[Freeciv-Dev] Re: [PATCH] bugfix for wrapping problem

[Reinier Post <rp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 04:41:05PM -0400, Ross W. Wetmore wrote:
> You are changing the current behaviour. 
> 
> If this is a bugfix, get someone knowledgable to validate it.
> 
> If this is being done as an "improvement", in my view it is not.

It used to work like that (with bugs); I don't recall a note
announcing that tiles would only be drawn once from now on
it just happened as far as I know.

It will be more urgent to have multiply drawn tiles if very small
maps or strange topologies are introduced (holes, weird wrapping rules).

> Your arguments about robustness are valid only in the larger
> context of what *should* it be doing which has not been determined.
> Wanting to draw multiple images of the same tile is not the same
> as there is a real and valid reason to draw multiple images of 
> the same tile. In my view this would lead to gaming anarchy and
> should be explicitly and irrevocably disallowed. 

??? Gaming anarchy ?

> In either case, so far no one has convinced me they have the 
> background, understanding or have adequately investigated the 
> ramifications of this to be credibale on this area.

I have used wrapping views in Freeciv, and I can't see how
they could possibly be confusing.

-- 
Reinier