Re: [Rails-devel] A few problems with 18EU (this morning, v1.1.1 of Rails)

[Erik V. <eri...@xs...>]

The below innocent-looking complaint has led me to completely change 
the way window visibility is controlled. Before, it was hard-coded
with each round type, and as tradihg shares is done in a StockRound
subclass (even if it happens in an OperatingRound), the stock round 
window visiblity rules applied.

There is now a new class GUIHints, in which the game engine can put 
flags to suggest visibility changes to the GUI, in a way that not only 
visiblity but also stack order can be controlled. I have tried to make
this as little intrusive as I could; only a new round will do these
settings, overriding any player changes. (But be aware that emergency
share selling and treasury share trading count as separate rounds in 
Rails).

Talking about visibility, the new nonmodal popups will now always
stay on top of the other windows (but can of course be moved aside).
I found it annoying that clicking any other window made these dialogs
disappear from sight.

There are several more small behind-the-scenes changes.

Erik.

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*  At the end of each operating turn, the map annoyingly disappears
while I'm asked whether the company that just operated wants to buy or
sell its own shares.  Even if no such actions are possible (because all
the shares are owned by players, or the company has no treasury stock
and doesn't have the money to buy a share), it happens anyway.