Create a space to submit and to launch Java webstartable games

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#141

I expected that you could deal with the code. Now, it’s clear, I realize that I will be alone to code (a huge task as there are many things to implement). We already have a template thanks to Christoph.

#142

Sorry, I spent some time working on other stuff. If you want to work on the template, take the one in SVN: /misc/template/site/* See if you can improve it! However, let’s wait with putting it live. Let’s make it look good first…

#143

I know that you spent some time on it, good work :slight_smile:

I will at least improve the organization of the first page as a first step. I will display the following sub-panels:

  • most recently added games
  • highest rated games
  • most popular games
  • most recently updated games
#144

May I ask what this point means?

Basically, how is this going to be implemented, and why?

#145

Yes of course, you have the right to ask any question about the Tome. Some authors don’t want all their games to appear on the Java Game Tome. To avoid any users to add them, a blacklist of banned domains will be created. When a user submits a game, the URL will be compared to all the entries in this list. If the game URL matches with one of the entry, it won’t be added on the Tome and an error message will be displayed.

Obviously it would be better if such a feature was not necessary.

#146

2 queries are wrong and it affects the way the games are sorted in the homepage. I’m fixing it right now. I will test the fix tomorrow morning as it is midnight (French time) and I’m very very tired. Sorry.

#147

The queries have been fixed. Sorry for the delay.

#148

I’m going to copy the images on the server as some people complained about it. If I have enough time, I will finish the functional part of the homepage to be able to begin the massive modification of the GUI in some months.

#149

the idea is very nice but I have two suggestions :

  • review the title of this thread “Create a space to submit and to launch Java webstartable games” by something like “Create a space to submit and to launch Java web games”
  • review the website design/graphics, pleazzzz… my computer is 1024 pixels with and it is really hard to finds links near screenshot, also there is a vertical scrollbar and I think that the web page appearance make the visitor think that he have nothing to do there.

please do not see any offense on what I said. I like the main idea but I found that is pitty as it dont requiere a lot of works to make it look a lot better :

  • show game list more vertically
  • change links css style

EDIT: see the jpg attachement to this post to see how it look on my computer

#150

I never tested the website under Internet Explorer as I don’t use Windows. I didn’t know it was so ugly, sorry. I don’t know how to solve this problem. I’m sure only a few users have a so small screen.

About the look and feel, I have no time to improve it now, I have plenty of things to do simultaneously. I precise that I thought I wouldn’t be alone to code and finally, I’m alone to write the code BUT Christoph made a pretty template, I will use it later.

#151

according to my web site statistic :

  1. 1280x1024 361 26,92 %
    2. 1024x768 315 23,49 %

  2. 1280x800 172 12,83 %

  3. 1680x1050 130 9,69 %

  4. 1440x900 122 9,10 %

  5. 1152x864 52 3,88 %

  6. 1920x1200 51 3,80 %

  7. 1600x1200 34 2,54 %

  8. 1280x960 26 1,94 %

  9. 800x600 22 1,64 %

  10. 1400x1050 18 1,34 %

  11. 1280x768 9 0,67 %

  12. 1280x720 4 0,30 %

  13. 2048x768 4 0,30 %

  14. 2560x1600 4 0,30 %

  15. 1280x854 3 0,22 %

  16. 960x600 3 0,22 %

  17. 1200x1920 2 0,15 %

  18. 2560x1024 2 0,15 %

  19. 3200x1200 2 0,15 %

  20. 1024x1280 1 0,07 %

  21. 1024x819 1 0,07 %
    23. 170x174 1 0,07 % ==> a PSP :slight_smile:

  22. 800x5000 1 0,07 %

  23. 997x608 1 0,07 %

  24. Firefox / Windows 597 44,52 %
    2. Internet Explorer / Windows 471 35,12 %

  25. Firefox / Linux 77 5,74 %

  26. Opera / Windows 57 4,25 %

  27. Safari / Macintosh 42 3,13 %

  28. Firefox / Macintosh 41 3,06 %

  29. Mozilla / Linux 30 2,24 %

  30. Safari / Windows 8 0,60 %

  31. Konqueror / Linux 5 0,37 %

  32. Firefox / SunOS 4 0,30 %

  33. Mozilla / Windows 2 0,15 %

  34. Opera / (not set) 2 0,15 %

  35. Opera / Linux 2 0,15 %

  36. Camino / Macintosh 1 0,07 %

  37. Mozilla / Macintosh 1 0,07 %

  38. Netscape / Windows 1 0,07 %

#152

What?!

#153

lol

I already gor something like 6000*3000 maybe a cinema :wink: or a desktop on multiple screen

#154

And how much people use Internet Explorer AND have such a small screen? nor 35% neither 23%! If both values are considered as statistically independent, only 8% may have the same problem as you. The majority of the users doesn’t have this problem. I’m going to solve it, be patient. I plan to use Javascript to get the screen size and then modify the the column count in your case.

#155

Lol what the heck, 800x5000? Never heard of that. Must look weird.

Anyways… have you considered using Wordpress for the site? I’m not sure it would be a good choice whatsoever, but I know it’s very customizable and reliable, and probably quite easy to get help with.
Might be worth a thought.
I know it’s mainly for blogging, but I’ve seen it used for a lot of different things without trouble.

#156

I might use it, it is a good idea, I’m looking at this software on http://www.wordpress-fr.net/

#157

Here is a part of the solution:

//handle screen size
if(!isset($_GET[‘flag’]))
{?>

<?php
}

Then, in the PHP code, I will read the values of $_GET[‘width’] and $_GET[‘height’] and I will adapt the column count depending on the screen width. Are you happy?

#158

yes i am

#159

Alright, I managed to work on another interface update.

Suggestions? ???

#160

I must have missed something but why all the other games are no more showing?