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There really is a need for some kind of custom category. I would suggest that there is no need for added complexity: allow manual input only. No scanning or other "product lookup" features, just let the items be simple database-only items.
I really really really like the idea behind DM, and I think the implementation is truly awesome. However, if I can't logically catalog everything (like the china and flatware, or the furniture), the value is lost. Surely there must be a simple solution.
I really really really like the idea behind DM, and I think the implementation is truly awesome. However, if I can't logically catalog everything (like the china and flatware, or the furniture), the value is lost. Surely there must be a simple solution.
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Inappropriate?Kola- adding custom categories is something that we'd like to do (as it turns out that our customers want to catalog their china, comic books, wines, etc), but it's going to be quite a big feature to tackle. It's something that probably won't make it into Delicious Library until the next big version. Delicious Library 3 is still in the conceptual phase, so we are still trying to figure out how we will do this. We are also open to the idea of adding additional database support (or things such as wine, comic books, etc), as long as there's a website that has an API for us to use.
You definitely aren't the only person who wants to have custom categories in Delicious Library, so know that your voice has been heard, and you might see this feature one day =)
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This is one of the best points
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Two new categories which mimic the setup for "Apparel" would work for a lot of people for their personal stuff. Call one "Home Decor" and use the snapshot aspect of "Apparel" to let us inset a picture of the item catalogued. This will allow for insurance records of furniture, fine arts, etc, and even antiques and other special items. Another special category could be called "Personal" or "Collections" and would allow people to use it much as they please for their own special thing. Don't be so worried about Amazon links for these things; Amazon.ca doesn't even support half the categories you link to for Amazon.com (e.g. no clothing, don't know if the same is true in other countries.) You can make the "Personal/Collections" category a non-Amazon-linked one ,clearly identified as such, and thereby avoid any search errors or user expectations. I have personally "hijacked" your "Toys" category and use it to catalogued my collection of figurines (putting the figurine ID number in the "creator" field allows me to sort them quickly and easily). Allowing for a third field in the Synopsis (have it called "My ID" or "My info") would let people keep quick track of their own collections more easily. "Apparel" serves me as a way to keep track of things I want but haven't yet found but which don't fit in any of my regular sections (books/etc); the photo aspect is great for that. I really need a new section, however, because I have a large collection of seasonal decorations that I would like to catalogue. Any chances of something like this for DL3? What is the timeline for DL3, by the way? -
Inappropriate?l.j.desjardins.nl- Extra categories are a definite possibility for a future version of DL3. This is something we haven't started on yet, so we don't have a timeline for it.
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