Player profiles

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I preface this by admitting that I don't know a thing about programming.

 

But, I have been wondering for a long time whether or not the whole player profile set-up might be significantly increased to provide significantly more information about system and carding. The currently available space, IMO, is rather limited, and it is very difficult to fit in as much information as, again IMO, as is needed in order that new or pick-up partnerships can have some idea of what they are playing. How often have you seen someone sit down, say "hi all,....2/1 P? or SAYC-P? and then proceed to have, shall we say, less-than-optimal success, much to the reduced enjoyment of all at the table?

 

I am fully aware of the convention card section of the program and that it is relatively easy to pull CC's up. I might be doing something wrong, but in my experience on BBO, it has always taken me additional time to pull up the cc to check what P's bid meant, even when I've checked off "use", etc. (I must be doing something wrong because I often need to reopen a CC if we are using one of mine.) This extra time has resulted in opps comments or complaints about the time I took to bid such as "too slow, bye" (yes, I know they aren't supposed to just leave). I've even had partner's ask if I was still there ( I admit that there have been many times when I haven't "been all there".)

 

My point is that, if it wouldn't be too much trouble, whether more space and a more structured or formatted area such as a simplified CC couldn't be built into the player profile in the open are where it asks for preferences/ systems/ conventions etc. It is so much quicker to slide one's cursor over partner's name to highlight the profile page than having to pull up and then to go searching for and through a convention card. Like I said, maybe I just don't know how to use the program correctly in order to keep the CC's up so I just need to hit the conv. tab.

 

Help/ advice/ response to these issues would be appreciated.

 

Thanx in advance

DHL