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Re: [Rails-devel] 1856 in Rails 1.0.7-rc4

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

Brett,

I'm fine. The bug reports have flown fairly steadily 
in the past few weeks (thanks again to all contributors)
and we should expect some more to come, but I suspect
we have had the big ones.

I'm thinking whether or not it becomes time to step up
a minor version number and call this or the next release 1.1.0,
now that we have added 1856 and done so many fixes and minor 
improvements?

Erik.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: brett lentz [mailto:wak...@gm...] 
> Sent: Tuesday 08 December 2009 21:09
> To: Development list for Rails: an 18xx game
> Subject: Re: [Rails-devel] 1856 in Rails 1.0.7-rc4
> 
> Erik -
> 
> Do you want more testing, or should we just call this release "done"
> and ship 1.0.7?
> 
> I'm thinking we're probably at a "good enough" state, and ready to
> move any further fixes to 1.0.8.  What do you think?
> 
> ---Brett.
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 11:52 AM, Erik Vos <eri...@xs...> wrote:
> >> > Twice today I've gone through the private auction (6-player
> >> ) and then
> >> > not been able to buy into companies.  I never saw this on
> >> rc2 or rc3;
> >> > what might I be doing wrong? Saving and reloading did not help.
> >
> > This problem is not related to the number of players,
> > but occurs if only one bid has been placed on the
> > final private company, and no further player action
> > is needed to complete buying that private.
> >
> > I recently removed a case of duplicate execution of
> > some code in that area, but that removal has had this
> > adverse effect. The whole private auction process
> > turned out to be insufficiently adapted to a code
> > restructuring quite a long time ago.
> >
> > I have fixed it, and the structure now looks better too.
> >
> > More changes of today:
> >
> > - Fixed 18Kaas, which would not load because the private
> > company specifications missed a mandatory attribute,
> > added in the past.
> >
> > - Implemented Feature request #2906917: Display hex coordinates
> > The maps now show grid coordinates at all sides of the map.
> > It was implemented a bit quick and dirty, it's not perfect
> > and not entirely scalable yet, but I hope it will do for now.
> >
> > - Implemented Feature Request #2904703: Display cost of trains
> > A line has been added below the available trains in GameStatus,
> > specifying the cost of all trains. This display is fixed and
> > will not shorten during the game.
> >
> > In a game like 1835 the cost string grows pretty long,
> > considerably widening the whole window. We should probably split
> > the string over two lines in such cases.
> >
> > - FR #2904695: Add merger tokens in 18EU to Report Window
> > This had in fact already been done in one of yesterday's fixes.
> >
> > Erik.
> >
> >
> >
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Re: [Rails-devel] 1856 in Rails 1.0.7-rc4

[Aliza P. <ali...@gm...>]

On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 11:52 AM, Erik Vos <eri...@xs...> wrote:
>> > Twice today I've gone through the private auction (6-player
>> ) and then
>> > not been able to buy into companies.  I never saw this on
>> rc2 or rc3;
>> > what might I be doing wrong? Saving and reloading did not help.
>
> This problem is not related to the number of players,
> but occurs if only one bid has been placed on the
> final private company, and no further player action
> is needed to complete buying that private.
>
[...]

Thanks for fixing that so quickly based on a poorly-specified bug report.

 - Aliza

Re: [Rails-devel] 1856 in Rails 1.0.7-rc4

[brett l. <wak...@gm...>]

Erik -

Do you want more testing, or should we just call this release "done"
and ship 1.0.7?

I'm thinking we're probably at a "good enough" state, and ready to
move any further fixes to 1.0.8.  What do you think?

---Brett.



