In the Steel Analyzer Graph:
1) Added normal support for a single alloy case. Now, when only one steel is selected the graph displays elemental makeup of that steel, and the legend displays elements that are in the alloy, i.e. name and percentage values. Plus if there are any notes attached to the steel record they are displayed below the graph.
Note - steel names can be passed directly into the url address like so:
http://www.zknives.com/knives/steels/steelgr aph.shtml?nm=a2,O6 that will display those two, A2 andO6, alternatively if you want to see single steel graph and notes use - http://www.zknives.com/knives/steels/steelgr aph.shtml?nm=a2, or select desired steel(s) in the database table and click Graph to build it.
3) Number of the alloys that can be displayed simultaneously in the graph (depends also on the elements chosen for the graph) increased from 7 to 10. You can't see more than 4 alloys if you select all of the elements to analyze, but for the cases when you want to compare 2-3 elements for 10 different alloys it's is now possible.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 20:09:37
In the Knife Steel Database:
1) You can sort by clicking anywhere in the header cell, not only on the name or the arrow. Sometimes it was real annoying aiming with mouse for those.
2) Improved drawing times/algorithm. Reduced table width. That should've fixed all the cases when the sorting direction arrow image was jumping to another line distorting the table header.
3) Added 11 new steels, mainly euro manufacturers. 232 records for now.
4) Added table row highlighting with mouseover. Helps with such a cramped table. So slow in IE...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 20:07:15
The table was getting too long and required some solution. Can't say I am very happy with what I coded, but better than nothing. If there are more than 20 records in the result recordset the table goes into scrolling mode. Header and footer are table column names, which are in the fixed positions and you can scroll the rest of the table between those two.
Monday, October 19, 2009 21:15:13
While fixing broken data records in the database managed to actually damage the data. Copied Cr into C... And the last 7 steels I entered data for yesterday night, I had no backup for. Lesson to be learned. All restored now. Still working on the single page scroller table solution. What a pain in the a$$.
Sunday, October 18, 2009 22:54:07
Added compositions for: Vanadis-6, Vanadis 4, Vanadis 4E, Arne, Rigor, Vancron 40. All Bohler-Uddeholm. Fixed few typos, incorrect data etc.
Saturday, October 17, 2009 23:10:02
Added over a dozen new steels to the database. Mainly euro stuff, but few US steels as well. Simplified user interface in the filters form. Now the same pattern is tested in names and a.k.a columns. You won't have to run two queries or think whether the name would be in name or alternate names column.
Saturday, October 17, 2009 00:51:00
Fixed a bug in the graph generator. The table below the graph had note markers, that is the * in the name cells, but the notes were not displayed on mouseover event. Now it's all working.
Thursday, October 15, 2009 21:13:42
Over a dozen new alloys added to the database. Requirements and mini instructions added to the top of the page.
Thursday, October 15, 2009 18:43:11
Got a present today. Calphalon 4.5in paring knife. Well, I won't be using it myself that's clear. On the other hand, I figured it still can server useful purpose and knife science :) I'll sharpen it to 30deg angle included and give it to my family members to use. Pretty good test for the average users. Except I will try to maintain sharpness, which means I will have to sharpen it every weekend. Let's see how long it will last and what sort of damage it will sustain at that angle. Will be a good case for Western vs. Japanese kitchen knives.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 21:01:57
Javascript code improvements. From the user perspective main addition is enabling the Enter key on the keyboard. Now, as it should be on the real form, Enter key causes form submit to happen, In other words hitting the Enter key is equivalent of clicking the Build button on the graph page. That and also added a few new steels mainly German and Swedish ones to the Knife Steel Database
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 20:26:31