#102294: "Cannot zoom with a touchpad on Mac"
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• Please copy/paste the error message you see on your screen, if applicable.
The game requires holding down the Alt key in order to zoom the board, but this key along with the scroll gesture on a touchpad zooms the entire desktop on macOS, not the client area in the browser window.
While it's wonderful that there are buttons for zooming and panning (more useful than the scroll gesture, IMHO), the developers should understand that the game will be played on macOS, Linux, and mobile/touch devices. No game on BGA should assume platform-specific gestures or mechanisms, nor assume that it is being played with a mouse (I often play on touch devices myself).
I suggest that the message, "Use (alt) + the scroll wheel to zoom the board," should be replaced with something that is platform- and device-neutral. Alternatively, why use the scroll wheel to zoom anyway, when the buttons are more obvious and predictable, and don't override the normal gesture used for scrolling the web page? -
• Please explain what you wanted to do, what you did and what happened
• Which browser are you using?
Safari v17
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• Please copy/paste the text displayed in English instead of your language. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
The game requires holding down the Alt key in order to zoom the board, but this key along with the scroll gesture on a touchpad zooms the entire desktop on macOS, not the client area in the browser window.
While it's wonderful that there are buttons for zooming and panning (more useful than the scroll gesture, IMHO), the developers should understand that the game will be played on macOS, Linux, and mobile/touch devices. No game on BGA should assume platform-specific gestures or mechanisms, nor assume that it is being played with a mouse (I often play on touch devices myself).
I suggest that the message, "Use (alt) + the scroll wheel to zoom the board," should be replaced with something that is platform- and device-neutral. Alternatively, why use the scroll wheel to zoom anyway, when the buttons are more obvious and predictable, and don't override the normal gesture used for scrolling the web page? -
• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
• Which browser are you using?
Safari v17
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• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
The game requires holding down the Alt key in order to zoom the board, but this key along with the scroll gesture on a touchpad zooms the entire desktop on macOS, not the client area in the browser window.
While it's wonderful that there are buttons for zooming and panning (more useful than the scroll gesture, IMHO), the developers should understand that the game will be played on macOS, Linux, and mobile/touch devices. No game on BGA should assume platform-specific gestures or mechanisms, nor assume that it is being played with a mouse (I often play on touch devices myself).
I suggest that the message, "Use (alt) + the scroll wheel to zoom the board," should be replaced with something that is platform- and device-neutral. Alternatively, why use the scroll wheel to zoom anyway, when the buttons are more obvious and predictable, and don't override the normal gesture used for scrolling the web page? • Which browser are you using?
Safari v17
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• What was displayed on the screen when you were blocked (Blank screen? Part of the game interface? Error message?)
The game requires holding down the Alt key in order to zoom the board, but this key along with the scroll gesture on a touchpad zooms the entire desktop on macOS, not the client area in the browser window.
While it's wonderful that there are buttons for zooming and panning (more useful than the scroll gesture, IMHO), the developers should understand that the game will be played on macOS, Linux, and mobile/touch devices. No game on BGA should assume platform-specific gestures or mechanisms, nor assume that it is being played with a mouse (I often play on touch devices myself).
I suggest that the message, "Use (alt) + the scroll wheel to zoom the board," should be replaced with something that is platform- and device-neutral. Alternatively, why use the scroll wheel to zoom anyway, when the buttons are more obvious and predictable, and don't override the normal gesture used for scrolling the web page? • Which browser are you using?
Safari v17
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• Which part of the rules was not followed by the BGA adaptation?
The game requires holding down the Alt key in order to zoom the board, but this key along with the scroll gesture on a touchpad zooms the entire desktop on macOS, not the client area in the browser window.
While it's wonderful that there are buttons for zooming and panning (more useful than the scroll gesture, IMHO), the developers should understand that the game will be played on macOS, Linux, and mobile/touch devices. No game on BGA should assume platform-specific gestures or mechanisms, nor assume that it is being played with a mouse (I often play on touch devices myself).
I suggest that the message, "Use (alt) + the scroll wheel to zoom the board," should be replaced with something that is platform- and device-neutral. Alternatively, why use the scroll wheel to zoom anyway, when the buttons are more obvious and predictable, and don't override the normal gesture used for scrolling the web page? -
• Is the rules violation visible on game replay? If yes, at which move number?
• Which browser are you using?
Safari v17
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• What was the game action you wanted to do?
The game requires holding down the Alt key in order to zoom the board, but this key along with the scroll gesture on a touchpad zooms the entire desktop on macOS, not the client area in the browser window.