On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 11:52 AM, Erik Vos <eri...@xs...> wrote:
>> > Twice today I've gone through the private auction (6-player
>> ) and then
>> > not been able to buy into companies.  I never saw this on
>> rc2 or rc3;
>> > what might I be doing wrong? Saving and reloading did not help.
>
> This problem is not related to the number of players,
> but occurs if only one bid has been placed on the
> final private company, and no further player action
> is needed to complete buying that private.
>
> I recently removed a case of duplicate execution of
> some code in that area, but that removal has had this
> adverse effect. The whole private auction process
> turned out to be insufficiently adapted to a code
> restructuring quite a long time ago.
>
> I have fixed it, and the structure now looks better too.
>
> More changes of today:
>
> - Fixed 18Kaas, which would not load because the private
> company specifications missed a mandatory attribute,
> added in the past.
>
> - Implemented Feature request #2906917: Display hex coordinates
> The maps now show grid coordinates at all sides of the map.
> It was implemented a bit quick and dirty, it's not perfect
> and not entirely scalable yet, but I hope it will do for now.
>
> - Implemented Feature Request #2904703: Display cost of trains
> A line has been added below the available trains in GameStatus,
> specifying the cost of all trains. This display is fixed and
> will not shorten during the game.
>
> In a game like 1835 the cost string grows pretty long,
> considerably widening the whole window. We should probably split
> the string over two lines in such cases.
>
> - FR #2904695: Add merger tokens in 18EU to Report Window
> This had in fact already been done in one of yesterday's fixes.
>
> Erik.
>
>
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Re: [Rails-devel] 1856 in Rails 1.0.7-rc4

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

> > Twice today I've gone through the private auction (6-player 
> ) and then
> > not been able to buy into companies.  I never saw this on 
> rc2 or rc3;
> > what might I be doing wrong? Saving and reloading did not help.

This problem is not related to the number of players, 
but occurs if only one bid has been placed on the
final private company, and no further player action
is needed to complete buying that private.

I recently removed a case of duplicate execution of 
some code in that area, but that removal has had this
adverse effect. The whole private auction process 
turned out to be insufficiently adapted to a code 
restructuring quite a long time ago.

I have fixed it, and the structure now looks better too.

More changes of today:

- Fixed 18Kaas, which would not load because the private
company specifications missed a mandatory attribute,
added in the past.

- Implemented Feature request #2906917: Display hex coordinates
The maps now show grid coordinates at all sides of the map.
It was implemented a bit quick and dirty, it's not perfect
and not entirely scalable yet, but I hope it will do for now.

- Implemented Feature Request #2904703: Display cost of trains
A line has been added below the available trains in GameStatus,
specifying the cost of all trains. This display is fixed and 
will not shorten during the game.

In a game like 1835 the cost string grows pretty long, 
considerably widening the whole window. We should probably split 
the string over two lines in such cases.

- FR #2904695: Add merger tokens in 18EU to Report Window
This had in fact already been done in one of yesterday's fixes.

Erik.

Re: [Rails-devel] 1856 in Rails 1.0.7-rc4

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

Thanks for the report. 
I have never tested 6 players, but indeed this seems to go wrong.
I'll check it out later.
Erik.

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> Sent: Monday 07 December 2009 01:06
> To: rai...@li...
> Subject: [Rails-devel] 1856 in Rails 1.0.7-rc4
> 
> Twice today I've gone through the private auction (6-player ) and then
> not been able to buy into companies.  I never saw this on rc2 or rc3;
> what might I be doing wrong? Saving and reloading did not help.
> 
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[Rails-devel] Changes to rc4

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

I found 4 new bugs reported in Sourceforge, of which 2 only cosmetic.
I fixed three of these. For the last one, the attached save file has a
problem.

#2905363: 18EU map doesn't update when minor merger token is replaced.
Analysis: this is true in general of actions outside an OR that affect the
map.
There was a hardcoded link between such updates and other OR-activities that
prevented this so far.
Fix: Token changes (and other gamehex-affecting changes) are now reflected 
on the map outside ORs as well. I do hope this hasn't broken anything,
but some tests with late 1856 and 18EU save files were successful.

#2905482: 18EU port hexes should not be red
Comment: 18EU gives red-to-red bonuses. The port hexes should not be red to
avoid
confusion with the red cities.
Analysis: this is only cosmetic, but I understand that it's confusing.
The problem is that TileDesigner has insufficient options to render all
preprinted tiles.
Fix: I have replaced tile #-901 by tile #-800 for the 18EU ports.
This is a gray tile with a short piece of track and a village, 
and was so far only used for Rostock in 1835. 
I hope this will do; this was the only alternative I could find
in the current tile set.

(BTW Selecting a better tile set is a long-standing open issue that 
I think we will need to revisit soon).

