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Re: Team 768's Scouting Beta

I like it quite a bit! After playing around for about twenty minutes, it seems stable and reliable... although it left some to be desired unfortunately. Some more explanation on how "Quality Points" and "Ranking Points" work would be appreciated.

I don't mean to tear apart your program, but as regionals are fast approaching/here, some features that top my mind:
  • Exporting - This is big for a trust factor. If there was a way to export the database to CSV or Excel it would be great to be able to back up to thumb drives or discs. Also, if the team is using more than one computer...
  • Merging - ... it would be necessary to keep both databases up to date.
  • Photos - Some way to attach photos to teams to keep track of the robots. Not nearly as big of a concern as exporting.
  • More variations for quality - To have a slider similar to this (put a number value next to the slider tho, like 1-10 for manual entry)
  • Graphic scoring - A virtual rack that you could just click on would be cool (preferably with the current text input boxes beneath for quick changes too)
That should keep you busy for awhile, but ignore the rest until exporting is implemented, this is a game breaker for me. Again, sorry to nitpick but as I said there isn't much time. Quickly here are some of the things I really like about the current version:reliability (havn't had a problem yet), simplicity (clean interface), and potential power.

Anyway, great work with what you have done so far, and with a little more work it will truly shine!