The order of the place in the ship and airship transport grid ... #5123

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Boot · 2023-08-14T17:55:03Z

Boot commented

2023-08-14 17:55:03 +00:00

... should reflect the activity of the place. Cities that are no longer very active slide downwards and active cities move upwards. This makes it easier, especially for newbies with mobile devices, because they have to scroll less.

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label 2023-08-14 19:36:21 +00:00

sixer commented

2023-08-14 22:37:06 +00:00

On the other hand, modifying it too often may confuse people that got used to a certain order.

Could it be possible so that people would be able to pick their preferred ordering?
The options could be perhaps:

activity/popularity (as Boot suggests)
age (so new destination will appear at the end)
distance (closest destinations appearing first)
lexicographically (A .. Z)

On the other hand, modifying it too often may confuse people that got used to a certain order. Could it be possible so that people would be able to pick their preferred ordering? The options could be perhaps: - activity/popularity (as Boot suggests) - age (so new destination will appear at the end) - distance (closest destinations appearing first) - lexicographically (A .. Z)

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AliasAlreadyTaken commented

2023-08-15 01:10:57 +00:00

That's not impossible, but not within the current NPC constrictions. Plua, this selection needs to be stored somewhere.

Dirac commented

2023-08-15 04:55:49 +00:00

I think it's reasonable to occasionally rearrange the entries manually - according to popularity. I think this would also be the simplest to implement.

Ideally, this rearrangement could be informed by some metrics... Perhaps there is the necessary info already in the logs?

I think it's reasonable to occasionally rearrange the entries manually - according to popularity. I think this would also be the simplest to implement. Ideally, this rearrangement could be informed by some metrics... Perhaps there is the necessary info already in the logs?

Bla commented

2023-08-15 10:28:12 +00:00

Not sure if promoting already active cities is a good/fair idea.

The scrolling issue could be reduced alot by rearranging the buttons.
Instead of listing them like

Button
Button
Button
...

making it a 2 column list reduces scrolling without causing "too width" display problems on mobile devices

Column 1	Column 2
Button	Button
Button	...

Not sure if promoting already active cities is a good/fair idea. The scrolling issue could be reduced alot by rearranging the buttons. Instead of listing them like * Button * Button * Button * ... making it a 2 column list reduces scrolling without causing "too width" display problems on mobile devices | Column 1 | Column 2 | | -------- | -------- | | Button | Button | | Button | ... |

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flux commented

2023-08-15 19:15:27 +00:00

i'm pretty sure i requested the names be sorted alphabetically at some point, but i'm not finding an issue for that.

Boot commented

2023-08-16 14:29:47 +00:00

i'm pretty sure i requested the names be sorted alphabetically at some point, but i'm not finding an issue for that.

If you already know where you want to go, an alphabetical order is certainly very practical. For newcomers, however, this is no help either.

It would be nice and probably uncomplicated to implement if there was something more instead of the bare name. So instead of (hopefully soon) "Rubodyke" it could say: "Rubodyke - a very medieval and rural city that still offers plots for new settlers" or something like that. Each mayor may submit a text with x letters. Where there is no longer an active mayor, Staff sets the text.

> i'm pretty sure i requested the names be sorted alphabetically at some point, but i'm not finding an issue for that. If you already know where you want to go, an alphabetical order is certainly very practical. For newcomers, however, this is no help either. It would be nice and probably uncomplicated to implement if there was something more instead of the bare name. So instead of (hopefully soon) "Rubodyke" it could say: "Rubodyke - a very medieval and rural city that still offers plots for new settlers" or something like that. Each mayor may submit a text with x letters. Where there is no longer an active mayor, Staff sets the text.

Dirac commented

2023-08-17 19:32:17 +00:00

i'm pretty sure i requested the names be sorted alphabetically at some point, but i'm not finding an issue for that.

If you already know where you want to go, an alphabetical order is certainly very practical. For newcomers, however, this is no help either.

It would be nice and probably uncomplicated to implement if there was something more instead of the bare name. So instead of (hopefully soon) "Rubodyke" it could say: "Rubodyke - a very medieval and rural city that still offers plots for new settlers" or something like that. Each mayor may submit a text with x letters. Where there is no longer an active mayor, Staff sets the text.

I would like to see the 2-column name solution listed above, with this extra info shown in a tooltip on mouseover.

> > i'm pretty sure i requested the names be sorted alphabetically at some point, but i'm not finding an issue for that. > > If you already know where you want to go, an alphabetical order is certainly very practical. For newcomers, however, this is no help either. > > It would be nice and probably uncomplicated to implement if there was something more instead of the bare name. So instead of (hopefully soon) "Rubodyke" it could say: "Rubodyke - a very medieval and rural city that still offers plots for new settlers" or something like that. Each mayor may submit a text with x letters. Where there is no longer an active mayor, Staff sets the text. I would like to see the 2-column name solution listed above, with this extra info shown in a tooltip on mouseover.

AliasAlreadyTaken commented

2023-08-17 19:55:10 +00:00

Current plan for the cities update is to have separate lists for active and legacy cities. Fiorst column would show the coat of arms, second column would have two lines. The upper one would show the name and the mayor, lower is undecided, but could be used for description, defense status or similar.

Yes, the sorting could be changed, but again: When the sort order deviates from default, this new sorting needs to be stored somewhere.

Current plan for the cities update is to have separate lists for active and legacy cities. Fiorst column would show the coat of arms, second column would have two lines. The upper one would show the name and the mayor, lower is undecided, but could be used for description, defense status or similar. Yes, the sorting could be changed, but again: When the sort order deviates from default, this new sorting needs to be stored somewhere.

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2024-01-15 21:20:07 +00:00

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