[X] My Assistant

Request 1: To avoid uploading galleries with missing files

The problem is that the gallery system every once in a while will reject a page (with an error message like "The file cameleon_technology2_20.jpg is corrupt, incomplete, or has an incorrect header.") even through the file looks perfectly fine on my comp. Setting aside the issue whether the file is really corrupt or whether it is the E-Hentai Gallery system that cannot read some rare type of encoding, the problem is as follows: since the error message is not that visible (see below) it is, therefore, not easy to not see it (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (doh!). I would not be surprised if a significant proportion of galleries missing 1-2 files were in fact a result of users not seeing this error.

I try to double check the number of files uploaded, but sometimes I miss it, and that results in incomplete galleries. What would help would be if this error would be highlighted, preferably larger and flashing... or maybe in a form of a pop up window... or anything that would make one actually notice it. I try to pay attention to such errors, yet uploading is a bit burdensome (ah, how I wish for an option to upload a folder, instead of having to manually click on every single file...but I digress), the error message tiny, and I find myself missing this warning about half the times. Then I usually catch the wrong number of files and spend time trying to figure out what files were not uploaded - hence another nice feature would be to make this log permanent and displayable/accessible fromt he gallery maintenance page.

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PS. If the E-Hentai system refuses to upload the file, I use my ACDSee soft to convert it - usually from a jpg into another jpg, with compression ration of 80%. The size is similar, and E-Hentai always accepts the modified file (and if this creates artifacts or whatsnot, don't blame me... (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) ).


This post has been edited by Red_Piotrus: Sep 1 2009, 19:14

uploading is a bit burdensome (ah, how I wish for an option to upload a folder, instead of having to manually click on every single file...but I digress)

Make a ZIP archive of your files and upload that instead. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Make a ZIP archive of your files and upload that instead. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Ummm... how? Just like I upload the individual files? Same menu? Will it be unzipped by the galleries?

Ummm... how? Just like I upload the individual files? Same menu? Will it be unzipped by the galleries?

Just like individual files. Same menu. It will be unzipped by the galleries.

Yup, but also remember the 50 mb limit on the zip files. Also, for shorter galleries it can be a bit slower than doing it page by page, but it really depends on your upload speed (yay 50KB max over 3 comps a ps3 and 360).

The problem is that the gallery system every once in a while will reject a page (with an error message like "The file cameleon_technology2_20.jpg is corrupt, incomplete, or has an incorrect header.") even through the file looks perfectly fine on my comp. Setting aside the issue whether the file is really corrupt

It is, even if it might be possible to still view it. Galleries does not accept files with any kind of image file corruption, no matter how small. This is mostly to avoid cascading errors and the possibility for exploiting weaknesses in image libraries with specially crafted files.

That's understandable. Any chance of making the error message noted above more attention-drawing in the next gallery update?

Note to others: the galleries also accept rar files

That's understandable. Any chance of making the error message noted above more attention-drawing in the next gallery update?

It's really hard to spot only in the specific usage scenario, when uploading pictures one by one.

If you pack them all in one zip file, you generally click on Upload and Continue button then, and expect to see the page with uploaded gallery when they all finish uploading. Then, if any of the files you upload are rejected, you don't see the gallery page, but instead page with a list of files that were rejected - and nothing else. That's hard to miss.

Yep, that's much better, since the next thing to do is to fix the file. But if you are supposed to upload more individual files, you not only can miss the message, but forget about it, too (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Here are two four more suggestions for the next edition of the galleries

1) reviewing deleted/private galleries, as Diaglacz suggested

2) in the gallery description there should be an option to link the gallery to the [doujinshi.mugimugi.org] dojin db; if the uploader did not do so there should be a "search the dojin db for this gallery" option which would try to look for the name of that gallery. This would help detect dupes/replaces (as if a gallery already exists linked to the same dojin db page this could inform the uploader about it, and if published, could also inform the original uploader). Other editors should also be able to add dojin db links to the galleries, similar as with renaming (but perhaps no need to vote on that?)

3) it would be nice if instead of one dumb string for a name the system would recognize what's a circle, what's the artist name, what's the series and so on. This would allow better searchers and tie well with the proposed feature 2 above. To save us a lot of time, the system could try to recognize the existing names in the proper format ([circle (artist)] Title (parody) [Language] [Translator]) and convert them to the new name automatically.

