hey guys. when there's no front cover and only a medium image, wouldn't it be nice if that appeared as the front cover? I mean, a bit like discogs, I guess
2012-07-05 18721, 2012
Wizzcat
the first image shows up on the release page
2012-07-05 18726, 2012
Wizzcat
afaik
2012-07-05 18722, 2012
Wizzcat
apparantly not
2012-07-05 18749, 2012
warp
tri_marianaaf: I think this was discussed before, and not everyone thought it was a good idea.
2012-07-05 18736, 2012
tri_marianaaf
warp: ok ;) didn't know
2012-07-05 18740, 2012
tri_marianaaf
thanks anyway
2012-07-05 18755, 2012
warp
I guess you can mark something as medium and front cover if the release really doesn't have anything else as a front cover.
yes, I did that in one case. but I'm voting on some edits that enter the medium pic and then I go to the release page and see no pic at all. I searched and in some cases that's all we have. shoul I edit the image and add the "front" type?
2012-07-05 18718, 2012
CatCat
oh i have a "release" like that
2012-07-05 18725, 2012
CatCat
(monkey madness)
2012-07-05 18730, 2012
warp
if the release doesn't otherwise have a front cover, yes, mark the medium as front as well.
2012-07-05 18746, 2012
warp
but if the release does have an actual front cover, it's just that we do not have a scan of it, then obviously no.
2012-07-05 18705, 2012
CatCat
i think that it should instead always use the first in the order if no front is present
2012-07-05 18711, 2012
Wizzcat
it's fairly common for vinyl singles to just have generic sleeves
2012-07-05 18716, 2012
CatCat
yes
2012-07-05 18722, 2012
Wizzcat
sucks having to set all medium scans to front
2012-07-05 18737, 2012
warp
why?
2012-07-05 18744, 2012
CatCat
or a tag "use as front" becasue settign something as "front" whne it idsn't.. ewrll i don't liek that
2012-07-05 18758, 2012
warp
CatCat: but it is
2012-07-05 18704, 2012
CatCat
because tecnically it's incorrect
2012-07-05 18706, 2012
CatCat
no
2012-07-05 18714, 2012
warp
I see no problem with marking something as front cover when it is the front cover :)
2012-07-05 18714, 2012
CatCat
a medium is not a front, it's the medium
2012-07-05 18721, 2012
tri_marianaaf
is it possible to select use as front?
2012-07-05 18722, 2012
CatCat
it's not the front cover
2012-07-05 18734, 2012
CatCat
it's simply wisible becasue there *is* no front cover
2012-07-05 18740, 2012
warp
CatCat: if a medium is in a transparent jewel case or sleeve, then the medium is also the front cover.
2012-07-05 18747, 2012
CatCat
in t the vinyl singe case, there is the cover wich is plain
2012-07-05 18701, 2012
CatCat
disagree
2012-07-05 18708, 2012
CatCat
it's in the word's definition
2012-07-05 18728, 2012
CatCat
it's not i nthe front, and it doesn't cover anything
2012-07-05 18747, 2012
warp
the print on the front of the medium covers the medium.
tri_marianaaf: that IMO is a good example of a medium which is also a front cover.
2012-07-05 18747, 2012
CatCat
stop saying "front cover"
2012-07-05 18754, 2012
CatCat
any way, what abotu the vinyl single
2012-07-05 18758, 2012
CatCat
from "And just in case anyone thinks it: no, marking the medium additionally as type "Front" is not sufficient, and is in fact incorrect – our types specifically state that the Front type is for the front of the entire release, which a medium never is."
2012-07-05 18721, 2012
warp
"... which a medium never is" <-- obviously I disagree with that.
2012-07-05 18758, 2012
CatCat
i like " 2) shown in the release page via an option to mark a release with "no front cover". But the latter would be an attribute I guess."
2012-07-05 18705, 2012
CatCat
well I agree with that
2012-07-05 18716, 2012
CatCat
i think that's the best
2012-07-05 18731, 2012
Wizzcat
I don't disagree that a medium can be front, but I just think it's a bit counterintuitive, and that many people won't know to set both front and medium
2012-07-05 18738, 2012
CatCat
go with "front" fallback to "medium" (or whatever) if that checkbox is checked
2012-07-05 18747, 2012
CatCat
i agree with Wizzcat
2012-07-05 18758, 2012
warp
Wizzcat: my ajax upload thing will make the select box a set of checkboxes, which will make that slightly more obvious.
currently i have 10.63 and IT is a wreck, preview automatically prints :(
2012-07-05 18711, 2012
CatCat
yea i don't think i can use 12 on ppc
2012-07-05 18717, 2012
Wizzcat
warp: omg, I need that uploader!
2012-07-05 18720, 2012
CatCat
i mean i hope 12 is good becasue other sites i know of are updatign theri shit to the point wher functionality (functionality that already workes in older browsers) is being removed to bereplaced with functinoality that *doesnt* work i nthe older browser
2012-07-05 18745, 2012
warp
Wizzcat: I'm waiting for the internat archive to implement a few HTTP headers before it can actually work
2012-07-05 18746, 2012
Wizzcat
warp: are you adding drag and drop btw? would save me some time when bulk uploading cover art
honestly i'm getting sick of this "update update update!!!!" mania. if i update to 12.. it better be enough for a while. i'm not updating to 13 in at least several years. so people can stfu
2012-07-05 18715, 2012
ZaphodBeeblebrox
also u MBChatLogger
2012-07-05 18743, 2012
warp
Wizzcat: no, not right now.
2012-07-05 18721, 2012
warp
Wizzcat: I've spent a fair amount of time trying to get https://github.com/blueimp/jQuery-File-Upload working with our stuff. which would mean we get stuff like drag & drop more or less for free, because it's implemented in that library.
2012-07-05 18724, 2012
ZaphodBeeblebrox
what. i can't ignore with this version of chat alpha?
2012-07-05 18728, 2012
Wizzcat
ZaphodBeeblebrox: it's never enough, standard implementations are going too fast
2012-07-05 18728, 2012
ZaphodBeeblebrox
bull
2012-07-05 18736, 2012
warp
Wizzcat: but haven't been able to get it to do what I need from it.
2012-07-05 18737, 2012
ZaphodBeeblebrox
Wizzcat: it IS!
2012-07-05 18741, 2012
Wizzcat
ZaphodBeeblebrox: O12 is pretty sweet though, so you should totally do it
2012-07-05 18701, 2012
ZaphodBeeblebrox
hmm i just hope the fixed this tab nonsense and preview thing, because i use that a lot
2012-07-05 18725, 2012
Wizzcat
warp: I looked at it some weeks ago, and it's not really that much code
2012-07-05 18733, 2012
Wizzcat
can mock up some stuff if you want
2012-07-05 18705, 2012
Wizzcat
ZaphodBeeblebrox: tabs aren't fixed (yet), but will be
2012-07-05 18722, 2012
ZaphodBeeblebrox
hmph
2012-07-05 18730, 2012
ZaphodBeeblebrox
then i'll update when they do :P
2012-07-05 18707, 2012
CatCat
it's weird sitting with two computers at once
2012-07-05 18709, 2012
ZaphodBeeblebrox
it sure is
2012-07-05 18754, 2012
ZaphodBeeblebrox
i see they changed everything around to look ugly again
2012-07-05 18731, 2012
ZaphodBeeblebrox
and it's in english instead of norwegian for some reason
