[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#10917) connect to LAN game - GUI bug

["Jason Short" <jdorje@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=10917 >

Christian Knoke wrote:
> <URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=10917 >
> 
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> CVS 06 NOV 2004 S2 GTK2
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> It is very hard here to select the LAN server in this window. The selction
> tends to disappear at once. I need a calm hand and two attempts at least to
> select it, but only, if I hold the mouse button down for seconds.

This is already in RT somewhere.  The LAN tab polls for servers every 
1/10 of a second or so, and every poll overwrites the existing server 
list which destroys the selection.

This is a significant bug but I don't have enough GTK knowledge to fix 
it and nobody else seems to care.

One work-around is to just wait.  After 5-10 seconds the polling stops 
and then you can select properly.  Note also that a single selection is 
enough for things to work.  You can't double-click like you do in the 
other dialog but you can press the "connect" button.

jason