Input Language Selection on Simplified Input Tool

The simplified Filmography Input Tool now has a javascript form element that allows Editors to choose the language of the data they are inputing. All data entered is marked as being in the specified language.

Internationalization Improvements

It has been a larger project than expected to create a web widget for selecting language locales (example: Serbian Latin locale for Yugoslavia).

Matt has finished a prototype and tested it on the film input wizard. I will test it some more over the weekend and then set it live.

We still need to generalize the language selection widget so we can use it for display profiles and translation tool preferences.

Filmography View Overhauled

The Filmography page layout has been completely rearranged to appear more logical.

For example, Peter Jackson's page now groups all of his roles in a tight layout.

As a part of this rewrite, while in Editor mode, missing Sections are now displayed. This allows data to be entered into a missing section, even if the section was originally omitted.

Added Creator to Browse Movies Page

Now both the Creator and the Last Update are displayed on the Browse Filmographies page.

100 Filmographies in DB

Today August 7, 2004 our database of filmographies reached and surpassed 100 titles thanks to the contributions of 22 active Editors!

Input Wizard Now Available

A simplified form for inputing filmographies is now available here.

Simplified Input Templates

As suggested by our Editors we have designed a system that allows the quick creation and alteration of sleak looking input templates. We will be releasing the Editor input interface tonight.

Still to be done: to write a web interface for the creation/alteration code.

Delete Row Tool Added

Sam just added a tool that will let Editors delete corrupted Filmography rows.

Tweaking internationalization behavior

This evening I've spent some time rewriting some of the film input software to better handle internationalization. We will need to write the tool that lets Editors set their display language preference before this work will be evident to folks.

Section Names and Language Selection in Tool 2 (Enter a new Filmography)

With the help of filminfo, we were able to identify a problem in which a change in the choice of language (the 'Language' setting) caused our program to expect a corresponding change in the language of the Section names.

We have changed the behavior of the program, so there will be no need to change the Section names as a result of a change in the choice of entry language.

-Sam