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Version at 0.1.3.4

Will use this post as a feature/bug track (really shouldn’t).

Download is here. Extension is update aware, so further versions will be available without direct download.

Some initial issues:

• stream is blank when not logged in
• not aware of disconnect/no auth
• no way to announce to stream (see note)
• cannot delete update directly from extension
• no title suggestion on context box
• no preference dialog
• relative time does not update (no time shown)

Anything else?

• There is no method of filtering announce vs non-announce updates (client-side)
• There is no smart message length awareness (with http-link calculation)

Features

Announce

Currently the extension supports actions and announce. Announce may also be given basis/range by way of title format. The benefit of announcing is that it is treated as a special action, and though it is intended for media player plugins and scripts, there is no issues using manually.

To announce an experience, the action must be from the -Announce- section of the select box. The context type must be of a media-type, and a title must be give. The format for including basis/range (ie. episode 06) is as follows:

TITLE@BASIS:RANGE

Where TITLE is the name of the work, BASIS is of:

• arc
• chapter
• episode
• issue
• part
• season
• segment
• track
• volume

RANGE is allowed variable characters up to 32. Example:

Gone With The Wind@chapter:05

Announce is important, as the stream can be filtered of announcements or unspoiled, in order to hide messages contained within announcements. While these filters are not available yet in the extension, the backend supports it. Announce is also important as it is a way in which to inadvertantly log experiences to corresponding states. One example would be if a user announces they are watching a series at given episode it will set their experience to current if there was no previous experience state.

Sticky

As of 0.1.3.4, there is a Stick checkbox, which is suitable when wishing to update on the same context (esp. announce) multiple times. Stick keeps the panel open and does not clear the context-name, type, or action fields upon posting. Minimizing/hiding is also disabled when sticky.

The advantage is that title@basis:range information need not be entered more than once. This does not change the necessity of a title Suggest panel, but it does help.

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