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Oct-27-2006 05:06

Hi all,

I have been teaching myself javascript by writing a Sleuth helper page that adapts as you enter in more information.

It's at http://www.angus.demon.co.uk/sleuth/watson.htm

It's ready for beta test (a euphemism for 'it might still contain bugs'), so please try it out and let me know what you think!

Nov-1-2006 16:06

I've been using the helper and am really happy to have found the page...but for some reason, it isn't working properly today. Every time I move a suspect up the list and click the button on the right it has been directing the page to hotmail. As well, when a suspect has a good alibi, or doesn't match any of the pieces of evidence, the button on the right doesn't change to indicate that the individual isn't possibly guilty. Everything ok or is there a bug or two being worked out today?

Nov-2-2006 01:38

That is bizarre, and shouldn't be happening. I have made some 'improvements' but I don't know what the hotmail business is - will investigate.

I presume you mean 'left' when you say 'right'...

Nov-2-2006 01:40

OK there is something wrong with my ftp service and it has only uploaded half of the page - can't sort this out until this evening (UK time), sorry.

Nov-2-2006 03:29

If you would like access to the page today I can e-mail it to you - send me a message with your e-mail address.

Nov-2-2006 12:38

OK, should be working now.

Nov-3-2006 14:01

had the same problem however today Friday it is working just fine!!!THANKS EVITA!!!!:))

Nov-4-2006 07:05

Thanks for the changes, works great for me!

Nov-4-2006 21:59

I started a new detective so I am doing intermediate cases in my new detective and noticed something about your helper.

I was doing an Intermediate case, and I had three suspects with no alibis so everyone else went to "real". Well guess what... apparently on intermediate cases there can be 4 who don't have alibis because I ended up with an FA and the perpetrator wasn't one of the "no alibi" people but I never bothered to check the alibi because I (and your helper) thought the maximum no/false was 3. I know this isn't the "rule" that we all know because in EVERYONE's little rules about cases, it says there are only 3 for intermediates. But apparently that's not really true. I haven't done intermediate cases in a long time so I'm not really sure how this happened. Just an FYI that you may want to change the rules for intermediates.

Also, something to think about.. It might be helpful to also have a checkbox when you get a hint from a townie that says a certain suspect doesn't know who did it.

Other than that I love your new helper :)

Nov-5-2006 01:06

Sorry, to hear you got a false, nicnic, but just to ease your mind, not everyone's little rules about cases has a fixed number of fakes for all the levels - and you're absolutely right that Intermediates can have both 3 AND 4 fakes ;)

Nov-5-2006 07:45

My list supports that as well:

"intermidiate case - 6/7 suspects 2/3? fakes after research."

This would mean 3 OR 4 fakes.