JustaDummy Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 While Kibitzing, I watch the chat, because that is sometimes very informative about what the players think about a particular contract or play. But if the chat is in Serbo-Croat, I'm lost. So I want to kib hands where the players have a good chance of speaking English. Or French, which I can follow not too badly. I can make a stab at understanding conversations in Italian, Spanish and German, but I absolutely do not want to spend my one braincell in translation tasks. That is not why I'm on BBO. I often find that I have to seek another table once the discussion starts. I think that this kind of focused discussion is a key to learning. So I just want to understand that discussion. Is it not possible to place, in the open or full tables view, at the righthand end of each Name field, a small icon showing the national flag as posted in the player's profile? Or are these screens already too busy? Or is it just that this idea is politically non-PC? I'm not Chauvinistic, and I hope that BBO doesn't label me and others with that. I simply need to understand the chat at the table. I just need help in choosing tables which will help me with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLow21 Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Not sure about the labeling thing... but I can tell you three things from my experience.(1) I hate it when my opponents are chatting away in a language I don't understand.(2) Twice I have caught them cheating in so doing.(3) I keep a nearby browser window handy --> tuned to translate.google.com. Hope this helps. -Tate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diana_eva Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Hi JustaDummy, Welcome to the Forums. I think it would be more informative to watch Vugraph tables, if your aim is to watch players and read comments about the hands they play. The Open room for Vugraph usually has expert commentary in English, which is better than random chat at a random table. If you are trying to join casual tables but would prefer to watch English speaking players click on "Help me find a game" then, under the red heading "Watch bridge" click on "List interesting tables". I think these tables are filtered not only by the number of kibbers and star players, but also by language/country. I realize it's not quite what you are suggesting, but hope it helps. The programmers read this Forum regularly so they surely saw your suggestion to filter tables by language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustaDummy Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Thanks. I'll take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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