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To: jdorje@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Freeciv-Dev] Re: add a 'topology' server variable allowing varied X and Y wrapping (PR#6287)
From: "jjc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <jjc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 17:12:46 -0700
Reply-to: rt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

On Tue, Oct 14, 2003 at 08:14:27AM -0700, Jason Short wrote:
> Per I. Mathisen wrote:
> > On Mon, 13 Oct 2003, rwetmore@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > 
> >>The comment still stands ... what is it that people want to put into the
> >>longer explanation. Specifically, what is Per missing that he thinks his
> >>comment addressed and didn't, obviously :-).
> > 
> > 
> > The server help should tell the user which ways the different map options
> > wrap. Saying "Uranus" is less helpful than "Uranus (wraps N-S)".
> 
> Indeed.  Of course the help does say "Uranus (wraps N-S)", but I can see 
> that explanations for the others (Flat Earth and Donut World) would be 
> helpful.
> 
> How about this:
> 
>  > help topology
> Option: topology  -  The map topology index
> Description:
>    Two-dimensional maps can wrap at the north-south or
>    east-west edges, and use a cartesian or isometric
>    rectangular grid.  See the manual for further explanation.
>      0 Flat Earth (unwrapped)          4 Flat Earth (isometric)
>      1 Earth (wraps E-W)               5 Earth (isometric)
>      2 Uranus (wraps N-S)              6 Uranus (isometric)
>      3 Donut World (wraps N-S, E-W)    7 Donut World (isometric)
What exactly are the 4,5,6,7 doing       ^
They aren't selecteable since the values |
allowed range from 0 to 3.               |


> Status: changeable
> Value: 1, Minimum: 0, Default: 1, Maximum: 3
 

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Josh Cogliati




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