04-07-2003 02:08									#1
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Rafal Bursig has posted a status report on the SDL client. Here's the current status of things that work now, things that don't work to things that should work in the future.

quote: Hi all Ok... here are some info about my work on SDL Client (many people ask about it) Client is playable ( almost ) even in muliplayer. Should be build without any errors ( ok.. current debug=yes will break becouse I don't commit some remove log.h patch from some files but debug=some and debug=no will go ) Still some dlgs are missed but we can play without it ( or not ). Bugs: - Log window is draw above nations dlg becouse I made there ugly hack and don't have time to correct it ( rewrite nations dlg ) - There is some bug in move window with scrollbar code but fixing it wont be easy and require some changes in widget system. - Next problem is log window, I try found this @#$%^$^ bug for many weaks and still something missing - more Some new future (for those people that don't know) - some client comand line options ( ok... 2 comnads: start fullscreen 800x600 and events in other thread for linux/beos ) - scallable minimap. - use of mmx1 instruction (where avilable and only when build from source) - I have some mmx1 code for SDL lib, if someone want it then just say Dlgs that work : - Connect Dlg. - Option Dlg. - City Dlg. - Worklist Dlg. - City Rep. - Units Rep. - Players Rep. - Intel. Dlg. - Diplomacy Dlg. - Economy Rep. - Science Rep. - Top 5 Cities. - Wonders of Word. - News. - Demography - Find City. - Units Dlgs (caravans, settlers, spys/diplomats, etc ) - more ( those that I forgot here and don't write in TODO part ) As I know there is no problem with win32 port of this client. Per have better info about it. BIG TODO : - CMA Dlg. ( initial work ) - Goto City Dlg. - Airlift City Dlg. - Help Dlg. (need new graphics) - SpaceShip Dlg. (need new graphics) - Nuke Explosion. (need new graphics) - Correct, clean and finish deluxe tilesets (need new graphics) with some new code in cvs: - add support for units gold unkeep. (city dlg. units dlg) - add support for borders in minimap . (minimap) - update_conn_list_dialog - mabe after Client/server auth. pach I make some batte.net like dialog (witch chat , players list and setup server, start game,join server/chnge chanel and disconnect buttons ) where pubservers will work as chat chanels. Problem : server settings API. widget sytem: - fix move window with scrollbar ( scrollbar->min and scrollbar->max aren't change by move_window code ) - add better key support (menu kebard control and more - this wont be easy but I made some first steps for it) Small TODO : - update timeout label. - turn done button animation. - rewrite connection dlg. - rewrite nations dlg. ( legend support ) - rewrite options dlg. - rewrite or remove log window. - rewrite tech goals dlg (make it like next tech to reserach dlg.) - add reserched techs status dlg. - put_city_workers - ??? - put_cross_overlay_tile - ??? Long term TODO : - add sound support to widgets system (buttons pressed , open window, etc ). - add chat subwindow/subsystem. - rewrite "Top 5 Cities" and "Wonders of Word" net protocol - server shouldn't send strings only ids. I need know what wonders icon and what nation color use for "Wonders of Word" , what wonders have "Top 5 Cities" , etc. After that rewrite those dlgs. - split gui_stuff.c to sub files. (each widget type should have own file) - add support for units animation. (need new graphics: move, commbat, work, etc) - split tileset code to map tileset and rest. - add default worklist widget to new city name dlg. - start new game from strat menu, run server as : * other thread ? * other proces * telnet/ssh to other PC and run server - load game from start menu. (see run server as) - add load/save via client options. - show unload order icon only when ship is loaded. - better demography ( graphs ) - units report in city rep. ( garrison report ) - citizens report in city rep. ( happynes ) - more ... About much things I forgot say here I think that there are many bugs but most of them will show with better testing and for that I need YOU Have fun and don't call me if your cpu will burn. yours lazy Rafal

In short, we now have a running (and playable) SDL alpha. Get ready to start betatesting (some compiling required)

	04-07-2003 18:10									#2
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I have made a win32 binary of the latest SDL client. You can download it from here. Enjoy, and do report those bugs! There are lots of them and we want 'em all squished!

	04-07-2003 21:45									#3
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Thanks Per I've already downloaded it the moment I spotted your post about it on the mailing list.

