Pins with text in player screen - Page 2

AEIOU · May 24th, 2015, 06:38 AM

In fantasy, most people only "know" a small area. In sci-fi, the area of knowledge is much more vast.

And then of course, there are us world builders who just like to build. No amount of logic is going to sway us from our unattainable goal.

Zaphod Beebledoc · May 27th, 2015, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by AEIOU

And then of course, there are us world builders who just like to build. No amount of logic is going to sway us from our unattainable goal.

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Bobifle · June 6th, 2015, 05:01 AM

I second this as well.

When revealing a pin to players, it would be very nice to have a label displayed. Otherwise maps end up with a dozen of pins which players have no idea what these are related to.

snaggle2th · October 27th, 2015, 08:21 AM

At the risk of resurrecting a thread that appears to be dead, has anything happened with this? A bunch of pins on a map are of very limited use, if the players don't know what the pins are for. I'm pretty sure that the text label doesn't even come up when the GM mouses over! A simple text label would be a big help.

Vargr · October 27th, 2015, 12:24 PM

Well, there have been many requests and discussions of how to expand the features of maps and pins in RW.

I am sure LW have listened and added to their never-ending list of insane user-wishes.

But for now they are busy sorting out the last hiccups of the last upgrades and then we sally forth once again into the market place.

After that I am sure we will see improvements on pins somewhere down the road.

snaggle2th · October 28th, 2015, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Vargr

I am sure LW have listened and added to their never-ending list of insane user-wishes.

Well, I choose to cheerfully assume that your intention was to characterise the list as insane, rather than the wish (or the user). I am sure that the list is never-ending; just looking for reassurance that 'labels for pins' is on there somewhere. Thanks for the response.

AEIOU · October 28th, 2015, 08:00 AM

Fear not, labels for pins has been on the list since the Kickstarter several eons ago. It's an obvious addition but people wanted calendars and market and printing first for some reason. Whatever.

More seriously, we don't know how much extra coding effort this suggestion entails or what other prerequisites need to be resolved before this can get implemented. Especially because the solution needs to work for stand-alone clients as well as web presentation. The latest update switching to html for formatting was likely a major milestone for this item.

Even though this item isn't a top priority, it could be one of the things that sneaks in to an update like the recent alias changes. The devs sometimes have down time where they take the opportunity to work on other things -- code needs to compile, coders need other coders to finish something before they can move on, it could become a pet project that gets done off-the-clock. Keep thinking happy thoughts and maybe it'll appear in your stocking for Christmas.

AEIOU Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,147 May 24th, 2015, 06:38 AM	In fantasy, most people only "know" a small area. In sci-fi, the area of knowledge is much more vast. And then of course, there are us world builders who just like to build. No amount of logic is going to sway us from our unattainable goal.
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Bobifle Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 78 June 6th, 2015, 05:01 AM	I second this as well. When revealing a pin to players, it would be very nice to have a label displayed. Otherwise maps end up with a dozen of pins which players have no idea what these are related to.
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snaggle2th Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Halifax, NS Posts: 6 October 27th, 2015, 08:21 AM	At the risk of resurrecting a thread that appears to be dead, has anything happened with this? A bunch of pins on a map are of very limited use, if the players don't know what the pins are for. I'm pretty sure that the text label doesn't even come up when the GM mouses over! A simple text label would be a big help.
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