+PMaholm Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I was wondering if it were possible or if people thought it would be useful to see how many times a cache has been found? I think it's be nice to see how "popular" the cache is or how "difficult" it is. Any comments/questions? Link to comment
+ByrnedFish Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 You can see this information using a greasemonky script if you use mozilla firefox. It is a very useful feature. Search greasemonkejy script in the forums and direction will come up on how to use them. Link to comment
+RichardMoore Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 You can see this information using a greasemonky script if you use mozilla firefox. It is a very useful feature. Search greasemonkejy script in the forums and direction will come up on how to use them. But wouldn't it be easier if it was right on the cache page? Where the logs start at the bottom of the page it already lists the number of logs. How hard would it be to break that down into types of logs? That way you could see that, for example, although the cache is rated at a Difficulty 1, 23 cachers found it, but 18 cachers DNF, so you may want to reconsider searching for it if you just have a few minutes on your lunch break. (By the way, when I asked "How hard would it be?", I meant just that. I don't know anything about programming so I don't know if it's 10 minutes and add a couple lines or rewrite the whole thing.) Link to comment
+altosaxplayer Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Nobody quote me on this, but the cache page does list number of times it has been logged. I would also like to see the number of FOUND logs instead of all notes, etc. Just my 2 cents. Link to comment
+Prime Suspect Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 You can see this information using a greasemonky script if you use mozilla firefox. It is a very useful feature. Search greasemonkejy script in the forums and direction will come up on how to use them. But wouldn't it be easier if it was right on the cache page? Where the logs start at the bottom of the page it already lists the number of logs. How hard would it be to break that down into types of logs? That way you could see that, for example, although the cache is rated at a Difficulty 1, 23 cachers found it, but 18 cachers DNF, so you may want to reconsider searching for it if you just have a few minutes on your lunch break. (By the way, when I asked "How hard would it be?", I meant just that. I don't know anything about programming so I don't know if it's 10 minutes and add a couple lines or rewrite the whole thing.) The greasemonkey script does put it right on the cache page. Link to comment
+RichardMoore Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 The greasemonkey script does put it right on the cache page. Ahh, but the problem is that I've tried firefox and don't like it. Whereas if GC.com did it, it would show up no matter what browser you use. Link to comment
+welch Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 You can see this information using a greasemonky script if you use mozilla firefox. It is a very useful feature. Search greasemonkejy script in the forums and direction will come up on how to use them. But wouldn't it be easier if it was right on the cache page? Where the logs start at the bottom of the page it already lists the number of logs. How hard would it be to break that down into types of logs? That way you could see that, for example, although the cache is rated at a Difficulty 1, 23 cachers found it, but 18 cachers DNF, so you may want to reconsider searching for it if you just have a few minutes on your lunch break. (By the way, when I asked "How hard would it be?", I meant just that. I don't know anything about programming so I don't know if it's 10 minutes and add a couple lines or rewrite the whole thing.) Maybe, but I think this is one of the those cases in which if you use the simple work around an actual fix becomes a useless waste of time (sorry thats not really helpful ) Ok, how hard would it be to change, who here knows?? Link to comment
Pto Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 (edited) The greasemonkey script does put it right on the cache page. Ahh, but the problem is that I've tried firefox and don't like it. Whereas if GC.com did it, it would show up no matter what browser you use. Except Firefox Joking. . . . I Love the script, and use it all the time- that is - when looking for that kind of info- I browse this site using all the different browsers, and If I am looking for something specific that I know a script already handles - I just use Firefox. The forum upgrade alone makes it worth the time to adjust to FF. Microsoft's new mapping upgrade only works for me in IE, so I even use that when I need a good B&W sat shot of places in WI.- and am too lazy to do it "the old fashioned way". It'd be nice, but I already have that info - when I need it by using the script. And, dont see it feasable incorporating it withing the framework of the whole scheme of things- Edited June 27, 2006 by Pto Link to comment
+Semper Questio Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I use the script with Portable Firefox but I'd much prefer it incorporated into the cache page itself partly for multi-browser functionality ad partly because of the way the script works. Yes, the greasemonkey scripts are great tools, but they are not the answer for everyone and this has been requested several times. I think it's about time TPTB took a look at this feature request and told use yea or nay. Link to comment
+mini cacher Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 The greasemonkey script is great because it does fill a void for some people. But, it does require you to show all logs so it can count them. On cache pages where there are a lot of logs, its can be a waste of time (and another server hit) just to see the break down. It could not be that hard to have the original page show this ifno if when displaying the page, GC just got that info from the database where all this info is stored. It might take an additioal query but that has to be better than an additional server hit. Great work on all the GM scripts, Prime Suspect! Link to comment
+Markwell Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Some of us are locked in to certain browsers if we look at GC.com at work. Greasemonkey scripts, while helpful, cannot solve EVERYONE'S problems. Link to comment
Guyute1210 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I was looking at the script pages, and it tells you how to install the script. To install, right-click on the icon, and select "Install User Script". If you do not see the menu option, click on the icon to open the file in a new tab (or window), and select "Install This User Script" from the Tools menu The problem is that I don't have those options in FX. Can anyone clear this up for me? Link to comment
+Thrak Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 The greasemonkey script is great because it does fill a void for some people. But, it does require you to show all logs so it can count them. On cache pages where there are a lot of logs, its can be a waste of time (and another server hit) just to see the break down. It could not be that hard to have the original page show this ifno if when displaying the page, GC just got that info from the database where all this info is stored. It might take an additioal query but that has to be better than an additional server hit. Great work on all the GM scripts, Prime Suspect! I use the script in conjunction with another one that automagically shows all logs when you load the page. I love it. Link to comment
+Prime Suspect Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I was looking at the script pages, and it tells you how to install the script. To install, right-click on the icon, and select "Install User Script". If you do not see the menu option, click on the icon to open the file in a new tab (or window), and select "Install This User Script" from the Tools menu The problem is that I don't have those options in FX. Can anyone clear this up for me? You probably don't have the Greasemonkey extension installed. You need to do that first, reboot the browser, then you can install scripts. Link to comment
+webscouter. Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I would love to see all of Prime Suspects scripts added as premium member features (with credit of course). That way they could be seen on all browsers and you could have them turn on and off by switch. Link to comment
Guyute1210 Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 I was looking at the script pages, and it tells you how to install the script. To install, right-click on the icon, and select "Install User Script". If you do not see the menu option, click on the icon to open the file in a new tab (or window), and select "Install This User Script" from the Tools menu The problem is that I don't have those options in FX. Can anyone clear this up for me? You probably don't have the Greasemonkey extension installed. You need to do that first, reboot the browser, then you can install scripts. That would be the problem, thanks! Link to comment
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