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Re: [Linux] ja2 1.13 linux port (alpha release)[message #159323] Wed, 26 September 2007 18:59 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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New possible bug, and it's one of those frustrating to debug, "only happens sometimes," issues. In windowed mode, when I switch from the virtual desktop containing the ja2lp window to another desktop and come back (Gnome function mapped to Alt-1, Alt-2, etc. on my machine), occasionally my mercs all will want to move backwards or sidestep, as if they're facing the opposite direction of where I left them, and as if I still have the Alt key depressed when I don't. The implicit direction turn that normally happens when plotting a movement path away from the current facing does not happen. Explicitly turning one of them towards the desired direction of motion, even if he's already facing that way, makes the effect go away. That means I have to waste the APs for one merc to "turn" towards the direction he's already facing in combat, or take the time in real time mode to explicitly turn someone. I'm not sure a savegame would help reproduce this, since the effect also goes away when I reload from a save. But you'll get one anyway, as you'll see in a second.

Heh, another issue appeared as I was writing this. When I returned to the desktop containing the ja2lp window, I couldn't change focus from one merc to another, with either spacebar or by selecting the new merc with the mouse. Quick-save and reload made the effect go away, as with the first issue, but this time, the effect returned when I switched away from that desktop again. I'll email that Quick-save to the bug report address, and include the text of this post in case you get that before reading this.

One more or less the same topic, how difficult would it be to make fullscreen mode honor Gnome/KDE/X11 keyboard shortcuts like the Alt-1 I mentioned? It's a very common (used to be a default) key mapping. Right now it gets ignored, although I don't recall that it causes the weird merc movement problem like it does in windowed mode.

I'll also try to narrow down exactly what circumstances the first issue happens under, or at least identify a pattern better than "sometimes."

As always, thank you so much for putting in this effort!

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