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Space Fractal:
Sorry for the third post.
I got a idea, look in the Upright page again:
It now have 3 pictures in the top with no text at all (with a back link to the arcade cabinet destrioption), and a full list with all links after that. Even there are was many links, it seen to been fine (this because there are some pictures as a start to not overhelm the user with only links), and it only need link checking (I may doing that auto too?).
Since the was a destription based article at the start (Arcade Cabinet), why not link into examples from here too? Im did that.
I hope you like this one (and please: don't take the another thread serious). It very much what a automation utility can due.
Dont take the first post seriusly, and I may delete that.
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I have now finally changed back to your design, includning the top-navigation bar and all. :)
But the only change, is I edited the top-bar navigation to only use one or 2 lines, wich actuelly help a lots (better use of screenplace)!
Since I'm allready have created the utility yesterday, I'm also added the links too (unless of course the "Hall of Fame", wich you allready have created and work very fine).
I may add some pictures, like in upright (wich also got the top navigation too), but is NOT comon now.
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MYX:
If you wish to save your self some time, as I stated before, I had already gone through every link verifying that 1 that the link still existed and that the info on the page was still valid. an automation utility will not tell you that though the page may exist, that the links on the page are broke and/or wrong.
Tomorrow when I get to work, I will post all the pages that I found that had either died, were almost dead, had become something else entirely, or had updated URLs (again, which a utility will not tell you).
The reason I was posting this section was that I had already invested nearly 10-12 hours going link by link and trying to track down the dead ones and then documenting all of it. All of this info was also sent to Saint about 3 weeks ago.
I had intended on breaking the examples page into the main sections like you saw. For the uprights, since there were so many, I was going to try to separate them into year created (sub sections of Examples_Uprights_01,_02,_03...)
I was going to put it into columns (which is what I was investigating when you took it over) I am not sure if it would be a CSS thing or not, but what I wanted to totally avoid was tables as then if a link in the middle gets removed than your stuck with a hole in the middle, or a heck of a lot of work to fix it. I wanted to be able to go in and just remove the dead link and everything else just shifts up.
BTW, I do like the centered links, but I wanted to put together a set of graphics that corresponded to the words for the navigation.
I am still learning about the WIKI system, so I was unsure if it can handle javascript roll overs or not. Also was looking at a a flash based navigation, but have not had the time to read up on if and or how to incorporate it. I know that the WIKI can understand most HTML so I hope it will take flash and javascript too.
Space Fractal:
Using HTML, flash and javascript is a bad thing on wiki, becase they are not really a homepage. A list like that it ok. It very clean, and simple to mainstream.
I'm dosen't know Im should delete the main big list, and only use the small one. But I'm only fond one page, wich was allready finished (Hall of Fame, wich I'm of course not touched).
You are correct, the upright should split in 3-4 pages (each about 150 projects each), and let them go alphabet.You could a a another top-navitaion with these 3-4 pages for upright page (wich was that, Im was thinking (using the same method, wich I did with the top-navigation).
It good a idea by now to add a [bad] state for the dead link, because I'm update all list again with the coming version of my utility (So I can see, which links, that was bad, and get them removed).
This because I'm update all list again with these, who have a picture (these, that have a photo icon). they also mising albabeting, wich would been better. Any links with photo would add a [photo] link after that.
And, I may made a another utility, that can get the manual test of all links a LOTS easier.
The Utility can test if a URL is exits or not. This url would been stated as (BAD).
I have the same idea to use a table, and use 2 or 3 colums in the upright section. I mayben better to just use 2 or 3 pages intead (as you stated).
BTW. Can you post the new deadlinks from the wiki (if you allready did that), so I can autoremove them, when I update the pages again with the utility?
MYX:
Dead or out of date or needs URL update list...
If it has an updated URL the URL will be listed on the folowing line.
Arcade@Home - Is not an upright cabinet. It is a gaming site but no project to be found.
Markade - site is there. Pix are not. Outdated
Kevin's Arcade Machine
Cab!Net Project - Site is there but is very broken
Big Boom Box - NO Cab just a bunch of talk.(Not nice talk either)
Video Mania #1 (horizontal)
MAME Millennium Cabinet
John & Mad's MAME2000(works fine. Warning: wicked popups)
Xtreme M.A.M.E. / Xtreme M.A.M.E. II / Subroc 3-D (site there but no content)
Jack's Arcade Insanity
The Funhouse Arcade (Site there but no content)
Butler 2001
Goody's Arcade Cabinet Project UPDATE URL: http://arcade.diyairhockey.com/amain.aspx
Stargate (Site is there talking about making a cab but no update has been made.)
PC Arcade 2000 UPDATE URL:
http://www.geocities.com/pcarcade2000/cabinet.htm
Mame Dream - Out of date and missing content
Blake's MAME Cabinet - NEW URL
http://www.blakesmame.com/
BigDaves Mame Cabinet - UPDATE URL
http://www.mindspring.com/~supertec/cabinet.html
Gadget-Cade
Mr Gibson's MAME cabinets (site there just nothing about a cabinet)
UltraMAME
Willebear's Reactor MAME Project
Xiaou2's Dream Cabinet - no actual arcade content, Only links.
