[Developers] Freebase object browser

Thu Sep 27 14:02:31 UTC 2007

Mark,

Thanks for your kind words.  Regarding the issues you raised:

1 - To clarify, given that there are already tooltips on the tree nodes
of the "not user-friendly" types, are you asking for the *value* to be
shown in the tooltip as well?

2 - Here is the query that the app uses to retrieve info on any object,
(in this case Robbie Fowler), and the result is shown after that:

{
  "query":[{
    "/type/reflect/any_master":[{
      "id":null,
      "link":{
        "master_property":{
          "id":null,
          "name":null,
          "optional":true
        }
      },
      "name":null,
      "optional":true,
      "type":[]
    }],
    "/type/reflect/any_reverse":[{
      "id":null,
      "link":{
        "master_property":{
          "reverse_property":{
            "id":null,
            "name":null
          }
        }
      },
      "name":null,
      "type":[]
    }],
    "/type/reflect/any_value":[{
      "link":{
        "master_property":{
          "id":null,
          "name":null,
          "optional":true
        }
      },
      "optional":true,
      "type":null,
      "value":null
    }],
    "id":"/topic/en/robbie_fowler",
    "name":null
  }]
}

Result:

{
  "q1": {
    "code": "/api/status/ok",
    "result": []
  },
  "status": "200 OK",
  "code": "/api/status/ok"
}

Can anyone tell me if/how the query should be changed?

Thanks,
Jim Weaver

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark CE [mailto:markce at btclick.com] 
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 1:51 AM
To: Jim Weaver
Subject: Re: [Developers] Freebase object browser (w/o attachment)

Hi Jim,
 From my first use of your browser, which is very cool, a bit more 
feedback for you!

1 - I would like to see a tooltip of the "not user-friendly" type 
name/value - I don't always want to click; I just want to know.  If 
you see what I mean.

2 - Not sure why some /topic/en/whatever links would hold content and 
others wouldn't:
for example soccer players:
/soccer/football_player...
/topic/en/bobby_charlton  - shows content on his page
/topic/en/robbie_fowler - shows no content (I know there might be 
LESS content on one player's page - but "no" content?)

Anyway - it's a brilliant tool, thanks for sharing it
Mark CE

At 15:27 25/09/2007, you wrote:

>Freebasers,
>
>I've updated the JavaFX Freebase browser with input that I've 
>received from users on this list.  The biggest modification is that 
>when selecting an object (e.g. The Police, or Rock Music) on the 
>tree, the content pane on the right shows the user-friendly type 
>names and values (including images) related to the object.  I've 
>attached a screenshot for your convenience.  The Freebase type names 
>and orientation (master, reverse, any) can be seen by hovering over 
>the object name in the tree.
>
>Here's the link:
>http://jmentor.com/JavaFX/JFXfreebaseBrowser.jnlp 
><http://office.lat-inc.net/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://jmentor.com
/JavaFX/JFXfreebaseBrowser.jnlp> 
>
>
>My next question for you is:
>
>What would you want to see in the content pane when clicking on a 
>"type" in the tree (e.g. Musical Genres)?  I'm currently showing the 
>names and IDs of the set of objects in that type.  By the way, I 
>plan to change that panel's look to be similar to the panel that 
>shows the type names and values for an object.
>
>Any functional UI layout and behavior input will be welcome as 
>well.  I do plan at some point to ask someone with a better graphic 
>eye than mine to suggest a look and feel.
>
>Thanks,
>Jim Weaver
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>________________________________
>
>From: Jim Weaver [mailto:jlweaver at lat-inc.com]
>Sent: Sat 9/22/2007 11:58 AM
>To: users at openjfx.dev.java.net
>Subject: Beginnings of a Freebase object browser developed in JavaFX
Script
>
>
>
>I just wanted to make this openjfx list aware of an application that 
>I'm developing in JavaFX Script to serve as a Freebase browser. 
>Freebase is a structured data approach similar to Wikipedia concept, 
>where the public contributes facts into a database (see 
>freebase.com).  Here's the Web Start link to the application in its 
>current state:
>
>
>
>http://jmentor.com/JavaFX/JFXfreebaseBrowser.jnlp 
><http://office.lat-inc.net/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://jmentor.com
/JavaFX/JFXfreebaseBrowser.jnlp> 
>
>
>
>
>On a technical note, the protocol for query requests and responses 
>is JSON-based, and is articulated in this document:
>
>http://www.freebase.com/view/helptopic/%239202a8c04000641f800000000544e
14d
>
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jim Weaver
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