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it's about the time.. not sure when the last time the guide was updated but it's time for v4.. and i'm calling it the cafe because.. well, i can.

i started working on it more than a year ago.. then i got distracted now, though, i'm finally able to wrap this version up.. so i hope you enjoy. i'll be working on v4.1 soon.. but will need to deal with the issues from this version as they come up.

so.. have fun, hope you like it, let me know what issues you run into.

and thanks ray for letting me play with data

the good parts:
-left navigation for faster navigation through regions and walls.
-a whole bunch of charts, most of which are interactive (ie: click on 'em, most should return something)
-dogears.. these essentially let you bookmark pages for quick reference.. but without clogging your browser's bookmarks
-tagging.. you can now add tags that describe the route.
-recommendations.. you can recommend or not recommend routes (essentially, say you like it or not)
-track attempts and see when you made the attempts
-quick spray.. spray from just about anywhere a route is listed
-hide your sent climbs from the wall and search pages
-sort most tables (might get reworked since chokes on large tables)
-new data on the spray tables
-you can spy on people (use it to understand it..)
-on wall pages you can show either a simple table or a descriptive one..
-hover-over picture previews on the wall page
-jump to routes at wall from the routes page (use it to understand what i'm talking about..)
-quick routes.. quickly find climbs based on type and grade from the menu
-reworked advanced search.. might take a little to get used to but i think you'll like it. it will also give you a link so you can save it for future reference..
-auto-suggest on searches
-wall and route access info.. let's you know where you are and who owns it..
-customizable homepage..
-dropped the number of core files from.. maybe 60+ to maybe 10 or so. still need to document them to others to use.. that's to come later (if you're looking at the code, forgive me.. i've learned a lot in a year but i still need to clean up the old stuff)

my favorite parts:
http://www.redriverclimbing.com/RRCGuid ... rview_data
http://www.redriverclimbing.com/RRCGuide/?type=spray
http://www.redriverclimbing.com/RRCGuid ... iew=charts

now, a few disclaimers:
-i and others have tested it and used it as much as possible.. but i promise you there will be issues that you run into. be patient.. i'll get to it when i can, probably after my regular job, coalition, soccer, and boyfriend duties..
-related to above, be nice. it'll get you much further and i won't cut your rope..
-it will probably be a little slow. work with me some.. the next release will probably focus on making it faster.
-if you're using ie6, don't. the online guide won't support ie6 anymore. actually, if you're using ff3.5+, chrome, or safari, you'll probably like it best. there are some cool css3 features that make it look and work best.

again.. there will be issues.. but be patient. and i'm sure i'm forgetting things (both with features and disclaimers) so go discover them..

Hot damn, that's some coding right there.

very nice.

two quick issues:

i cant get the link for charts to work from the spray page. Also when i click the charts link you posted it opens a page but shows now charts. Looks very cool though, nice work!

Very nice work. Easy to find everything you want and then some.

One issue: I kept getting an error when clicking on "spray" from someones profile page. I hope you don't mind us pointing out the bugs, the whole thing looks really nice.

not at all.. i hoped you would find bugs (i'm not that good )

endercore, what browser are you using? the links for the spray charts and such should be working but there's an issue that's effecting the charts and, possibly, all your javascript..

krampus, found the problem, will take a second to fix..

endercore, i think i took care of the charts issue.. but it may have raised others.

folks using internet explorer.. does the top menu work for you? [nevermind.. got the issue]

I miss two things from the old home page. But maybe I am just too stupid to find them.

1. I miss the newest routes feature on the homepage
2. I actually like seeing the newest comments, they are funny.

Thanks paul overall it looks great.

How do you spy on someone? I don't see a way to do it.

andrew, i'll add a thing for the newest routes. good call. as for the latest comments, two ways: first, they're in the "recent comments" widget. second, click on the "since your last login" link below the welcome text (i'll be changing the look of this page.. just a little too bright right now..)
http://www.redriverclimbing.com/RRCGuid ... ince_login

pkananen, to spy someone, go to their spray. you should see a spy vs spy icon in the upper right..

oh yeah.. two more things to note: you can move the widgets on the home page around (will save their position if you're logged in).

and now there's a spray wizard, should help you get up to speed on your spray if it's been a while or you're just now adding all your data (i haven't done as much testing with that so do let me know if you have trouble)