First try:
I've tried it out under win98. I set up the civserver as localhost (set aifill to 7) and start up SDL client. So far so good, but the the moment I connect to the server the SDL client crashes.

quote: CIVCLIENT caused an invalid page fault in module SDL.DLL at 0167:100239db. Registers: EAX=00fd2170 CS=0167 EIP=100239db EFLGS=00010202 EBX=00fd21e0 SS=016f ESP=00e9f860 EBP=00e9f878 ECX=00fd21e0 DS=016f ESI=00000000 FS=1ac7 EDX=00fc1fc0 ES=016f EDI=00fd21b0 GS=1b8e Bytes at CS:EIP: 80 7e 05 01 74 3f 8a 46 04 38 47 04 74 1d 8b 45 Stack dump: 00000000 00fc1fc0 00fd2170 00fc1fc0 00fd2170 00e9f928 00e9f8b8 100242a9 00fd2170 00fc1fc0 00fc1fc0 00fc1fc0 00002424 00000007 20000000 00e9f8d0

Will try some experimenting later today...

P.S
Why is the deluxe tileset also loaded for the civserver when you click on the civserver shortcut on the desktop?

D:\games\freeciv\sdl\test\civserver.exe -t deluxe

	05-07-2003 01:49									#4
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Code travels fast in this world. There's also an SDL port for RISC OS out.


And there goes your free time....

http://www.drobe.co.uk/riscos/artifact728.html

quote: It's a lazy Sunday afternoon and a typically quiet Summer period looms as developers busy themselves with projects that need completing in time for the Autumn shows. So in order to avoid a mass twiddling of thumbs, the Unix Porting Project has struck again with an SDL-based Freeciv port. Freeciv is a free, turn based multiplayer strategy game that's based on the commercial 'Civilization II' game. Basically, think TEK 1608 but instead of destroying civilisation with tanks and missiles, you're building it up. Literally, building it up from sending out settlers to founding cities to forming armies and crafting your mark in history. The previous RISC OS port of Freeciv used X11 and an X Server to display the game. However, this version (1.14.1) uses libSDL so the game runs as a native application and is therefore faster. LibSDL was ported to RISC OS by Alan Buckley. Freeciv is playable and certainly not slow on this editor's StrongARM RiscPC although the game is quite responsive on an XScale Iyonix. There's lots of online documentation and guides to help new players to get into the game plus the game interface itself is intuitive. The in-game graphics are very cutesy and colourful with lots of nice transparency effects thrown in for good measure - be sure to run Freeciv in at least a 32,000 colour desktop. There's also a remarkably large range of races and other options to start each game with.

	05-07-2003 01:53									#5
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Some nice screenshots of the SDL client (if only I could get the thing running myself right now ....oh well )

	05-07-2003 20:31									#6
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quote: Originally posted by CapTVK I've tried it out under win98. I set up the civserver as localhost (set aifill to 7) and start up SDL client. So far so good, but the the moment I connect to the server the SDL client crashes.

It is possible that win98 is just too old. I know this is the case with the GTK+ client.

quote: Originally posted by CapTVK Why is the deluxe tileset also loaded for the civserver when you click on the civserver shortcut on the desktop?

Oops. Yes, this is wrong. Sorry about this. You need to edit the link for it to work.

	06-07-2003 02:42									#7
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Per,

Unfortunately I only have Linux and Win98 installed on PC right now. I won't be able to playtest it then.

quote: Oops. Yes, this is wrong. Sorry about this. You need to edit the link for it to work.

Well, that's one 'bug' down

	07-07-2003 21:45									#8
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Good news, got it running under Win98...and found out why I couldn't get it to run (another bug).

The reason that the SDL client crashes has something to with setting options in civserver included with the client. I usually set the no of civs by hand with for example: set aifill 7. When I try to log in at this point with the SDL client it always crashes under Win98.

	07-07-2003 21:48									#9
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Per,

I guess this is a proper bug. Should I post these bugreports at rt.freeciv.org?

	07-07-2003 22:02									#10
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I might have spoken to soon at this point. Apparently setting the gamescreen resolution also is a factor when trying to connect the client to the server. So aifill may not be the cause at all. I'll do a couple of experiments first

	07-07-2003 23:54									#11
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I can get the SDI version to work, but only if I manually start the server and then connect to it. The client options to start a new game, or load a game are disabled. Is this a bug?

Also, various dialogs seem to be moveable. By left clicking on their titles, they turn into a black outline (which is therefore very difficult to see on an unexplored map). But to fix the dialog, I seem to have to press both the left and right mouse buttons at the same time. Is this a bug (middle mouse button has no effect)? Is there a key press I could use instead?

Enemy cities names (coloured boxes with city name and country) do not appear when the city is first found, but are shown on the next turn. Is this a bug?

	08-07-2003 02:37									#12
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quote: Originally posted by maubp I can get the SDI version to work, but only if I manually start the server and then connect to it. The client options to start a new game, or load a game are disabled. Is this a bug?

That's still listed as longterm TODO goal. For the moment we'll have to make do with setting the civserver directly.

quote: Also, various dialogs seem to be moveable. By left clicking on their titles, they turn into a black outline (which is therefore very difficult to see on an unexplored map). But to fix the dialog, I seem to have to press both the left and right mouse buttons at the same time. Is this a bug (middle mouse button has no effect)? Is there a key press I could use instead?

