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Re: [Bug-gnubg] GNUbg resign offer (was: Bugs in the Windows version of


From: Ned Cross
Subject: Re: [Bug-gnubg] GNUbg resign offer (was: Bugs in the Windows version of GNU)
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 12:54:09 -0800

I like the white flag with a number idea.

I've used a fibs client a few times called javafibs that does something like
offer a cube with either "N", "G", or "B", which is slightly less intuitive,
but possibly easier to implement.

Ned


----- Original Message -----
From: "Joern Thyssen" <address@hidden>
To: "Holger" <address@hidden>
Cc: "Ned Cross" <address@hidden>; "Billie Patterson"
<address@hidden>; <address@hidden>
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Bug-gnubg] GNUbg resign offer (was: Bugs in the Windows
version of GNU)


> On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 07:09:43PM +0100, Holger wrote
> > On Sat, 25 Jan 2003 17:04:16 -0800, "Ned Cross" <address@hidden>
> > wrote:
> > >I bet if you look at the bottom part of the board window (which in your
> > >screen-shot is off the bottom of your desktop) you will see a message
saying
> > >that GNU offers to resign. All you need to do is click on the
"thumbs-up"
> > >Icon, accepting GNU's resignation and he game will end normally.
> >
> > By now I've had enough resign offers from GNUbg :-) to know why the
> > programme isn't responding then. But the first times it took a while
> > to figure it out. The message in the status bar isn't really obtrusive
> > enough. For simple information purposes the status bar is fine. But
> > such an important user interaction should be more obvious. A
> > presentation like when GNUbg doubles (and (double-)clicking on it to
> > accept) would be intuitive.
>
> I've been looking at it, and I have some very simple code that just
> shows the cube upon resignations. When clicked you accept the resignation.
>
> However, I would like to improve it.  Any ideas? I personally think
> showing the cube can be confusing, so I would rather show something
> different, e.g., a white flag (is that a universal symbol?) :-)
>
> Preferably something where it's possible to show the number of points
> resigned as well: my idea is a white flag with the number of points
> written next to it, but other suggestions are welcome!
>
> Jørn





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