Double-tap as a "default action"

[singalen]

Some keyboard shortcuts have no easy equivalents in touch UI. Proposal: double-tap should:

• on an empty castle cell - invoke a recruiting dialog;
• on other empty cell - ???
• on any enemy unit - show all enemies' possible moves;
• on an own unit - ??? show context menu? Show description?

[GuidoBartoli]

These are my proposals:

• on an empty castle cell - invoke a recruiting dialog
• on a own leader on castle cell - invoke a recall dialog?
• on an other empty cell - show enemy possible moves
• on an generic unit - show unit description

[rgilsoul]

A double click should open up an action menu next to the unit including basic information about the unit or terrain and a menu of basic actions available for that unit or square. That was how it was traditionally in other versions as I recall. It was a lot faster than the current long hold on a unit or square to bring up the same.

[singalen]

@rgilsoul I'm seriously considering the idea that double-tap should open a menu, and long-tap do some optional action you can live without. Sorry, when did the context menu have unit and terrain information? Or is it a new suggestion?

[GuidoBartoli]

I agree with @rgilsoul, tap-and-hold is not so convenient for such frequent actions in the game.

[rgilsoul]

I think the bit about the context menu having info might be something I misremembered from one of those older ports of Wesnoth. I think maybe that only came up when a person hit unit info or something. I have been wishing I could look at the older ports so I could remember exactly what they looked like.

[singalen]

Well, now double-tap opens a menu. A classic choice. Closing this for now, but please feel free to comment in #44.