Lately, the HIVE-Engine.com node has been out of order, and it seems like it's time to make the switch over to tribaldex.com once and for all. In order to make the move, the first thing you'll have to do, (if you are switching because hive-engine went down) is learn how to switch your node.
The question I hear way too often on the hive-engine discord is how do I change the node, so I decided to make this simple post to explain the four simple steps. Node changing sounds complicated, but I assure you there is no technical knowledge required.
So with no further ADO, here are the four easy steps to switching your node on tribaldex.com!
Step #1 Log into Tribaldex.com and look for a tiny little arrow in the top right corner.
Step #2 Click settings (refer to image above)
Step #3 Select a different node (refer to the image below)
Step #4 save settings. (refer to the image above) Easy as 123!
Once you change it the settings should be saved in your browser so you don't have to do this every time you log in.
Now that I've switched to tribaldex.com, there are a few things I'd like to see implemented on the site, i.e. for example simple form field autocomplete. To make the transition more seamless for users, tribaldex should have all the features of hive-engine, and more (not less). I really miss autocomplete when I use Tribaldex, autocomplete is when the forms automatically fill in input fields with predefined or previously entered data. The autocomplete on hive-engine is the most convenient thing I noticed that's missing on tribaldex.com. Hopefully @aggroed, or whoever maintains Tribaldex will address this issue in the future because it saved me time and reduced the need to manually enter repetitive information such as my various account names for logging in, as well as memos as well as account names for transfers.
This is what autocomplete looks like, refer to the image above. I didn't have to do anything, these always just popped in on hive-engine. I figure since hive-engine already has this capability, getting this feature onto Tribaldex should not be more than a copy-and-paste job. I've set these up myself on similar websites, autocomplete functionality is based on user input, you can use the HTML autocomplete attribute and JavaScript. Here's a simple example:
Autofill Example<form>
<!-- Autocomplete attribute set to 'on' enables browser autofill -->
<label for="username">Username:</label>
<input type="text" id="username" name="username" autocomplete="on">
<!-- Autocomplete attribute set to 'current-password' suggests password autofill -->
<label for="password">Password:</label>
<input type="password" id="password" name="password" autocomplete="current-password">
<button type="submit">Submit</button>
</form>
Basically, all Tribaldex devs have to do is switch it on with a few lines of code. Hopefully, this gets fixed soon because it is the little things like this that make repetitive tasks seem less like work and more like play.
Hopefully, this post is helpful to any new users out there experiencing issues with hive-engine, if they decide to take the plunge into Tribaldex instead. A lot of times the simplest things are not explained, just because they may be simple to someone else doesn't mean there isn't someone else out there just learning. As for switching to Tribaldex, it may take a little bit of getting used to, however, it's the dev's job to make the transition as seamless as possible since they are the ones that decide where we're going to go.