Website improvements for content creators

    Have been using the website for a while creator and while it is very user friendly for browsing and downloading, I have found a few things that I found caused me some problems as a content creator.


    1. File upload visibility. The progress bar of the file upload is so faint it is barely visible. Took me ages to work out why my files weren't uploading. I just didn't realise they were still uploading.


    2. Modifying files. When modifying files you have to make changes and individually save tab content as a separate step for each tab. This is different to the method used to create the upload initially where all data is committed with one button. This can lead to problems if you get interupted or if people are viewing the web page as you update it, as the description might say there is a new file but, the file isn't there. Also if you update the description to reflect a new file, then go and upload the file tab to upload the file, then description changes are lost when you return to the description tab. It would be nice if there was a "save changes" button that updated all the values you had changed in the various tabs. Note - The screenshots tab is one exception, as you don't need to use the save button on that tab if deleting pictures.


    3. Text formating changes are lost. When creating a new upload I often have to go into it again after I have saved it and reformat the text. Looked OK when I hit save the first time, but when I view it again, some of the formatting has changed. I now just cut and paste from a previous upload to avoid this issue, but this runs the risk I might miss updating some fo the text to reflect the new upload.


    4. It would be nice if you can select more than one aircraft type for an upload. When doing a multi aircraft upload for a particular colour theme or airline pack then you con only pick one aircraft. This means that anyone doing a search for a particular aircraft repaint won't find it unless it just happens to be the one you selected. It would be great if the aircraft selection operated more like the tags section, where you can select multiples.

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    1. File upload visibility. The progress bar of the file upload is so faint it is barely visible. Took me ages to work out why my files weren't uploading. I just didn't realise they were still uploading.

    I made some changes that should highlight the file uploader additionally now. In addition, a small information about this is now displayed under the Submit button.

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    2. Modifying files. When modifying files you have to make changes and individually save tab content as a separate step for each tab. This is different to the method used to create the upload initially where all data is committed with one button. This can lead to problems if you get interupted or if people are viewing the web page as you update it, as the description might say there is a new file but, the file isn't there. Also if you update the description to reflect a new file, then go and upload the file tab to upload the file, then description changes are lost when you return to the description tab. It would be nice if there was a "save changes" button that updated all the values you had changed in the various tabs. Note - The screenshots tab is one exception, as you don't need to use the save button on that tab if deleting pictures.

    Unfortunately, the usability here actually takes some getting used to, but technically there are a few reasons for that, and to change that you would have to redesign the site and the system behind it from the ground up. I therefore refrain from doing so at the moment, but we will try to take this into account as much as possible in future updates. It's always recommended to first: upload the new file, then change the description if necessary, and then announce your new version. It is extremely unlikely that in those few seconds someone will just visit your page and also wonder what's happening.

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    3. Text formating changes are lost. When creating a new upload I often have to go into it again after I have saved it and reformat the text. Looked OK when I hit save the first time, but when I view it again, some of the formatting has changed. I now just cut and paste from a previous upload to avoid this issue, but this runs the risk I might miss updating some fo the text to reflect the new upload.

    I have modified the editor a bit, so this should not happen anymore. If it does, please let me know. By the way, I don't recommend copying text into the editor from outside, but only using the formatting tools provided in the editor.

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    4. It would be nice if you can select more than one aircraft type for an upload. When doing a multi aircraft upload for a particular colour theme or airline pack then you con only pick one aircraft. This means that anyone doing a search for a particular aircraft repaint won't find it unless it just happens to be the one you selected. It would be great if the aircraft selection operated more like the tags section, where you can select multiples.

    I guess that's very rarely the case that someone would use that, and also because of usability and clarity we'd like to have one file assigned to only one category. Most of the time, users are looking for liveries for a specific aircraft only and are not interested in downloading stuff they don't need or use anyway. This is also better in terms of traffic and data economy. But revising the tagging system is already on our todo list, so maybe we can find a solution for that this way.


    Thanks for your great feedback!