barmar Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 Maybe I'm just pedantic, but I find the wording of the claim pop-up bothersome. "4 last tricks" doesn't sound like normal spoken English. First of all, I think most people would say "last 4 tricks" rather than "4 last tricks". Also, the word "last" is a bit ambiguous -- absent the obvious context, "last 4 tricks" would probably be interpreted to mean the 4 tricks preceding the claim. More appropriate, IMHO, would be "remaining 4 tricks". It also might be nice if, when the number of tricks you're claiming is more than the number you're conceding, it said something like "I claim all but 1 of the remaining 4 tricks" or "I concede 1 of the remaining 4 tricks". This is closer to the way most people word claims in f2f. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 I think you have a good point. I never noticed it before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 The same applies to "Smith's claim of 1 tricks is accepted". Would it be possible to remove the "s" when we are down to 1 trick? Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 I think it is a good sign that we come around to worrying about such minor bugs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 I have moved the word "last" in these messages and removed the "s" when only 1 trick is claimed. These changes will appear when we release the next version. Thanks for these suggestions. Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoob Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 any chance we'll be able to use the symbol codes in the claim box sometime down the road? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 any chance we'll be able to use the symbol codes in the claim box sometime down the road? :D Nice idea - thanks. Some chance it will happen some time down the road, but hard to say when. Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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