Re: [Rails-devel] [Rails-commits] 18xx/rails/gameStartRound_1835.java, 1.15, 1.16

[Mark S. <mar...@gm...>]

One of the other pieces of information I would like to see on the Start
Packet info is some way to describe the special features of the item
(Private Company restrict placement on hex XX, Private Company can be traded
for Share of Company YYY, Purchase of item comes with Share of XXX, etc).
This would be applicable across all games, and would help to remind folks
what the item does for them.

This could be done with a simple icon, or text of --- ?? -- that is either a
hoverable item that shows a pop-up/tool-tip, or an actual hyper link to
generate a pop-up dialog box.

Mark

On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 1:55 PM, brett lentz <wak...@gm...> wrote:

> I worry that an extra column might add clutter.
>
> I like the strikethrough idea or using colors to convey this
> meta-information.
>
> ---Brett.
>
> On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Erik Vos <eri...@hc...> wrote:
> > Mark,
> >
> > What about an extra column in which to display the item status (a short
> > text)?
> > Status values could be like "buyable", "biddable", "sold", "low cash",
> "not
> > yet".
> > Could display these values in different colours as well (e.g. the first
> two
> > in black, the last three in gray).
> >
> > Erik.
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Mark Smith [mailto:mar...@gm...]
> > Sent: Monday 05 January 2009 00:13
> > To: Development list for Rails: an 18xx game
> > Subject: Re: [Rails-devel] [Rails-commits]
> > 18xx/rails/gameStartRound_1835.java, 1.15, 1.16
> >
> > Erik,
> >
> > Yes, now that I went back an re-read the rules I quoted, I see that my
> > interpretation was in error.
> >
> > Part of the reason I was looking at this issue, besides the fact I knew
> it
> > was wrong, was that I was trying to figure out if there was a better way
> to
> > display the start packet for 1835 (and others) where you have multiple
> items
> > available at the start, but not all. A display by row of everything in
> the
> > row.
> >
> > In working with this, I also see that an item becomes un-available if
> there
> > is no sufficient cash for the player to purchase it. But it is not
> > immediately obvious, unless you look at the price, and the cash. What
> would
> > help is for some way to indicate items that have been SOLD (maybe draw a
> > line through), or draw as blank -- and then for those you can't buy due
> to
> > insufficient cash, to have a tool tip explain why it is not available for
> > the player.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > P.S. I do need to get back to my Tile Tray contribution -- and I thought
> > with 4 days at home (New Years) I would find the time. However, the puppy
> > kept distracting me.
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Erik Vos <eri...@hc...> wrote:
> >>
> >>        Modified Files:
> >>                StartRound_1835.java
> >>        Log Message:
> >>        Improve Start Packet Handling so that only the left most item
> from
> >> the second available row is for sale, rather than the   entire second
> row.
> >>
> >> Mark,
> >>
> >> thanks for spotting this error. However, unfortunately your fix was not
> >> entirely correct.
> >> For instance, when the first and second rows were completely sold, the
> >> entire third row but also the first item of the fourth row became
> >> available.
> >>
> >> The original error was only that item++ was missing after the last
> >> buyable=true statement.
> >> I have now fixed it slightly differently: by moving item++ downwards.
> >>
> >> Erik.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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