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PRES1DENT

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Hum, CTRL+V where?

I tried before saving the page as a single mhtml file but when i read it its all blank.

When google documents have a downloadable button i get them later loaded on sumatraPDF, it a pretty handy small program even for books.

EDIT: nevermind for some reason chromium was trolling me and didnt let me copy. Worked on another browser.

I guess you said CTRL + V to excel if you have microsoft or libreoffice calc.
You don't need excel.

Go to the Google home page, in the top right corner you have the Apps button, look for Sheets, start new spreadsheet, CTRL+V.

Also, to make sure you're selecting the entire Google Sheet only, click on 1 of the cells and CTRL+A. Or, click on the empty most up-left corner of the sheet, that will select all the sheet.
 

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Sorry I added a duplicate by mistake while trying to add the var filename and the duplicate went in with the wrong category by mistake, is there a way you can add an edit or block the same hub url from being reuploaded to stop idiots like me?
Duplicate is
 

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Sorry I added a duplicate by mistake while trying to add the var filename and the duplicate went in with the wrong category by mistake, is there a way you can add an edit or block the same hub url from being reuploaded to stop idiots like me?
Duplicate is
Don't worry about errors, I am actually happy people use it.

Thank you for your ideas, I am also thinking about an edit solution, but here are the issues so far:
  • If I make it publicly editable, then the sheet might get improved, but it might also get spammed, deleted, etc. At the moment, if someone adds (they can't edit) 500 spam rows, I can just select them all and delete in one go. But if someone edits a lot in spite, then it's harder.
    I was thinking to leave this one as it is, and make a copy of it publicly editable, like a safety buffer, with newly edited rows coming to the top like here, but it would involve quite a disproportionate procedure in terms of user experience, checking, approving and coding. So at least for now, since there aren't that many submissions anyway, it doesn't make a lot of sense to complicate things.
    If you make a typo or forget to add something, just submit the row again and I will see it doubled at the top, no worries.
    If you want to make an edit to an existing row that's lower down, again, submit the whole row again, and put something like "EDIT - *thislookslike*" in the This Looks Like form and then I will check it.
  • And it doesn't seem like blocking from adding the same URL is a good idea because sometimes there are more than 1 looks in 1 resourse, like there are 4.
If you have an idea, just let me know.
 

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All completely understandable, I was looking at it only from my own point of view and forgot about other people having access.
One thing that would be extremely helpful for myself is having all the var names, I use sharp tools for most of my downloading needs, if that becomes more mainstream the best way to download is to have the var names minus the version number (sharp tools will then download only the latest version) on the collum just after the hub link, that way all you need to do is copy one cell or the whole collum after applying your desired filters and download, which means we can just not bother with f95 links at all.
Also instead of adding the edit text before the "this looks like" how about adding an "edit" button next to the "submit" button, on the last collum you can have an edit variable, that way if someone needs to edit something then they add all the info as normal but press edit instead of submit, that would then make the variable "edit" true and it would be easy for you to find without us having to tell you on here even if the older entry was not on the line bellow.
 
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the best way to download is to have the var names minus the version number (sharp tools will then download only the latest version) on the collum just after the hub link
I didn't know of this Sharp feature, so thanks for that, and the idea sounds really good for convenience if you want only 1 var and only the latest. So I think it's the best way for that side of the spectrum.

But, for example me, because all vars are usually a few MB in size so not too much of a hassle to download anyway, if I decide to download someone who's vars history I don't know by heart, I would rather download all the vars, look at them myself, and then choose head morphs from there, textures from that one, hair from that one, maybe one version has a special suit from a movie. If you look at vecterror's Emma Watson or Zendaya, his namings are .1 .3 .5 etc, they span over years and all are from different movies, with different harstyles, makeups, etc.

This, to me, looks like the other end of the spectrum, where you have the time and you want all the material on the table and decide for yourself what to pick. Filter Jenna Ortega, for example, I have put all the vars there myself. If you download only 1 var, then you're missing on so much stuff. You can see the year of each var and download only that one, or you can select all of them and paste them in Sharp.

Also instead of adding the edit text before the "this looks like" how about adding an "edit" button next to the "submit" button, on the last collum you can have an edit variable, that way if someone needs to edit something then they add all the info as normal but press edit instead of submit, that would then make the variable "edit" true and it would be easy for you to find without us having to tell you on here even if the older entry was not on the line bellow.
I didn't understand much of what you said here, please explain more, but sounds like you're asking to make the sheet publicly editable, which I am a bit reluctant to.
 
