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Keyboard shortcut to advance troops

PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:45 pm
by maxfaraday
Concise description:
  • Just like you can type "b" for "begin turn", etc...
    Maybe "m" for "move", or "i" for "invade"?

How this will benefit the site and/or other comments:
  • It'd be just a minor improvement to the site, but make it more user-friendly, and it's easy to do

Re: Keyboard shortcut to advance troops

PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:49 pm
by Bruceswar
I think there already is... use the ALT key when you attack. :)

Re: Keyboard shortcut to advance troops

PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:51 pm
by maxfaraday
Bruceswar wrote:I think there already is... use the ALT key when you attack. :)


Does that work if you increase/decrease the number of troops you want to advance?

Re: Keyboard shortcut to advance troops

PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:57 pm
by QoH
maxfaraday wrote:
Bruceswar wrote:I think there already is... use the ALT key when you attack. :)


Does that work if you increase/decrease the number of troops you want to advance?

nope.

Holding "alt" and clicking at the same time advances all remaining armies.

Re: Keyboard shortcut to advance troops

PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:30 pm
by Bruceswar
QoH wrote:
maxfaraday wrote:
Bruceswar wrote:I think there already is... use the ALT key when you attack. :)


Does that work if you increase/decrease the number of troops you want to advance?

nope.

Holding "alt" and clicking at the same time advances all remaining armies.



You can use a mouse wheel for that.

Re: Keyboard shortcut to advance troops

PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:03 am
by maxfaraday
Bruceswar wrote:
QoH wrote:
maxfaraday wrote:
Bruceswar wrote:I think there already is... use the ALT key when you attack. :)


Does that work if you increase/decrease the number of troops you want to advance?

nope.

Holding "alt" and clicking at the same time advances all remaining armies.



You can use a mouse wheel for that.


Well the point is not to use the mouse, that's why keyboard shortcuts are for.

Re: Keyboard shortcut to advance troops

PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:33 am
by TheForgivenOne
You'd think that the Mouse Wheel would be faster than the keyboard shortcut :-s

Re: Keyboard shortcut to advance troops

PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:43 am
by maxfaraday
TheForgivenOne wrote:You'd think that the Mouse Wheel would be faster than the keyboard shortcut :-s


Probably, but I play on my laptop and use a touchpad.
Besides, like I said, it wouldn't take more than 30 seconds to code.

Re: Keyboard shortcut to advance troops

PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 2:11 am
by Bruceswar
maxfaraday wrote:
TheForgivenOne wrote:You'd think that the Mouse Wheel would be faster than the keyboard shortcut :-s


Probably, but I play on my laptop and use a touchpad.
Besides, like I said, it wouldn't take more than 30 seconds to code.



A mouse wheel is faster and a key short cut would be nice, but likely not high on the list. Takes more than 30 seconds to make it work properly.

Re: Keyboard shortcut to advance troops

PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:09 am
by maxfaraday
Bruceswar wrote:
maxfaraday wrote:
TheForgivenOne wrote:You'd think that the Mouse Wheel would be faster than the keyboard shortcut :-s


Probably, but I play on my laptop and use a touchpad.
Besides, like I said, it wouldn't take more than 30 seconds to code.



A mouse wheel is faster and a key short cut would be nice, but likely not high on the list. Takes more than 30 seconds to make it work properly.


I don't think so.
The template/algorithm/whatever you want to call it, is already here:

event(E) triggers action(A)
event(key "b" was pressed) triggers action(begin turn)...

One line to write, nothing more.