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Bug 727345 - Consider removing gear menu
Consider removing gear menu
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gnome-chess
Classification: Applications
Component: General
3.12.x
Other Linux
: High enhancement
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Assigned To: Michael Catanzaro
gnome-chess-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2014-03-30 14:20 UTC by Michael Catanzaro
Modified: 2014-04-09 02:55 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Attachments
Remove the Claim Draw menu item (5.51 KB, patch)
2014-04-08 00:05 UTC, Michael Catanzaro
committed Details | Review
Remove the gear menu (3.79 KB, patch)
2014-04-08 00:05 UTC, Michael Catanzaro
committed Details | Review
Switch to a Save As button (1.39 KB, patch)
2014-04-08 00:05 UTC, Michael Catanzaro
committed Details | Review
Add a resign button (1.57 KB, patch)
2014-04-08 00:05 UTC, Michael Catanzaro
committed Details | Review

Description Michael Catanzaro 2014-03-30 14:20:22 UTC
Chess is a game, and menus aren't fun:

* Claim Draw is confusing and only needed for real Chess experts. I think automatically claiming draws would suffice for GNOME Chess.
* Resign is also of limited use. I think the value of Resign is when you save a history of the games you have played, including losses to the computer. It might be good to find a way to keep this.
* Save As can replace the Save button that's currently in the header bar. (They can still have separate keyboard shortcuts, since you probably don't want to be bothered with a dialog each time you press Ctrl+S.)

This would obviate the need to fix Bug #727070.
Comment 1 Michael Catanzaro 2014-03-30 14:31:16 UTC
We could replace the gear menu with a face-sad-symbolic button (for resign).
Comment 2 Michael Catanzaro 2014-04-07 23:31:49 UTC
Let's do this:

* Remove Claim Draw completely, as per comment #1
* Replace the Save button with a Save As button, as per comment #1
* Use the sad face for Resign, comment #2
Comment 3 Michael Catanzaro 2014-04-08 00:05:28 UTC
Created attachment 273755 [details] [review]
Remove the Claim Draw menu item

Instead, we should prompt the player when he has the option of claiming
a draw. This will come in the next commit.
Comment 4 Michael Catanzaro 2014-04-08 00:05:32 UTC
Created attachment 273756 [details] [review]
Remove the gear menu
Comment 5 Michael Catanzaro 2014-04-08 00:05:35 UTC
Created attachment 273757 [details] [review]
Switch to a Save As button

The standard Save is still available with Ctrl+S
Comment 6 Michael Catanzaro 2014-04-08 00:05:38 UTC
Created attachment 273758 [details] [review]
Add a resign button
Comment 7 Michael Catanzaro 2014-04-08 00:11:16 UTC
See also Bug #727788, Bug #727789
Comment 8 Michael Catanzaro 2014-04-09 02:55:31 UTC
Attachment 273755 [details] pushed as dfb23c1 - Remove the Claim Draw menu item
Attachment 273756 [details] pushed as 29556c9 - Remove the gear menu
Attachment 273757 [details] pushed as 31365e4 - Switch to a Save As button
Attachment 273758 [details] pushed as d057b32 - Add a resign button