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I didn't know of this Sharp feature, so thanks for that, and the idea sounds really good for convenience if you want only 1 var and only the latest. So I think it's the best way for that side of the spectrum.

But, for example me, because all vars are usually a few MB in size so not too much of a hassle to download anyway, if I decide to download someone who's vars history I don't know by heart, I would rather download all the vars, look at them myself, and then choose head morphs from there, textures from that one, hair from that one, maybe one version has a special suit from a movie. If you look at vecterror's Emma Watson or Zendaya, his namings are .1 .3 .5 etc, they span over years and all are from different movies, with different harstyles, makeups, etc.

This, to me, looks like the other end of the spectrum, where you have the time and you want all the material on the table and decide for yourself what to pick. Filter Jenna Ortega, for example, I have put all the vars there myself. If you download only 1 var, then you're missing on so much stuff. You can see the year of each var and download only that one, or you can select all of them and paste them in Sharp.
I didn't know that, I thought the updated vars were only to imrove the models, I thought the different looks were only when they had a number after v or _ , caelryn.SoRa.15.var or caelryn.SoRa_2.1.var for example, thanks for letting me know, is it alright if I omit the version numbers of vars I know for definit don't have change in appearance?

I didn't understand much of what you said here, please explain more, but sounds like you're asking to make the sheet publicly editable, which I am a bit reluctant to.
Sorry I'll explain more, so just as you said to add a duplicate for an edit I thought it would be easier to add duplicates that instead of having the text "edit" added to the look's name you could add an extra variable instead that would be an extra column to your sheet, this would be the "edit" veriable which could only be true or false, everytime someone adds a new line using the "submit" button that would also mark the "edit" column as "false", then you could add another button next to submit that is called "edit", this button would add another line just like "submit" but would mark the "edit" column as "true" in that way you won't have to explain to each person to add the tex "edit" and it would be more intuative to newcomers, that would also mean that if you go on holiday or have a break, when you come back you don't have to search for names that include the text "edit" or typos/variations of it, just filter out all "false" edits and all you will have left are what people have put in as edits.
 
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I didn't know that, I thought the updated vars were only to imrove the models, I thought the different looks were only when they had a number after v or _ , caelryn.SoRa.15.var or caelryn.SoRa_2.1.var for example, thanks for letting me know
I went back to my collection, typed vecterror in search, and sorted by name.

vecterror.aledad.1.var
vecterror.aledad.2.var
vecterror.aledad.8.var are from different years and have different clothing and hair

vecterror.AmaSey.1.var
vecterror.AmaSey.4.var have different clothing

vecterror.AmSm.1.var
vecterror.AmSm.3.var
vecterror.AmSm.5.var different hair and clothing

Not only the different years, but vecterror is imaginative enough to sometimes release 1.var 2.var and 3.var at the same time and make them all different versions from different movies or casual.

Like here:
vecterror.ScJo_LiT23.6.var
vecterror.ScJo_LiT23.7.var 1 version is the casual one, 1 version is the one with the purple hair and different clothing from the karaoke scene

If you put only vecterror.ScJo_LiT23 in sharp, it only downloads the casual version. What do you say to the people who would maybe prefer to know of the existence of the stage karaoke version with the purple hair?

Shapes.Wendy.1.var
Shapes.Wendy.2.var Futa version
Shapes.Wendy.3.var

is it alright if I omit the version numbers of vars I know for definit don't have change in appearance?
What are you gonna do if maybe next time that same creator is going to release version 2 and version 4 and version 6 where the look has a different hair and clothing from another movie, but still, you might prefer the clothing from the previous version? Or the one with the purple hair? Or the futa?

You might know which one is which by heart because you like that var, but remember this is not a personal list.

Sorry I'll explain more, so just as you said to add a duplicate for an edit I thought it would be easier to add duplicates that instead of having the text "edit" added to the look's name you could add an extra variable instead that would be an extra column to your sheet, this would be the "edit" veriable which could only be true or false, everytime someone adds a new line using the "submit" button that would also mark the "edit" column as "false", then you could add another button next to submit that is called "edit", this button would add another line just like "submit" but would mark the "edit" column as "true" in that way you won't have to explain to each person to add the tex "edit" and it would be more intuative to newcomers, that would also mean that if you go on holiday or have a break, when you come back you don't have to search for names that include the text "edit" or typos/variations of it, just filter out all "false" edits and all you will have left are what people have put in as edits.
Ah, ok, I see what you mean. So instead of typing Edit, you press the Edit button instead and it adds the "Edit - " text for you. Well, not a text, but like you said, a value in a separate column, that way I could filter by that. So you add another button and you add another column. But usually, when people see an EDIT button, they think of selecting something, then pressing the Edit button, and be able to edit a box. It doesn't sound simple enough and intuitive for everyone. It would be easier for me, that's for sure. I don't know, I will think about this.

