Thingiverse Thursday Update
Wow! It’s been way too long since I had a chance to do a Thingiverse Thursday. This one isn’t super impressive, but I got some things in that I’ve had on my list for a while:
* Thingiverse login / comment integration. We upgraded to JS-Kit Pro which means we can take advantage of their custom site login integration. That means that if you’re logged into thingiverse, then any comments show up as being from you. Awesome! Of course if you’re not logged in, you can post anonymously or use openid.
* New login screen. A while back, I saw this cool login idea called Chroma Hash. The idea is to give you visual feedback on your password as you type so you can make sure you entered it correctly. It hashes your password into three colored bars based on the text. No more wondering if you typed your password in correctly or not!
* Parts system update. Added a couple fields to the inventory system to let you keep track of the cost and the value of your stuff in inventory. Eventually you’ll be able to get a report of how much its worth and stuff. This is a feature for MakerBot so we can keep track of how much crap we have. Yay!
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John Cope Said,
December 3, 2009 @ 8:04 pm
What do the colored bars signify? Just wondering. When my password is correct they still look random.
Zach Hoeken Said,
December 4, 2009 @ 8:45 am
The colored bars are a visual ‘hash’ of your password. This is to give you feedback on what you typed in. It’s different for every password. Since you can’t see your password, it gives you feedback to let you know you typed it in correctly.
more info is on the site i linked in the blog post.
jhoff Said,
December 4, 2009 @ 1:38 pm
On the test link provided:
It appears that the javascript is not fast enough to accurately “encode” the password. If I type the password quickly, I consistently get 2 different color codes. When typing slowly, I consistently get the same color codes. Maybe a call to recalculate the entire string on lose focus would increase reliability…
Using Firefox 3.5.5 on XP
jhoff Said,
December 4, 2009 @ 1:43 pm
Correction…
Upon more testing, it seems after typing a password the colors stop changing if you hit tab too quickly, resulting in different color codes. The speed in which you type the actual password does not seem to matter. Maybe it’s due to the fancy fade effect…
Still the same solution though… a call to recalculate the entire string on lose focus should fix this.
failrate Said,
December 4, 2009 @ 8:51 pm
Big thanks for the comment/login integration. It was always kind of annoying having to use different accounts for comments and my things (but I didn’t want to complain, y’know).