RRDB 2.0 Beta Release Thread

[Outerdog]

siteSort - once you sort a site by county, you cannot return to its original sort (site?) unless you navigate back in the browser. Reload won't work since the sort command is in the url query string. Should be able to sort by other useful columns (RFSS, Site, Name, County)




The top of #sites hides itself behind the nav - East Bay Regional Communications System (EBRCS) Trunking System, Multiple, California

 

[AM909]

The sort and filter capabilities (a really nice feature) appear to be missing from FCC licenses.

FWIW, forum post Preview is kind of sluggish for at least the last hour (after 2022-03-26 2300Z). I don't know if this is related.

 

[huntercody]

Well...I'll keep it short. I am all for change. But this does not feel like productive change. The layout feels more like a back office program rather than a customer facing website. I believe the average user will have a difficult time navigating the site. It also feels very cramped and just doesn't seem to flow well between pages. Just my two cents. Thanks!

 

[AB5ID]

Can filtering or sorting of active talk groups on the calls platform be added as a radio button?

 

[west-pac]

From a quick look at this, 5 minutes literally..

I see 1/5 of the overall information when on a county home with the new version, compared to the old/current version, when using my phone. All of the large buttons give an old VB appearance.

 

[blantonl]

Can filtering or sorting of active talk groups on the calls platform be added as a radio button?

I like this idea, I'll give it some thought for future releases...

 

[blantonl]

From a quick look at this, 5 minutes literally..

I see 1/5 of the overall information when on a county home with the new version, compared to the old/current version, when using my phone. All of the large buttons give an old VB appearance.

What does an "old VB appearance" mean? Visual Basic? VBulletin?

 

[west-pac]

What does an "old VB appearance" mean? Visual Basic? VBulletin?

Visual Basic. It looks and feels bulky, with a lot of dead space.

 

[blantonl]

Here you go, but yes, needs FCC Entity added
RRDB | FCC Data | Query (radioreference.com)

"Query FCC Licensee Name" functions in that "entity search" role.

 

[MtnBiker2005]

The option keeping available the RRDB 1.0 main page
(The page with all the search options boxes for RRDB, RRDB FCC, etc)

 

[hunterca]

Guessing Canada is not yet been added yet, just Americain?

 

[raymondjtoth]

One thing need on new page is categories so can only look at categories you want like old had

 

[mciupa]

Guessing Canada is not yet been added yet, just American?

It is there.

From the RR DB home page, hit BROWSE. Go to the menu on the top right. Click and find Canada just under United States.

Here it is: RRDB | Canada

 

[xlr8]

Another vote for the map on the front page please.

 

[cg]

I believe the home page database trends and statistics is wasted space. I agree the map of the US would be a much better choice.

Using the little search box in that page is confusing or doesn't work. If I want to find Hartford CT Fire Department, I can't simply type in "Hartford Fire Department" as that returns no results (nor does Hartford FD, Hartford CT FD, Hartford CT, etc). I need to know search for the name "Hartford" only, then click the County then look through the list. I even tried the exact listing for Channel Description "HartfordFire" and that didn't work.
It is a waste of effort to click the + beyond the county as all the conventional subcatagories simply link to the top of the County results. I still need to find the listing that I tried to search for. If I click on a trunk system it only brings me to the top of the page with a lot of information to sort through. I then would need to know what group of TGIDs to look in OR click "All groups" then sort by Alpha Tag (and hope it isn't abbreviated too much) OR use CTRL-F and have Windows try to find it.
A Frequency Query limits the filter to Tones. A small drop down menu with CSQ, PL, DPL, NAC, DCC, and RAN options opening to perhaps "All" or individual options would be a big improvement over DB 1.x
A new database should have improved on the searching beyond repackaging the look of it.

chris

 

[blantonl]

All good feedback so far, Thanks folks.

I can't guarantee that we're going to accommodate everyone's wishes and requests, but I am listening.

We definitely have some work to do on the search component to make it properly useful for more use cases. I've got some ideas and updates coming for that shortly.

 

[MY_USER_NAME]

I like it - the database was long overdue for a refresh, it felt very dated. I've only just staretd exploring, but this is a very modern looking and inventive UI.

 

[blantonl]

Rolled a lot of small fixes today, updates to search, sorts for sites, margin problems with links, etc.

Still looking to implement search handling when someone decides to search for "Boston, MA" as an example vis just Boston.

 

[Outerdog]

Filter Sites - Filter Sites by County is acting strange.



I selected 1 county and clicked Set Filter. The filter doesn't seem to apply correctly in the Sites and Frequencies table and a large whitespace is created.



Closing the green alert box results in the large whitespace remaining.



macOS 12.3 / Safari

The filter works perfectly in the Talkgroups table.

 

[blantonl]

Filter Sites - Filter Sites by County is acting strange.

View attachment 118857

I selected 1 county and clicked Set Filter. The filter doesn't seem to apply correctly in the Sites and Frequencies table and a large whitespace is created.

View attachment 118859

Closing the green alert box results in the large whitespace remaining.

View attachment 118863

macOS 12.3 / Safari

The filter works perfectly in the Talkgroups table.

All fixed now.

I also resolved the site sort issues you brought up earlier in the thread.

So I think I got all the weird margins, header, overlap issues done for you.