This is the release post for Query48 Alpha Build 5.
I actually planned to release this last week (which is why I did my ranking then as a preview), but then I kept running into ridiculous errors with the new features; and one pretty major error with an old feature that I had never caught before.
FIXED:
Any Combined Ranking - after the first upon restart - would not include the members in both lists. For example, the first combine rankings of AKB48 and NMB48 after restarting the program would work perfectly fine, but any after that would see Milky, Yui, and Ripopo disappearing into thin air.
CHANGED:
Copy to BBCode now supports Picture Tables. More on that in a moment.
ADDED:
Picture Tables. As seen
here. This is a toggle in the Tools menu, just like Color Code. It is available for both Ranked Lists and normal Results Lists. The number of columns is currently set at 5, but this will be configurable eventually.
Note that you must be connected to the Internet for the pictures to show properly, because they are hosted. There are a few reasons for this:
1) I tried and failed to find a way to pull the pics out of the DLL and add them dynamically to the Results Viewer's underlying HTML.
2) The pics need to be hosted on the Net to display correctly in exported HTML and BBCode anyway.
3) This makes it a relatively simple task to eventually allow the use of custom URLs for the pics, so each user can choose the perfect picture for each girl - similar to Rust's rankings.
Compare Rankings. Not to be confused with Combine Rankings, this new Tools Menu item allows you compare the current ranking with a previously saved ranking to come up with something like this:
1. Motomura Aoi (--)
2. Miyawaki Sakura (↑1)
3. Murashige Anna (↑2)
4. Sashihara Rino (↑2)
5. Ota Aika (new)
6. Anai Chihiro (↓4)
7. Kodama Haruka (↓3)
Note that the comparison information is not saved with the ranking; so, if you want to save it over the previous ranking, you will need to do the comparison and copy it first.
Show Comparison. Appears in the Tools Menu after a comparison has been made, and toggles the comparison on and off like Color Code and Picture Tables does. In order to compare to a different previously saved ranking, just choose Compare Rankings again.
JPHiP Picroda Search Links. A brand new .lnx file, and item in the Links menu. This does not bypass the need to log in to the Picroda if your cookie has expired.
Known Issues: Lists in Kanji do not sort properly into Japanese "Alphabetic" order. This has actually nagged at the back of my mind for a while now, but with picture tables it's even more obvious. I've done the research and know how to solve this, but - since it will take some time to make the necessary look-up table - I didn't want to delay this release any further.
Looking at the download statistics, it seems that a lot of people are still using Alpha Build 2.
Anyone upgrading from Builds 1 or 2 will need to follow the upgrade instructions at the end of the Alpha Build 3 release post.Download Link: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?qjpxe39n4ea67y2Request for User Input: As stated before, the original plan for Query48 was to include all the functionality from Romajifier48 and it's external tools - as well as a lot of new features. Right now there is only one non-options-related tool that hasn't been added. That is the Quizzer. You can check out the
release post for the original Quizzer for more info.
The interface would obviously be updated, and I could add pictures to the quizzes. I could even make the quizzes be multiple choice or something by picking 3 wrong answers at random.
My question is this: Would anyone really use the Quizzer? I honestly don't know how useful anyone would find it. The idea is that it helps with things like recognizing girls' names in Kanji, learning their birthdays and nicknames, possibly recognizing them by their picture. I've noticed, though, that through watching a lot of performances and TV shows, and reading G+ and blogs, a lot of this information just sticks with me on its own. So, maybe the Quizzer is completely unnecessary. Or there could be a lot of people out there who wish they had something like this. I have no clue, that's why I'm asking.
I'll take all responses into consideration while making my decision. And if nobody responds at all, I'll probably just skip the Quizzer completely.