Insert Command Buttons do not show number of uses remaining

[Swotfabs]

Seen in Level 8: "Blank Slate" and level 9 and have not checked others.
The buttons look magnificent, but there is no way to tell how many times they can be pressed.

[Swotfabs]

So I noticed that if you mouse-over a button, it tells you how many more times it can be used.

I have two issues with this:
First off, it is somewhat unintuitive as there is a delay until the mouse-over text shows up.
Second, this will not work well on Android and mobile devices.
Mouse-over things and mobile devices are always a pain.

[angrave]

On 11/15/13 11:59 AM, Fabian Junge wrote:

So I noticed that if you mouse-over a button, it tells you how many more times it can be used.

I have two issues with this:
First off, it is somewhat unintuitive as there is a delay until the mouse-over text shows up.
Second, this will not work well on Android and mobile devices.
Mouse-over things and mobile devices are always a pain.
Background.
Agreed about the pain. But here's why it was changed-
It was changed because of insufficient space in the later levels; and
(the more important) button code was hard to read.
Also I was trying to reduce the amount of information presented;
for many problems the constraint is not necessary; so all of the values
become distracting.
-also for many of the later levels it's just one card.

I think the graphical interface could visually indicate "0" "1" ">1"
(i.e. a stack of cards or not); and the mouse over can show how many.
If you really want a numberthen it should be inobtrusive (e.g. light
gray) ; and in a different code/position/font compared to the actual code.
i.e. it must not distract from reading the button codes.

Don't care too much about mobile devices for now.

Also.. don't forget accessibility.

Best,
Lawrence.

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