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Show Solution and Check Progress too close together #21

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago
It's too easy right now to accidentally Show Solution when you only want to 
Check Progress.

One possible fix is to have a confirmation dialogue for the Show Solution 
button.

Another possible fix is to re-arrange the menu.

Current:
New Game | Load/Save
Solution | Options | Help

Proposed:
New Game | Load/Save | Options
Progress | Help | Solution

Solution would still have a confirmation dialogue, as showing the Solution 
unintentionally can ruin your game.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by say...@gmail.com on 30 Dec 2010 at 5:47

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago
I was trying to avoid filling up the main menu, since as new features get 
added, space on the main menu will be in demand.

To be honest, I was wondering whether anyone actually uses Show Solution (must 
also add Google Analytics for Mobile Apps at some point!). Personally, I never 
use it - what's the point? If I'm really stuck, I just use "Reveal this cell" 
on a cell for a hint. 

Now that the user has the combination of "Reveal this cell" and "Check 
Progress", I'd like to get rid of "Show Solution" - any thoughts?

If the decision is to keep "Show Solution", I'll add a confirmation dialogue to 
avoid accidentally ruining the game.

Original comment by em...@srlee.com on 31 Dec 2010 at 12:18

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago
I, too, am struggling to see a good use case for "Show Solution." Perhaps if 
there was a way to construct a board and then use "Show Solution" as an aid for 
solving a paper KenKen... but until then I've never had a need nor seen a 
friend have a need for "Show Solution."

Simply changing it to "Check Progress" could be sufficient. User testing would 
easily answer this question.

Original comment by say...@gmail.com on 31 Dec 2010 at 7:38

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago
Moved "Show Solution" off the main menu onto context menu for grid (for the 
time being).

Revision 56

Original comment by em...@srlee.com on 6 Jan 2011 at 12:40

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago
Tested in Revision 163: "Show Solution" is moved to context menu, but still 
works correctly.

Original comment by em...@srlee.com on 27 Mar 2013 at 12:21