Groundspeak Release Notes

[Torgut]

Eu já votei sim nas três, com mais convicção da questão das nano; nas outras não estou tão convicto, especialmente na dos votos... sou feliz com o GCVote. Entretanto notem que de todas as ideias colocadas, creio que a minha é a única que levou um carimbo de PLANNED por parte da Groundspeak

[batenaavo]

Existe também a ideia de voltarem as Webcam. Acho que faz mais sentido voltar as Webcam do que as Virtuais porque é necessário estar lá e comprovar o found com uma foto tua.

[MightyReek]

Entretanto notem que de todas as ideias colocadas, creio que a minha é a única que levou um carimbo de PLANNED por parte da Groundspeak

Vá, mostra lá o link para o pessoal ver...

[Torgut]

Vá... scroll.... está logo no início da segunda página


http://feedback.geocaching.com/geocachi ... cache_type

[MightyReek]

Vá... scroll.... está logo no início da segunda página


http://feedback.geocaching.com/geocachi ... cache_type

Muito bem.
Este sistema de feedback deve ter sido das melhores coisas que implantaram até agora. Permite perceberem o que os "clientes" pretendem deles, e ao mesmo tempo dão feedback aos clientes, fazendo com que, em vez destes reclamarem, continuem a participar activamente no desenvolvimento das ideias.

A tua ideia é de facto pertinente e era uma estupidez o modo como as coisas estão implantadas. Também de notar que, a partir da tua questão, alguém acho que podiam aprofundar ainda mais a questão. Parece-me inteligente um filtro de notificações ao estilo das PQs.

[Torgut]

É de facto uma das melhores coisas que implementaram. A adicionar às vantagens que indicaste mencionaria a visibilidade do feedback ao feedback. Os utilizadores vêem agora com mais clareza se a empresa dá ouvidos, ou não, às inegáveis aspirações dos utilizadores. Além disso, já não podem dizer, como da famosa e infeliz história do "filtro" para Google Earth, que apenas uma centena de utilizadores tem interesse nisto ou naquilo.

Os contras:

1) Ser uma solução adaptada, logo, sem grande margem para ser alterada de forma a satisfazer muitas das "exigências" do pessoal.

2) Correr-se o risco de um "flood" de participações. Ao fim destes poucos dias já há 40 e tal páginas de ideias. Receio que na práctica se encontre, por exemplo, na página 37, uma ganda ideia... mas quantos irão descobri-la no meio da pilha?

[Torgut]

Botei lá mais uma "ideia", algo que me chateia há muito tempo e para a qual não vejo qualquer razão, concorde eu com ela ou não:

http://feedback.geocaching.com/geocachi ... sting_date

[lynxpardinus]

Esta faz todo o sentido, por uma questão de lógica.

Não sei é se, na prática, e na forma como pratico geocaching (não uso filtros de datas...) fará alguma diferença.

[Torgut]

Eh pa a questão é que, independentemente de metade da turma usar filtros por datas, é totalmente natural que seja como eu disse, a não ser que alguém indique uma boa razão em contrário. Afinal uma cache só é uma cache depois de ser aprovada... antes disso é uma não-existência. Quanto aos filtros, passo a vida a perder caches à conta desta gracinha. Já vi caches que foram aprovadas meses depois de terem sido criadas pelo owner! Evidente que os aprovadores na maior parte das vezes não podem fazer nada, porque o owner apesar de criar a listing não coloca para aprovação a não ser meses depois. E lá se escapa a cache.

[lynxpardinus]

Neste momento há:

2 ideias com mais de 2000 apoiantes:
- Bring Back Virtual Caches - 2797 (under consideration)
- Create a "Nano" Cache Size Option - 2555 (under consideration)

1 com mais de 1000:
- 5 Star Cache Rating for Finders (under consideration)

4 com mais de 500:
- Challenge icon - 844 (under consideration)
- Removal of the stupid Facebook link - 817 (planned)
- Night Cache Attribute - 734 (planned)
- Built in Puzzle Cache Coordinate Checker - 524

Para além de dizer "não, obrgado" ao regresso das virtuais, as outras parecem-me boas ideias. Agora, há duas questões interessantes:

1) Pouca votação. Num universo de dezenas (centenas?) de milhar de geocachers, a ideia mais votada tem menos de 3000 votos. As pessoas estão desligadas desta possibilidade de feedback?

