WordCount app for counting words in a chapter

Isana · Post by **Isana** » March 15th, 2015, 4:08 pm

Kangaroo692 wrote:I code a little. I'm more into web designing (HTML and CSS) right now. I'm working on basic functionality (JavaScript) and database websites (PHP and MySQL.) If you need any styling help, I could help with that. I don't know enough about JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL to actually build a working website with them.

The app is written in Perl

and uses SQLite (much lighter than MySQL). The only JavaScript used is in the bookmarklet.

Post by **knotyouraveragejo** » March 15th, 2015, 4:08 pm

When you are ready Isana, I can add links to the app and any instructions in the relevant section of our official BC FAQ document.

Isana · Post by **Isana** » March 15th, 2015, 4:10 pm

TriciaG wrote: Project 38497 has chapter summaries at the beginning, like 42315 did. It handled it correctly this time, except it didn't find Chapter I. But the rest looked great!

Thanks, Tricia! I'm on it! (38497)

Isana · Post by **Isana** » March 15th, 2015, 4:11 pm

knotyouraveragejo wrote:When you are ready Isana, I can add links to the app and any instructions in the relevant section of our official BC FAQ document.

Thank you, Jo!

Kangaroo692 · Post by **Kangaroo692** » March 15th, 2015, 4:18 pm

I made a post somewhere here, but I suppose it got lost. Maybe it didn't get posted at all, and I clicked the cancel button instead of submit.

Can you make an option to have both a chapter number and a descriptive title? In some books it will mess up the first and last words.

Post by **TriciaG** » March 15th, 2015, 4:22 pm

Kangaroo692 wrote:I made a post somewhere here, but I suppose it got lost. Maybe it didn't get posted at all, and I clicked the cancel button instead of submit.

Can you make an option to have both a chapter number and a descriptive title? In some books it will mess up the first and last words.

Like for this one? http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/3743/pg3743.txt

Wouldn't you just enter the chapter number as part of the descriptive title?

Kangaroo692 · Post by **Kangaroo692** » March 15th, 2015, 4:24 pm

Hmm... never thought of that.

Isana · Post by **Isana** » March 16th, 2015, 2:30 am

TriciaG wrote: Project 38497 has chapter summaries at the beginning, like 42315 did. It handled it correctly this time, except it didn't find Chapter I. But the rest looked great!

Now fixed, I think.

Kangaroo692 · Post by **Kangaroo692** » March 16th, 2015, 2:58 pm

One more thing Isana, it would be nice if you included the entire word count for the book.

Post by **annise** » March 16th, 2015, 3:20 pm

Kangaroo692 wrote:One more thing Isana, it would be nice if you included the entire word count for the book.

I'm curious - why ?
It would be nice if it automatically populated the MW and split chapters over X number of words and came in pretty colours too , but at the moment I can't think of anything I've ever used a total word count for

Anne

Kangaroo692 · Post by **Kangaroo692** » March 16th, 2015, 3:27 pm

I think it would help new soloists determine if they can take on a solo.

Isana · Post by **Isana** » March 16th, 2015, 4:01 pm

Kangaroo692 wrote:One more thing Isana, it would be nice if you included the entire word count for the book.

It's already there.

Kangaroo692 · Post by **Kangaroo692** » March 16th, 2015, 4:09 pm

Hmm... I didn't see that. Sorry, Isana.

Isana · Post by **Isana** » March 16th, 2015, 4:20 pm

Kangaroo692 wrote:Hmm... I didn't see that. Sorry, Isana.

No biggie. It's at the very bottom of the results page, so you need to scroll down.

Isana · Post by **Isana** » March 16th, 2015, 4:34 pm

annise wrote: I'm curious - why ?
It would be nice if it automatically populated the MW and split chapters over X number of words and came in pretty colours too , but at the moment I can't think of anything I've ever used a total word count for

Anne

If there is a format that could be used to populate magic windows (JSON, plain text, etc.), just let me know and I will try to output it.