Re: Another Interface Question

[Jan Jona Javorsek <jan.javorsek@guest.arnes.si>]

On Thu, 24 Dec 1998, Stan Shebs wrote:

> Thanks all for the replies to my last queries - I will retain a monochrome
> mode, and think about how to support both panes and multiple windows.
> 
> The next question is: does anybody actually use the highest power
> (128x128) magnification at all?  There is a certain amount of machinery
> (such as polygon drawing) that is designed to handle the largest
> magnifications, but it can go away if nobody ever uses it.  The only
> time I've ever zoomed that large is to see a city with many occupants,
> but once you've zoomed in, you can't do much until you zoom out again,
> which is just annoying.  I note that the commercial games never do
> zooms that large.
> 
> 							Stan

I think the largest magnifications could go away if they were replaced by
a clicable enlarged image of the current cell (like to the left of the
information display on current unit). This would enable players to do
stuff to the current cell without zooming, which is practical, and would
be, I hope, easier to implement than the real zoom. 

BTW, Tk interface is *nifty*, event for those of us that are not too fond
of Tk. Really nice. I only hope the missing feautres will be implemented
soon (solid color representation of terrain, standing orders dialog).

Merry Christmass and wanderful New Year to all

Jan