#2906941: Extra train jettison in 18EU
Analysis: I could not reproduce this problem from the attached save file,
because of an earlier invalid move. See my comments in this item.

#2909261: 1830 M&H swap for NYC doesn't float company
Analysis: very true, unfortunately. A day 1 oversight, it seems.
Fix: flotation checking has been added.

Erik.



	

[Rails-devel] 1856 in Rails 1.0.7-rc4

[Aliza P. <ali...@gm...>]

Twice today I've gone through the private auction (6-player ) and then
not been able to buy into companies.  I never saw this on rc2 or rc3;
what might I be doing wrong? Saving and reloading did not help.

Windows XP, Java 1.6.0_15

Re: [Rails-devel] Next release candidate?

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

Gotta love the response time on this list.

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On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 9:49 PM, brett lentz <wak...@gm...> wrote:

> I'll do one right now.
>
> ---Brett.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Chris Shaffer <chr...@gm...>
> wrote:
> > Any idea when 1.07-rc4 will be released?  We're about to start a new game
> > and would like to use it to bugtest the newest release.
> >
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Re: [Rails-devel] Next release candidate?

[brett l. <wak...@gm...>]

1.0.7-rc4 is up.

Hopefully there are no more major bugs. :-)

---Brett.



On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 9:49 PM, brett lentz <wak...@gm...> wrote:
> I'll do one right now.
>
> ---Brett.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Chris Shaffer <chr...@gm...> wrote:
>> Any idea when 1.07-rc4 will be released?  We're about to start a new game
>> and would like to use it to bugtest the newest release.
>>
>> --
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Re: [Rails-devel] Next release candidate?

[brett l. <wak...@gm...>]

I'll do one right now.

---Brett.



On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Chris Shaffer <chr...@gm...> wrote:
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>
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[Rails-devel] Next release candidate?

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

Any idea when 1.07-rc4 will be released?  We're about to start a new game
and would like to use it to bugtest the newest release.

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Re: [Rails-devel] Changes

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

While fiddling with the ReportWindow, I thought I could as well look at the
requested Find function.
I have done it, and for me it works.

ctrl-F = Find
ctrl-shift-F = Find backwards
If the window is editable, searching starts at the cursor position,
otherwise at the start/end.

ctrl-G = Find Next
ctrl-shift-G = Find Previous
Both start at the currently selected text, possibly as a result of a
previous Find,
but (if the window is editable) you can also select text yourself and then
do Find Next/Previous.
In other words, Find Next/Previous does not necessarily start at the
previous Find result.

These actions are also available through the Edit menu of that window.

There is also a greyed-out menu item File|Print, which is reseved for the
future; printing hasn't been implemented yet.

Erik.

Re: [Rails-devel] Changes

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

> PS.  While we're on the subject of the report-log/window- I 
> also wish  
> players could make comments into that log, during their move.  It  
> makes for a more complete game record (since players can annotate  
> their moves, in context)- but, moreover, it adds a human 
> touch to the  
> game record, and just helps keep pbem games more 
> social/interactive.   
> Nothing as complex as an interactive chat window, presence/etc-  
> rather, just the ability to annotate the game log with short, 
> textual  
> comments (which would be saved in the game file, with the 
> rest of the  
> game log).

That was an easy one, for a change.

The report window can be made editable by adding
report.window.editable=yes
to my.properties.

I have also added File|Load and File|Save menu items to the
Report Window. It will start at the report directory which you 
can define in my.properties by
report.directory=....

It is NOT recommended to reuse the automatically created
report file that the program already writes, because it
will be overwritten by the program's own uncommented version.
Perhaps I should add another switch to set this logging
on/off independent from the directory setting (which
now automatically triggers writing this report).

NB This Save function does not propose any filename yet.
But if you have loaded a report, the same name will be prosed for saving it.

Comment: I have kept this commented report separate from the 
automatic report that is already written. In a future client/server
model, the uncommented report will be created by the server,
and your own commented version will be saved/loaded by the client.

Erik.

