{S} Interim maintainer afk

[camlost]

I haven't done a lot of maintenance in the last longish while, but I'm going to be doing none for the next 6 months of so; I'm travelling internationally. I will be unemployed when I return, so I'll probably get some more code changes in then.

[Magnate]

I haven't done a lot of maintenance in the last longish while, but I'm going to be doing none for the next 6 months of so; I'm travelling internationally. I will be unemployed when I return, so I'll probably get some more code changes in then.

Have a superb trip. Can you post a link to the latest version(s) before you go? Happy to mirror them in case the server dies while you're away ...

[camlost]

Have a superb trip. Can you post a link to the latest version(s) before you go? Happy to mirror them in case the server dies while you're away ...

Everything that is ready to play is here:

http://middendorfproject.googlepages.com/sangband

[camlost]

I'm back, and currently unemployed. That portends well for Sangband development.

[Susramanian]

Wonderful. Sangband is maybe my favorite variant. Looking forward to seeing further development!

[Timo Pietilä]

I'm travelling internationally.

What kind of traveling is irrational...oh, nevermind

[Timo Pietilä]

I'm back, and currently unemployed. That portends well for Sangband development.

But not good any other way. Don't let the game get into way of RL.

I hope you find a good job soon.

[Nick]

I'd be interested in your opinion on this thread. In particular, Sangband has display modes that no other variant has.

[NotMorgoth]

Hope the travelling went well..

Good news about the possibility of further Sangband development, but as Timo says, good luck finding a job as well.

[Pete Mack]

Wonderful. Sangband is maybe my favorite variant. Looking forward to seeing further development!

Sorry to hear that--it's a bad, bad time.

[Timo Pietilä]

I'd be interested in your opinion on this thread. In particular, Sangband has display modes that no other variant has.

Obviously variant maintainers can do whatever they want. If they want easy and simple variant that differs from vanilla only a little bit it's OK, but I bet both Sangband and ToME would not benefit from that.

[Nick]

Obviously variant maintainers can do whatever they want. If they want easy and simple variant that differs from vanilla only a little bit it's OK, but I bet both Sangband and ToME would not benefit from that.

I was more looking for an opinion on how easy Sang's display system would be to steal

[nobody]

its been forever and a day since i played sang, and yes, the display system is great and unique. personally thats my favorite part, i'm not in love wth the idea of skills in lieu of classes. i'd very much like to see the display options in other variants, and even vanilla. is one of them tile walls and ascii everything else? i think that one was my favorite look ever

[camlost]

I was more looking for an opinion on how easy Sang's display system would be to steal

Alas, that was Leon's work, not mine. But I am in agreement that the extended fonts are well worth including elsewhere. Part of that is the actual fonts, which are easily steal-able. In-game support is another matter, and I don't know how much work it would be.

The single-window mode has received a fair bit of criticism (though part of that is the difficulty in configuring). Personally, I have no strong feeling about this. I don't know how hard it is to port to a library.

As I mentioned in the thread, I approve of the project. There is no reason why Sangband couldn't be included in the project, though there might be some Sangband-specific files.

[Side note: I was expecting to be unemployed, as I quit my job to travel. I just got back and haven't had time to apply for jobs yet.]

[Bostock]

Vista & Extended Fonts

I know you're not much of a display guy, but if you would happen to be able to fix Vista support for Extended Fonts mode...

There was a thread about it here ages ago, and somebody mentioned a download to fix the problem, but the download lost its hosting pretty quickly.

Also, S seems -- seems -- to run into trouble with UAC on Vista, since it never remembers my name and setting.

Sorry I'm not being very clear. I just wanted to speak now so that I not need forever hold my peace.