4) sometimes we have situations that result in dupes being kept, ex. if the dupe is higher quality but incomplete. It would be nice to be able to link those galleries somehow (other than with a unique tag) to make it easier for when one is replacing them in the future (so that if you replace one, you are notified that the dupe was identified previously)

This post has been edited by Red_Piotrus: Sep 1 2009, 19:33

1) reviewing deleted/private galleries, as Diaglacz suggested

I only suggested a list of deleted ones, and only because they're loss to galleries. Private ones are private, in my opinion.

would be nice if the gallery filesize, number of images appeared in an additionals pot e.g. to the right of the gallery title instead of just in the doggiebag archiver to save people comparing gallery filesizes, number of files a click (currently always have to click doggiebag archiver to find out gallery filesize)

Here are two four more suggestions for the next edition of the galleries

1) reviewing deleted/private galleries, as Diaglacz suggested

I might just add a toggle on the search page to show deleted galleries, it's not like they're ever actually deleted. But of course, there are only about 12000 galleries in the system that have been published and then deleted. Of those, 3000 were replaced and 2000 were expunged, leaving about 7000 the system doesn't *know* have been replaced. But again, this includes galleries that were removed voluntary due to dupes and similar.

2) in the gallery description there should be an option to link the gallery to the [doujinshi.mugimugi.org] dojin db; if the uploader did not do so there should be a "search the dojin db for this gallery" option which would try to look for the name of that gallery. This would help detect dupes/replaces (as if a gallery already exists linked to the same dojin db page this could inform the uploader about it, and if published, could also inform the original uploader). Other editors should also be able to add dojin db links to the galleries, similar as with renaming (but perhaps no need to vote on that?)

Do they have an API or anything? Because I really can't be arsed to start parsing HTML.

3) it would be nice if instead of one dumb string for a name the system would recognize what's a circle, what's the artist name, what's the series and so on. This would allow better searchers and tie well with the proposed feature 2 above. To save us a lot of time, the system could try to recognize the existing names in the proper format ([circle (artist)] Title (parody) [Language] [Translator]) and convert them to the new name automatically.

I can't see why this is necessary. I still hold the belief that tags are the superior way for classifying galleries in arbitrary n-dimensional categories. Because galleries can be a lot of different things, many fields would be irrelevant to most of them, and I doubt there's anything you'd be able to locate any easier by having to specify that it is in fact a circle you're searching for.

4) sometimes we have situations that result in dupes being kept, ex. if the dupe is higher quality but incomplete. It would be nice to be able to link those galleries somehow (other than with a unique tag) to make it easier for when one is replacing them in the future (so that if you replace one, you are notified that the dupe was identified previously)

Seeing as that information is only interesting to the regular uploaders who frequent the forums, why don't you just make a wiki page for it? If you just include the gallery ID you can ctrl-f it as easily as with anything I can make.

Do they have an API or anything? Because I really can't be arsed to start parsing HTML.

They used to have something similar, but now they changed everything and I'm not sure anymore.

I might just add a toggle on the search page to show deleted galleries, it's not like they're ever actually deleted. But of course, there are only about 12000 galleries in the system that have been published and then deleted. Of those, 3000 were replaced and 2000 were expunged, leaving about 7000 the system doesn't *know* have been replaced. But again, this includes galleries that were removed voluntary due to dupes and similar.

Please read this post: https://forums.e-hentai.org/index.php?s=&am...st&p=477668

and see that bladejtr's public galleries are gone: https://e-hentai.org/?f_doujinshi=on&...mp;f_sfdd=favdc

That means there's now around 500 new holes in galleries, and judging by the time they were uploaded, those were probably among the best available.

Yes, I can see that other thread. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Do they have an API or anything? Because I really can't be arsed to start parsing HTML.

Yes, but it's [doujinshi.mugimugi.org] a closed beta yet. You may apply for an access to that beta, but I doubt Mugi will allow a site like EH to use its API system (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/mellow.gif)

Eh, why wouldn't he?

Because I don't think the DDB could handle the EH overcharge, and above all, because Mugi said multiple times that his website wasn't a mean to download mangas for free, so I doubt he wants it to be "associated" with such a website as EH.

This post has been edited by Hairs' Fan: Sep 4 2009, 11:53

The fact that Mugi's website isn't mean to download mangas for free doesn't mean that he has something against it. On the contrary, Doujinshi DB is probably born to help those who dowload hentai stuff from the net.

BTW, since he's working on an API which will be public one day, it is obvious that he doesn't care if e-hentai uses it. If this would mean that Mugi's website will have an overcharge of bandwith, well, that is another matter.