Add ability to set up Player Names for automatic board orientation - #284
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughChangesThe change adds editable player-name patterns. Matching patterns set the board to the matching player’s perspective during game loading, database switching, and PGN import. Player-name board orientation
Priority: ⬇️ Low Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Change: Feature Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant User
participant editMyPlayerNames
participant myPlayerNames
participant flipBoardForPlayerNames
participant GameEntryPoint
User->>editMyPlayerNames: Edit player-name patterns
editMyPlayerNames->>myPlayerNames: Save non-empty trimmed patterns
GameEntryPoint->>flipBoardForPlayerNames: Update orientation after game state changes
flipBoardForPlayerNames->>myPlayerNames: Read configured patterns
flipBoardForPlayerNames->>GameEntryPoint: Apply White, Black, or default orientation
Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to Player-name matching can save an unintended board orientation or fail to restore the user’s preferred orientation. These are bounded display-state issues that should be corrected or accepted before merge. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5✅ Passed checks (5 passed)
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Findings to address:
1. In `@tcl/options.tcl` (line 617, Blocker):
`options.store myPlayerNames {}`
Every other call site passes a fully-qualified name (`::searchHeader_Layouts`, `::glist_Sort(...)`, ...), and `options.store` sets the default with `set $varname $default_value` *inside its own proc frame* (options.tcl:21). With an unqualified name that creates a proc-local variable that is discarded on return, so the global default is never created; `misc.tcl:10` documents the same requirement ("Var must be fully qualified (::)").
Effect on any install whose options file has no `set myPlayerNames` (i.e. every fresh/upgraded config — options.save also skips undefined autosave vars, options.tcl:813, so it is never written out): `flipBoardForPlayerNames` declares `global myPlayerNames` and then does `foreach pattern $myPlayerNames` (main.tcl:710) -> `can't read "myPlayerNames": no such variable`. Because it is called unguarded from `::game::Load` (before `::notify::GameChanged`), `::file::SwitchToBase` and the Import button, game loading/base switching aborts with an error. `editMyPlayerNames` fails the same way at main.tcl:659 *before* the OK button is created, so the user cannot fix the list through the dialog either. Use `options.store ::myPlayerNames {}`.
2. In `@tcl/game.tcl` (line 320, Important):
`flipBoardForPlayerNames`
The revert branch in the new proc can never fire: `::board::flip` (board.tcl:1927) is a no-op when `newstate == $::board::_flip($w)`, so the `::board::flip $board 0` at main.tcl:725 leaves `::board::_flip` at 1, and main.tcl:727 then resets `::flippedForPlayer` to 0. Concrete sequence: game 1 has White = a name in `myPlayerNames` -> board flipped to Black-on-bottom and `::flippedForPlayer` = 1; load game 2 (no matching name, no `FlipB` tag) -> `flipAuto` restores the user's saved orientation, then `flipBoardForPlayerNames` finds no match, sees `::flippedForPlayer` == 1, calls `flip .main.board 0` which is a no-op because the board is already at 0, and clears the flag. The board stays flipped for the rest of the session. The revert needs to compare against the actual board state (e.g. `if {$::flippedForPlayer && [main_isFlipped]} { ::board::flip .main.board 0 }`) rather than the flag alone.
3. In `@tcl/main.tcl` (line 725, Important):
`::board::flip $board 0`
The revert branch hard-codes white-bottom and ignores the orientation `::board::flipAuto` just applied in `::game::Load`. Sequence: load game A, whose Black matches a pattern -> board flips to 1 and `::flippedForPlayer` = 1. Then load game B, which carries `FlipB "1"` (user plays Black) but whose players don't match a pattern: `::board::flipAuto .main.board 1` sets the board to 1, and this branch then flips it back to 0, overriding the game's own FlipB orientation. `::board::flip` has already unset `::board::flipAuto_(.main.board)` (board.tcl:1929), so the user's own orientation is no longer restorable, and saving game B makes `::game::updateFlipTag` (game.tcl:413) drop its `FlipB` tag, since the tag is derived from `main_isFlipped`.
The same branch also overrules a user's manual preference: if the user keeps the board Black-bottom, the next non-matching game is forced to white-bottom. `flipAuto`'s whole purpose (board.tcl:1904-1922) is to restore the state the user last chose; the revert should reuse that state rather than assuming 0.
| # List of player name patterns for which the chessboard should be | ||
| # flipped each time a game is loaded, to show the board from that | ||
| # player's perspective. | ||
| options.store myPlayerNames {} |
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options.store needs a fully-qualified name: ::myPlayerNames is never initialized
options.store myPlayerNames {}
Every other call site passes a fully-qualified name (::searchHeader_Layouts, ::glist_Sort(...), ...), and options.store sets the default with set $varname $default_value inside its own proc frame (options.tcl:21). With an unqualified name that creates a proc-local variable that is discarded on return, so the global default is never created; misc.tcl:10 documents the same requirement ("Var must be fully qualified (::)").
