12-03-2013, 03:41 PM | #1 |
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File Updating Behind the Scenes
Greetings, all,
Many older SJ Games e23 items are stored in ZIP files, owing to technical limitations when e23 was launched. However, in the nine years since then (where does the time go?!?), we've mostly overcome those issues... and, with the rise of tablet computers, we recognize how convenient it is to be able to download PDFs directly from your e23 library. To that end, we're going through SJ Games' offerings and -- as time allows and priorities dictate -- tweaking PDFs to store them without ZIP files. What does this mean to you? Depending on how you use e23, not much. Users who download items to their computer might not even notice a change. But for those who want to read an item directly from their browser PDF viewer, this should make things a lot easier. Some notes:
Last edited by Steven Marsh; 12-03-2013 at 03:46 PM. |
12-03-2013, 04:57 PM | #2 |
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Re: File Updating Behind the Scenes
[Bender] He's a witch! [/Bender]
More seriously, this is really cool. Makes my library even easier to get too (which is always a good thing). Thank you, Steven (and whoever else got this working). ^_^
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12-03-2013, 05:23 PM | #3 |
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Re: File Updating Behind the Scenes
Of course, I do my part, but this project wouldn't be possible without Nikki Vrtis, the current mastermind of e23's production.
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12-03-2013, 05:28 PM | #4 |
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Re: File Updating Behind the Scenes
Well thank her for me too. :-)
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12-03-2013, 10:01 PM | #5 |
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Re: File Updating Behind the Scenes
Definitely much thanks over here, too. I have a not-infrequent pattern of: "Oh, I need that... Oh, drat, I didn't side-load it to the iPad... Okay, log onto e23..."
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12-12-2013, 03:33 PM | #6 |
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Re: File Updating Behind the Scenes
This is very good news indeed, even though I haven't noticed this as often due to my habit of uploading everything I buy directly to my Dropbox account. It has been a hassle every time I have had to access one of the zip files with my iPad, so it's a great thing nonetheless.
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12-19-2013, 04:29 PM | #7 |
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Re: File Updating Behind the Scenes
As an update, this process should be completed for all SJ Games' products on e23. (Not all items can be released from their ZIP files, but that's because they contain multiple PDFs or supplemental material.)
If anyone finds any troubles or issues with anything on e23, please (as ever) feel free to let me know! |
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