Re: [Bug-gnubg] Aesthetics comments and Edit position suggestions

[Joern Thyssen]

On Tue, Oct 08, 2002 at 02:52:20PM +0100, Ian Shaw wrote
> Jørn asked whether we liked the new window layout. My first impression
> is very favourable. It does make it easier to compare.
> 
> Also love the dice, pip and cube colour settings. How about a cube
> value colour/font setting? 

You should be able to change the color of the cube, but I haven't yet
succeded in changing the color of the cube text.

> Perhaps we could have an option to show 1
> or 64 as the initial face - or even some custom engraving that some
> folks seem to favour!
> 
> A few suggestions.
> 
> Show the relative pip count for the really lazy. I.e. 159 (-2) 161
> (+2). (Idea stolen from TMG user interface.)

Good idea.

> 
> Show the match score in x-away format in addition to  the current.
> I.e. Score 1 (6-away)

Good idea as well.

> 
> Show info from the new Match Information somewhere on the screen.
> Possibly a status line above the board. It should definitely go into
> the various exports.

Yes, and it will. The match information is quite new and the export
routines are not fully aligned yet.

The rest of your comments is very much in line with Albert Silver's
comments in an earlier posting. In general I agree but I still like that
the separate windows as now, since this allows you to place the windows
as you wish.

Jørn

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