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lt2cents · 02-09-2009, 07:59 PM

The programmer choice to use drag and drop methods is a real drag and should be dropped. And replaced with simple left click methods.

Playing the game 90% or more of the days since OOTP 2006 the track record of drag and drop leading to program crashes is very well established. Longer sequences of drag/drop lead inevitably to program crashes. Whether its the way drag/drop is used in OOTP or whether it is inherently unstable in MS operating systems ( my reference point ) it needs to be replaced with a much simpler left click system on the lineup pages.

A left click system will probably actually be faster for most OOTP players to use. Left click to select player - left click to place. There should also be fewer 'drop' errors as the user can more easily pick the drop location than at the end of a drag. If other uses of left click are already assigned they can be reassigned to other methods, or an extra 'selecting column' can be added to the data.

Replacing drag/drop with other programming methods will go a long way toward stabilizing OOTP.

Now it might be that the lineup selection pages need an even more fundamental redesign, but until then just replacing drag and drop is seriously needed.

02-09-2009, 07:59 PM	#299
lt2cents Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 212	Fundamental Flaw - Drag and Drop The programmer choice to use drag and drop methods is a real drag and should be dropped. And replaced with simple left click methods. Playing the game 90% or more of the days since OOTP 2006 the track record of drag and drop leading to program crashes is very well established. Longer sequences of drag/drop lead inevitably to program crashes. Whether its the way drag/drop is used in OOTP or whether it is inherently unstable in MS operating systems ( my reference point ) it needs to be replaced with a much simpler left click system on the lineup pages. A left click system will probably actually be faster for most OOTP players to use. Left click to select player - left click to place. There should also be fewer 'drop' errors as the user can more easily pick the drop location than at the end of a drag. If other uses of left click are already assigned they can be reassigned to other methods, or an extra 'selecting column' can be added to the data. Replacing drag/drop with other programming methods will go a long way toward stabilizing OOTP. Now it might be that the lineup selection pages need an even more fundamental redesign, but until then just replacing drag and drop is seriously needed.