Effect on any install whose options file has no set myPlayerNames (i.e. every fresh/upgraded config — options.save also skips undefined autosave vars, options.tcl:813, so it is never written out): flipBoardForPlayerNames declares global myPlayerNames and then does foreach pattern $myPlayerNames (main.tcl:710) -> can't read "myPlayerNames": no such variable. Because it is called unguarded from ::game::Load (before ::notify::GameChanged), ::file::SwitchToBase and the Import button, game loading/base switching aborts with an error. editMyPlayerNames fails the same way at main.tcl:659 before the OK button is created, so the user cannot fix the list through the dialog either. Use options.store ::myPlayerNames {}.
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In `@tcl/options.tcl` (line 617, Blocker):
`options.store myPlayerNames {}`
Every other call site passes a fully-qualified name (`::searchHeader_Layouts`, `::glist_Sort(...)`, ...), and `options.store` sets the default with `set $varname $default_value` *inside its own proc frame* (options.tcl:21). With an unqualified name that creates a proc-local variable that is discarded on return, so the global default is never created; `misc.tcl:10` documents the same requirement ("Var must be fully qualified (::)").
Effect on any install whose options file has no `set myPlayerNames` (i.e. every fresh/upgraded config — options.save also skips undefined autosave vars, options.tcl:813, so it is never written out): `flipBoardForPlayerNames` declares `global myPlayerNames` and then does `foreach pattern $myPlayerNames` (main.tcl:710) -> `can't read "myPlayerNames": no such variable`. Because it is called unguarded from `::game::Load` (before `::notify::GameChanged`), `::file::SwitchToBase` and the Import button, game loading/base switching aborts with an error. `editMyPlayerNames` fails the same way at main.tcl:659 *before* the OK button is created, so the user cannot fix the list through the dialog either. Use `options.store ::myPlayerNames {}`.
| if {![info exists flipB]} { set flipB -1 } | ||
| ::board::flipAuto .main.board $flipB | ||
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Auto-flip is never reverted for the next game
flipBoardForPlayerNames
The revert branch in the new proc can never fire: ::board::flip (board.tcl:1927) is a no-op when newstate == $::board::_flip($w), so the ::board::flip $board 0 at main.tcl:725 leaves ::board::_flip at 1, and main.tcl:727 then resets ::flippedForPlayer to 0. Concrete sequence: game 1 has White = a name in myPlayerNames -> board flipped to Black-on-bottom and ::flippedForPlayer = 1; load game 2 (no matching name, no FlipB tag) -> flipAuto restores the user's saved orientation, then flipBoardForPlayerNames finds no match, sees ::flippedForPlayer == 1, calls flip .main.board 0 which is a no-op because the board is already at 0, and clears the flag. The board stays flipped for the rest of the session. The revert needs to compare against the actual board state (e.g. if {$::flippedForPlayer && [main_isFlipped]} { ::board::flip .main.board 0 }) rather than the flag alone.
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architecture beyond the fix; prefer the smallest diff.
In `@tcl/game.tcl` (line 320, Important):
`flipBoardForPlayerNames`
The revert branch in the new proc can never fire: `::board::flip` (board.tcl:1927) is a no-op when `newstate == $::board::_flip($w)`, so the `::board::flip $board 0` at main.tcl:725 leaves `::board::_flip` at 1, and main.tcl:727 then resets `::flippedForPlayer` to 0. Concrete sequence: game 1 has White = a name in `myPlayerNames` -> board flipped to Black-on-bottom and `::flippedForPlayer` = 1; load game 2 (no matching name, no `FlipB` tag) -> `flipAuto` restores the user's saved orientation, then `flipBoardForPlayerNames` finds no match, sees `::flippedForPlayer` == 1, calls `flip .main.board 0` which is a no-op because the board is already at 0, and clears the flag. The board stays flipped for the rest of the session. The revert needs to compare against the actual board state (e.g. `if {$::flippedForPlayer && [main_isFlipped]} { ::board::flip .main.board 0 }`) rather than the flag alone.
| # This is a little tricky... but not too important | ||
| # If previously we flipped, revert back | ||
| if {$::flippedForPlayer} { | ||
| ::board::flip $board 0 |
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Revert branch overrides the game's FlipB orientation
::board::flip $board 0
The revert branch hard-codes white-bottom and ignores the orientation ::board::flipAuto just applied in ::game::Load. Sequence: load game A, whose Black matches a pattern -> board flips to 1 and ::flippedForPlayer = 1. Then load game B, which carries FlipB "1" (user plays Black) but whose players don't match a pattern: ::board::flipAuto .main.board 1 sets the board to 1, and this branch then flips it back to 0, overriding the game's own FlipB orientation. ::board::flip has already unset ::board::flipAuto_(.main.board) (board.tcl:1929), so the user's own orientation is no longer restorable, and saving game B makes ::game::updateFlipTag (game.tcl:413) drop its FlipB tag, since the tag is derived from main_isFlipped.
