+NickandAliandEliza Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Now that my Greasemonkey scripts are working - is there any chance that one of you clever people can write one so that it gives me a Siloans cache counter (just like the Simply Paul one)? Or is it easy for me to edit the Simply Paul one myself........ Quote Link to comment
Edgemaster Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Modifying the greasemonkey script would be fairly simple. The problem is generating an equivalent data set. This can probably be made using a GSAK script. Not being a GSAK user, or owner of a premium account, I cannot generate it myself, but would happily modify the greasemonkey script. Quote Link to comment
Edgemaster Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 (edited) Good news, no need for GSAK to generate the dataset, the nice folks at GeocacheUK have written a small interface for use I have made a siloans script, as requested. Made the simply paul script to update itself, and also made a tool to create a greasemonkey script for any cache placer. Full details here Edited October 28, 2006 by Edgemaster Quote Link to comment
+Master Mariner Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Good news, no need for GSAK to generate the dataset, the nice folks at GeocacheUK have written a small interface for use I have made a siloans script, as requested. Made the simply paul script to update itself, and also made a tool to create a greasemonkey script for any cache placer. Full details here Brilliant... I now know I have done 133 Siloans caches! Great job Edgemaster! Quote Link to comment
Edgemaster Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 (edited) Oops, forgot to mention a bug with the G:UK data, it includes caches with any sort of log (yes, including DNFs) at the moment, not just found ones, results may be higher than expected. This probably will be fixed soon. Edited October 28, 2006 by Edgemaster Quote Link to comment
+NickandAliandEliza Posted October 29, 2006 Author Share Posted October 29, 2006 Spectacular! Well done..........most impressed. Quote Link to comment
+purple_pineapple Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Good news, no need for GSAK to generate the dataset, the nice folks at GeocacheUK have written a small interface for use I have made a siloans script, as requested. Made the simply paul script to update itself, and also made a tool to create a greasemonkey script for any cache placer. Full details here i'm flattered that we have our own icon! nice one edgy! I see you have another 5 or 6 of ours still to go... Oh, and fantastic work on the script - i shall be playing with this when i get home from work tonight! way to go! Quote Link to comment
barryhunter Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 (edited) Oops, forgot to mention a bug with the G:UK data, it includes caches with any sort of log (yes, including DNFs) at the moment, not just found ones, results may be higher than expected. This probably will be fixed soon. Fixed, as of 30 seconds ago Btw, great job with the generator, haven't tried it but it looks excellent! Edited October 30, 2006 by barryhunter Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 (edited) That is excellent, I have made up a script to show my caches. I don't know if it will work but it is here. Edited October 30, 2006 by Haggis Hunter Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I like this so much that I have made a few more personal icons, they can be found on this thread. Quote Link to comment
Edgemaster Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 (edited) Please note that items in the temp folder (ie: all generated scripts) will be deleted automatically at midnight daily. Please find your own hosting, or if not possible, I will add to my googlepages site and create a directory of entries there (that may be the best option for now). Edit: Hosting is not required, only needed if linking people to them. If you do want to share, see my post below for an icon directory. Edited October 30, 2006 by Edgemaster Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Please note that items in the temp folder (ie: all generated scripts) will be deleted automatically at midnight daily. Please find your own hosting, or if not possible, I will add to my googlepages site and create a directory of entries there (that may be the best option for now). To be honest I don't know how to go about hosting my own site, never mind hosting my own script. Some pointers on how to do this would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment
+purple_pineapple Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Please note that items in the temp folder (ie: all generated scripts) will be deleted automatically at midnight daily. Please find your own hosting, or if not possible, I will add to my googlepages site and create a directory of entries there (that may be the best option for now). To be honest I don't know how to go about hosting my own site, never mind hosting my own script. Some pointers on how to do this would be appreciated. ditto... haven't got home yet, but i shal be running these when i do. If they are downloaded already, then do i need to worry about whether they are hosted, or is that only a concern for future downloads? I assumed that by downloading and installing the js file then that was it... If I do need to store them online somewhere, then I can do that on my webspace i think - so do i just have to upload the js file to that? Sorry - i'm not a complete technonumpty but greasemonkey scripts are beyond me (note to self, find out more!) I can install them, but thats it! Quote Link to comment
+purple_pineapple Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 having typed all that, i see edgy has sorted it anyway - what a star! cheers mate! Quote Link to comment
+purple_pineapple Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 and i also just understood what he meant about generated scripts!! doh.... i'll got back to snoozing at my desk! Quote Link to comment
Edgemaster Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Icon directory The point is that once you have perfected a script, correct icon size etc. You'll want to share it to save others the trouble. Once it's installed, it wont have to touch my website again, just G:UK for its data. That was why I originally made the generator clear its files nightly since several of the scripts are previous revisions. Continue using the generator. Just beware that when posting links to the files that they may not be there tomorrow! Download them and find somewhere else to put them to link to them. I'll always be happy to upload them to my icon directory, as linked above, just contact me! Quote Link to comment
Edgemaster Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 i'm flattered that we have our own icon! nice one edgy! I see you have another 5 or 6 of ours still to go... Did you note the DNF on one of your caches a couple of days ago? At that time I had 17 'finds', delete the log, it drops back to 16, find barryhunter has fixed the G:UK side, it drops to 15 If only the whole hiding place hadn't gone! Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Thanks edgy, I was going to make some more, but I think I will leave them for the actual owners to make. Quote Link to comment