The way I was thinking to do it was to add 2 more columns Last Edit and Edited By and make an exact copy of the sheet called Edit Any Cell Here where every cell is editable. After edit, the edited cell automatically becomes "oldvalue -> newvalue", made yellow and row brought to the top, but only in the edit sheet, the main sheet stays untouched at this stage. Then I check the edit sheet, edit the cell again, and if the new value is left there, it pops to the top in the Main Sheet with a Last Edit and Edited By columns updated. If the old value is left there, then the row goes back to its place with the Timestamp value reverted. So the newly edited rows go in a stand by phase and only go in the main sheet if approved. Or something like that, that's the idea. I spoke a lot to chatGPT just figuring out the idea and is more complicated than I thought.

Or just make the sheet copy itself automatically every 24 hours and make it publicly editable. I could just revert the old sheet the next day or the next hour. But what happens if I go away for a week or a year? Then the sheet could become completely broken by edits and you couldn't even use the old version like you could with the stand by phase from my other idea.

I don't know, you want everyone to be able to edit, but not bad actors, and you want a checking and approval stage, but also simple and fast.
 
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Jwhite19

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I don't know what to say about that... I think it might get overly bloated if we add var files for every different hair colour as you say vecterror does, not to worry I'll put in the full var name going foward but as a list for lookalikes it seems to be going a step too far.

I do understand where you are coming from and I do hoard things myself, in fact I just downloaded the whole podflower collection knowing full well that there were only two looks I liked and the rest I thought were awful, 74GB later I and only less than 1GB that I will actually use, lol.

I am sure you will come up with an elegant solution for the 3rd party edits.

ps. Thanks for bringing the var column foward, it helped alot.
 
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Different hair colour, different hair style, different morphs, different textures, different custom makeups and decals, different clothing, futa versions.

I don't like some creators entirely, not to mention some looks, I think they bloat Look-A-Pedia, but I still added Sirap, boyavam, 0perfectlookalike, Dr.Vamestein. For everyone else who might like them.

It's called Look-A-Pedia = Looks Encyclopedia. It must have everything, not the latest. If it's bloated, then it means it's done right.
 

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please change the latest entries of mine to NSFW creators and delete one Hitomi entry . The new search and autofill function is crazy btw. Thank you
 
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PRES1DENT

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please change the latest entries of mine to NSFW creators and delete one Hitomi entry . The new search and autofill function is crazy btw. Thank you
I think it's all done now.

Glad you like the hub autofill-on-paste function. So easy to add shit now, isn't it?

What do you think of having creator names like:
- Dr.Vamenstein [0perfectlookalike]
- PodFlower 4.0 [PodFlower 3.0/PodFlower]
- P.U.R.E [PURE/PURETHIUM]

Instead of just current names.

You saw it's easy to forget to select the creator name from the form when it's already populated by the autofill-on-paste. Plus it looks bloated/ugly.

But I find it useful because sometimes you look for a var that's named 0perfectlookalike.Wednesday4_2.1.var and it's a totally different creator name instead, whereas if you CTRL+F the old creator name you will find the current name.
 
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Yeah it's definitely better to include the other aliases somewhere. One way would be a separated tab with a list, that requires no coding or auto-add the other aliases when the current name is autofilled, then submit. But the latter would require a bit of coding, but that would solve the problem with forgetting to select creator name
 

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Good idea. The second idea sounds nicer, but simpler code is better, plus if Podflower is gonna change name 5 more times, then you're gonna have a Creator name as wide as your screen.
 

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I guess a seperated tab it is and just put a tutorial in #1. Not your problem if reading is too hard for some.
 

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I guess a seperated tab it is and just put a tutorial in #1. Not your problem if reading is too hard for some.
Already done. Not sure if you can see the other sheet tabs at the bottom, tried in other browsers in incognito and they do show up for me, but was never 100% everyone can see those depending on their devices and resolutions.

Not too keen on making a permanent message on the front page for 5 creators who keep changing their names.
 
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