I'm sorry to report that this is unstable for me. FYI, I'm on a Win 10 PC using the Itch program, not on browser, so I have no blocking or settings in place. The text input fields (search query, blacklist, number of images, etc.) stop working at random. I have to re-launch the app several times in order to get the fields to respond, and interestingly, when they work there is an orange highlight around the field, but when they're not the highlight isn't there. What I mean by "not working" is that clicking them shows no blinking cursor or orange highlight, and they don't seem to register/display any text typed into it no matter what you do (clicking again, clicking somewhere else, etc). Sometimes they don't respond immediately after launching, others they work long enough to actually start, and other times they stop working after switching "modes" (eg. edge or slideshow).
The following isn't an issue so much as feedback: I'd really like to see a "back" button for going back in case there's one you missed or really enjoyed, as well as possibly a button for displaying all of a picture's tags. I hope that full account access integration is coming soon, other booru-browser applications have this available, you simply input your username and API key, it would be nice to not be limited by the 7-tag limit as far as blacklisting goes. Final suggestion, maybe a "force quit" or "screen hider" button is in order in case you don't live alone, my favorite of these is another Itch game called "Into the Wild" which has a button that replaces the screen with the "Gabe the dog" meme, it's instantaneous. Maybe something like that, or either alt-tab or force quit, possibly with both keyboard and mouse options so you can have one hand or the other free ;)
Other than that, this is a pretty good program and a great idea. Thanks!
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Hi! Thanks a ton for reporting this, and for the feedback! Very helpful.
I did not know about the Itch app, I just tried it and was able to get the problem too, could no longer type in text fields. It's super confusing, but looks like a focus issue, I only get it after a text popup displays (clicking on the "?" buttons for example, or the greyed out "local" option). And clicking outside of the app (on the desktop, essentially removing focus) and back in it fixes everything for me.
Good suggestions! Feel free to contact me on Discord or Telegram, could be very helpful! Otherwise I will see what I can do!
The problem with the unresponsive boxes seems to be gone now, thanks. I have another suggestion to make: I wish there was a way to pull up the full tag list (or possibly even the full E6 webpage) for images. Often times I see something I like and have no way of finding the artist or something I don't know what to call.
That's perfect, thanks!
EDIT: after trying the new update, the E621 button doesn't appear to work, and sometimes the previous button won't be there at all. Still on the Win 10 desktop app if it makes a difference. Tried to use the program on the web version on desktop but the buttons were unresponsive, and the mobile version had no start button, not sure if it's a result of my Firefox settings or what.
The "Prev" button only appears when the game is able to rollback to a previous picture. The randomiser and preloading features make the "previous" button a bit unsafe, this is really just a "oh I didn't wanna skip that last one" button, one time undo.
It isn't visible, but there is a lot of under the hood stuff to make pictures load before they are shown. Otherwise new pictures would constantly be loading as they are displayed (and it is still the case if you press "next" a bit too fast, depends on your internet speed and size of picture). If you play the game without skipping pictures, there is normally enough time so loads are done before displaying pictures.
The Itch browser doesn't seem to allow opening a new tab or window, only navigating to a webpage but then you would be out of the game and stuck on e621. I really don't think anything can be done about that.
If it's both really important for you to play in the Itch.io app, and to see the source, I can try to display the URL when used in Itch, so you can at least copy the URL and open in browser.
Yeah I was realizing how much preloading is being done based on the fetching at the start... it's really good, I rarely see them load because I have a good PC, internet, etc. It seems to load a bit faster than the actual E621 website sometimes. I kinda figured it was because of the Itch app, I understand if it can't be done, I just thought I'd help with testing and such. You don't have to add features just because of me lol, I can just use it on an actual browser.
It's definitely a good thing you made me aware it could be played on the Itch app!
Getting a big first picture (of gif) can lead to a pretty long wait at the start, but the picture will be fully loaded for sure. Then it's hoping for the best and preloading when possible! And if too late, still display what there is to display. Can't afford to make you wait while in game. But can't afford to preload absolutely everything either.
Thanks a lot for the feedback again! I probably won't add features that are too big now, but some things that are worth it, I can do!
For the unresponsive buttons, two main possibilities:
Javascript blocker is breaking the game, either needs the right permissions, or if not possible, need to disable the JS blocker.
JavaScript error because of using "incognito" tab. I am not sure what exactly breaks so I can't fix it at the moment.