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The Garth Johnson wrote:

> ---Bryan Rabeler <brabeler@isd.ingham.k12.mi.us> wrote:
> >
> >
> > The Garth Johnson wrote:
> >
> > > ---Bryan Rabeler <brabeler@isd.ingham.k12.mi.us> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > TGaArdvark@aol.com wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > > How about having several categories to rate the programs by?
> > > have a
> > > > > > compactness of the programming (if the author did everything
> > > using the
> > > > > > least amount of code possible), the usefulness of a program
> > > (could be
> > > > > > how fun a game is), and some other category.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Instead of having a 4/5 star system, use a 3 star.  It would
> be a
> > > > > > yes/no/sorta system if the author did whatever the criteria
> are.
> > > > >
> > > > > You can only fit so much in 640 pixels.  And that just means
> more
> > > > > work.  I agree that this would be the best system if it were
> not so
> > > > > much more work than the others.  3 stars is a smart idea.  Maybe
> > > > > some other picture might be better though so people will expect
> > > > > 3 instead of 4 or 5.  Maybe thumbs up or something... Dunno.
> > > >
> > > > That's true, we are getting a little cramped for space after we
> > > added the
> > > > date column.  But I think we still have room, since the filename
> and
> > > size
> > > > columns seem to be very far apart.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Bryan Rabeler <brabeler@ticalc.org>
> > > >    File Archives, HTML, and Support
> > > >    the ticalc.org project - http://www.ticalc.org/
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > as long as you are changing the archives, how about grouping files
> > > according to type?  Why not put those 10 minesweepers right next to
> > > one another so that they can be compared.  I know that alphabetical
> > > order is the best way to have it, but if things are grouped in
> > > categories it is easier.
> >
> > Are you proposing we do /83/games/arcade/ and /83/games/strategy/
> etc etc?
> >
> > --
> > Bryan Rabeler <brabeler@ticalc.org>
> >    File Archives, HTML, and Support
> >    the ticalc.org project - http://www.ticalc.org/
> >
> >
> >
>
> that would be nice, but you would have to load each page.  That takes
> too long.  What I mean is like
> 83/games directory
> Arcade games
> a
> b
> c
>
> Strategy
> X
> y
> Z
>
> Misc
> 1
> 2
> 3

That's not a traditional directory listing. :)  We would need some fancy
cheating to get the page to look like that.

--
Bryan Rabeler <brabeler@ticalc.org>
   File Archives, HTML, and Support
   the ticalc.org project - http://www.ticalc.org/



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