[Salfas]

barkerg:

also... this probley isnt how you would do it, but ... I wanted the "competitors" to be able to select a battle from the battle vote screen, so I added the following code to battlevote.tpl though it does not limit them from clicking on the button if the battle is already full, it does have a little flexabuility.

Can you tell me what you mean by : "if the battle is already full" - is there a limit to the no of participants ?

Thanks.

[CAPER]

i tried it but it didnt work for me

barkerg:

im not sure if this is how you guys would have done it, but I added a button to the {jrBattle_embed} so that a battle could be selected. in function.jrBattle_embed.php I added this: Code $_desc[$_rcnt] = $_battle['Battle_Id_desc'];        $_maxe[$_rcnt] = $_battle['Battle_Id_max_entries'];        $_endd[$_rcnt] = $_battle['Battle_Id_end_dt'];        [color=darkred]$_url[$_rcnt] = jrHtmlButtonCode('Select Battle',"window.location = 'index.php?module=jrBattle&t=battlevote&battleid={$_battle['Battle_Id_id']}'");[/color]        $_rcnt++; and then added:  <tr>       [color=darkred]<td width="25%" class="inner leader">Link</td>[/color]      [color=darkred]<td class="spacer">&nbsp;</td>[/color]      <td width="25%" class="inner leader">Battle Description</td>       <td class="spacer">&nbsp;</td>       <td width="25%" class="inner leader">Number Of Artists</td>       <td class="spacer">&nbsp;</td>       <td width="25%" class="inner leader">End Date</td>      </tr> and finally: <tr>      [color=darkred] <td width="25%" class="item" valign="top">' . $_url[0] .'</td>      <td class="spacer">&nbsp;</td>[/color]      <td width="25%" class="item" valign="top">' . $_desc[0] .'</td>       <td class="spacer">&nbsp;</td>       <td width="25%" class="item" valign="top">' . $_maxe[0] .'</td>       <td class="spacer">&nbsp;</td>       <td width="25%" class="item" valign="top">' . $_endd[0] .'</td>     </tr> and the final result is: http://www.pickabeat.net/images/vote_button.png

[guitarman]

You can try this , and it will give you 3 battles on your front page, with a few alterations in the format.



*****************************************************/
/**/

function smarty_function_jrBattle_embed($params,&$smarty)
{
if (!checkType($params['width'],'number_nz')) {
$params['width'] = 425;
}
if (!checkType($params['height'],'number_nz')) {
$params['height'] = 350;
}
global $jamroom, $jamroom_db, $config, $cluster;
$_post = getPostVars();
// get the correct language pack included..
$language = getLanguage($_user['user_language']);
$_brow = array();
$_rcnt = 0;
$req = "SELECT *
FROM {$jamroom_db['jrBattleIdInf']}";
$_rt = dbQuery($req,'NUMERIC');
if (isset($_rt) && is_array($_rt)) {
foreach ($_rt as $_battle) {
$_desc[$_rcnt] = $_battle['Battle_Id_desc'];
$_maxe[$_rcnt] = $_battle['Battle_Id_max_entries'];
$_endd[$_rcnt] = $_battle['Battle_Id_end_dt'];
$_url[$_rcnt] = jrHtmlButtonCode('Select Contest',"window.location = 'index.php?module=jrBattle&t=battlevote&battleid={$_battle['Battle_Id_id']}'");
$_rcnt++;
}
}
$_header = $language['jrBattle'][77];
$code = '<br />
<div class="inner">
<table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td width="100%"><h3 align="center">CURRENT MCF CONTESTS (site testing)</td></tr>
</table>
</div><br />
<div class="inner">
<table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>

<td width="20%" class="inner leader">Link</td>
<td class="spacer">&nbsp;</td>
<td width="30%" class="inner leader">Contest Description</td>
<td class="spacer">&nbsp;</td>
<td width="25%" class="inner leader">Number Of Artists</td>
<td class="spacer">&nbsp;</td>
<td width="25%" class="inner leader">End Date</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="20%" class="item" valign="top">' . $_url[0] .'</td>
<td class="spacer">&nbsp;</td>
<td width="30%" class="item" valign="top">' . $_desc[0] .'</td>
<td class="spacer">&nbsp;</td>
<td width="25%" class="item" valign="top">' . $_maxe[0] .'</td>
<td class="spacer">&nbsp;</td>
<td width="25%" class="item" valign="top">' . $_endd[0] .'</td>
</tr>
<tr>

