[Freecol-developers] Ticket #199 Interpretation/Issues

[Dong Kim]

Hi again,

My team and I had some questions regarding ticket #199. Here's our current
understanding of the issue:

1) Holding down SHIFT while dragging the mouse on a goods type will allow
the player to select the amount of goods of that type to move

2) Dragging the mouse *without* holding any keys will move all the goods of
that type

The current ticket requires that "When you press and hold down
SHIFT+CONTROL while moving, it should move ALL the available goods from/to
a carrier *of that type *(which is currently dragged by the mouse)."

We were confused if this is possibly already resolved, because it seems
like the desired functionality with SHIFT+CONTROL while dragging the mouse
is the same as simply dragging the mouse without holding any keys. We just
wanted to check-in with you guys to make sure we haven't misunderstood the
improvement request (i.e. different types of carriers instead of goods).

Thanks!

[Caleb Williams]

Mr. Kim,

Thanks again for your excellent question.

My understanding of this feature request is as follows:

- Because clicking-and-dragging from a GoodsLabel in either the
ColonyPanel or the EuropePanel result in 100 units (or if the amount of the
given goods is less than 100 units, the full amount) to be moved to or from
a carrier (typically a ship or wagon train), and
- Because a shift-click-and-drag displays an option to choose how much
of a unit to move to or from the carrier (in increments of 20 units or by
an override via user input), the new feature would be
- CTRL-shift-click-and-drag would be used to automatically move all
units available (only practical when more than 100 units exist) to or from
the carrier.

This feature would be practical in the following way:

- It would enable the user to move between 101-300 units of goods
between the carrier and the warehouse/Europe with a single action. This
enables the user to more quickly stock their warehouse, move the goods to a
carrier, or offload the goods for a sale in Europe. It's definitely most
beneficial for FreeCol power users.

This feature could be problematic in the following way:

- In Europe, this could cause the user to purchase too much of a given
good.

Thanks,

*Caleb R. Williams*

Post by Dong Kim
Hi again,
My team and I had some questions regarding ticket #199. Here's our current
1) Holding down SHIFT while dragging the mouse on a goods type will allow
the player to select the amount of goods of that type to move
2) Dragging the mouse *without* holding any keys will move all the goods
of that type
The current ticket requires that "When you press and hold down
SHIFT+CONTROL while moving, it should move ALL the available goods from/to
a carrier *of that type *(which is currently dragged by the mouse)."
We were confused if this is possibly already resolved, because it seems
like the desired functionality with SHIFT+CONTROL while dragging the mouse
is the same as simply dragging the mouse without holding any keys. We just
wanted to check-in with you guys to make sure we haven't misunderstood the
improvement request (i.e. different types of carriers instead of goods).
Thanks!