Re: Community Wad Decks
Posted: 16 Nov 2015, 08:37
Not true about the one-by-one downloading; it's Google Drive. Even the two people on earth who don't sync get a Google-created zip upon manual download.
Also bear in mind that anyone using the sync (decks) tool needs to be using the Google Drive folder, which is already going to sync the unzipped files. If the user beats Google to it, they are rewarded for their efforts with a list of files that are the same as the shared folder, but won't sync because of write protection (which is a good thing). Easier to just let the unzips do their thing.
The CPE folder also won't logically be used, since to use it you need decks, and to get decks you already get CPEs. Same for the CPE zip. This and all the zips appear to serve visual organisation only; none of them can be used in a practical way. I admit, maybe there's the off-chance someone might want to manually download just one ID's decks only, who won't use the sync (decks) tool.
So the zip files:
- lead to 5 copies of some files, and 3 copies of everything else
- add 250Mb of unused files
- create more potential for maintenance errors, hence the CPE zip =/= CPE folder =/= all CPEs
- are just more mess for people using the sync (decks) tool
- won't be used by anyone using Google Drive, which is pretty much everyone
Just seems like over-engineering. I'd strongly suggest other approaches if visual organisation is what you're after there, rather than an OP to try to make people understand why there are between 2 and 4 spares of everything, all of which are more hassle to use.
* Folders instead of zips would provide the best of both worlds, but I am guessing that would require recoding the sync tool and messing up those who already use it.
* No zips at all is the most practical approach otherwise (again, simply not over-engineering a problem).
* Or at least, removing all zips (and the CPE folder) except for the 17 ID zips. That's visually organised, everything has exactly 1 duplicate which makes sense, and even though they'll still be used practically never, it's minimal extra complication.
Anyway, just feedback and me thinking too long on something hehe. Feel free to ignore all that; only making a song and dance because I thought it needs it. Just thinking of future users... I will be encouraging more people to use this stuff, but at the moment I have to say "Sync all that then copy all that and ignore everything in a zip, and ignore that folder too." You could do nothing and I'm still happy, since you've done great work for everyone getting it all together anyway.
Also bear in mind that anyone using the sync (decks) tool needs to be using the Google Drive folder, which is already going to sync the unzipped files. If the user beats Google to it, they are rewarded for their efforts with a list of files that are the same as the shared folder, but won't sync because of write protection (which is a good thing). Easier to just let the unzips do their thing.
The CPE folder also won't logically be used, since to use it you need decks, and to get decks you already get CPEs. Same for the CPE zip. This and all the zips appear to serve visual organisation only; none of them can be used in a practical way. I admit, maybe there's the off-chance someone might want to manually download just one ID's decks only, who won't use the sync (decks) tool.
So the zip files:
- lead to 5 copies of some files, and 3 copies of everything else
- add 250Mb of unused files
- create more potential for maintenance errors, hence the CPE zip =/= CPE folder =/= all CPEs
- are just more mess for people using the sync (decks) tool
- won't be used by anyone using Google Drive, which is pretty much everyone
Just seems like over-engineering. I'd strongly suggest other approaches if visual organisation is what you're after there, rather than an OP to try to make people understand why there are between 2 and 4 spares of everything, all of which are more hassle to use.
* Folders instead of zips would provide the best of both worlds, but I am guessing that would require recoding the sync tool and messing up those who already use it.
* No zips at all is the most practical approach otherwise (again, simply not over-engineering a problem).
* Or at least, removing all zips (and the CPE folder) except for the 17 ID zips. That's visually organised, everything has exactly 1 duplicate which makes sense, and even though they'll still be used practically never, it's minimal extra complication.
Anyway, just feedback and me thinking too long on something hehe. Feel free to ignore all that; only making a song and dance because I thought it needs it. Just thinking of future users... I will be encouraging more people to use this stuff, but at the moment I have to say "Sync all that then copy all that and ignore everything in a zip, and ignore that folder too." You could do nothing and I'm still happy, since you've done great work for everyone getting it all together anyway.