<td width="20%" class="item" valign="top">' . $_url[1] .'</td>
<td class="spacer">&nbsp;</td>
<td width="30%" class="item" valign="top">' . $_desc[1] .'</td>
<td class="spacer">&nbsp;</td>
<td width="25%" class="item" valign="top">' . $_maxe[1] .'</td>
<td class="spacer">&nbsp;</td>
<td width="25%" class="item" valign="top">' . $_endd[1] .'</td>
</tr>
<tr>

<td width="20%" class="item" valign="top">' . $_url[2] .'</td>
<td class="spacer">&nbsp;</td>
<td width="30%" class="item" valign="top">' . $_desc[2] .'</td>
<td class="spacer">&nbsp;</td>
<td width="25%" class="item" valign="top">' . $_maxe[2] .'</td>
<td class="spacer">&nbsp;</td>
<td width="25%" class="item" valign="top">' . $_endd[2] .'</td>
</tr>
<tr>


</table></div>';
// Check for assign
if (isset($params['assign']) && strlen($params['assign']) > 0) {
$smarty->assign($params['assign'],$code);
}
else {
return($code);
}
}
?>

Also You can add more battles to your front by adding these in as xtras, but you will need to change [2} to {3}, or [4] etc, as they go up in order;

<td width="20%" class="item" valign="top">' . $_url[0] .'</td>
<td class="spacer">&nbsp;</td>
<td width="30%" class="item" valign="top">' . $_desc[0] .'</td>
<td class="spacer">&nbsp;</td>
<td width="25%" class="item" valign="top">' . $_maxe[0] .'</td>
<td class="spacer">&nbsp;</td>
<td width="25%" class="item" valign="top">' . $_endd[0] .'</td>
</tr>
<tr>

[guitarman]

I think It would be good to get;

1) Song title into the artist battle entry, along with

2) Artist page url.

Reason , we dont have aclue what song we are listening to, and no way of easily finding our new fav band

[CAPER]

thanks guitarman that worked

[dagilli]

Hi All,

Quick note on some of the last 3 or so posts...and also to set some aditional expectations for Beta 5.

I'm changing the Battle Enter Screen...

- The "S" Button is now "Enter"
- If the artist has joined any of the list of available Battles, the ones he/she has entered will show "View" instead of "Enter"
- If a Battle is full, the full Battles will show "View" instead of "Enter"

I found a solution for the cluster server issue and this will be fixed.

Expanding the "Embed" function.

- Add a link to the Battle AND
- If the Battle is Complete, the winners Band Name will be displayed with a Band-Url

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[CAPER]

sounds good man we thank you for working hard on this keep up the awesome work

[CanPanther]

Just a couple of thoughts...

dagilli:

I'm changing the Battle Enter Screen... - The "S" Button is now "Enter" - If the artist has joined any of the list of available Battles, the ones he/she has entered will show "View" instead of "Enter" - If a Battle is full, the full Battles will show "View" instead of "Enter"

Would it be possible to add a 'Joined' button to indicate to the user which battles have been submitted to, instead of 'View'? And/or change 'View' to 'Full' when the battles are full. Something to differentiate between the two. It might be easier for the users, especially if they have entered a few battles and there are other full ones listed.

Quote:

Expanding the "Embed" function. - Add a link to the Battle AND - If the Battle is Complete, the winners Band Name will be displayed with a Band-Url

What about some sort of indicator for open/full battles, those not yet complete? It would drive users to join open battles a lot easier than going thru each battle w/o a winner in the list.

[Salfas]

A bit confused
What is a Full battle - Are we restricting the no of participants ?


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[guitarman]

My understanding is that currently there is a max of 5 songs per battle.

[Salfas]

Thanks @ guitarman!

So One song per band - and which makes it five participants. Wondering how to choose that five!

Cheers.

[barkerg]

well either the first 5 who volunteen or if your site is doing well, the 5 highest bidders


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[Salfas]

Is it possible to increase the number of participants ?


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[barkerg]

you would have to add more tables in the db and modify the template files, but im sure it could be done if one was to try hard enough.


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[dagilli]

barkerg:

you would have to add more tables in the db and modify the template files, but im sure it could be done if one was to try hard enough.

Or you could start 2 Battles with 5 (Play off) and enter the winners for a new Battle (finals)....


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