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IMDb Preview 0.5

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Version: 0.5
Size: 27KB
Date: 2008-07-23
Tested On: Firefox 3.0.1
Compatibility: Firefox 1.5 - 3.1a1pre

Install v0.5

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Changes:
  • Added "MyMovies" integration.
  • Fixed bug 19019 - Cast links are now absolute.
  • Fixed bug 19541 - FF3 will now also display extension's images.
  • Removed unused images.
  • From 0.5dev.1: "MyMovies" can be disabled by pref "extensions.imdb_preview.enable_mymovies".
  • From 0.5dev.1: "MyMovies" doesn't load if user isn't logged in.
  • From 0.5dev.1: "MyMovies" - Adjusted star position.
  • From 0.5dev.1: Removed experimental draggability of the preview - needs improvements.

Notes:
"MyMovies" integrates IMDb's lists functionality to movie pages on IMDb. It enables you to add the movie you are watching to a specific list without leaving the page. Just choose the list from the drop down list, and press the star.
In addition, you can see on which lists the movie is currently on.
Last edited by Geva Zeichner on July 26th, 2008, 2:30 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: [Ext] IMDb Preview 0.5 [2008-07-23]

Post by Geva Zeichner »

If you have installed the 0.5 version in the first 2 hours of its release, you might have noticed some problems with it. I've uploaded a fixed version of it, so please re-download it from the link above.
Thank you.
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Re: [Ext] IMDb Preview 0.5 [2008-07-23]

Post by Geva Zeichner »

I'm about to work on a suitable homepage for the extension.
Can you help me choose a style you believe would be best?
Here are some styles I've looked on:
Let me know your opinion.

Thanks.
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Re: [Ext] IMDb Preview 0.5 [2008-07-23]

Post by DonGato »

FasterFox by far is the cleanest and nicer of those.
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Re: [Ext] IMDb Preview 0.5 [2008-07-23]

Post by quaz3 »

First of all: nice plugin.
I found a tiny bug: The display of the rating works at 'www.imdb.com' and at 'akas.imdb.com' but not at 'german.imdb.com'.

Besides, I don't like fasterfox, but I like the homepage ;)
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Re: [Ext] IMDb Preview 0.5 [2008-07-23]

Post by käfer »

@ quaz3
This is not a bug, because this is not an german extension.
Anyway, replace the Retrieve_Rating (source) with this and it should work

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Retrieve_Rating: function(source)
{
   var rating = -1;
   var votes = -1;
   var top_250 = -1;
   var rating2 = -1;
   var votes2 = -1;
   var top_2502 = -1;
   
   rating = this.Retrieve_String(source, 'User Rating:</h5>', '<b>', '/10</b>');
   rating2 = this.Retrieve_String(source, 'Nutzer-Bewertung:</h5>', '<b>', '/10</b>');
   votes = this.Retrieve_String(source, 'User Rating:</h5>', '<a href="ratings" class="tn15more">', ' votes');
   votes2 = this.Retrieve_String(source, 'Nutzer-Bewertung:</h5>', '<a href="ratings" class="tn15more">', ' Bewertungen');
   top_250 = this.Retrieve_String(source, 'User Rating:</h5>', 'Top 250: #', '</a>');
   top_2502 = this.Retrieve_String(source, 'Nutzer-Bewertung:</h5>', 'Top 250: #', '</a>');
   
   if (rating2 != -1) {
     rating = rating2;
   }
   if (votes2 != -1) {
     votes = votes2;
   }
   if (top_2502 != -1) {
     top_250 = top_2502;
   }
   
   if (rating != -1)
   {
      rating += "/10";
      
      if (votes != -1)
         rating += " (" + votes + ")";
      
      if (top_250 != -1)
         rating += " #" + top_250;
   }
   
   return(rating);
},

This includes also the fix for the layout change done by imdb this morning.
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Re: [Ext] IMDb Preview 0.5 [2008-07-23]

Post by quaz3 »

Thanks.
Sure, 'it's not a bug - it's a feature' ;)
But I assume quite a lot of IMDb-users use a non-english version. So looking the data up in the right subdomain would be neat. I wouldn't mind if a configuration option for the language/third level domain would exist (although most likely it's not needed).

Since everything else works fine (cast, plot, ...) I and only the rating is missing I'd still call it a bug.
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Re: [Ext] IMDb Preview 0.5 [2008-07-23]

Post by avro »

Not sure if it's a bug (probably IMDB changed the website layout or layout code/syntax) but shows only title, cast, and plot. Missing the movie poster thumbnail image and rating which I would like to see in the IMDB preview popup window. Maybe something you can fix in a future update.

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Re: [Ext] IMDb Preview 0.5 [2008-07-23]

Post by avro »

Something weird that I noticed re the thumbnail image in the imdb popup window, when the movie has no movie poster available, a 'no poster available' picture is included in the popup, but for movie titles with posters, no movie image in the popup.
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Re: [Ext] IMDb Preview 0.5 [2008-07-23]

Post by usernames_r_always_taken »

hello,
i'd like to say "thank you" for this very great extension. it saves a lot of time and clicking!!

but:
i came here because the ratings did not work and find the solution-patch.
it was very hard for me to patch is, but finaly, it worked and i can see the ratings now (on german.imdb.de) thank you all.
but i'm afraid that these patches will be gone after the next update of your extension? do i have to patch then again and again for each update?

cheers
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Re: [Ext] IMDb Preview 0.5 [2008-07-23]

Post by usernames_r_always_taken »

extension does not work here: http://www.ofdb.de/film/144089,The-Sparrow
link (IMDb) is: http://www.imdb.com/Title?0491044

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Re: [Ext] IMDb Preview 0.5 [2008-07-23]

Post by Mex5150 »

Hi

Great little tool, but here are some suggestions to make it even better:

1) It doesn't seem to work on IMDb Pro at all, Not a huge problem, but it can get a bit annoying jumping back and forward.

2) It would be really useful if it worked on all sites linking to IMDb as well as just IMDb itself, if fact this would arguably me more useful than IMDb itself.

3) This is the big one for me, Could you add alternate titles, as many films have different names in different countries, this addition would make the tool an essential (for example 'Wang-ui namja' would also list 'King and His Men' and 'The King and the Clown' so you don't need to memorize film titles)

~Mex
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Re: [Ext] IMDb Preview 0.5 [2008-07-23]

Post by cra7fd »

Hey ,I like this extension very much ,but I have a problem ,it doest show me the rating of the movies
Image
Please help :(
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Re: [Ext] IMDb Preview 0.5 [2008-07-23]

Post by Mex5150 »

Hi
cra7fd wrote:it doest show me the rating of the movies

Considering how way out most of the ratings on IMDb are, that's probably a good thing LOL
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Re: [Ext] IMDb Preview 0.5 [2008-07-23]

Post by Geva Zeichner »

:)

Hi just dropped by to say that the last thing was funny. :)
And that I'll fix those things when I'll make a new version, hopefully i'll get some free time soon!
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