A Suggestion for GUI makers. Double-Click a Piece to Capture

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Zagalo
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A Suggestion for GUI makers. Double-Click a Piece to Capture

Post by Zagalo »

Here is a small suggestion for GUI makres, Arena..etc.

During a game between you and an engine (or whatever), and its your turn:
If you Double-Click a piece (of your own), then:
- That pice will Capture the Only piece it can legally capture
(the normal procedure if 'Allow one-click input' option is checked, in Arena 2.01)
- If there are more than one piece it can capture then another Click is needed on the piece to capture (the normal procedure)

If you Double-Click a piece of the opponent, then:
- That pice will Be Captured by the Only piece it can legally capture it
(the normal procedure if 'Allow target square first' option is checked, in Arena 2.01)
- If there are more than one piece that can capture it then another Click is needed on the piece to capture it (the normal procedure)

Of course there should be an option, check-box, in the GUI like : 'Allow double click to capture' to allow this behavior

I think, with practice, this will significantly speed up the play and minimize clicking errors