EFD Store Maintenance - Page 8

711 · 11-29-2007, 20:58

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Originally Posted by wizzszz

Is it intended that the "Richest Users" list doesn't include EFD in the savings?

I know it's not completely done yet, but it wasn't like that few days ago...

Yes this is intended. In all public displays, only EFD currently in checking (not savings) is displayed.

711 · 11-29-2007, 21:01

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Originally Posted by AkiranBlade

I think the php Round() function sucks tbh....

Actually this has nothing to do with the php Round() function.

It is a result of the way the forum caches information to improve performance. You will notice that this only happens for the last 1 or 2 posts in a thread, that have been recently updated. All the rest of the posts on the page have no decimals displayed, and only 2 decimals in the Welcome, {username} area.

AkiranBlade · 11-29-2007, 21:12

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Originally Posted by 711

Actually this has nothing to do with the php Round() function.

It is a result of the way the forum caches information to improve performance. You will notice that this only happens for the last 1 or 2 posts in a thread, that have been recently updated. All the rest of the posts on the page have no decimals displayed, and only 2 decimals in the Welcome, {username} area.

Actually, I know this is nothing to do with the round() function, it was just a joke. However, why can't the function be applied to the cached data?

711 · 11-29-2007, 21:20

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Originally Posted by AkiranBlade

Actually, I know this is nothing to do with the round() function, it was just a joke. However, why can't the function be applied to the cached data?

The software that powers EF (vBulletin) uses a very advanced system of template and query caching. In addition, the EFD store is powered by a third party add-on module. This add-on offers the option to display however many decimal places desired, but the setting is global. If I set it to display zero decimal places, this causes confusion due to rounding in the EFD bank and donate pages (e.g. it will show someone has 1000 EFD in savings when they only have 999.51, causing negative balances when the user withdraws 1000 EFD).

Thus, I have set the EFD software to display 2 decimal places, then "hacked the hack" to not show any decimals in the avatar info area to the left of a post. This modification does not always work if a post has recently been updated however, or if the forum software uses ajax to update a page instead of a full page reload (i.e. when doing an edit to an existing post). A minor quirk, and worth the tradeoff imho.

AkiranBlade · 11-29-2007, 21:26

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Originally Posted by 711

If I set it to display zero decimal places, this causes confusion due to rounding in the EFD bank and donate pages (e.g. it will show someone has 1000 EFD in savings when they only have 999.51, causing negative balances when the user withdraws 1000 EFD).

Would not setting it to 2 decimal places globally fix it then? This would fix the negative balance balance especially if you can only move EFD in integer values. Unless of course there are more complexities to the issue than that.

711 · 11-29-2007, 21:37

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Originally Posted by AkiranBlade

Would not setting it to 2 decimal places globally fix it then? This would fix the negative balance balance especially if you can only move EFD in integer values. Unless of course there are more complexities to the issue than that.

It is already set at 2 decimal places mate. Go look in the EFD bank, or at the top of the page where it says "Welcome, AkiranBlade".

The only difference is that I did not wish to display any decimals in the postbit area (the section to the left of every post), so I modified the display there. Again, you will notice that the only times decimals are displayed in the postbit is for the last 1 or 2 posts in a thread, or if you use the edit function on a post (which invokes an AJAX database query rather than a full page load).