New Tool: Mobile Version of DDI Compendium

[DevP]

I had the impression that there was no longer a mobile-friendly minimalist front-end for accessing the DDI Compendium, so I made a very modest one:

Compendium Search Helper

Could easily use more work; a better iPhone style would be great. Code is here:

devp's dnd4e-mobile-compendium-helper at master - GitHub

Patches are quite welcome!

 

[Zaran]

I couldn't figure out how to look up a class . Could you add that to the drop down? I tried looking up Wizard and it came up with Blast and Ritual Book. When I clicked on Ritual Book it asked me to sign in. When I tried to sign in, it took me to a run time error.

 

[DevP]

Thanks. I added more options (including classes) to the dropdown, so I was able to select Class and search for Wizard.

The log in thing: that can be weird actually. Make sure you're logged into your DDI account and can use the actual compendium normally, first. (I was able to search for Wizard and click through.)

 

[Xolok]

This is great!

Oh thank you thank you for doing this. I was going nuts now that the CompendiumHelper iPhone app has stopped working.

One thing that that app did that was nice was allow for the search to be of all categories and then sort them in a long list. I think the setup your site has now is better for finding specific information, but I appreciated the apps ability to browse by keyword.

For example, I could type in "avenger" and get a laundry list of all the feats, powers, or items that related to the class.

The site is magnificently clean though! I like it.

 

[Verys Arkon]

Thanks very much for putting this together. It will become my go-to reference tool for sure.

 

[DevP]

Xolok: On the upside, the XML response from the search query does include information about which categories include their own matches, so it is feasible, but it would take some interface tweaking.

So: I'd love patches/contributions for:
- better CSS/design for iPhone or otherwise
- fixing the above (if you know PHP)

 

[DevP]

BTW, any suggestions about where on the WotC boards I should post that? Or is that possibly problematic?

 

[DevP]

Sorry for the multiposting, but I gave in to temptation and implemented Xolok's suggestion.