2) As 4 ideias mais votadas (e que, na minha opinião, nem sequer são necessariamente polémicas - excepto a questão das "virtuais") estão a ser consideradas, mas ideias bem menos populares já estão planeadas. Essas medidas já estavam no mapa da Groundspeak ou são as outras que vão levar a redefinições maiores?

[hfilipe]

1) Pouca votação. Num universo de dezenas (centenas?) de milhar de geocachers, a ideia mais votada tem menos de 3000 votos. As pessoas estão desligadas desta possibilidade de feedback?

2) As 4 ideias mais votadas (e que, na minha opinião, nem sequer são necessariamente polémicas - excepto a questão das "virtuais") estão a ser consideradas, mas ideias bem menos populares já estão planeadas. Essas medidas já estavam no mapa da Groundspeak ou são as outras que vão levar a redefinições maiores?

1) Acho que é normal. A maioria reparou no novo botãozinho mas nem deve ter ligado. As que clicaram devem ter ficado um pouco "assustadas". Desde a introdução do Feedback as ideias colocadas são muitas. Está em 92 páginas x 20 ideias cada = ± 1840 ideias and counting. São muitas páginas para ver e a maioria das pessoas simplesmente não querem saber, porque já estão habituadas ao funcionamento do GC.com e sabem que alguns melhoramentos vão sendo introduzidos. Eu próprio ainda só votei nas ideias que são destacadas nos forums (as do Torgut) embora já tenha dado uma olhada por outras e também concorde.

2) Acho que as planned são as de mais fácil execução e por isso podem ser introduzidas sem grande "investimento" por parte da GS.
O link para o Facebook foi introduzido na última actualização e não me admirava que estivesse "á experiência" para ver se resultava.
O night cache attribute já deve dar um pouco mais de trabalho, pois têm que desenhar um novo ícone

[MightyReek]

Release Notes 7/28/10

Trackables Dipping!

You can now "Visit" a trackable in a cache. This allows you to drop and retrieve a trackable in a single step. To dip a trackable it must be in your inventory. The cache logging page has also been redesigned slightly to make it easier to select the trackables you are dropping/visiting.

WYSIWYG text editor for Trackables

Wysi-what? WYSIWYG stands for "What You See Is What You Get", and describes a text editor that let's you add HTML to your descriptions in a more friendly manner. In this first implementation we have added the text editor to the Trackables creation/edit page, but the plan is to add it to Geocaches in a future release.

Alternate email addresses

This new feature allows you to add and validate alternate email addresses for use when creating Pocket Queries and Instant Notifications. When validated, these secondary email addresses will appear in a dropdown menu for selection on the creation page for Instant Notifications and Pocket Queries.

You logged this as Found on...

Check caches you have logged in the past for this notice in the right column under the cache options.

Language Settings

When you select a new language from the site footer it automatically updates your preferred language setting in your profile.

What else is new?

18681: Put link to Geocaching Maps above larger map
Added link to larger map in a more prominent position

15942: Show Nicer Page to Regular Member when Visiting Premium Only Geocache
Added new format to cache pages when a basic member visits a PM only cache

18611: Rewrite the Contact page
Simplified Contact page

19301: Increase character limit for trackables description
Character limit increased to 10000 to accommodate HTML created by new WYSIWYG editor

17642: Windows Live Calendar Icon for Event Caches
Added Windows Live icon to Add Event to Calendar

14748: Open Street Map and Open Cycle Map added to cache_details.aspx
Added Open Street/Cycle maps to Cache details page

18198: FB Icons- Travel Bugs and Geocoin icons shared on Facebook
Added functionality to display icon when sharing a GC.com link on Facebook

11819: Field Notes: Mass delete needed
Added ability to mass delete Field Notes

Bug fixes

18289: Error message when you fail to select log type before submission is hidden
Validation summary is now shown just above the button.

19002: Users Deleting their Ignore List Causes Problems
Fixed bug with Ignore list. Deleted list was still being ignored, script created to clean up Database

18588: Move feedback tab to the left-hand side
HOTFIX: Tab moved left

18856: Looking up bad tracking number results in 500 error
Fixed error in looking up non-existent tracking numbers

17848: 500 internal server errors when attempting to submit edited "trackable missing" log
Fixed error with Trackable Missing log

17548: "Attributes to Exclude" selections disappear when editing Pocket Query
Fixed bug with Attributes when editing PQ

18909: Permanently remove Facebook "Like" from cache pages
Removed FB "like" from Cache pages

19456: Remove the Facebook like on the story.aspx page when submitting the Lost and found story
Cleaning up the Facebook "like" from GC website

