Re: [Bug-gnubg] MatchID problem in 0.16 ?

[Jim Segrave]

On Tue 13 Mar 2007 (12:53 +0100), Massimiliano Maini wrote:
> Hi all, I do the following :
> 
> start a 13 point match, enter edit mode, copy/paste the following 
> 
>                 Position ID: u20DABjsdj4AAA
>                 Match ID   : AQGgAYAAKAAA
> 
> The position gets updaqted correctly, but the match score doesn't 
> and exiting Edit mode, the MatchID is changed to something else
> (AQGgAQAAAAAA, corresopnding to 0-0 score).
> 
> Should be the following :
> 
>     GNU Backgammon  Position ID: u20DABjsdj4AAA
>                     Match ID   : AQGgAYAAKAAA
>     +-1--2--3--4--5--6-------7--8--9-10-11-12-+  O: gnubg (Cube: 2)
>     |    X  O  O  O  O |   |    O             |  8 points
>     |    X  O  O  O  O |   |    O             |  On roll
>     |          O     O |   |    O             | 
>     |                  |   |    O             | 
>     |                  |   |    O             | 
>     |                  |BAR|                  |^ 13 point match
>     |                  |   |                  | 
>     |                  |   |                  | 
>     |    X             |   |                  | 
>     | X  X  X  X  X  X |   |                  | 
>     | X  X  X  X  X  X |   |                  |  5 points
>     +24-23-22-21-20-19------18-17-16-15-14-13-+  X: MaX

It looks like a bug alright. You can't successfully edit the match id
when the edit button is depressed, it appears to be ignored.

However, the simplest thing to do is not press the edit button at
all. Simply clear the position id and insert the new one, then clear
the match id and insert its new value. That immediately gives the
desired result.

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