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Navigation Suggestion about Functions

I have used this wiki heavily and I frequently view the functions section but the way it arranged now is in all honesty...confusing. You have functions partitioned of for each version of CS when they should all be grouped together like they used to be. And all you have to do is place the appropriate CS version BESIDE the function name or WITHIN it's description. The way it is now I have to navigate between the CS 1,1.2, etc.. pages just to see specific ones. Not only that the reference functions have been unbundled. I see isActionRef under inventory while others like GetSelf are under witht the rest. If I didn't already know what I'm looking for I would never find the functions I needed, if I were a beginner because they are to fragmented in their organization. Action there probably shouldn't be a CS 1.0 category only CS and CS 1.2. Sorry if I sound aggressive, I just don't understand the changes.

Some of the function type categories should be reviewed, that is true. However, all of the functions are together already, including OBSE. If you mean you want the CS v1.0 and v1.2 functions grouped together without OBSE functions, then unless there is more demand that will probably never be done. It would require adding a category link to the nearly 400 v1.0 functions to combine it with the 6 v1.2 functions.--Haama 18:39, 12 January 2008 (EST)

I don't see a point in having the v1.0 and v1.2 functions separated, but I also use OBSE so I'm happy with the current system.

One question though, why is IsActionRef an Inventory function and not a Reference Variable Function? According to the history page DragoonWraith categorized it as an Inventory Function, do you think it's a mistake?

--Qazaaq 18:51, 12 January 2008 (EST)

I believe so. Reference Variable function is a better category, so I'm moving it there.

Looking at ClearOwnership would it help to combine CS v1.0 and v1.2 functions in the Type categories (Inventory Functions)? I'm still not sure how to change the category name (from CS v1.0 to CS) without needing to change all 400 original v1.0 functions, though.--Haama 19:20, 12 January 2008 (EST)

IsActionRef was originally categorized as an "object function", a category that has since been deleted. I went through all of the old "object functions" and made them "Inventory Functions", the name agreed upon by whoever was around at the time (this was probably around the time of Terminology Discussion), without really paying much attention to the functions themselves. I don't know if "object function" applied to IsActionRef very well, but I didn't notice this when I changed it.

In short, yes, it was an oversight.

Dragoon Wraith TALK 22:03, 13 January 2008 (EST)