[Freeciv-Dev] Re: PATCH: gui-gtk: revamped metaserver window

[Tuomas Airaksinen <tuma@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Sep 23, 2000 at 09:45:10PM +0200, mueller wrote:
> This is a completely reworked metaserver window.
> 
> - shows server list on first page
> - has an interface for starting local servers 
>   (a civserver that knows option -b must be first in path)
> - can specify options for local servers
> - proposes (by default) player names to join as when connecting to a
> running game
> - has a 'show rules' button (needs new helpdata.txt)
> - adds a Help menu item Essentias on top
> - proposes best server after metaserver list update
> - hides (by default) server the cannot be connected to from the

Good start. I tested this and made some quick fixes (mostly lingual), 
and added "normal" difficulty. I also collected all 4 diffs
(server.diff, client.diff, gui-gtk.diff and data.diff) to one diff (because
my straight modifications to patch file failed...:|).
This new connect dialog will probably override need of server 
GUIs when we get option list ready (including all server options, 
or optionally only most common ones of them). 

Something that could be better:
1) Local games should also be possible to be saved somehow.
2) Server shouldn't start automatically until when pressing start game 
   button

Something that should be fixed immendiately (before CVS):
1) AI opponent number should be made with a "scale"-widget instead of
radio buttons, 2) map size should be possible to set whatever you want.

Patch is for CVS 25.8.2000.

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