Author Topic: [dupe] 3.7.0 beta1 translation + usability - Game menu - Exit game?  (Read 2566 times)

GunChleoc

  • Horseman
  • ****
  • Posts: 202
    • View Profile
    • Fòram na Gàidhlig
I think the question in the Game menu breaks the pattern and thus disrupts usability, as well as creating localization issues. Could we please split the string into two separate strings? The English version would benefit as well, because then you cold have a full question in the following dialog instead of just "Exit game?"

« Last Edit: 24 June 2013, 11:49:46 by tomreyn »

Omega

  • MegaGlest Team
  • Dragon
  • ********
  • Posts: 6,167
  • Professional bug writer
    • View Profile
    • Personal site
Re: 3.7.0 beta1 translation + usability - Game menu - Exit game?
« Reply #1 on: 21 October 2012, 23:51:49 »
I presume you're referring to the fact that clicking "Exit game?" in the menu brings up a confirmation dialogue box with the exact same string? I agree, splitting that into two separate strings would be beneficial. I don't think the button in the main menu should have a question mark at the end. After all, none of the other buttons do, but if exit game is a question, they can be too. The question mark also looks awkward. The exit game confirmation string could then have a proper question (such as "Are you sure you want to exit the current game?"). Perhaps we could also rearrange the order of the options on the menu: rename "cancel" to be "return to game" and put it at the top, with "exit game" at the bottom.

At any rate, this isn't really a bug, but a feature request, so I moved it to the corresponding board.
Edit the MegaGlest wiki: http://docs.megaglest.org/

My personal projects: http://github.com/KatrinaHoffert

GunChleoc

  • Horseman
  • ****
  • Posts: 202
    • View Profile
    • Fòram na Gàidhlig
Re: 3.7.0 beta1 translation + usability - Game menu - Exit game?
« Reply #2 on: 22 October 2012, 09:26:00 »
Yes, this is exactly what I was getting at. This is a design "error" that was carried over from the original Glest.

softcoder

  • MegaGlest Team
  • Battle Machine
  • ********
  • Posts: 2,239
    • View Profile
This is a duplicate request of Split "ExitGame?" string.
« Last Edit: 24 June 2013, 11:51:06 by tomreyn »