Lexxdog's MAME machine
Sylicon1's arcade cabinet
Lindz' MameArcade - site with no content
Closet To MAME
Bossman 71's Emu-Cade
Jeff's Ultimate MAME Arcade Machine - NEW URL
http://www.velociworks.com/
P.A.G. - Plays Any Game
Mame-in-Stien
Better Daze
Jeff's Ultimate MAME Cabinet 2 - NEW URL
http://mame.velociworks.com/
oct's MAME cabinet (out of date project log - no pix)
Pr0ducer's Mame
CompuCade
Delta88's virtua MAME - Old page - not working
BirdyMAME is linked to Delta88's site
Ultimate Arcade II - link goes to MAME ROOM Designs no UA cab
Project Stephanie!
Cabinet
Patrick's UnLame Mame - Link goes to a parent dir.
JAZ's MAME Cabinets
Dual Conversion Project
Multi Ms.Pac-mame
MAME-Zilla - No Project example just a price list and intent.
PacMAME Cabinet... - No example site. No update since 2002.
the Klutzoplex presents: the Arcade Machine! (a Podium retrofit MAME Project) - UPDATE URL -
http://www.klutzoplex.com/arcade/arcade.htm
EmuBeast
Darth Vader
flAME (?)
Matt's Mame Cabinet
The J Mame Cabinet Project - says it was removed in Nov. 2004
Sparky's Arcade
The Mame Arcade - Site there but outdated and broken. Refferences to 2004 and MAME.89
Andy's Arcade Cabinet - Updated URL
http://www.knosp.com/projects/mamecabinet/index.html
SirhcMan's Mame Machine
Kevin Steele's MAMEFrame Cabinet - Site gives URL to retroblast. This site is no longer working.
dgodwin's MAME Cabinet
MameCade
Oneflow Arcade
The VectoRaster Project - Directory listing
RiP's M.A.M.E. Arcade Cabinet - Site there but it is all about sand sculpting???
StellarX Arcade
Customarcade.net - Site present but not an arcade examples page
Mopwr's All-in-one MAME - Not an example page but it is a MAME movie page
Dave's MAME V.G. - Site there but dead
Odonadon's MAME Project
Roland's MAME Machine - UPDATE URL
http://www.rabien.com/mame/index.html
Bruno's Arcade Cabinet - Don't know if this site is good or not. It locks up my mac every time.
Dreamcast Shop Display
Shawn Lane's Dragon's Lair Project
Mame
Todd's MacMame Arcade - UPDATE URL
http://holcomb31.home.mchsi.com/
Cowieclan Mame Project
The Emulator - Site there with intent from 2003, but no example.
Jakobud's mameCab - Why oh why did this one have to go away :0(
Wade's Arcade Flashback
The One Machine
Mame Madness
M.A.M.E - Game Not Over
Freeplay Arcade
MAMMY - Mike's PC-Based Arcade Machine - UPDATE URL
http://bullythedj.tripod.com/mammy/index.htm
Arcade Craziness
Progetto Arcade
Sshado's Club
Sparkys Arcade2 Driving Simulator
Third Hatch Mame Project
Flats' Arcade in Progress
Retrotek-arcade.com
Pac-Cab
TiptonWare - NEW URL
http://www.tiptonware.com/
VALPOCADE 3 VALPOCADE CABARET
Black & White Mame - Site there but no real content - last update 2003
Valpocade Mega
Digital Dimension - URL Has changed but the new site is only a splash screen
http://www.ddarcade.com/
Project Gauntlet. 4 player MAME arcade at home
Matt's Cocktail Mame Machine
Nightwatch Arcade - My computer would not let me look at this it flagged P0rn!
7 of Mame arcade cabinet
Liam's Arcade Machine - Duplicate of link later on page
Garage MAME
eldercaribou's MAME Arcade Cabinet - No BYOAC Content
Shai's M.a.m.e Project
ARCADE PC (Portuguese) - No real info or example
Mortal Kombat
My Plastic Machine
M.A.D. Cab
Schreitercade
MortalKabinet
J's Kustom Cabinets
R.Cade - UPDATE URL
http://www.neil.scott.zen.co.uk/MAMECAB.htm
.dreadnaught
Exibar's Lair - Another site that got flagged for P0rn
Panderson's Galaga Cabinet - site is there but quite broken
GameOn!
5 Foot Scaled Arcade - Could not view site from work - certificates???
Jez's MAME Cabinet - site is there, just no BYOAC content
DIY Arcade - This site is linked to somewhere higher on the page (sorry the brain is a little dizzy bout now. To many links)
mini neo
Mr.Driver
Blue
Frankenmame (nullcade) - UPDATE URL
http://69.14.109.15/index.php?id=id/game/arcade
Matthews Arcade Machine - This is a PDF, not a site. Perhaps a label - PDF
Dreamcast cabinet - Directory but no site.
Jukebox / Arcade - No BYOAC Content
Space Fractal:
Hey - A good work :applaud:. Now I can see, why you blased me.
Is the above list on the upright section only?
Im trying to update the utility very soon, so they can been updated by the name. I may reformat the text, so it can been used in the utility (so it dosen
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