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Brand New: Automatic Table of Contents For Chapter Stories

Nate · 2008-01-14T08:20:09Z

NOTE: I was originally calling this "Table of Contents," and it still is that, but I've changed the name to "Related Items" on the topic pages. You can find this above any topic (including this one!). I'll finish putting the finishing touches on it later, but it's mostly done now. The Problem Whenever you post chapters separately on any site, it's hard to group them together. Normally, you have to add the links to other chapters into each part by yourself. That can be bothersome. The Solution An automatic Table of Contents! Now whenever you post a new chapter, links to the other chapters will automatically be displayed as well. It took me much trial and error, but it's pretty much working now. Some Things To Keep In Mind This system ain't perfect. It's going to mess up, but I've added a few things to it so that it'll never mess up badly (for instance, it will always only display works that you wrote). That being said, you can help by doing these few things: 1. Make sure the name is the same, except for the "Part" or "Chapter" part. For instance, if Chapter 1 is "Why Monkeys Rule, Chapter 1" then Chapter 2 is best as "Why Monkeys Rule, Chapter 2." Capitalization actually doesn't matter, but punctuation and spelling does. 2. For now, it's actually not best to say "Chapter" or "Part," although it won't matter for most people. However, just saying "I, II, III" or "1, 2, 3" or "one, two, three" without the "Chapter" or "Part" will work perfectly. 3. Have a unique title. "Chapter 1" by itself is not a title. Also, the program looks over commonly used words. So if your title contains only common words, such as "Somewhere Else," (one chapter story on YWS), it won't locate the other chapters. So there you have it! An automatic table of contents!

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Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:56 pm

Alice says... · Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:56 pm

Sweet! *loves idea*

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Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:16 pm

Teague says... · Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:16 pm

*blinks*

I love you, Nate. This is brilliance.

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Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:19 pm

deleted6 says... · Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:19 pm

I saw this idea use at school. This is great now I can quickly go between chapters editing just became easier cheers mate!

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Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:55 pm

Alainna says... · Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:55 pm

*blinks*

*hugs Nate*

You manage to stun me again!! This makes it so much easier for me to post 'Lyla'.

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Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:00 pm

Lady Sydney says... · Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:00 pm

Interesting, smart, and organized.

I like it. Thanks a bunch!

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Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:05 pm

Myth says... · Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:05 pm

Thanks so much, Nate! Now I can find other peoples work much faster.

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Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:08 am

Alteran says... · Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:08 am

Very clever and nifty, It makes finding other stories very easy and posting our own easier still. Great job as usual. What would we do without you.

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Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:05 pm

Lini-chan says... · Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:05 pm

Sweeeeeeeeet. That'll be a lot easier. Sometimes chapters got lost once they had been posted for awhile. Thanks.

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