Re: [Rails-devel] Changes

[John A. T. <ja...@ja...>]

John David Galt wrote:
> I suggest ctrl-F find, ctrl-G find-next, Alt-G find-prev, which is as
> close to the Mac bindings as you're going to achieve on a PC.
> (Ctrl-Shift-x, where x is a letter, may not be distinguishable from
> Ctrl-x on a PC, especially if the user is careless about the Caps Lock
> setting as most people are.)
>   
Caps lock has no effect on whether shift is detected -- the Swing key 
events happen at actual keypress/release level, not the interpreted 
result of those key presses.  So, you set an action listener on the key 
G pressed with a particular set of modifiers, in this case either 
Ctrl/Alt (Alt if on Mac, which maps to Cmd) and Shift to get 
find-previous.  That will happen regardless of whether Caps lock is on 
or off.

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Re: [Rails-devel] Changes

[John D. G. <jd...@di...>]

Jim Black wrote:
> On the Mac, the standard key bindings for Find are:
>    command-F for find
>    command-G for find-next
>    shift-command-G for find-prev
> 
> On Windows, I don't know...

Ctrl-F for find is standard on Windows (used in Mozilla, Notepad, etc.)
However, some apps (Word, Regedit) don't let you do it in one keystroke;
for them, ctrl-F means find-next.

For apps where ctrl-F means find, there is no standard binding for
find-next.  Mozilla uses ctrl-G, Notepad uses F3.

*No* Windows app has a binding for find-prev.

I suggest ctrl-F find, ctrl-G find-next, Alt-G find-prev, which is as
close to the Mac bindings as you're going to achieve on a PC.
(Ctrl-Shift-x, where x is a letter, may not be distinguishable from
Ctrl-x on a PC, especially if the user is careless about the Caps Lock
setting as most people are.)

Re: [Rails-devel] Changes

[Jim B. <jim...@ya...>]

Erik,

Thanks for looking into this.

On the Mac, the standard key bindings for Find are:
   command-F for find
   command-G for find-next
   shift-command-G for find-prev

On Windows, I don't know...

  - jim

PS.  While we're on the subject of the report-log/window- I also wish  
players could make comments into that log, during their move.  It  
makes for a more complete game record (since players can annotate  
their moves, in context)- but, moreover, it adds a human touch to the  
game record, and just helps keep pbem games more social/interactive.   
Nothing as complex as an interactive chat window, presence/etc-  
rather, just the ability to annotate the game log with short, textual  
comments (which would be saved in the game file, with the rest of the  
game log).


On Nov 28, 2009, at 3:18 AM, Erik Vos wrote:

> Jim,
>
> I think it can be done, but it is not a standard thing
> already supported that just needs to be switched on.
> It'll have to be programmed. JTextArea supports
> catching keystrokes and selecting text, so there is
> a basis to build finding on top of.
>
> The current ReportWindow, built on JTextArea, was
> a contribution from Jonathan Ferro exactly one year ago
> (previously it was a JLabel).
> I don't know if he or someone else would be interested
> to work on a Find feature?
>
> About specifications: assuming that ctrl-F starts Find,
> what would be suitable keystrokes for Find Next and Find Previous?
>
> Erik.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jim Black [mailto:jim...@ya...]
>> Sent: Saturday 28 November 2009 02:47
>> To: Development list for Rails: an 18xx game
>> Subject: Re: [Rails-devel] Changes
>>
>> A quick comment on the report window- I don't mind the text details,
>> but I wish "search" worked within that window-
>>
>> for example, to scroll through the log and review "B&O"
>> actions in an
>> 1830 game, I need to select/copy/paste the whole log into a blank
>> window in notepad/textedit, and then search from there- dunno if I'm
>> missing something, but that is awkward.  If there's some way to turn-
>> on a search option easily, it would be very helpful.
>>
>> best,
>>  - jim
>>
>>
>> On Nov 27, 2009, at 1:10 PM, Erik Vos wrote:
>>
>>> - Beautified the Report (window and log) by inserting more space and
>>> highlighting round starts.
>>> The type of GUI Object used (JTextArea) does not allow
>> highlighting
>>> by fonts
>>> and colors,
>>> so I have added horizontal lnes of various types.
>>>
>>> - Added a new option "report.window.open" to my_properties
>>> that, if the value is "yes", will open the Report Window at
>>> game start. The default remains closed.
>>>
>>> - Added a new option "or.number_format" that allows
>>> choosing the OR number format. The default remains x.y
>>> (where x is the number of the previous SR, and y runs 1..3).
>>> By setting or.number_format=simple, the OR number
>>> is a simple integer that runs from 1 upwards.
>>>
>>> - The OR window title has been modified: it now displays
>>> "Operating Round x (y of z)" where x is either a simple
>>> or composite OR number.
>>>
>>> Erik.
>>>
>>>
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Re: [Rails-devel] Another argument for a separate Data/Table window

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

 

I just realized the entire operating round data table disappears when the OR
is complete.   
 

