New ORB BETA Online!!

[Nick[FM]]

Hey Guys!

The new ORB is now online - http://service.futuremark.com/

Please report all/any issues in this thread! I'll update this post with some info about all the new stuff.

Cheers,

Nick

[ncsa]

Initial Issues:

Unable to access ORB from the HoF menu bar

When selecting a compare link from another user, unless you are logged in to your own ORB account the compare window fails and IE drops out... trying to capture error screen but now cannot run a compare

Once in - no default groups for each app, on the default Active profile

If a title is long then it wraps and is not fully legible due to font point size

more feedback to come ...

EDIT.. quite a big edit to the first post but ORB is now down or not accessible.

[Nick[FM]]

"Your Benchmark Result" Help:

• Favorite Results - For each benchmark you can select one result as your favorite. This result will be used as the default comparison result while you use various features of the ORB. In case you don't select a specific result to be your favorite one, the last result you submitted to your ORB account is automatically selected for you.
  • Options
    • Details: This link opens up a full view of the result details and allows you to edit the result name, description and more.
    • Add to group*: You can assign any ungrouped results to a group. In case you haven't created any groups prior to clicking on the "add to group" link, you will be asked to create one.
    • Change Group: You can move the result from one group to another.
    • Analyze: You can analyze your results in the Result Analyzer.
    • Default benchmark: This option will mark your specified benchmark to be used as default in various features, such as the Result Search, Result Analyzer etc. You can have 1 benchmark selected as your default.
    • Make Public / Private: This indicates if the result is public or if it is private. If the result is marked as “Public”, others can view the result details though the given Compare Link or searches. If the result is marked as “Private” (default), no one can view your result details until you mark it as “Public”. The Compare Link for each public result is displayed at the bottom of each result. NOTE: All submitted results are set as “Private” as default. Also note that Free ORB users are only allowed a single public result!
    * In case the result is already grouped, this option will be “Ungroup” from which you can remove the result from the group. By removing a result from a group, the result will be listed under the “Ungrouped Results” tab.
• Single Result Details
  This tab shows by default your favorite result of the default benchmark. You mayIn this view you can edit some of the result details; the name, description, mark it as favorite etc. If you click on any of your submitted benchmark result’s details link, the details of that result will be viewed here as well.
  • Options
    • Name: This text field shows the name of the result. You may name your result to anything you like, but the character limit is set to 200.
    • Description: This text field shows the description of the result. This is a very useful field in case you want to let others know what kind of coolers you have used, what PSU you have, or any other details which aren't possible to detect.
    • Mark as Favorite: This will mark the result as your favorite result. The selected result will be used as the default comparison result while you use various features of the ORB. In case you don't select a specific result to be your favorite one, your latest submitted result will automatically be selected as one. You can have 1 favorite result / benchmark. To view your selected favorite results, check the “Favorite Results” tab. This link is not visible if you view a favorite result.
    • Make Public / Private: This indicates if the result is public or if it is private. If the result is marked as “Public”, others can view the result details though the given Compare Link or searches. If the result is marked as “Private” (default), no one can view your result details until you mark it as “Public”. The Compare Link for each public result is displayed at the bottom of each result.
    • Add to group*: You can assign any ungrouped results to a group. In case you haven't created any groups prior to clicking on the "add to group" link, you will be asked to create one.
    • Change Group: You can move the result from one group to another.
    • View in Result Analyzer: You can analyze your results in the Result Analyzer.
    • Delete: This link allows you to delete your result.
      WARNING: By doing this, the results are deleted permanently from the database, and there is no way to undelete them! It is recommended to always back-up all your benchmark results locally on your hard disk. To save your results locally, please refer to the benchmark help & readme files.
    * In case the result is already grouped, this option will be “Ungroup” from which you can remove the result from the group. By removing a result from a group, the result will be listed under the “Ungrouped Results” tab.
  