16381: Image upload fails on large files
Set max size for image uploads (10MB) and created a better error for larger files

17157: My Finds not generating notification
Fixed bug with notifications for My Finds

18562: Field notes taken straight from a Garmin device fail to upload
Fixed Garmin bug with Field Notes

14513: Geocoin Home map errors
Fixed bug with Geocoin Map from home location

18646: Hotels -: Cannot get rates and availability in Hotels
Fixed buttons on Hotels

18647: Hotels -: Static Maps don’t show up on the hotels pages
Fixed Maps on Hotels page

19064: Print-friendly cache page printing broken on Opera
Fixed printing issue with Opera and print-friendly cache page

18910: Remove FB "Like" integration from geocaching.com
Remove UI elements of FB "like"

19156: Update How-to page for trackable items
Updated text for How To page

18895: Clicking on second icon on geocoin map results in server error or endless load
Fixed bug with Geocoin map

19203: Geocaching Software - Link Update
Updated list of Geocaching software

18953: Date is off by one month when adding event to calendar
Fixed bug that was subtracting 1 month when adding events to calendar

18324: Do not remove spaces from user name field until focus is removed
Fixed bug that was deleting spaces in user name before the user had moved to the next field

18613: Additional waypoints-: Clicking on the trash icon does not work the first time, you need to click on it again to delete it
Fixed bug that required two clicks on the trash icon when deleting an additional waypoint

18641: Add "show hidden waypoints" option to cache page
Added option for users to show/hide hidden waypoints on Cache page

16427: Netherlands: Province Listings
Updated Province listings for Netherlands

18382: Missing Trackables Icon on Inventory Page
Adding ability to see icon for trackables on the inventory page

18955: Coordinates for event added to calendar should be passed in a format that can be mapped by calendar site
Improved coordinates format for events so calendars can read them

18956: Description for event added to calendar is not getting properly encoded as a link
Fixed problem with descriptions when adding event to calendar

18954: Events added to calendar have plus signs added in place of spaces in name
Fixed bug that was adding + to Event title when adding event to calendar

18691: Too much space beneath the new footer
Fixed space around new footer from last release

18002: Error when special characters used in username change
Allow users to select special characters in user names

18949: Time calculated from GMT instead of Pacific Time
Fixed bug in timestamp on cache pages

18847: Geocoin Manufacturers: Remove distributor
Updated Geocoin Manufacturers list

18873: Additional waypoints-: Clicking on the trash icon should pop up the JavaScript warning before deleting a waypoint
Added warning when deleting waypoint

19045: Clicking the link to add required waypoints to new unknown cache submission results in 404 errors
Fixed error received when adding new waypoints to unknown cache submission

18874: Facebook sharing of the cache/track detail pages which have the description of the Travel bug with a "&" symbol looks bad
Fixed bug with some trackable titles being shared in Facebook

18584: IGEOE Map Link Issue
Fixed bug with Portuguese IGEOE map link.

19613: Shop Groundspeak: New Logo for Distributor
Updated logo for dimaoutdoor.nl

18797: Cache logs: Styling issues on jquery log image popup
Fixed display of image description in Fancybox widget

18150: Minor formatting bug on log display page
Including "<" character in cache logs no longer causes text following the symbol to be stripped

19192: Cache details page: Angle brackets get stripped in cache logs
No longer treating everything after an "[" as HTML

19617: Shop Groundspeak: Update for Distributor logo
New logo for ftfgeocachingoutlet.com

18527: Trackables with quotes in names missing tooltip on Google map display
Fixed bug that was preventing tooltip display for Trackables with Title that has quotes

18526: Google map: poor display of trackables in map result
Caches with several hundred trackables no longer break the bounds of the word balloon on map

19303: Broken link on track/details.aspx
Fixed the link "First time logging a trackable item?"

19241: Modify CSS so Feedback Tab doesn't interfere with printing
Fixed problem with Feedback tab and printing

[ppereira]

Dois chamam-me já a atenção:

18584: IGEOE Map Link Issue
Fixed bug with Portuguese IGEOE map link.

18949: Time calculated from GMT instead of Pacific Time
Fixed bug in timestamp on cache page

São boas alterações que nos afectam directamente aqui neste lugarzinho à beira mar plantado

[Torgut]

Será que ai para o meio dessa lista extensa estará a menção da imposição de limites à visualização de caches em tempo real, com o Google Earth? Aquela coisa que só 100 utilizadores usavam LOL.... !

