[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#12726) Bug: is_isometric is backwards in hex tilespec

["Jason Short" <jdorje@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=12726 >

Yobbo Bandana wrote:

> Hmm, you're right about the wasted vertical space.
> 
> As technically neither of the views is isometric,
> perhaps another variable name such as hex_orientation
> would be better than is_isometric for hex tilesets?

hex_orientation isn't much better than is_isometric, it's just a boolean 
value that doesn't immediately convey its meaning to the user.  But a 
better name might be workable, if we can come up with one.

FWIW, internally the client marks both hex tilesets with is_isometric, 
and uses hex_width and hex_height variables to hold the length of the 
"extra" side of the hex (the same value given in hex_side in the .tilespec).

As for the current state of affairs, it is a bug that the client and 
server don't agree on which hex is "isometric".  But I agree neither is 
a fundamentally isometric view.  See 
http://www.freeciv.org/index.php/Perspective for a discussion about this 
(if you haven't yet).  Maybe the tile shape should be separated from the 
is_isometric value completely (allowing overhead diamonds or isometric 
squares or...whatever).

-jason