this is what Im thinking...
o On the Known Files page alow me to "Rehash file(s)" or "Re-add file(s)"
All it would do is remove them from "known files" list and then
add them to the "Add Files" list
- Why? Because if I find out (with AOM's help) that I have an episode
or two that is corrupted, and then I patch them in a 3rd party tool,
I'd like to be able to rehash the files easily..
It could also be done simply by adding a "rehash existing files"
checkbox on the "add files" page.
o Add a "Add to mylist" option for entries on the Known Files page, and
the Anime Browser page.
o I dont know if everyone has the same problem I do, but my stats
page is all 0's ... I am guessing that this is because the stats are
coputed periodically on the serverside and then downloaded by
client? If so.. why can the client compute these numbers itself?
o Add a "Locate in Anime Browser" option to both the Mylist and the
known files page. Just for helping navigate around quickly.
Likewise, add a "Locate in Mylist" option to the Anime Browser and
Known Files pages... and a "Locate in Known Files" option to the
Anime Browser and MyList. Obviously, they would just "Ding" at
You if it couldnt be found.. If it is found, switch to the apropriate
Tab, expand the necesecary parts of the tree, and select the found
file.
o A simple "offline" mode would be GREAT. Where you could make
modifications to the local mylist, and such, without contacting the
server all the time. Why? Well... several reasons. I want it
because the way it currently works means that if the server is
down, you cant make any changes to mylist... But another good
argument could be made for anyone using dial up, who wants to
drag 500 Gigs of anime into AOM with the "add new files to mylist"
box checked. A simple implementation would add a table to the
sqlite database of "pending changes" which it would send to the
server when exiting offline mode, or whenever you next tell it to..
Seems like the client is dependant on a permanent net connection
to work well, the way it is.
o And also (and probably least useful to anyone else) I would like to
see zidrav's functionality incorporated into AOM. For those of you
who dont know what Zidrav is, it is a utility used to apply patches
to files to correct corruption. Person with bad file makes a
checksum file from their .avi, and sends it to somone who has a
clean file. Person with clean file creates a patch file from the
checksum file and the clean avi. then the person with the bad file
applies the patch, and their file is cleaned up. I would like to see
the options "Create zidrav checksum" "Create zidrav patch"
and "Apply zidrav patch" to the context menu on the Known
Files page. The sourcecode to zidrav is small, freely available
and badly written and inefficent. So this would be easy and useful
The file format of zidrav's checksum and patch files are very easy
so it wouldnt be hard at all. (Applying a patch would also cause the
file to be re-hashed after the patch is applied)
o One more thing... Every use the "find as you type" features available in
Windows, and many web browsers? Id love to see that fully
implemented on (at least) the Anime Browser window. For example
currently when you type an "I" on the anime browser, it conveniently
takes you to the "I" section of the anime list. If you then type a "N"
It takes you to the "N" section... But I would like to have it simply
remember how much time has passed since the previous keystroke
and if it is below some threshold, it should be used to refine the
search, not start a new one. For example, tying an "I" followed
quickly by an "N" and a "U" should jump you down to Inuyasha.
o And I saw on the "TO DO" list at the start of this forum, that symlinks
for files wich contain multiple episodes was somthing that was being
thought about... (and episodes chopped into several files) I'd like
to add one more vote to that feature.
o Color coding on the "Known Files" list. Different colors for "It is a file
that exists in the database, but not in myfiles", "It exists in both
the db and myfiles", "It exists in both the db, myfiles, and has a
confirmed CRC", and "It exists nowhere." Perhaps Purple, Blue
Green, and Red respectivley?
o Color coding in "myfiles" too... But only need to put in wether or not
it has a clean CRC or not... its obviously in the DB if it is on the
mylist.
o Oh, and if you can teach it how to cook fine french quisine.. that'd be
nifty. Get right on that. Thanks
- JohnQ
