[Bug-gnubg] Re: More 3D boards

[Jonathan Kinsey]

Hi Albert,

Rather than sending attachments (to me or the list), can you upload them on 
the web somewhere and send a link in your emails.  I'm sure there was talk 
of a guidance email being sent weekly/monthly about this and other things - 
like top-posting :)  Anyway...

> From: "Albert Silver" <address@hidden>
>
>         I did some retouching of the previous 3D board I had made
> (directional light reducing glare, rounded edges, better light in
> general), and believe the modifications to be better. They are included
> here, and do not entail changes in the textures used.
I need your boards.xml file (probably the one in the .gnubg directory).  The 
gnubgautorc file only contains your current settings.

>         I am also attaching a new one that I called Nature-3D which uses
> some new textures. I had initially tried using textures for the checkers
> but it looked strange since they only covered a small part of the top of
> the pieces, so I used plain colors instead.
I will add another option - which covers the whole piece in the texture.

> I'm attaching the textures,
> the textures.txt file, my settings, and a screenshot (jpg) of the
> Nature-3D board. I wanted to do something fairly different now that
> actual textures are supported.
Looks funky.

>         One comment, despite opting to not use textures for the checkers
> I ran into two small issues:
> -       I could not use textures for Checkers2, only Checkers1. The
> drop-down selector for textures was disabled.
You can only set one texture for both pieces (from chequer 1).  Perhaps I 
can change it to make it clearer - not sure how...

> -       When setting the colors and textures for any part, there is a
> small typo saying 'Shineness' as opposed to 'Shininess'.
I'll fix this.

> -       When changing from positional light to directional light, the
> color background I had went white. The settings still showed the color,
> but the actual background did not.
I can't reproduce this problem.

>         Hope you like the boards. I have tested their visibility in
> terms pf playability, and had no trouble playing with them, which is of
> paramount importance IMO. What good is a fantastically sophisticated
> design if no one will/can ever play with it?
You are right, but everyone has slightly different tastes.

Jon

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