Features

This feature list was added after the actual program… so it is very incomplete. Feel free to update it. You can also take a look at the changelog that has been pasted in verbatim below.

Interface

• Web input of teams, adjudicators, motions and results.
• With plenty of double checking
• Clear overview page for stressful times

Technical

• The best draw algorithm in the world
• One-click backup

Print Module

• Personalized Adjudication Sheets in PDF

CHANGELOG:
CHANGELOG:
1.4

• Adjudicator Allocation
  • The paramters are editable from the application
  • Added parameter "Ciaran Ideal"
  • Panel Sizes may vary - a parameter is added to regulate this behaviour
  • Tuning according to experience in live tournaments
  • Results of Adjud. Allocation can be inspected after manual changes too
  • Possibility for refining Ajdudicators incrementally added

• Standings
  • WUDC art. 4.a.iii is used to distinguish between teams on equal points and speaks

• Displaying:
  • Nice display of the Tab:
    • Autoscrolling
    • Speed adjustable
    • Added a "Team Overview" module
    • Minor changes to the Adjudicator Sheets
    • Adjudicator Allocation:
    • Current draw display averages instead of total points
    • Current draw is sorted on order of debate strength
    • Added total to adjud allocation representation

• Result positions with a suffix, for e.g 1st instead of 1, 2nd instead of 2 etc

• Technical / Bugfixes
  • Draws for rounds >= 10 are supported
  • Locking of the Automated Draw Algorithms
  • Fixed bug with single room. If there's only one room it still works.

1.3.1

• Overviews:
  • Results by position / Motion Fairness added
  • Added possibility to team points for each round
  • Added possibility to speaker points for each round

• Various small changes:
  • Single English Char restriction on team codes dropped
  • Added Uni-code to adjud. allocation display

• Bugs:
  • Fixed bug with displaying teamstandings of lower rounds

1.3:

• Adjudicator Allocation has been completely redone. It takes into account the following:
  • University - Adjudicator conflicts ('scratches'),
  • Team - Adjudicator conflicts ('scratches'),
  • Better adjudicators should be chairs
  • Better debates get better panels
  • Adjudicators should avoid previous co-panellists
  • Adjudicators should avoid previous adjudicated teams

• Overview page made more clear - only currently possible options are shown

• Layout:
  • Removed big "Tabbie" header to clear up some space
  • Personalized Adjudicator Sheets in smaller font for longer names
  • Removed confusing "settings" option

• Technical:
  • Removed the website from the codebase to separate host
  • GPL Licence header added to all code files

1.2.1:

• Bugfixes
  • Manual draw adaption for round 1 was not possible - now it is.

1.2:

• Reorganisation of print module:
  • Overview is more clear (interface)
  • Files are no longer stored on disk but returned straight to the browser
  • Prettier HTML output

• Added an explanation of the Draw
• Technical:

• A start has been made for a clear REST interface

1.1.2:

• Bugfixes
  • Manual draw adaption for round 1 was not possible - now it is.

1.1.1:

• Minor bugfixes:
  • Fixed a problem with showing the stylesheet

1.1:

• Added Overview Page / Dashboard / Wizard
• Added motions input module
• Added an integrated one-click backup module (for linux/unix systems)
• Minor bugfixes:
  • Fixed the lower and upperbound for values displayed in red (while inputting results)
• Technical:
• Refactored some of the menus out

1.0:

• No changes where percieved necessery to release RC1

1.0-RC1:

• A completely new Draw Algorithm
• Draw Algorithms are pluggable - they can be added quite easily
• Draw Scores (i.e. how good/bad is the draw) generated and outputted
• Draw is auto-validated for errors (does it comply with basic WUDC rules, are all teams present).

• Generates Adjudication Sheets as a PDF
• Integrated Web Site and actual Tabbie Program
• Bugfix in the Installation
• Added Installation Guide

0.2

• Basic out of the box installment
• Lots of minor bugfixes
• Cleaning up unused stuff

0.1

• As created for NTU Worlds