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1 votes
new project: file upload problem
The file upload feature on the new project page did not work for me (docx). Upon trying to create a project with a docx file selected, I got an error page saying that my page could not be found. The past text option did work.
Status: under reviewHi Thanks for this ... we'll work to reproduce and see if we can ferret out the bug, or bugs.
Could you tell me what OS/browser you are using?
Thanks!
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Revert button doesn't work.
I tested reverting an edit done by a dummy account and it didn't work. Scary!
Hi Andrew, can you confirm how you arrived at this bug? Were you editing through a normal chapter edit, and then reverting it from "see all revisions" and got an error message?
We have noted this as a bug and it will be fixed with our next release.
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1 votes
Relocate the "More of this text, please!" button
When you are searching through the snippets to find something worth editing, its helpful to have the "More of this text, please!" button visible rather than having to scroll down the page for it. Should be very close to the snippet.
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1 votes
Can't stay logged in here
I have no idea if I am supposed to be able to comment at:
http://feedback.bookoven.com/pages/15877-general/suggestions/287915-new-project-file-upload-problem
When I try, I seem to get logged out. In any case, I was using Firefox 3.5.2 (Macintosh) when I could not upload a docx file. I have been... more
hi JW, thanks for this... (Yes you shouod be able to comment on the other post, strange that you are getting bumped).
I notice that you have successfully uploaded a couple of docs - but I will report this one nonetheless.
Thanks!
Hugh. -
1 votes
In the box, LOOKING FOR HELP, it seems check off boxes are not matched up.
Looking for help box not matched up.
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1 votes
Try not to break quoted speach in part into a snippet
Thanks for the note ... Tech issues aside (aka that's likely to be complicated!) ... could you explain why you think quoted speech shouldn't be snippetized? I just want to get a better handle on your reasoning, so I can understand the concern?
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1 votes
Make it easier to find projects I am Bite-Size Editing
FROM CHRISTINE:
Once I am signed in, if I click on "bite sized edits" at the top, I get some random book to edit. To get to the specific project I want to work on, I first have to go into my dashboard and so on. Maybe it would be nice if when I click on bite-sized edits, there would be... moreStatus: under reviewPlanning on making navigation of different projects easier.
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1 votes
Problem in stats reporting?
I've just gone through a few snippets, and clicked done - the message received was:
You approved 0 snippets and suggested 0 edits from the 0 snippets you viewed.
This brings your total to: 21 approved snippets and 3 suggested edits from 24 snippets.
[Second part sounds about right, first... more
Status: under reviewWe'll test this - I've just had a look and have noticed a problem with the stats not displaying 0 where it should, and I also notice that it's not displaying skipped snippets. When you went through the snippets, did you approve, edit or skip them?
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1 votes
Better way to find collaborators
FROM DAVID:
I think the greatest value that Book Oven adds is social: the ability to meet and then collaborate with other writers (or others who just like to edit). The tools are essential, as is having a centralized place for multiple people to contribute to a project. But providing a forum to ... more -
1 votes
clarify where paragraphing occurs.
I.e., "Fire!" was the snippet supplied and the next sentence began in lowercase. I couldn't tell whether that was a fault with the display in BookOven or an error in the text entry.
More of the "end of sentence" confusion ... !
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1 votes
BSE seems to have a problem again with quotes
Some of the snippets are coming up with just " in the window, and I can see the end of the spoken-sentence in the pre-snippet view.
Happening on Neil's book: http://bit.ly/5SBDqYStatus: plannedHi Cori, Thanks! We're going to collect a list of problems like this - there are others - and try to fix them in one go...keep your eyes peeled!
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1 votes
Purge Submissions That Are Not Being Managed
This is specific to Book Oven, but also relates to Bite Size Edits as well. There are a number of authors who have made submissions and then disappeared, with no activity for months and months. If an author or project owner hasn't logged on or had any activity in a certain period - I'd Suggest ... more
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0 votes
Some edits look like rubbish
It happened few times to my text: in suggested edit box were just random characters. I thought taht if I just refuse the "edit" the corresponding phrase will never be presented for editing again. I would like to put it back for editing then.
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0 votes
group projects as "chapters" of a whole
it would be great to be able to group subprojects (ie chapters) so you could add sections as you go along --
some people might want to see statistics per section or even have multiple versions goingStatus: under reviewyes, in the future plans as well - & in addition, we'd like you to be able to export grouped projects to epub etc.
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0 votes
Express edit option
Tom Hughes-Croucher also suggested a possible premium service, which would be an Express Edit option where pay to get their stuff proofed really quickly, possibly via Mechanical Turk. This might make the service attractive so people who want shorter pieces edited quickly.
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0 votes
Limit how much of your book one person can see
Another idea from Tom HC is to put limits on how much of your book one person in Bite Size Edits can actually see, e.g. no one can see more than 5o% of my book's snippets. This might help people who are a little bit unsure about exposing their unfinished work to the world feel more confident in the system.
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0 votes
Reduce Bite-Size Edits buttons to two
The idea is to have two buttons - "Skip", and then either "Looks Ok" or "Suggest Edits" depending on whether the user has edited anything or not.
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0 votes
Better process for footnotes in Bite-Size Edits
At the moment, footnotes are a bit broken in Bite-Size Edits. It's something we need to figure out how to do!
This is strongly dependent on how footnotes are done within the original content. We may be able to identify footnotes if the document contains sufficient styling (e.g. in a Word format).
