Feature Request ___% Novel Completed

Discussion in 'Suggestions & Bug Reports' started by saqibkai, Apr 20, 2017.

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Will this feature help you in selecting a novel?

  1. Yes

    1 vote(s)
    20.0%
  2. No

    4 vote(s)
    80.0%
  1. saqibkai

    saqibkai Active Member

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    Hello,
    This is my first post and a feature request at that, so I apologize for any mistakes. :)
    Although the title explains what kind of feature I am requesting, but let me explain with example.
    Suppose a novel contains a total to 100 chapters and 20 chapters have been translated. This means that the novel has been 20% translated. Although manually calculating it is easy, but it will help tremendously when selecting a new novel for binge reading.
    I know that this feature will not apply to incomplete novels but implementing this feature just for completed novels will be worth it in my opinion.

    I apologize if this feature is already implemented and I missed it. :)
     
  2. Setra

    Setra Well-Known Member

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    If it's ongoing that'd be hard, no?
    Edit : sorry, hasn't read the bottom part.
    Well, if it can be done, that's good
     
  3. saqibkai

    saqibkai Active Member

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    I myself have been putting off reading some novels and I will start reading them when i know that they are 80% or whatever percentage completed. I normally calculate the percentage and then the translator's speed and then decide whether it is worth it to binge read that novel or not.
     
  4. AliceShiki

    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

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    It's basically impossible to calculate that for many novels.

    Imagine the novel's last chapter is at v16c15, and the latest translation is at v4c3part7.

    Do you have any idea what % is that? It's impossible to be sure of it.

    The idea is nice on paper, but cannot be implemented.
     
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  5. iampsyx

    iampsyx Have some rest, and let's do better tomorrow

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    Hmm...if its manual (the translators themselves will add them) then I guess it's possible, by just calculating how many chapters a novel has. However, I don't think the translators would want to bother updating the progress bar (if I were a translator, I'd be too lazy to do it every time I upload a new chapter lol).
     
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