Beta Test of new skin admin system.

[Vraciu]

I should be able to duplicate that.

Gotcha.  Shoot me a PM if you need me to try anything else.  I'll be checking back here regularly in any case.  Good work.  I like the system you have going.  Very slick.   

[Skuzzy]

I figure to take it live Thursday (June 14) morning, if all goes well.

I may update some things as I have a long list of things to do for the site.

[oboe]

OK everything is looking good from my end - I was able to adopt one and only one skin, submit a new skin, and update one of my existing skins.

Is there anything else you'd specifically like us to try doing?

[Skuzzy]

That is pretty much it oboe.  I may switch it live tomorrow.  Just depends on how it all looks on my side.  I have to go through the database and make sure everything is as it should be.  Then clean up the debug output.

[oboe]

Congrats, it seems to work really slick.   

One thing I noticed, which I wouldn't call a bug per se, but there seemed to be two different formats to the file selection/submission panel.  One version split the files into Required and Optional groups, the other just listed all the files alphabetically by filename.

I preferred the split of files into two groups rather than showing in a single large group; it might make sense to have the map files (diffuse, spec, normal, etc) in one group and the supporting files (fullsizeimg, thumbnail, reference1 and reference2) split into a second section.   I think it was a bit easier to use with a little white space in the design, but not a big
deal.     

[Skuzzy]

The update page is the new standard.  Going to be switching the submission page to that look.

It is one of many things to do.

[oboe]

Just wanted to say I really appreciate all the streamlining you've done with skins.  Its so much better and faster now, in so many ways.   

The skin information pages look great and new skins get into the game so much faster than they used to.  And you given us a way to update many of the older, lower quality skins.

Thank you for all that effort, Skuzzy.  <S>

[Vraciu]

+1

[oboe]

I just ran into a slight problem with the new system.   I can't see the orphaned skins listing anymore.

I *think* all the orphaned skins were formerly shown on the our Skinner Information page - first it listed submitted skins, then it showed all my skins, and after that it used to show all orphaned skins.   It no longer shows the orphaned skins.   

When I click on "Adopt a skin" it gives me an error/warning message stating I have already adopted a skin.  This is a correct message, but I think skinners who have adopted a skin should still have a way to see all the orphaned skins available, for planning purposes.   I think it would be better if clicking on "Adopt a skin" still took you to the orphaned skins listing, even if you have adopted already.   The error message "You already have an adopted skin" could be invoked if you try to select an individual skin on this page, if you've already adopted.   
 

[Skuzzy]

You have a knack of hitting the pages while I am updating.

I just took the site live.  Use http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/skinadmin now.

[Vraciu]

You have a knack of hitting the pages while I am updating.

I just took the site live.  Use http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/skinadmin now.

Cool!   Nice job, bruh.  I just adopted one.   This is slick.   

[oboe]

You have a knack of hitting the pages while I am updating.

I just took the site live.  Use http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/skinadmin now.

Sorry, must be a gift.  I can see all the orphaned skins available now when I click "adopt a skin", however I assume its because the test data has been cleaned out and I don't have any active adopted skins.

[Greebo]

I just adopted a skin successfully as well.

[Skuzzy]

Sorry, must be a gift.  I can see all the orphaned skins available now when I click "adopt a skin", however I assume its because the test data has been cleaned out and I don't have any active adopted skins.

That is correct.

[Skuzzy]

Updated the skin submission page to match the skin update page and how it breaks the required from the optional files.  This has been consolidated into one function now.

Added code to log errors into a file in those instances where we should never get an error.  Tracking down why we occasionally get a file open error.

Made a change to the update code to take into account a skin being updated was just adopted.  Update had to be able to find the adopted skin and could not do so.

Updated version from 4.0.1 to 4.0.2

It is live.