  
• All Results
  This is your benchmark results archive. All your results, regardless if they are grouped, ungrouped, virtual results*, old, new, etc. they will all be listed here.
  You can sort your results by date, score and benchmark (all as ascending/descending) by clicking on the headers: Date (default, descending), Score, Name
  • Options
    • Details: This link opens up a full view of the result details and allows you to edit the result name, description and more.
    • Analyze: You can analyze your results in the Result Analyzer
    • Make Public / Private: This indicates if the result is public or if it is private. If the result is marked as “Public”, others can view the result details though the given Compare Link or searches. If the result is marked as “Private” (default), no one can view your result details until you mark it as “Public”. The Compare Link for each public result is displayed at the bottom of each result.
    • Add to group*: You can assign any ungrouped results to a group. In case you haven't created any groups prior to clicking on the "add to group" link, you will be asked to create one.
    • Change Group: You can move the result from one group to another.
    * In case the result is already grouped, this option will be “Ungroup” from which you can remove the result from the group. By removing a result from a group, the result will be listed under the “Ungrouped Results” tab.
• Result Groups
  Here you can create groups for each system you have. For instance, if you have 2 or more computer systems at home, it's much easier to keep track on their performance changes if they can be grouped separately. To create a group, simply click on the "Create new result group" button and give the respective group a unique name. You can create as many groups as you like. To add results to the any of your groups, look under the "Ungrouped Results" tab (or the "All Results" tab) and simply assign any of the results to the right groups.
  If you delete any of your groups, the results in that group will not be deleted. They will move back to the "Ungrouped Results" list again.
  • Options
    • + / - : expand / collapse the group.
    • Rename: You can rename your groups at any time to reflect the system you used, e.g. “My Gaming System”, “My Benchmarking System”, “My First System Ever” etc.
    • Remove Group: You can remove any of your groups. In case you remove any of the groups, the results in that group will be moved back to the “Ungrouped Results” list.
    • Details: This link opens up a full view of the result details and allows you to edit the result name, description and more.
    • Analyze: You can analyze your results in the Result Analyzer
    • Make Public / Private: This indicates if the result is public or if it is private. If the result is marked as “Public”, others can view the result details though the given Compare Link or searches. If the result is marked as “Private” (default), no one can view your result details until you mark it as “Public”. The Compare Link for each public result is displayed at the bottom of each result.
    • Move to Group: You can move the result from one group to another.
    • Create new group: This button will create a new group. In case you don’t give the group a name when prompted, it will automatically be called “Group1”, “Group2”, “Group3” etc.
• Ungrouped Results
  All your ungrouped results will be listed here. This is kind of like the "All Results" view, but in case you have a lot of results of which some are grouped and some are not, this view will help you to spot which of your results aren't grouped yet. To group any of the results, simply click on the "add to group" link, and select the group you want to add the result to. In case you haven't created any groups prior to clicking on the "add to group" link, you will be asked to create a group first.
  You can sort your results by date, score and benchmark (all as ascending/descending) by clicking on the headers: Date (default, descending), Score, Name
  • Options
    • Details: This link opens up a full view of the result details and allows you to edit the result name, description and more.
    • Analyze: You can analyze your results in the Result Analyzer
    • Make Public / Private: This indicates if the result is public or if it is private. If the result is marked as “Public”, others can view the result details though the given Compare Link or searches. If the result is marked as “Private” (default), no one can view your result details until you mark it as “Public”. The Compare Link for each public result is displayed at the bottom of each result.
    • Add to group*: You can assign any ungrouped results to a group. In case you haven't created any groups prior to clicking on the "add to group" link, you will be asked to create one.
    * In case the result is already grouped, this option will be “Ungroup” from which you can remove the result from the group. By removing a result from a group, the result will be listed under the “Ungrouped Results” tab.

[eva2000]

Any way to just search within our own 'ALL' or 'Ungrouped' results for video card classes so we can batch move them into a custom group we created rather than moving individual results one at a time to a custom group ? i.e. if i created groups based on classes of video cards like 8800GT, HD3850 etc

also search results page clearly isn't made to be rendered in firefox 2.0.0.11



Firefox rendering problems on front page of ORB too it seems



And issues on results page for firefox



Here's how frontpage, results and search page looks in Internet Explorer







Also hope the orb benchmark categories make a come back in our profile/project management area as it's kind of confusing to have all 3dmark2k1/05/2003/06/pcmark lumped in one list.

[antonism96]

I like the new ORB, but it is difficult and it has some bugs.

Many times, text and pictures disappear when I click on them, this the only bug I've experienced so far.

And it is so difficult that I can't even find the option to make a result default, view it, edit it or delete it.

Is there any way to return to the old ORB until the new one gets optimized?

[Nick[FM]]

Any way to just search within our own 'ALL' or 'Ungrouped' results for video card classes so we can batch move them into a custom group we created rather than moving individual results one at a time to a custom group ? i.e. if i created groups based on classes of video cards like 8800GT, HD3850 etc

Also hope the orb benchmark categories make a come back in our profile/project management area as it's kind of confusing to have all 3dmark2k1/05/2003/06/pcmark lumped in one list.

Thanks for the feedback!

The search within your own results is a good idea, and we'll take a look at it when we have fixed all major issues.

We will also include benchmark filters to the "All" and "Ungrouped" lists so that you can view the desired benchmark results only. I hope this is what you meant?

Cheers,

nick

[ncsa]

Does this mean you will return the Old ORB, fix the issues, test and then re-release the new ORB as new one is now unavailable.. time outs ...

.... and we'll take a look at it when we have fixed all major issues. .....

nick

[eva2000]

Thanks for the feedback!

The search within your own results is a good idea, and we'll take a look at it when we have fixed all major issues.

awesome [thumbup]

We will also include benchmark filters to the "All" and "Ungrouped" lists so that you can view the desired benchmark results only. I hope this is what you meant?

Cheers,

nick

yeah that would work too so filter only 3dmark06 or 3dmark05 results etc. Although the old method of drop down menu selection to list benchmarks by app i.e. 3dmark06/05/2003 etc is also very useful

[ncsa]

Well it has limped back up .. here is the error message received when trying to compare another result AND you are not logged in first.

[Nick[FM]]

Does this mean you will return the Old ORB, fix the issues, test and then re-release the new ORB as new one is now unavailable.. time outs ...

We'll have to see. If the new ORB Beta works well (no major issues) by the end of this day, we'll leave it up and running and keep working on it. If not, we will revert back to the old ORB and upload the new ORB when more critical issues are fixed.

yeah that would work too so filter only 3dmark06 or 3dmark05 results etc. Although the old method of drop down menu selection to list benchmarks by app i.e. 3dmark06/05/2003 etc is also very useful

The dropdown is also a filter. It just filters the view. But yep, this is a known issue for users with more than 20 results and we'll add it when our "to do" list gets a bit shorter.

I'd also like to point out that we are constantly rebooting & updating the ORB, so please be patient. Sometimes the ORB may be down, but most likely we are just rebooting it.

Cheers,

Nick