Re: [Rails-devel] please allow simple player text-messages/annotations, within main save-file & report window

[Chris S. <chr...@gm...>]

I concur with this request 100%.

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Chris

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On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 10:27 AM, Jim Black <ji...@ko...> wrote:

>
> If you're doing some work in the report window, I'd like to request/revisit
> the notion of a feature for a player annotation/message, along with each
> move.
>
> This came up earlier, and Erik implemented a feature that allows edit/save
> of the report-window/file- but that's not the feature pbem users want.
>
> Instead, we want to be able to simply associate a message-text with each
> move, and have that message-text saved in the GAME FILE (.rails), and,
> logged in the report window.
>
> So the report window might read like this :
>
> <snip>
> Jim buys a 10% share of PRR from Pool for $90.
> JIM:  Now, I wish I'd floated PRR earlier.  :-(
> Fred buys a 10% share of NYNH from IPO for $67.
> FRED:  If PRR came out earlier, I wouldn't have bought the #4 train- either
> way, NYC will get that #5.
> Aliza buys a 10% share of PRR from Pool for $90.
> ALIZA:  Would you guys keep the noise down?
> Jason buys a 10% share of PRR from Pool for $90.
> Jim passes.
> Fred passes.
> etc...
> <snip>
>
> To summarize, I think this feature has these aspects:
>
> a) a new text-control in the main user-interface (maybe in the
> report-window toolbar, maybe somewhere else)- the current player can type
> text into the control, and it will be saved as a comment in the game-record
> (at this point in the game).
> b) these player annotations are saved in the regular .rails file, along
> with the traditional player moves
> c) the report-window reports these player texts/messages, simply
> interleaved in it main game log.  (as in my example, above.   alternatively,
> a different window might just list player's messages- but, personally, I'd
> prefer a single log, w/ everything reported there.)
> d) there is no additional save/edit action required (or desired), to save
> the text-message- it's /automatically/ appended to the main game record,
> during a normal Save...
> e) undo/etc should also undo the message- the messages are attached to
> moves (from a user-interface pov, the "current player" is speaking).
>
> I'm trying to be precise, to be helpful- but, I don't think it's very
> difficult, as described here?
>
> This would provide a /huge/ social benefit in pbem games.
>
> (The Rails record is too dry- no player interaction, eg compared with
> VASSAL pbem games.  Rails does everything else, though- so, pbem players
> don't use email for much game chat, either- and, even if they did, it
> wouldn't be saved along with the game.)
>
> thanks for the consideration,
>  - jim
>
>
>
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