Make it possible to close pop-ups / hovers

[Cnythia]

I don't have a screenshot. I can try to get a screenshot, but I don't know when it will happen next.

My usual games include Wingspan, Tokaido, and Takenoko. Is it necessary to "reproduce" the behaviour before addressing the glitch? Could code not just be added to permit users to close or at least move pop-ups in all games?

[GTSchemer]

I don't have a screenshot. I can try to get a screenshot, but I don't know when it will happen next.

My usual games include Wingspan, Tokaido, and Takenoko. Is it necessary to "reproduce" the behaviour before addressing the glitch? Could code not just be added to permit users to close or at least move pop-ups in all games?

Good question! First, the programmers can't test a fix without being able to reproduce it, to know the fix worked.

Second, I tested Wingspan and Tokaido. I couldn't get a pop-up to stay stuck open, even when I tried. So maybe it happens in specific circumstances or a certain web browser.

Third, there are different programmers on different games, and pop-ups can work slightly differently in each case.

Next time you see a stuck pop-up just post the game name here, and a screenshot if you happen to take one. The game name and tooltip contents are the most critical information to report.

[Cnythia]

I don't have a screenshot. I can try to get a screenshot, but I don't know when it will happen next.

My usual games include Wingspan, Tokaido, and Takenoko. Is it necessary to "reproduce" the behaviour before addressing the glitch? Could code not just be added to permit users to close or at least move pop-ups in all games?

Good question! First, the programmers can't test a fix without being able to reproduce it, to know the fix worked.

Second, I tested Wingspan and Tokaido. I couldn't get a pop-up to stay stuck open, even when I tried. So maybe it happens in specific circumstances or a certain web browser.

Third, there are different programmers on different games, and pop-ups can work slightly differently in each case.

Next time you see a stuck pop-up just post the game name here, and a screenshot if you happen to take one. The game name and tooltip contents are the most critical information to report.

Patchwork table 854728494, stuck pop-up, making it impossible to see opponent's location. Clicking on the pop-up didn't clear it; clicking outside the pop-up didn't clear it.

I took a screenshot and reduced it below 512 KiB but when I try to attach it I get the message "the board attachment quota has been reached."

[GTSchemer]

I don't have a screenshot. I can try to get a screenshot, but I don't know when it will happen next.

My usual games include Wingspan, Tokaido, and Takenoko. Is it necessary to "reproduce" the behaviour before addressing the glitch? Could code not just be added to permit users to close or at least move pop-ups in all games?

Good question! First, the programmers can't test a fix without being able to reproduce it, to know the fix worked.

Second, I tested Wingspan and Tokaido. I couldn't get a pop-up to stay stuck open, even when I tried. So maybe it happens in specific circumstances or a certain web browser.

Third, there are different programmers on different games, and pop-ups can work slightly differently in each case.

Next time you see a stuck pop-up just post the game name here, and a screenshot if you happen to take one. The game name and tooltip contents are the most critical information to report.

Patchwork table 854728494, stuck pop-up, making it impossible to see opponent's location. Clicking on the pop-up didn't clear it; clicking outside the pop-up didn't clear it.

I took a screenshot and reduced it below 512 KiB but when I try to attach it I get the message "the board attachment quota has been reached."

Thanks, that's good info. It is probably better to upload an image to snipboard.io if the forum isn't working. You can copy and paste there.

[Cnythia]

https://snipboard.io/lPr4C8.jpg

This does not seem easier or more efficient than coders just making sure their games include a way to close or at least move pop-up boxes.

[Jellby]

You're underestimating the effort coders need to make sure of *anything*, given that their code has to be run/interpreted by a myriad different browsers, on a myriad different devices, with a myriad different user settings, all of them with undocumented and ever-changing quirks, bugs and interactions.

Sure, "just make sure it works" is the solution for everything

[GTSchemer]

https://snipboard.io/lPr4C8.jpg

This does not seem easier or more efficient than coders just making sure their games include a way to close or at least move pop-up boxes.

I just tested on Android Chrome using the BGA mobile app.

For me, long pressing the patch makes the popup appear, and tapping the popup once makes it disappear as expected.

What browser version and operating system are you using? Touch device or mouse? The bug seems specific and I can't reproduce yet.

[Cnythia]

https://snipboard.io/F8pzYX.jpg

Pop-up in Takenoko that does not close when I click either on it or elsewhere on the board, obstructing my access to the plot I want to place something on. (I did not "click" or "long press" to get this pop-up, they just appear if your cursor hovers over the space for too long.)

I'm on a computer, using Safari and a mouse. I believe the other person who commented about this same problem was on mobile.

[Cnythia]

You're underestimating the effort coders need to make sure of *anything*, given that their code has to be run/interpreted by a myriad different browsers, on a myriad different devices, with a myriad different user settings, all of them with undocumented and ever-changing quirks, bugs and interactions.

Sure, "just make sure it works" is the solution for everything

No doubt I'm underestimating the effort required to do the work. But "as a general principle, code so that users can close or move pop-ups that obstruct the screen" seems a lot more specific than "make sure it works."

[GTSchemer]

https://snipboard.io/F8pzYX.jpg

Pop-up in Takenoko that does not close when I click either on it or elsewhere on the board, obstructing my access to the plot I want to place something on. (I did not "click" or "long press" to get this pop-up, they just appear if your cursor hovers over the space for too long.)

I'm on a computer, using Safari and a mouse. I believe the other person who commented about this same problem was on mobile.

My best guess is something specific to Safari, which could also affect mobile iPhone.

Unfortunately I don't have either one to test.