That is only true if you load from a saved file. 
Building the GUI is deferred until loading is complete.
 
Internally, there is no such thing as a table. 
It's a representation of a collection of data, stored in various objects:
players, companies, the bank.
All data is transient, no history is kept.
 
The Round objects may persist through references kept in the Undo stack,
but that doesn't help much as these don't contain much data.
 
In other words: adding such a table is not just a matter of adding a window.
A lot of work would be needed to create history.
 
Perhaps a more promising approach would be to write a status table to the
Report
after each round has completed, similar to what is published by 18xx zines.
 

Re: [Rails-devel] Changes

[John A. T. <ja...@ja...>]

Erik Vos wrote:
> About specifications: assuming that ctrl-F starts Find,
> what would be suitable keystrokes for Find Next and Find Previous?
>   
^N and ^P

Note that on Mac you should use Command rather than Ctrl 
(InputEvent.ALT_DOWN_MASK).

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[Rails-devel] Another argument for a separate Data/Table window

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

I just realized the entire operating round data table disappears when the OR
is complete.  The table display of information is only available if you undo
back into the OR, then redo back to the current action (or you could
simulate a new OR by passing all the players, then undo back to the current
action).

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Re: [Rails-devel] Changes

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

Jim,

I think it can be done, but it is not a standard thing 
already supported that just needs to be switched on.
It'll have to be programmed. JTextArea supports
catching keystrokes and selecting text, so there is
a basis to build finding on top of.

The current ReportWindow, built on JTextArea, was
a contribution from Jonathan Ferro exactly one year ago
(previously it was a JLabel).
I don't know if he or someone else would be interested
to work on a Find feature?

About specifications: assuming that ctrl-F starts Find,
what would be suitable keystrokes for Find Next and Find Previous?

Erik.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Black [mailto:jim...@ya...] 
> Sent: Saturday 28 November 2009 02:47
> To: Development list for Rails: an 18xx game
> Subject: Re: [Rails-devel] Changes
> 
> A quick comment on the report window- I don't mind the text details,  
> but I wish "search" worked within that window-
> 
> for example, to scroll through the log and review "B&O" 
> actions in an  
> 1830 game, I need to select/copy/paste the whole log into a blank  
> window in notepad/textedit, and then search from there- dunno if I'm  
> missing something, but that is awkward.  If there's some way to turn- 
> on a search option easily, it would be very helpful.
> 
> best,
>   - jim
> 
> 
> On Nov 27, 2009, at 1:10 PM, Erik Vos wrote:
> 
> > - Beautified the Report (window and log) by inserting more space and
> > highlighting round starts.
> > The type of GUI Object used (JTextArea) does not allow 
> highlighting  
> > by fonts
> > and colors,
> > so I have added horizontal lnes of various types.
> >
> > - Added a new option "report.window.open" to my_properties
> > that, if the value is "yes", will open the Report Window at
> > game start. The default remains closed.
> >
> > - Added a new option "or.number_format" that allows
> > choosing the OR number format. The default remains x.y
> > (where x is the number of the previous SR, and y runs 1..3).
> > By setting or.number_format=simple, the OR number
> > is a simple integer that runs from 1 upwards.
> >
> > - The OR window title has been modified: it now displays
> > "Operating Round x (y of z)" where x is either a simple
> > or composite OR number.
> >
> > Erik.
> >
> >
> > 
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Re: [Rails-devel] Changes

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

Yes, I noticed and fixed that too.
Erik.


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From: Chris Shaffer [mailto:chr...@gm...] 
Sent: Saturday 28 November 2009 05:47
To: Development list for Rails: an 18xx game
Subject: Re: [Rails-devel] Changes


I notice the OR numbering starts at 0 (at least in 18EU).  Could there be an
option to start numbering at 1?

