How to improve user interface.

[luser]

sion of this in f.ds features thread and this is expanded version, and some mf problems are already fixed

1. Use same login for forum and dominion, why should I create yet another account when I already filled all needed data?

2. Undo/confirm interface is clumsy and most of times not needed if you use better on.

2a) trashing without benefit: autotrash. Most of times its obvious what to trash. It should be done with one click on trash junk(junk list button) that selects curses,ruins,hovel,o.e.,estate,copper in that order. Undo/confirm is not needed when user clicks that button.

2b) Trash for benefit - confirm is not needed, undo suffices (except apprentice who gives information). For remodel variants make undo available until you select card you want to gain or you play next card in case of salvager/bishop as that action serves as confirmation. Ditto for prince.

2c) discard junk checkbox. If there is a mandatory discard card show this checkbox. It will automatically discard greens,estates,ruins,e.o,curse,hovel,copper so you don't have to wait for opponent millita when choice is obvious. This could also apply for s.pool and cartographer.

2d) hamlet. In previous post I wrote that best interface are buttons discard for action above each card, discard for buy below cards and clicking on card means playing it.

2e) Vault and quest, with no action button to discard to vault is almost always obvious and so is discard random 6 cards for quest as it doesn't matter. So is discarding only attack that you have.

2f) scrying pool, checkbox below sp to autokeep your action, and discard green/purple opposite for opponent as well as button to keep that copper... topdecked until end of turn.

3) reactions - always react checkbox below blue cards. User would check this to avoid waiting to reveal moat when its obvious that you always want to reveal it, ditto for mountebank discard curse checkbox and torturer to get curse when they are out.

4) scavenger/harbringer/herald topdecking is problematic. Its better to reuse kingdom piles to show how many cards are in discard and clicking.

5) make herbalist topdecking opt-in after playing it there could be botton use topdecking instead not use topdecking at end of turn to save a click

These were quite easy fixes. When I played on slower network I realized that autoplay would considerably speed it up. With it checked one would automatially play all nonterminals that don't require you to choose unless it would trigger reshuffle. That should be reasonably close to optimal play

[allanfieldhouse]

Autoplay options are on their list of "todo" features.

http://forum.shuffleit.nl/index.php?topic=512.0