[MightyReek]

Geocaching.com Release Notes for 8/31/10

20285: Add IP Address to Password Reset Request
Added IP address info to password reset request notification

19073: New cache attributes
http://feedback.geocaching.com/geocac...

13954: Require Home Coordinates to Place Cache
Basic home location now required to place a geocache

19777: Add Field Puzzle attribute to Multi Caches
Field Puzzle is now an attribute choice for Multicaches

21129: Remove username change restriction
No longer a limit on the number of times you can change your username



Bug fixes


19072: Deleted Bookmarks sending emails
Fixed a lingering bug which persisted in sending notifications after a bookmark had been deleted

20711: Android app not listed as supported device for field notes
Added text to Field Notes page to include Android in list of supported devices

20358: Shop Groundspeak: New Distributor
Added http://www.cachecafe.co.za

21067: Shop Groundspeak: New Distributor
Added http://cachepoint.no

20876: Shop Groundspeak: new Distributor
Added http://www.thegeocachestore.net

20490: Shop Groundspeak: New Distributor
Added http://geocaching.outdoorkompetenz.com

20817: Shop Groundspeak: Add Distributor to another country
Added Cache Boutique to Spain distributor list

20063: Text Change: Delorme references on field notes pages
Changed references to PN-40 to PN-Series

20356: No line breaks in log text
Forced word wrap for logs written with non-breaking space characters (some words may break in the middle when wrap is forced)

19861: Incorrect link target on my/myfriends.aspx
Changed username URL to include "_blank" instead of "blank"

19689: Review page: Options Dropdown displays "Hold & Watch" for published cache
If a cache is published the "hold and watch" option is removed

19767: Map Links: Terraserver name/URL needs to be updated
Terraserver map links (MSR Maps) reformatted

20033: Trackables: Last log date not updating for visits
Date now updates for "visit" and "discover" log types

17543: GPS reviews page blows up when selecting different languages
Explosions reduced to acceptable levels

1151: Cannot uncheck day to run PQ when run once and delete is selected
Fixed

15811: CAaR public routes search pagination broken
Results no paging correctly when viewing public routes

10146: Attributes in Pocket Queries - Removal of last attribute but PQ still thinks it exists
Fixed

20689: Trackable adoptions not working
Fixed

13092: Trackable count off
Trackable count on profile and track/search.aspx now agrees

21017: Upload Image Results in "Down For Maintenance"
Fixed exception in web service which caused image uploads to fail

19162: Editing attributes no longer highlights icon when radio button selected
Selected attribute on edit page now highlighted correctly

20369: Remove Shopzilla Ads from Geocaching.com
Removed Shopzilla ads from GPS Reviews pages because of inappropriate content

20688: Cannot change collectible status for trackable
Hotfixed

20723: No error handling when attempting to schedule sixth PQ on a single day
Added a more graceful error

13114: "Map it" feature not working in some areas
Some characters in cache names caused the maps to spin and spin, now trimming white space from cache nicknames on the map view

14807: GPS Review Comments Non-Mandatory
Removed comment requirement for rating a GPS

18662: Profile - : Jumping through the pagination on Gallery images loses the focus on the tab
Fixed

19431: Logging on the travelbugfaq.aspx page does not remove the login links even after logging in
Login links at top right now correctly report status

19795: Dipped trackable does not show in cache history
Enabled the "View past Trackables" link if the only travel bug logged against the cache is a Visit

20086: Locked Trackable Can Be "Dipped" By Thief
Locked trackables can no longer "visit" caches

19429: Misaligned text on Gallery tab of Profile
Slightly rearranged text on profile gallery to make it more readable

19033: Trackable page takes long to load
Reworked stored procedures to speed up trackable log loads

19768: Archived/disabled strikethrough includes icon on recent cache finds
Fixed unnecessary span tag around entire link

19151: Cache found -1 days ago
Caches logged today in e.g. New Zealand now display to other time zones as "today"

19775: Text change: Uploading for Trackable
Changed "travel bug" to "trackable"

19522: Uniform graphic for Watchlist
There were two graphics representing watchlist - now one

18655: Email to Cache Owner After Cache Submission
Added coord.info short URLs to this email

20433: Text Change: Confused wording on membership edit page
Fixed confusing language on Edit Membership page

19766: Add space between "You logged this on..." and number of watchers
Improved styling

18940: Trackable Item Search: False error message returned
Fixed unnecessary error message on /track/search.aspx