[Kde-games-devel] Module policy for kdegames4

[Mauricio Piacentini]

> Hang on guys!  Not so fast ... :-)  Have a look through kstandardgameaction.h
> and kstandardgameaction.cpp.  You will find "Choose Game &Type" there: also
> several other standard game actions that have come in since some of our
> games were last "renovated", such as "&Hint" and "&Solve".

"Choose game type" could be good. But if you look at the current scheme 
(Open Layout), it shares some of the same issues, which can maybe be 
solved depending on the implementation. Currently you choose a game type 
(layout), and then the game has to warn the user that the selection will 
only be applied when the next game is started (not ideal). Or the game 
could ask the user if he/she wants to start a new game immediately. In 
both cases you would get an extra dialog box or warning, which is 
exactly what I am trying to avoid.

In my opinion, it would be best to have a NEW GAME (or START NEW GAME 
TYPE, or NEW BOARD) item where you choose the game board, and the game 
is then started without further warnings. This does not replace the 
functionality of the current NEW GAME item, which would still be present 
in some form (I considered NEW QUICK GAME, but maybe there are better 
names?)

Anyway, this thread has given me some ideas. I do not like the NEW GAME 
... form, it does not make much sense for me, at least I would not know 
immediately the difference between this and the normal NEW GAME item.

But maybe we could have two actions:
New Game -> immediately starts a new game using the current board
New Board (or New Game Type) -> prompts for a layout and immediately 
starts a new game replacing the current one.

Got to work on this a little bit, I think it depends on how the layout 
selection is implemented as well.

Regards,
Mauricio Piacentini