Keyboard shortcut to advance troops

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Keyboard shortcut to advance troops

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Concise description:
  • Just like you can type "b" for "begin turn", etc...
    Maybe "m" for "move", or "i" for "invade"?
How this will benefit the site and/or other comments:
  • It'd be just a minor improvement to the site, but make it more user-friendly, and it's easy to do
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Re: Keyboard shortcut to advance troops

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I think there already is... use the ALT key when you attack. :)
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Re: Keyboard shortcut to advance troops

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Bruceswar wrote:I think there already is... use the ALT key when you attack. :)
Does that work if you increase/decrease the number of troops you want to advance?
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maxfaraday wrote:
Bruceswar wrote:I think there already is... use the ALT key when you attack. :)
Does that work if you increase/decrease the number of troops you want to advance?
nope.

Holding "alt" and clicking at the same time advances all remaining armies.
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Re: Keyboard shortcut to advance troops

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QoH wrote:
maxfaraday wrote:
Bruceswar wrote:I think there already is... use the ALT key when you attack. :)
Does that work if you increase/decrease the number of troops you want to advance?
nope.

Holding "alt" and clicking at the same time advances all remaining armies.

You can use a mouse wheel for that.
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Re: Keyboard shortcut to advance troops

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Bruceswar wrote:
QoH wrote:
maxfaraday wrote:
Bruceswar wrote:I think there already is... use the ALT key when you attack. :)
Does that work if you increase/decrease the number of troops you want to advance?
nope.

Holding "alt" and clicking at the same time advances all remaining armies.

You can use a mouse wheel for that.
Well the point is not to use the mouse, that's why keyboard shortcuts are for.
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Re: Keyboard shortcut to advance troops

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You'd think that the Mouse Wheel would be faster than the keyboard shortcut :-s
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Re: Keyboard shortcut to advance troops

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TheForgivenOne wrote:You'd think that the Mouse Wheel would be faster than the keyboard shortcut :-s
Probably, but I play on my laptop and use a touchpad.
Besides, like I said, it wouldn't take more than 30 seconds to code.
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maxfaraday wrote:
TheForgivenOne wrote:You'd think that the Mouse Wheel would be faster than the keyboard shortcut :-s
Probably, but I play on my laptop and use a touchpad.
Besides, like I said, it wouldn't take more than 30 seconds to code.

A mouse wheel is faster and a key short cut would be nice, but likely not high on the list. Takes more than 30 seconds to make it work properly.
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Bruceswar wrote:
maxfaraday wrote:
TheForgivenOne wrote:You'd think that the Mouse Wheel would be faster than the keyboard shortcut :-s
Probably, but I play on my laptop and use a touchpad.
Besides, like I said, it wouldn't take more than 30 seconds to code.

A mouse wheel is faster and a key short cut would be nice, but likely not high on the list. Takes more than 30 seconds to make it work properly.
I don't think so.
The template/algorithm/whatever you want to call it, is already here:

event(E) triggers action(A)
event(key "b" was pressed) triggers action(begin turn)...

One line to write, nothing more.
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