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List:       kde-games-devel
Subject:    Re: Proposed new set of levels for KGoldrunner
From:       Albert Astals Cid <aacid () kde ! org>
Date:       2021-06-09 20:34:48
Message-ID: 2464095.tee3tQDXm2 () xps
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El dimecres, 9 de juny de 2021, a les 6:41:51 (CEST), Ian Wadham va escriure:
> 
> Thanks again, Albert. Just two questions...
> 
> I looked at https://invent.kde.org/games/kgoldrunner/-/commits/master and even \
> logged in as KDE ID "ianw", but could find no branch or merge request. Should there \
> be one, or am I missing something?

https://invent.kde.org/games/kgoldrunner/-/commit/b5994ade7c140d7f74911a46ec11bdb55eb90e52 \
?

> Also, could you send me a file of all the strings the latest KDE translation \
> scripts extract from file kgoldrunner/gamedata/game_GotD.txt? Then I can check that \
> they all appear as intended (i.e. no fragmentation or missing bits).

https://websvn.kde.org/trunk/l10n-kf5/templates/messages/kgoldrunner/kgoldrunner.pot?view=markup \
and filter for game_gotd

> 
> > I did some testing and i guess it works, i'm terrible at playing kgoldrunner so \
> > ... :D
> 
> So the build worked with the new files in it. They are just data-files, no changes \
> to C++ code, so I would expect KGoldrunner to work as before, in the latest \
> releases and with the latest libraries. So no need to play… :-) 
> When you start KGoldrunner, the demo tests almost everything except GUI actions and \
> menus. 
> The new levels, Game Of The Living Dead, can be tested by loading each (or any) \
> level and its solution. To step through several levels, use H (for Help), Esc (for \
> Show A Solution) and Y (for Play Next Level). 

To be honest i don't seem to have time to run the solution locally, it takes "a lot \
of time" for only the first level, i would appreciate if someone has time to do that.

Cheers,
  Albert

> 
> Each recorded level should terminate with all the gold gone and the hero on the top \
> row of the layout. Failure to get there would mean that there is something wrong \
> with the layout of the level or something is not working properly down in Qt, as \
> happened before in 2007-2008 when QGraphicsView and KDE 4 first appeared. 
> Gabriel and I have already tested all levels on various earlier versions of KDE. \
> Also he composed them and can play and win all of them, as evidenced by the \
> recorded solutions. I can play only a fraction of them… too old for this stuff \
> now… not fast enough any more… :-( 
> All the best,
> Ian W.
> 
> > Cheers,
> > Albert
> > 
> > > 
> > > > Since i don't really understand the syntax of that file i can't suggest a \
> > > > solution.
> > > 
> > > Basically the syntax consists of i18n() or i18nc() function calls (the \
> > > displayable, translatable strings) and C++ comments that contain the data for \
> > > the KGoldrunner levels, but the file is not a complete, compilable C++ program. \
> > > The game-data files ("kgoldrunner/gamedata/game_*") all follow the same scheme. \
> > >  What has happened in this case is an example of how a hand-editing error by me \
> > > can lead to translatable strings being fragmented, truncated or not detected by \
> > > KGoldrunner's Messages.sh script. I hope there will be no more such cases. I \
> > > wish I had some better way to test that than just proof-reading the strings on \
> > > a screen in English. 
> > > Cheers,
> > > Ian W.
> > > 
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Albert
> > > > 
> > > > > - That US English and spelling is used correctly throughout (I am dual \
> > > > >                 Austrlian/UK nationality and Gabriel is German, but we have \
> > > > >                 done our best),
> > > > > - That there are no hard-to-translate phrases,
> > > > > - That no typos have escaped Gabriel and me,
> > > > > - That the English style is in-line with KDE Community conventions (my \
> > > > > memory of these is somewhat rusty). 
> > > > > All that said, I can thoroughly recommend the 50 levels of Game Of The \
> > > > > Living Dead to all KGoldrunner fans. Although some of the levels are \
> > > > > extremely difficult, all are entertaining and exploit the quirks of \
> > > > > KGoldrunner's behaviour in amusing ways, even if you just watch the \
> > > > > solutions. 
> > > > > I am hoping they will appear in the KDE Gear 21.08 Release.
> > > > > 
> > > > > A quick note to potential reviewers: you can step through the levels, hints \
> > > > > and solutions by repeatedly hitting Y (for Play Next Level), H (for Help) \
> > > > > and Escape (for Show A Solution). 
> > > > > All the best,
> > > > > Ian W.
> > > > > 
> > > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > > Albert
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Thank you, in advance.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Cheers, Ian W.
> > > 
> > > 
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