Bug#796667: [freeciv-client-gtk] UpDown arrows in new game dialog do too much

[Markus Koschany]

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Am 23.08.2015 um 13:07 schrieb Philipp Klaus Krause:
> Package: freeciv-client-gtk
> Version: 2.5.1-1
> Severity: normal
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> When creating a new game, in the options dialog, there are numeric entry
> fields for map size, etc. Clicking them used to increase / decrease the
> value by 1. Now it changes by far more, how much differs between the
> entry fields.
> Example: The top field for the map size changes by 40 for each click.
> This is far too much, since the default value is 4 and a value of 20 is
> already considered huge according to the mouseover tooltip.

Hello,

the version of Freeciv in Debian stable, 2.4.3, shows the same
behaviour, so it seems to be intended and this is not new.

The maximum value is 2048. This would be a very large map, probably only
suitable if you play the game with dozens of players over a period of
many weeks and months. In this case it makes sense to use a 40
multiplier when you click on the up and down arrows instead of
decreasing or increasing the value by only 1. You can also edit and
modify the value directly, so it is not really inconvenient.

I agree that the tool tip could mention the difference between size 20
and size 2048 maps and under which circumstances a player should choose
a map larger than 20.

All in all this seems to be intended and I don't consider this a bug
myself. I'm therefore inclined to close this bug report.

Regards,

Markus





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