0002568: Dwarves already in squads still appear in the candidates list

(0009644)
oliver (reporter)
2010-07-05 06:45

Note that dwarves already in the current squad do *not* appear in the list, so I think this may be deliberate so that you can swap dwarves between squads. (Not that that is a very common operation, admittedly)

I give my military dwarves custom professions for exactly this reason.

(0010477)
OzoneGrif (reporter)
2010-07-16 21:39

Dwarves already in a squad do not appear in the list of this same squad; but they indeed appear if you create a new squad, which makes it difficult to choose who goes where.

The list should only list dwarves which are not in the military at all, all squads included.

If you want to "swap" a dwarf from a squad to another (as Oliver suggest), it would be better to have to unassign this dwarf from the first squad, then reassign him to the new squad.

An alternate way would be to color differently the dwarves which are already in the military.

(0010479)
Rafal99 (reporter)
2010-07-16 23:21

+1 for coloring them differently, was thinking about it too.

(0010483)
Kumquat (reporter)
2010-07-17 01:24

It does show the squad they're currently in on the top of the screen. (At least used to; haven't tried the very newest version).

(0010484)
OzoneGrif (reporter)
2010-07-17 02:28

Also make the cursor stay where it is when you select your squad.
It returns on top of the list everytime.

(0034232)
Dwarfu (manager)
2015-12-27 18:57

The screen alerts you to the fact they are in the other squad. Suggestions for changes can go in the suggestions forum.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2010-07-05 06:35	Lord Herman	New Issue
2010-07-05 06:45	oliver	Note Added: 0009644
2010-07-16 21:39	OzoneGrif	Note Added: 0010477
2010-07-16 23:21	Rafal99	Note Added: 0010479
2010-07-17 01:24	Kumquat	Note Added: 0010483
2010-07-17 02:28	OzoneGrif	Note Added: 0010484
2014-01-22 11:29	Footkerchief	Relationship added	related to 0000266
2015-12-27 18:57	Dwarfu	Note Added: 0034232
2015-12-27 18:57	Dwarfu	Status	new => resolved
2015-12-27 18:57	Dwarfu	Resolution	open => no change required
2015-12-27 18:57	Dwarfu	Assigned To	=> Dwarfu

Notes
(0009644) oliver (reporter) 2010-07-05 06:45	Note that dwarves already in the current squad do not appear in the list, so I think this may be deliberate so that you can swap dwarves between squads. (Not that that is a very common operation, admittedly) I give my military dwarves custom professions for exactly this reason.

(0010477) OzoneGrif (reporter) 2010-07-16 21:39	Dwarves already in a squad do not appear in the list of this same squad; but they indeed appear if you create a new squad, which makes it difficult to choose who goes where. The list should only list dwarves which are not in the military at all, all squads included. If you want to "swap" a dwarf from a squad to another (as Oliver suggest), it would be better to have to unassign this dwarf from the first squad, then reassign him to the new squad. An alternate way would be to color differently the dwarves which are already in the military.

(0010479) Rafal99 (reporter) 2010-07-16 23:21	+1 for coloring them differently, was thinking about it too.

(0010483) Kumquat (reporter) 2010-07-17 01:24	It does show the squad they're currently in on the top of the screen. (At least used to; haven't tried the very newest version).

(0010484) OzoneGrif (reporter) 2010-07-17 02:28	Also make the cursor stay where it is when you select your squad. It returns on top of the list everytime.

(0034232) Dwarfu (manager) 2015-12-27 18:57	The screen alerts you to the fact they are in the other squad. Suggestions for changes can go in the suggestions forum.