Re: [Rails-devel] Rails-devel Digest, Vol 2, Issue 3

[Bill S. <bsk...@ho...>]

>Message: 7
>Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2006 00:22:12 -0400
>From: "John A. Tamplin" <ja...@ja...>
>Subject: Re: [Rails-devel] [18xx] Re: Rails does first public release.
>To: Development list for Rails: an 18xx game
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>John A. Tamplin wrote:
>
> >Just tried the latest release -- after the initial auction, trying to
> >start a new company doesn't allow me to choose any par value besides
> >$100 -- it just ignores the selection and leaves the default of $100 
>there.
> >
> >
>More information -- keyboard selection works fine, but mouse doesn't
>seem to work on any of the drop-down boxes except the initial game setup
>ones.
>
>This is using IBM's JRE 1.4.2 on Athlon64 running RedHat Enterprise
>Linux WS4u3 (this is one of the two JVMs supplied by RedHat, they don't
>haven't added Sun's JVM since Sun allowed distributions to redistribute 
>it).
>
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>John A. Tamplin					ja...@ja...
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>


I don't see this behavior; both mouse and keyboard selection appear to work 
(at least so far as setting initial par price) using Win XP Home SP2, Sun 
J2RE 1.4.2_12 on some kind of Intel P4.

Some other notes (all from playing the 1830 game):
- No scrolling in tile selection area. Upgrading a 9 has many options some 
of which are not visible at smaller window sizes.   I run at 1024x768 and at 
full screen all tile options were visible.
- After an error laying token (no space, insufficient money), "No token" 
button changes back to "No tile"
- If a company has placed all its tokens previously, each click on "No tile" 
button after having played a tile this turn "advances" the operating 
sequence with a default of no action (No change in revenue, no payout, no 
train purchase).  This does not appear to happen if the company has tokens 
remaining.  It also appears that if the last operating company advances 
through its turn sequence in this way the operating rounds cannot end (Done 
button clicks but does nothing, as does the Buy Private button)
- "City 1" vs "City 2" when playing token is not clear as to where the token 
will end up
- Extra #2 tile appeared to be available (played it twice).  Had already 
played the other "double-dot" so don't know if I could've play it three 
times, will check.  The tile on the other "double-dot" (the "bow & arrow') 
was not available again after being played.

Thanks
Bill