While it's wonderful that there are buttons for zooming and panning (more useful than the scroll gesture, IMHO), the developers should understand that the game will be played on macOS, Linux, and mobile/touch devices. No game on BGA should assume platform-specific gestures or mechanisms, nor assume that it is being played with a mouse (I often play on touch devices myself).
I suggest that the message, "Use (alt) + the scroll wheel to zoom the board," should be replaced with something that is platform- and device-neutral. Alternatively, why use the scroll wheel to zoom anyway, when the buttons are more obvious and predictable, and don't override the normal gesture used for scrolling the web page? -
• What did you try to do to trigger this game action?
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• What happened when you tried to do this (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Safari v17
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• At which step of the game did the problem occur? What was the current game instruction?
The game requires holding down the Alt key in order to zoom the board, but this key along with the scroll gesture on a touchpad zooms the entire desktop on macOS, not the client area in the browser window.
While it's wonderful that there are buttons for zooming and panning (more useful than the scroll gesture, IMHO), the developers should understand that the game will be played on macOS, Linux, and mobile/touch devices. No game on BGA should assume platform-specific gestures or mechanisms, nor assume that it is being played with a mouse (I often play on touch devices myself).
I suggest that the message, "Use (alt) + the scroll wheel to zoom the board," should be replaced with something that is platform- and device-neutral. Alternatively, why use the scroll wheel to zoom anyway, when the buttons are more obvious and predictable, and don't override the normal gesture used for scrolling the web page? -
• What happened when you tried to do this game action (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Safari v17
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• Please describe the display issue. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
The game requires holding down the Alt key in order to zoom the board, but this key along with the scroll gesture on a touchpad zooms the entire desktop on macOS, not the client area in the browser window.
While it's wonderful that there are buttons for zooming and panning (more useful than the scroll gesture, IMHO), the developers should understand that the game will be played on macOS, Linux, and mobile/touch devices. No game on BGA should assume platform-specific gestures or mechanisms, nor assume that it is being played with a mouse (I often play on touch devices myself).
I suggest that the message, "Use (alt) + the scroll wheel to zoom the board," should be replaced with something that is platform- and device-neutral. Alternatively, why use the scroll wheel to zoom anyway, when the buttons are more obvious and predictable, and don't override the normal gesture used for scrolling the web page? • Which browser are you using?
Safari v17
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• Please copy/paste the text displayed in English instead of your language. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
The game requires holding down the Alt key in order to zoom the board, but this key along with the scroll gesture on a touchpad zooms the entire desktop on macOS, not the client area in the browser window.
While it's wonderful that there are buttons for zooming and panning (more useful than the scroll gesture, IMHO), the developers should understand that the game will be played on macOS, Linux, and mobile/touch devices. No game on BGA should assume platform-specific gestures or mechanisms, nor assume that it is being played with a mouse (I often play on touch devices myself).
I suggest that the message, "Use (alt) + the scroll wheel to zoom the board," should be replaced with something that is platform- and device-neutral. Alternatively, why use the scroll wheel to zoom anyway, when the buttons are more obvious and predictable, and don't override the normal gesture used for scrolling the web page? -
• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
• Which browser are you using?
Safari v17
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• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
The game requires holding down the Alt key in order to zoom the board, but this key along with the scroll gesture on a touchpad zooms the entire desktop on macOS, not the client area in the browser window.
While it's wonderful that there are buttons for zooming and panning (more useful than the scroll gesture, IMHO), the developers should understand that the game will be played on macOS, Linux, and mobile/touch devices. No game on BGA should assume platform-specific gestures or mechanisms, nor assume that it is being played with a mouse (I often play on touch devices myself).
I suggest that the message, "Use (alt) + the scroll wheel to zoom the board," should be replaced with something that is platform- and device-neutral. Alternatively, why use the scroll wheel to zoom anyway, when the buttons are more obvious and predictable, and don't override the normal gesture used for scrolling the web page? • Which browser are you using?
Safari v17
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you can zoom in or out with key + or -, instead of doing alt + "pinch zoom".
Does that work? Is it an acceptable alternative for you?
Can you point me to an url explaining alt key along with the scroll gesture on a touchpad zooms the entire desktop on macOS, i didn't find anything on the net. Is "accesibility features" on?
you can not achieve that with a bouton or a key. there the zoom will be done centered in the middle of the map
the scrollmap component will be improved in a future version, it will probably solve the problem.
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- Did the problem appear several times? Every time? Randomly?
- If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
