Angband for Android 10 (volunteers needed) - Page 14

Cuboideb · November 2, 2020, 16:20

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Originally Posted by Pete Mack

I have replaced the equipment list with the items list. I am wondering if there's a way to hide the list titles. Visible/invisible can be shown with a *, and in any case is useless for the item list.

Good idea. I'm also thinking about adding a couple of buttons (like the mouse icon) at the top to toggle running and keyboard/ribbon visibility. These actions are already handled but it will be nice to make them more visible.

In the weekend I will upload a new version.

tg122 · November 2, 2020, 17:55

Yeah I agree that this new update opens up a lot of possibilities in terms of portrait mode. A couple things that came to mind as I was trying it out...Is it possible to increase the font size of the messages? Also, would it be possible to have a 1.5x1.5 tile multiplier. I think this would be the ideal ASCI tile size in portrait mode. 1x1 is a bit too small for my eyes, and 2x2 works fine in portrait mode but is probably unnecessarily big. I think 1.5x1.5 would be the perfect balance between readability and view distance. Both of these things would just be nice to have, but not necessary. Thank you very much for continuing to work on this, and thanks to Nick and the team for being so flexible to implement the additional code to V.

Cuboideb · November 2, 2020, 18:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by tg122

Thanks to Nick and the team for being so flexible to implement the additional code to V.

My words exactly, the work of Nick and all the team is outstanding.

Edit: Let me think about 1.5 tiles. The core uses integer computations for tiles, but perhaps it can be simulated in the ui. I have to fix that bizarre behavior of panels when the canvas is bigger than the phone screen. I have that problem since day 0.

About messages, many screens in Vanilla and variants are wide (knowledge, options, messages, birth, character, etc.) This is the origin of the 80 character limitation in portrait. It's a tough one.

If I fix the problem with panel changes perhaps the player can deal with some amount of manual scrolling.

Pete Mack · November 2, 2020, 19:22

It's not 1.5x size so much as selecting font size instead of tile size. Font size 1x is hard to read, but font size 2xfives LOS less than 20, and makes targeting problematic.
Also: there are two unused keys on the keyboard. Could they be F1 a d F2 instead?

tg122 · November 2, 2020, 19:23

The message font size isn't a big deal. I actually tried to put the messages in a subwindow and increase the font size of the subwindow. The problem was I couldn't get the subwindow to display across the entire width of the screen instead of being next to the other subwindow I had open. Maybe if there is an easy way to put the messages in a subwindow and force the subwindow to occupy it's own set of rows. Otherwise, don't go crazy with it if it will take too much of your time.

Nick · November 2, 2020, 19:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cuboideb

My words exactly, the work of Nick and all the team is outstanding.

Pulling in the odd update when other people are doing all the work is actually quite easy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cuboideb

About messages, many screens in Vanilla and variants are wide (knowledge, options, messages, birth, character, etc.) This is the origin of the 80 character limitation in portrait. It's a tough one.

I remember running up against this in FAangband 1.1.6 and earlier, and I think I had some means to allow narrower terminals, but it may have been going back and rewriting a lot of the screens, so I don't know how helpful this is.

Pete Mack · November 4, 2020, 15:06

Question:
How do I use the control keys with the current keyboard,

Cuboideb · November 4, 2020, 15:23

Tap the shift key again (it's a tri-state button). Another thing, if you long-press a key you can define keymaps that are shown with the "kmp" key.

Cuboideb · November 7, 2020, 16:14

Version 1.26.1 is up. It fixes that old bug that caused a bizarre screen centering when the canvas size was bigger than the screen.

So, now it's possible to simulate a 1.5 tile multiplier combining 1x1 and the + volume key. Some small amount of scrolling is needed at the edges of the screen.

joeljpa · November 14, 2020, 15:46

Once again, good work. I'm taking a break from angband after numerous failed attempts at breaking my highscore of depth 73. I won't be online frequently here that much I've posted an issue on the github page instead. https://github.com/Cuboideb/angbandroid/issues/1

November 4, 2020, 15:23	#138
Cuboideb Adept Join Date: May 2020 Location: Argentina Posts: 107	Tap the shift key again (it's a tri-state button). Another thing, if you long-press a key you can define keymaps that are shown with the "kmp" key. Last edited by Cuboideb; November 4, 2020 at 15:33.

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November 2, 2020, 17:55	#132
tg122 Apprentice Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 69	Yeah I agree that this new update opens up a lot of possibilities in terms of portrait mode. A couple things that came to mind as I was trying it out...Is it possible to increase the font size of the messages? Also, would it be possible to have a 1.5x1.5 tile multiplier. I think this would be the ideal ASCI tile size in portrait mode. 1x1 is a bit too small for my eyes, and 2x2 works fine in portrait mode but is probably unnecessarily big. I think 1.5x1.5 would be the perfect balance between readability and view distance. Both of these things would just be nice to have, but not necessary. Thank you very much for continuing to work on this, and thanks to Nick and the team for being so flexible to implement the additional code to V.

November 2, 2020, 19:22	#134
Pete Mack Prophet Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 6,206 Donated: $40	It's not 1.5x size so much as selecting font size instead of tile size. Font size 1x is hard to read, but font size 2xfives LOS less than 20, and makes targeting problematic. Also: there are two unused keys on the keyboard. Could they be F1 a d F2 instead?

November 2, 2020, 19:23	#135
tg122 Apprentice Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 69	The message font size isn't a big deal. I actually tried to put the messages in a subwindow and increase the font size of the subwindow. The problem was I couldn't get the subwindow to display across the entire width of the screen instead of being next to the other subwindow I had open. Maybe if there is an easy way to put the messages in a subwindow and force the subwindow to occupy it's own set of rows. Otherwise, don't go crazy with it if it will take too much of your time.

November 4, 2020, 15:06	#137
Pete Mack Prophet Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 6,206 Donated: $40	Question: How do I use the control keys with the current keyboard,

November 7, 2020, 16:14	#139
Cuboideb Adept Join Date: May 2020 Location: Argentina Posts: 107	Version 1.26.1 is up. It fixes that old bug that caused a bizarre screen centering when the canvas size was bigger than the screen. So, now it's possible to simulate a 1.5 tile multiplier combining 1x1 and the + volume key. Some small amount of scrolling is needed at the edges of the screen.

November 14, 2020, 15:46	#140
joeljpa Scout Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 27	Once again, good work. I'm taking a break from angband after numerous failed attempts at breaking my highscore of depth 73. I won't be online frequently here that much I've posted an issue on the github page instead. https://github.com/Cuboideb/angbandroid/issues/1

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