Feature list : Map Viewing

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Contents  [show all] 1. General Information 1.1 Platforms 1.2 Limits 1.3 Game Types 2. Game Play 3. Customizing 4. Skin Features 5. Map Viewing 6. Level Management 7. Moves Management 8. Web-based Support 9. Multi-player Mode 10. Miscellaneous 11. Additional Tools 11.1 Additional Tools : Level Editor 11.2 Additional Tools : Solver 11.3 Additional Tools : Optimizer 11.4 Additional Tools : Duplicate Finder

Map Viewing

Map Viewing						Map Viewing
	Sokoban YASC	Sokoban++	JSoko	Sokoban for Windows	YSokoban	SokoSave Desktop
level browser with preview	yes one level at a time	yes block graphic miniatures of all loaded levels	yes block graphic miniatures of all loaded levels	yes block graphic miniatures of all levels in a collection (customizable miniature size)	no	no
resize skin to fit window	yes always	yesskin dependent	yes always	yes [flaw]flaw: Windows has 2 font settings, small (default) and large, and this only works for small fonts	yes	no
resize window to fit map	unnecessary [info]map always fits in window	no	unnecessary [info]map always fits in window	yes [flaw]flaw: Windows has 2 font settings, small (default) and large, and this only works for small fonts	yes optional	yes always
levels larger than window: scrolling	unnecessary	no	unnecessary	yes via scrollbars. [flaw] Windows has 2 font settings, small (default) and large, and this only works for small fonts	yes [info]via scrollbars with an option to autofollow (move scrollbars automatically)	unnecessary
one-click browse levels	yes previous, next [info]in all level files in current level directory, with wrap-around	yes previous, next [info]in currently loaded levels, without wrap-around	yes previous, next [info]in current collection, with wrap-around	yes previous, next [info]in all loaded level files, with wrap-around	yes [partial] implementation: keyboard shortcuts for: previous, next, first, last (in current collection, without wrap-around)	yes next, without wrap-around
one-click browse files	no	no	no	yes drop-down list with all level collections	yes drop-down list with visited level collections	no
search for unsolved level	yes previous, next [info]in all level files in current level directory, with wrap-around	yes previous, next, random [info]in currently loaded levels, without wrap-around	yes previous, next [info]in current collection, with wrap-around	yes [partial]partial implementation: auto-advance after having solved a level finds an unsolved level if settings is "unsolved levels only"	yes previous, next [info]in current collection, without wrap-around	no
rotate and mirror level-map	yes persistent, with reset option [info]savegames and solutions are automatically synchronized with current transformation	yes session (partial implementation: use editor) [info]savegames and solutions are specific to each transformation	yes session, with reset option [info]savegames and solutions are automatically synchronized with current transformation	yes ?[Help]Will somebody with a full version check if it is session, with reset option or persistent, with reset option additionally check if savegames and solutions are automatically synchronized with current transformation or savegames and solutions are specific to each transformation	yes session, with reset option [info]savegames and solutions are automatically synchronized with current transformation	no
multiple windows, one per level	no	no	no	yesvia tabs. multiple levels can be opened in separate tabs.	no	yes
multiple views of a level	yes	no	no	no	no	no
full screen	no	no	no	no	yes via : keyboard: F11	no
	Sokoban YASC	Sokoban++	JSoko	Sokoban for Windows	YSokoban	SokoSave Desktop

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Information

Level scrolling

levels larger than window: scrolling
levels larger than window: scrollbars

Briefly, the first line is there to give a program the chance to tell that it has a scroll feature, and the second line is there to tell if the program does it the right way - with scrollbars.

Since the first graphical user interfaces emerged, scrollbars have been used for depicting the situation where a document doesn't fit in the window, so the user can rightfully expect to find that logic (or something equally user-friendly) in a Sokoban program as well.

Therefore, it's embarrasing for programs that requires scrolling if they don't have scrollbars or something equivalent. The line "levels larger than window: scrollbars" must be listed so readers can see this major design flaw, and so new programmers are reminded that they definitely should do better.

On the other hand, Sokofan deserves credits for at least having a scroll feature, despite the fact that it's not done the right way with scrollbars. The user doesn't get any visible clue that the board is bigger than the window, and the user must read the instructions to find the keyboard and mouse/key combinations that controls the scrolling.

So the line "levels larger than window: scrolling" is there to give Sokofan a chance to tell that it indeed has a scroll feature, even though it's not as user-friendly as the user rightfully can expect from a good Sokoban clone.

-bd

Multiple views of a level

A user often works on several alternative paths at the same time. It would be a great help if each of them was fully visible. For instance, multiple views are beneficial during the process of optimizing existing solutions.

SokRFI - Sokoban Requests for Implementation

Map Viewing : SokRFI - Sokoban Requests for Implementation
Feature	Description
show/hide redundant walls	It fills jagged wall edges, fills unused "tubes", removes redundant walls, unused boxes, and unused goals. Implemented in USokoban as 'Normalize level'.

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