I've experienced that bug a few times and I believe it's been mentioned before. Wasn't aware that you can make it disappear by pressing LMB&RMB however, thanks.

quote: Enemy cities names (coloured boxes with city name and country) do not appear when the city is first found, but are shown on the next turn. Is this a bug?

I'm not sure if it's a bug or not. It might have something to do with updating the next turn.

	11-07-2003 02:00									#13
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quote: Originally posted by CapTVK That's still listed as longterm TODO goal. For the moment we'll have to make do with setting the civserver directly.

I assume you don't mean this TODO list, http://www.freeciv.org/todo.html

Is there a status/list of known bugs for the Windows SDL client? Should I be looking at the client-win32 or the client-sdl queue on http://rt.freeciv.org/

Thanks for your comments

	11-07-2003 23:23									#14
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No, it's Rafal's own TODO list (although he could use an extra hand i guess ) at the top of this thread.

Posting at the right que is just a question of pigeonholing: SDL related goes into SDL, win32 into win32 etc....

	11-07-2003 23:56									#15
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quote: Originally posted by CapTVK No, it's Rafal's own TODO list (although he could use an extra hand i guess ) at the top of this thread.

Oh, yes. So it is - my mistake.

( why is there no embarrassed smilie on this forum? )

quote: Posting at the right que is just a question of pigeonholing: SDL related goes into SDL, win32 into win32 etc....

I guess what I'm asking is where should bugs in this win32 SDL client be reported (under SDL or under win32?)

P.S. For anyone else wondering, SDL means this version of Freeciv uses the "Simple DirectMedia Layer" graphics library, see here http://www.libsdl.org

	12-07-2003 14:01									#16
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quote: Originally posted by maubp I guess what I'm asking is where should bugs in this win32 SDL client be reported (under SDL or under win32?)

All bugs should be reported to rt@rt.freeciv.org...
If you use :
1) gui-win32 then report it as win32 WinAPI port. (client-win32)
2) gui-gtk2 then report it as win32 gtk2 port. (client-gtk2)
3) gui-sdl then report it as win32 SDL port. (client-sdl)

with 2) and 3) add info that you use win32 enviroment.

PS. if report SDL draw bugs please add screen Bpp settings.

	12-07-2003 14:10									#17
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quote: Originally posted by maubp I can get the SDI version to work, but only if I manually start the server and then connect to it. The client options to start a new game, or load a game are disabled. Is this a bug?

No

quote: Originally posted by maubp Also, various dialogs seem to be moveable. By left clicking on their titles, they turn into a black outline (which is therefore very difficult to see on an unexplored map).

Fixed in cvs.

quote: Originally posted by maubp But to fix the dialog, I seem to have to press both the left and right mouse buttons at the same time. Is this a bug (middle mouse button has no effect)? Is there a key press I could use instead?

Please report this bug to RT.
This is problem of event list (SDL can handle only 128 event then lost all incoming event) simply don't catch mouse button up event.

quote: Originally posted by maubp Enemy cities names (coloured boxes with city name and country) do not appear when the city is first found, but are shown on the next turn. Is this a bug?

Please report this bug to RT.
Not only enemy but new cities too, samll solution is... recenter map.

	12-07-2003 14:15									#18
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quote: Originally posted by CapTVK Some nice screenshots of the SDL client (if only I could get the thing running myself right now ....oh well )

What is your screen Bpp settings ?
Dose you still have this draw bug (unexplored isn't draw) ?
What version of SDLClient do you use ?

	13-07-2003 19:50									#19
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Another problem - start a new game and press F7, the client crashes. Based on the other clients I have used, I think this should pop up a list of wonders of the world. Maybe it can't cope with an empty list?

	13-07-2003 19:58									#20
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What tilesets can be used with the SDL client? I tried a few that work with freeciv 1.1.14 (both isometric and non-isometric) but didn't find any that worked.

	16-07-2003 05:17									#21
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quote: Originally posted by maubp What tilesets can be used with the SDL client? I tried a few that work with freeciv 1.1.14 (both isometric and non-isometric) but didn't find any that worked.

Just copy to tileset dir all sdl gui gfxs...
- city.png/spec
- city_citizens.png/spec
- city_fist.png/spec
- dip_icons.png/spec
- focused_unit_animation.png/spec
- icons.png/spec
- logo.png/spec
- techs.png/spec
- theme_boxs.png/spec
- theme_buttons.png/spec
- theme_orders_buttons.png/spec
- theme_scroll.png/spec
From deluxe tileset and add all new file to your tileset *.tilespec file.