+purple_pineapple Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Installed and run perfectly - VERY impressive! So my next question, and I really have no idea if this is possible, is whether it can ALSO show how many siloans caches there are, and possibly even what percentage I (or anyone) has found.... Admittedly, this would clutter up the current neatness of the webpage... Quote Link to comment
Edgemaster Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 (edited) Hmm, if I talk to barry again, he may be able to add the total no of caches to his data source. The script could then (optionally) calculate it. Edit: Got the data source. Will work on it sometime, and post back here when done. Edited October 30, 2006 by Edgemaster Quote Link to comment
splinter98 Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Right after Edgemaster told me about his script generator, I read the forums to undertsand what he created etc. I noticed that Edgemaster was saying 'if you have no place to store, ask me (as a last resort)' I decided to write a script to allow people to upload their scripts: http://www.pythonmoo.co.uk/1643/create There are pros and cons for using this site and asking Edgemaster (or providing your own) Mine Edgemaster + everyone can upload -You have to ask Edgemaster +Inital upload is quick -You need Edgemaster's approval -Server is unreliable +its hosted on googlepages -Server can be slow +fast server +the script is written in MOO -Edgemaster does it manually (for anyone who knows what that is - I think thats a plus) How to Use First create the Script using Edgemaster's generator From the file that is generated take the unique number (ie xxxxxxx.user.js) place that number (without the .user.js) into the first field Type the name you want for your script and press store If successful It will provide the link to your script Any errors will be displayed in RED Please can you test provide any feedback/bugs Splinter98 Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Splinter that is good, is there a way to visit the uploaded scripts so that others can share them without clogging up the site with the duplicated scripts? Quote Link to comment
Edgemaster Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 The reason I did not store them on my own server is because it is unreliable and slow. The main site is a better choice due to the added reliability and neatness. However, since I also host pythonmoo.co.uk (on the same system as the generator), it defeats the point. I really addressed the problem of hosting since some people were linking directly to the temp folder. I will reiterate that hosting of any sort is not required to create your own script, or to use it. Quote Link to comment
splinter98 Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Splinter that is good, is there a way to visit the uploaded scripts so that others can share them without clogging up the site with the duplicated scripts? Hmm sounds a good Idea, I will add a page that lists all hosted scripts - that shld be easy to do. I could also implement a check to see if the script is exactly the same as another (if so then it will eject it) thus preventing duplicates, shldnt be too hard either. Thanks for the feed back, will sort that out tomorrow In reply to Edgemaster, MY uploading script are for those lazy people who cant be bothered to wait for GE and dont mind about reliablity nor speed. splinter98 Quote Link to comment
Edgemaster Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 In reply to Edgemaster, MY uploading script are for those lazy people who cant be bothered to wait for GE and dont mind about reliablity nor speed. But I still worry about the additional traffic that this will bring to my server, remember just one link that happens to be on a high traffic site could cause some trouble. Also remember that the MOO-http programming has far more overheads than the php that I use, please consider the efficiency of the code and backend storage, noting that each individual userscript is the same but for 3 variables listed at the start. We should continue this discussion off-forum. Enough of that, onto the functionality and stop worrying about peripheral issues. The % stats will be done as soon as I get the chance. I will probably release it as an optional extra, enabled by a checkbox on the generator. I have also had a thought to use one script for all the icons, by setting preferences. One script would save on storage space in the firefox profiles, and tidy up the greasemonkey list of installed scripts. This should be possible, but it will take a little more work. The options should be able to be set via the Tools>Greasemonkey menu when I have done it. This will also make the sharing of scripts easier, since all that would be required is the name, ID and icon which could be simply given to others in a forum post. And I apologise for bumping the topic yet again with this post, I'm surely boring people now Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 And I apologise for bumping the topic yet again with this post, I'm surely boring people now Although I don't fully understand everything, you can bump this as much as you like, because you are trying to do something that will be useful to other users. Quote Link to comment
Team 'James W' Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Sorry....... What the heck is a Siloan Cache? Quote Link to comment
Edgemaster Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 (edited) What the heck is a Siloan Cache? A cache placed by the cacher siloans, it was asked for since he has placed 186 caches, and some people may like to see how many of his they and others have done. The script can now be used for any UK cacher, not just siloans. Edit to fix wrong tag use. Edited November 2, 2006 by Edgemaster Quote Link to comment
Edgemaster Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 (edited) I have finished the little stats extension of the script. I suggest that additional stats be used sparingly since they hit the G:UK servers harder, and thus take a little longer to load. To use, uninstall the old script for that cacher, and use the generator to install the new one. And here is the purple pineapple script shown above. Edited November 2, 2006 by Edgemaster Quote Link to comment
Team 'James W' Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 What the heck is a Siloan Cache? A cache placed by the cacher siloans, it was asked for since he has placed 186 caches, and some people may like to see how many of his they and others have done. The script can now be used for any UK cacher, not just siloans. Edit to fix wrong tag use. Ahhhh.... Gotcha, thanks - Didn't think it would be that simple! James Quote Link to comment
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