 PM
A duet is for two persons on one piano.

EDIT: D:
Title: Re: Friday's Featured Feature: Sheet archive improvements
Post by: The Deku Trombonist on January 18, 2014, 02:14:49 PM
Quote from: Yugi on January 18, 2014, 01:46:49 PMOr browse our special arrangements:
Duets
For two pianos

A duet is for two pianos.
A duo is for 2 pianos and a duet is for one piano.
Title: Re: Friday's Featured Feature: Sheet archive improvements
Post by: Jamaha on January 19, 2014, 01:57:03 AM
All done! Thanks, Bubbles.
Title: Re: Friday's Featured Feature: Sheet archive improvements
Post by: steventheslayer on January 19, 2014, 08:14:25 AM
Cool updates an stuff.

I noticed that my sheets are marked as written either as SteventheSlayer or Steven Miller, causing me to be listed as two different arrangers.
Title: Re: Friday's Featured Feature: Sheet archive improvements
Post by: FierceDeity on January 19, 2014, 10:48:32 AM
WOO thanks jamaha and bubbles, this is awesome!
Title: Re: Friday's Featured Feature: Sheet archive improvements
Post by: Jamaha on January 19, 2014, 11:39:02 AM
Quote from: steventheslayer on January 19, 2014, 08:14:25 AMCool updates an stuff.

I noticed that my sheets are marked as written either as SteventheSlayer or Steven Miller, causing me to be listed as two different arrangers.

Yeah, there are several duplicates. I'll try to get them fixed at some point.
Title: Re: Friday's Featured Feature: Sheet archive improvements
Post by: K-NiGhT on January 19, 2014, 12:22:10 PM
if you wanted i could help with that