[Freeciv-Dev] Re: patch: draw fog on cities (PR#344)

[David Pfitzner <dwp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thue Janus Kristensen wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Apr 2000, Richard Atkins wrote:
> > On Sun, 23 Apr 2000, David Pfitzner wrote:

> > > This patch draws the fog over the top.  I also moved the drawing
> > > of the city size graphics right to the top, because otherwise they
> > > can be hard to read (and this also avoid obscuration by unhappiness
> > > or pollution etc).
> > 
> > Isn't it pointless being able to read the size of a fogged city clearly,
> > as you cannot see the accurate size anyway?
> 
> Well, the times you do know it is accurate it is nice to be able to read
> it.

Right, and the information _is_ "accurate", as far as it goes: it 
accurately tells you how big the city was last time you saw it.  

It _would_ make sense to show this information as "fogged", but 
making it hard to read just seemed annoying.  I think having the 
square clearly fogged is sufficient in that regard.  (I don't think 
there is much scope otherwise with 30x30 graphics.)

-- David