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Confusing interface for downloading missing server NewGRFs #4827

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DorpsGek opened this issue Nov 8, 2011 · 3 comments
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Confusing interface for downloading missing server NewGRFs #4827

DorpsGek opened this issue Nov 8, 2011 · 3 comments
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DorpsGek commented Nov 8, 2011

TrueBrain opened the ticket and wrote:

The interface to download the NewGRFs in order to join a server of which you don't have the NewGRFs yet, is misleading / tricky / unclear.

First, you need to click on NewGRF Settings. The name to me suggests that you are going to change the settings. But in fact, you can click there:

Find missing content online. This is unexpected to me. I would expect that button above NewGRF Settings, as I only pressed NewGRF Settings because I knew the option should be somewhere. Or maybe allow 'Join game' and then popup with saying: in order to join, you need to download these NewGRFs.

Next, after clicking the "Find missing content online" button, it does not automatically select the downloads (which would be the obvious thing here).

After clicking Select all + Download, I would kinda expect the Content downloading dialog to close up now, as I am obviously done. Then to find out the Close button is left of the Download button caused me another misclick :)

In short, for a 'new' player, the interface was rather confusing and it depended on the fact I knew it should be possible, rather than understanding what the interface said.

Reported version: 1.1.3
Operating system: All


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DorpsGek commented Dec 9, 2011

Yexo wrote:

Added a "find missing grfs online" button in both the saveload dialog and the network window in r23465. You still need to click "select all", "download" and close the window.


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DorpsGek commented Dec 9, 2011

Yexo wrote:

Part 2 done in r23467: when you confirm the download with "ok" the online content window is closed.


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Yexo closed the ticket.

Reason for closing: Implemented

Final part in r23468


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