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On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Erik Vos <eri...@xs...> wrote:


- Beautified the Report (window and log) by inserting more space and
highlighting round starts.
The type of GUI Object used (JTextArea) does not allow highlighting by fonts
and colors,
so I have added horizontal lnes of various types.

- Added a new option "report.window.open" to my_properties
that, if the value is "yes", will open the Report Window at
game start. The default remains closed.

- Added a new option "or.number_format" that allows
choosing the OR number format. The default remains x.y
(where x is the number of the previous SR, and y runs 1..3).
By setting or.number_format=simple, the OR number
is a simple integer that runs from 1 upwards.

- The OR window title has been modified: it now displays
"Operating Round x (y of z)" where x is either a simple
or composite OR number.

Erik.


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Re: [Rails-devel] Changes

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

I notice the OR numbering starts at 0 (at least in 18EU).  Could there be an
option to start numbering at 1?

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On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Erik Vos <eri...@xs...> wrote:

> - Beautified the Report (window and log) by inserting more space and
> highlighting round starts.
> The type of GUI Object used (JTextArea) does not allow highlighting by
> fonts
> and colors,
> so I have added horizontal lnes of various types.
>
> - Added a new option "report.window.open" to my_properties
> that, if the value is "yes", will open the Report Window at
> game start. The default remains closed.
>
> - Added a new option "or.number_format" that allows
> choosing the OR number format. The default remains x.y
> (where x is the number of the previous SR, and y runs 1..3).
> By setting or.number_format=simple, the OR number
> is a simple integer that runs from 1 upwards.
>
> - The OR window title has been modified: it now displays
> "Operating Round x (y of z)" where x is either a simple
> or composite OR number.
>
> Erik.
>
>
>
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> trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus
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Re: [Rails-devel] Changes

[Jim B. <jim...@ya...>]

A quick comment on the report window- I don't mind the text details,  
but I wish "search" worked within that window-

for example, to scroll through the log and review "B&O" actions in an  
1830 game, I need to select/copy/paste the whole log into a blank  
window in notepad/textedit, and then search from there- dunno if I'm  
missing something, but that is awkward.  If there's some way to turn- 
on a search option easily, it would be very helpful.

best,
  - jim


On Nov 27, 2009, at 1:10 PM, Erik Vos wrote:

> - Beautified the Report (window and log) by inserting more space and
> highlighting round starts.
> The type of GUI Object used (JTextArea) does not allow highlighting  
> by fonts
> and colors,
> so I have added horizontal lnes of various types.
>
> - Added a new option "report.window.open" to my_properties
> that, if the value is "yes", will open the Report Window at
> game start. The default remains closed.
>
> - Added a new option "or.number_format" that allows
> choosing the OR number format. The default remains x.y
> (where x is the number of the previous SR, and y runs 1..3).
> By setting or.number_format=simple, the OR number
> is a simple integer that runs from 1 upwards.
>
> - The OR window title has been modified: it now displays
> "Operating Round x (y of z)" where x is either a simple
> or composite OR number.
>
> Erik.
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008  
> 30-Day
> trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and  
> focus on
> what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with
> Crystal Reports now.  http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july
> _______________________________________________
> Rails-devel mailing list
> Rai...@li...
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[Rails-devel] Changes

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

- Beautified the Report (window and log) by inserting more space and
highlighting round starts.
The type of GUI Object used (JTextArea) does not allow highlighting by fonts
and colors,
so I have added horizontal lnes of various types.

- Added a new option "report.window.open" to my_properties
that, if the value is "yes", will open the Report Window at
game start. The default remains closed.

- Added a new option "or.number_format" that allows 
choosing the OR number format. The default remains x.y
(where x is the number of the previous SR, and y runs 1..3).
By setting or.number_format=simple, the OR number 
is a simple integer that runs from 1 upwards. 

- The OR window title has been modified: it now displays
"Operating Round x (y of z)" where x is either a simple
or composite OR number. 

Erik.

[Rails-devel] Conflicted copy

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

Any idea why we keep getting files with names like

18xx (Chris Shaffer's conflicted copy 2009-11-27).log

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