Re: [Rails-devel] No close/load ability?

[Rick W. <wes...@pu...>]

----- Original Message -----
> Rick,
> 
> Your request is quite sensible, and I fully sympathize with it (and it
> *has*
> been requested before),

I did not see it on the 'feature requests' at Sourceforge nor when scanning both the 'users' and 'development' mailing lists (at least since early 2010).  Perhaps I missed the request.  It does seem like it would be common one.

Thanks to Erik for explaining the memory issue and then suggesting:

> Thinking about it, what might be doable without too much effort is to
> enable
> loading a saved file that represents a later stage in the *same* game.
> Rails
> could do a check of the actions in the saved game against the actions
> currently in memory, and get on as long as these are identical,
> finally
> picking up any extra actions in the saved game file. If I understand
> you
> correctly, that would help you out in the case you describe, right?

That would be correct.

In part such an ability would potentially bring around the long desired 'network play'.  I can foresee more-or-less automated play that involves the program itself automatically dropping off and retrieving files from a place like 'dropbox'.   Of course this ability would require yet more coding!   Wish I knew Java or had enough time to learn it.  Alas my day job interferes and my night life (e.g., the family) keeps me occupied.  

Thanks,
-- Rick



> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > Van: Rick Westerman [mailto:wes...@pu...]
> > Verzonden: dinsdag 1 maart 2011 14:19
> > Aan: Development List Rails
> > Onderwerp: [Rails-devel] No close/load ability?
> >
> > Hello list:
> >
> >    I am back looking and using Rails after a year or so hiatus. One
> feature I find
> > missing (and that I find strange that no one has made a feature
> > request
> for)
> > is the ability to close the current game and open up another game
> > without
> > having to quit and restart Rails. So I am wondering if I am missing
> something
> > obvious. Is there a way to load in a game without having to quit
> > Rails?
> >
> >    What is really bring this to the fore for me is that a buddy and
> >    I are
> playing
> > two-player 1889 via putting our files into Dropbox. When we are both
> > on
> line
> > then we can get a bunch of moves done but are having to quit Rails
> > between
> > moves. In other words I find myself doing:
> >
> >   1) Start Rails
> >   2) Load in the current game file, do my move, save the file.
> >   3) See via Dropbox that my buddy has done his move.
> >   4) Quit Rails. Repeat starting from #1.
> >
> >   What would be preferable is:
> >
> >   1) Start Rails
> >   2) Load, do move, save as in #2 above.
> >   3) See my buddy do his move.
> >   4) Repeat starting with #2; i.e., no quit/start of Rails
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > --
> > Rick Westerman
> > wes...@pu...
> >