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[GP/UI] Rename color codes

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[GP/UI] Rename color codes

Postby Gilligan on Mon Sep 23, 2013 12:05 pm

Concise description:
  • Rename the color codes

Specifics/Details:
  • the M definitely needs to be fixed and was not foreseen in the testing group. The letter is too wide and can prove hard to read on some maps with smaller army circles. With that, we came up with a list of codes that matches the first letter of each color for easier use than it is right now.

    http://www.conquerclub.com/player.php?mode=settings also needs to be updated, it is quite important.

    Red
    Green
    Blue
    Yellow
    Pink
    Cyan
    Orange
    Silver
    Violet
    Electric green
    Auburn
    Drab

How this will benefit the site and/or other comments:
  • Easier reading, easier color-to-code relation. In theory this should be a relatively easy fix that has quite a large impact. If done, it NEEDS to be done sooner rather than later so that people don't get used to how it is and have to adjust again.
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Re: Rename color codes

Postby sempaispellcheck on Mon Sep 23, 2013 12:16 pm

Great idea. Definitely needs to be done sooner rather than later.
I would suggest violet instead of purple, so we don't have two p's (pink being the other).

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Re: Rename color codes

Postby Gilligan on Mon Sep 23, 2013 12:17 pm

sempaispellcheck wrote:Great idea. Definitely needs to be done sooner rather than later.
I would suggest violet instead of purple, so we don't have two p's (pink being the other).

sempai


Yes, good call, that is what I was supposed to type!
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Re: Rename color codes

Postby Dukasaur on Sat Sep 28, 2013 5:58 am

Agreed on all counts.
  • This does seem like a neater set of labels.
  • If people have to get used to something new, it's best to act fast, before the current system gets ingrained and people feel resentful about facing a change.
  • The settings page needs to reflect the current list.
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Re: Rename color codes

Postby agentcom on Sat Sep 28, 2013 7:57 am

Agree on all counts
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Re: Rename color codes

Postby greenoaks on Sat Sep 28, 2013 5:55 pm

agentcom wrote:Agree on all counts

i support this idea being moved to Submitted & brought immediately to Blake's attention.
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Re: Rename color codes

Postby koontz1973 on Sun Sep 29, 2013 1:30 am

greenoaks wrote:
agentcom wrote:Agree on all counts

i support this idea being moved to Submitted & brought immediately to Blake's attention.

And I support this. :D
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Re: Rename color codes

Postby Fewnix on Sun Sep 29, 2013 2:21 am

Call the question.

all in favour?

carried unanimously.

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Re: Rename color codes

Postby stealth99 on Mon Oct 07, 2013 5:40 pm

Fabulous suggestion. Since a dozen of these things will be hard to remember, it's important to keep the letter codes limited to the first letter of the color. Well done.

Step 2 needs to be communication of the 'official' color names to all players. I know i am not alone in witnessing countless instances of communication missed simply because a player didn't know what color he was. Are there prominent visible places the official list could be posted?
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Re: Rename color codes

Postby Gilligan on Mon Oct 07, 2013 6:57 pm

stealth99 wrote:Fabulous suggestion. Since a dozen of these things will be hard to remember, it's important to keep the letter codes limited to the first letter of the color. Well done.

Step 2 needs to be communication of the 'official' color names to all players. I know i am not alone in witnessing countless instances of communication missed simply because a player didn't know what color he was. Are there prominent visible places the official list could be posted?


http://www.conquerclub.com/player.php?mode=settings is the first place that comes to mind.
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Re: Rename color codes

Postby koontz1973 on Sat Oct 12, 2013 10:02 am

Any change on the horizon?
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Re: Rename color codes

Postby chapcrap on Fri Oct 18, 2013 10:22 am

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Re: [GP/UI] Rename color codes

Postby greenoaks on Fri Oct 18, 2013 6:45 pm

This goes hand in hand with the List player colours in the Instructions tab suggestion.
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Re: [GP/UI] Rename color codes

Postby blakebowling on Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:31 am

This will be released with the next group of updates.
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Re: [GP/UI] Rename color codes

Postby Gilligan on Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:12 am

blakebowling wrote:This will be released with the next group of updates.


=D> =D> :D

Might I also suggest this: a banner on My Games page identifying the changes, since "v" is now a different player.
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Re: [GP/UI] Rename color codes

Postby spiesr on Sat Nov 02, 2013 2:53 pm

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Re: [GP/UI] Rename color codes

Postby Gilligan on Sun Nov 03, 2013 12:18 pm

Oh, sooooooo much neater. Thank you thank you!!
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Re: [GP/UI] Rename color codes

Postby conquerhero on Sat Nov 09, 2013 11:54 pm

some colors are still hard to distinguish from other colors. Suggest taking the last 2 or 3 and making them 2 colors - top 1 color, bottom different, or perhaps colors are vertical. Be creative and it will solve the color problem.
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Re: [GP/UI] Rename color codes

Postby Gilligan on Sun Nov 10, 2013 11:10 am

conquerhero wrote:some colors are still hard to distinguish from other colors. Suggest taking the last 2 or 3 and making them 2 colors - top 1 color, bottom different, or perhaps colors are vertical. Be creative and it will solve the color problem.


I highly doubt this is an option. I've never seen a font with two colors before.

As far as being hard to distinguish, that's why we have color codes. It's very hard to find 13 totally unique colors that work well on most maps.
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Re: [GP/UI] Rename color codes

Postby greenoaks on Sun Nov 10, 2013 3:15 pm

Gilligan wrote:
conquerhero wrote:some colors are still hard to distinguish from other colors. Suggest taking the last 2 or 3 and making them 2 colors - top 1 color, bottom different, or perhaps colors are vertical. Be creative and it will solve the color problem.


I highly doubt this is an option. I've never seen a font with two colors before.

As far as being hard to distinguish, that's why we have color codes. It's very hard to find 13 totally unique colors that work well on most maps.

where are the colour codes? i've looked put can't find them anywhere in the Instructions. :?
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Re: [GP/UI] Rename color codes

Postby Gilligan on Sun Nov 10, 2013 3:46 pm

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Re: [GP/UI] Rename color codes

Postby greenoaks on Sun Nov 10, 2013 11:48 pm

Gilligan wrote:http://www.conquerclub.com/player.php?mode=settings

:oops:

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Re: [GP/UI] Rename color codes

Postby DoomYoshi on Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:25 pm

slate changing to silver has confused the hell out of me
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Re: [GP/UI] Rename color codes

Postby Dukasaur on Thu Feb 13, 2014 3:19 am

DoomYoshi wrote:slate changing to silver has confused the hell out of me

And furthermore, it probably caused the price of silver to crash.
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