netKar PRO server list on the web

new version installed.

Change log:

08/31/2011
- added exit if master server not respond for the first time run (this may happend if you don't have internet access or firewall is closing ports);
- all database files now has the same configuration;
- added check for empty server name and marked such thing as wrong configuration;

08/30/2011
- added support for individual tracks download links (plus online fix for Crema track);
- added support for display online drivers from nKP Rank site;
- added temporaly "Help" link.

08/28/2011
- added exception handling for not responding master server;

/Before/
- I don't remember

I suggested to Sergey some small modification to the architecture of the solution and he agreed on that, and modified the code accordingly.
There are some small modifications to the page too.

Most importantly the page can be accessed now even on a shorter link http://www.radiators-champ.com/nkpservers/ and will be in this case without RSR menu' on top.

If you like the RSR menu, you can still go on the usual webpage linked from the nkpro server menu


I want to thank once more Sergey for the nice work. Well done mate. Looks really cool!

looks great, much better with it´s own website. very nice job to all worked on it

Andrea can u or Sergey put link for the Server GVRteam to go to gvrteam.gr pls?
Thanks

Andrea will add yours league link - now he is the Master of nKPserver

Thanks but its not a league or something its our greek sim site
I asked it cause greeks if see it should know where we are

Vaggelis Theodoridis wrote:Andrea can u or Sergey put link for the Server GVRteam to go to gvrteam.gr pls?
Thanks

added.

Vaggelis Theodoridis wrote:Thanks but its not a league or something its our greek sim site
I asked it cause greeks if see it should know where we are

Not big deal - the main goal is give racers a direction to follow

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Anyway there is new version out with slightly changed desing. Now private servers have blue icon with "P" letter. A group of links was removed from bottom of page for better page reading. Added small sorting icons. "Default sorting" and "Help" buttons moved to table footer.

Still no auto refresh, but I'm working on it.

I was thinking about replacing car names with icons, but unfortunatly I haven't found good looking ones.

I've tried to make the page as compact as it may be and looks like I have some success:

The new update, just describe by Sergey, has been successfully deployed.

The new version will have active protection against master server fail



The core of new version is almost done.

There are no new global features from external view, but there are few small ones for better user expirience:
- notification system (as you see above)
- page buttons for faster access
- switching between table pages with mouse wheel (experimental)
- search will be reset if you click on search field

Still need to do a help page and fix sorting issues.

Well guys, here it is - the new version of netKar PRO Online Servers

Changelog:

• auto refresh option
  
• notification system which will tell if there any problem
  
• pages buttons since number of servers is growing up
  
• switching between table pages by scrolling mouse wheel while cursor is hover the table or table header for IE users (works if page doesn't have a scrollbar)
  
• slightly changed color of weather icons for better reading
  
• if you don't use auto refresh line "Last update:..." will change color to yellow after two minutes - that will remind you that you need refresh the page to get the actual information about servers. Also you can click on this line to reload the page.
  
• you can reset seach by clicking at the search text field
  
• site icon color changed to blue to have contrast with Jump2nkp icon
  

Still to do the help page

gj Sergey!
But now it went the page on the left.I use chrome and i found this problem in other pages too so maybe its chrome's problem.


Edit:I saw this problem at first and i thought i pressed control+f5 to clear cache...Anyway i pressed it again and page looks fine!

Yeah, such things happends

Anyone who has problems please press CTRL+F5

PS: The page was tested in all popular modern browsers - there are no problems between them.

Sergey if u could put an option to hide the private server it would be great!

I was thinking about that too, but had to time to implement it.

Anyway by default the table is sorted in a way when all private servers are placed in the end if they are empty.

Here is workaround: type ">>>" (without quotes) in search field - in this case private and full servers will not show up

i love this website! is really great, i can´t imagine any more option (possibles) ping to the server would be a nice feature, but i don´t think it´s an easy one

If there will be ping - it will show you ping to RSR server, where program is running - not to your location. So it will be just wrong

i mean like in the online session of the sim, since you have all the IPs of the servers. if i do a ping in a CMD prompt to vrs.ucoz.com I get my ping to their server..
it should be a local ping to every server.. maybe it makes no sence.. but instead loading the sim and looking to the ping if it´s to high maybe a better choice is to select another one.

Yes - we are talking about the same thing. Sorry, my English is tricky sometimes

You see, there are two modules in this project.

The first one is a program which runs at RSR gaming (where NKP servers) is asking servers for info and generating the table.

The second - web page which grab the table and you see the final result in browser.

The program works in similiar way like netKar PRO launcher, except that it is runs not on your computer. So it can't check ping from nKP servers to your computer - only to place where it runs, i.e. RSR gaming server. And that ping value may be completly different from that you actually have.

That's why this option is a bit useless

ok, that's what i thought, but thanks for the explanation.
It´s a great job.

Perhaps, this little addon will make life with unknow ping a bit easier soon, but I need to figure out, where to move nKP Rank and private icons - there are too much shiny colors in one place

it's a great idea, at least we can know the servers location. nice one!

So guys, whay do you think about new layout?

The table really looks like Christmas tree now

I like it a lot. A lot of useful informations over there.

nice touch with the flags, will it be able to sort by country?