The same branch also overrules a user's manual preference: if the user keeps the board Black-bottom, the next non-matching game is forced to white-bottom. flipAuto's whole purpose (board.tcl:1904-1922) is to restore the state the user last chose; the revert should reuse that state rather than assuming 0.
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rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate. Skip Decision required,
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architecture beyond the fix; prefer the smallest diff.
In `@tcl/main.tcl` (line 725, Important):
`::board::flip $board 0`
The revert branch hard-codes white-bottom and ignores the orientation `::board::flipAuto` just applied in `::game::Load`. Sequence: load game A, whose Black matches a pattern -> board flips to 1 and `::flippedForPlayer` = 1. Then load game B, which carries `FlipB "1"` (user plays Black) but whose players don't match a pattern: `::board::flipAuto .main.board 1` sets the board to 1, and this branch then flips it back to 0, overriding the game's own FlipB orientation. `::board::flip` has already unset `::board::flipAuto_(.main.board)` (board.tcl:1929), so the user's own orientation is no longer restorable, and saving game B makes `::game::updateFlipTag` (game.tcl:413) drop its `FlipB` tag, since the tag is derived from `main_isFlipped`.
The same branch also overrules a user's manual preference: if the user keeps the board Black-bottom, the next non-matching game is forced to white-bottom. `flipAuto`'s whole purpose (board.tcl:1904-1922) is to restore the state the user last chose; the revert should reuse that state rather than assuming 0.
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In `@tcl/main.tcl`:
- Around line 698-728: Update flipBoardForPlayerNames to save the board’s
in-memory orientation before applying a player-name override, using state
separate from FlipB persistence and ::flippedForPlayer. When no pattern matches,
restore that saved orientation instead of assuming White, then clear the
temporary override state; preserve the existing matched-name behavior.
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Findings to address:
1. In `@tcl/main.tcl` (line 740, Important):
`::board::flip $board $::playerNamePrevOrient`
`::playerNamePrevOrient` is only refreshed when `$::flippedForPlayer` is 0 at the moment a name matches (main.tcl:721 / main.tcl:729), so once a game has been flipped the value stays whatever was captured in that earlier game — it is not "the orientation this game would have had". (The earlier round's hard-coded `0` is gone, but the override still happens, now via this stale value.)
Sequence: `::game::Load` game A, whose Black name matches and whose board was 0 -> `playerNamePrevOrient` = 0, board 1, `flippedForPlayer` = 1. Then load game B, which carries `FlipB "1"` (user plays Black) but whose names do not match: `::board::flipAuto .main.board $flipB` (game.tcl:318) correctly sets the board to 1, and this branch then flips it back to 0, because `playerNamePrevOrient` still holds game A's 0.
Downstream effect: besides showing game B from the wrong side, saving it runs `::game::updateFlipTag` (game.tcl:413), which removes the `FlipB "1"` line because `main_isFlipped` is now 0 — the saved game silently loses its orientation tag. Also, `::board::flip` clears `::board::flipAuto_($w)`, so the user's base orientation bookkeeping for subsequent games is dropped as well. When no pattern matches, the orientation `flipAuto` just applied for the current game should be left untouched rather than replaced by a value recorded for a different game.
| # No player-name pattern matched: restore the orientation that was | ||
| # active before the override, then clear the temporary state. | ||
| if {$::flippedForPlayer && $::playerNamePrevOrient >= 0} { | ||
| ::board::flip $board $::playerNamePrevOrient |
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Revert restores an orientation captured in the previous game
::board::flip $board $::playerNamePrevOrient
::playerNamePrevOrient is only refreshed when $::flippedForPlayer is 0 at the moment a name matches (main.tcl:721 / main.tcl:729), so once a game has been flipped the value stays whatever was captured in that earlier game — it is not "the orientation this game would have had". (The earlier round's hard-coded 0 is gone, but the override still happens, now via this stale value.)
Sequence: ::game::Load game A, whose Black name matches and whose board was 0 -> playerNamePrevOrient = 0, board 1, flippedForPlayer = 1. Then load game B, which carries FlipB "1" (user plays Black) but whose names do not match: ::board::flipAuto .main.board $flipB (game.tcl:318) correctly sets the board to 1, and this branch then flips it back to 0, because playerNamePrevOrient still holds game A's 0.
Downstream effect: besides showing game B from the wrong side, saving it runs ::game::updateFlipTag (game.tcl:413), which removes the FlipB "1" line because main_isFlipped is now 0 — the saved game silently loses its orientation tag. Also, ::board::flip clears ::board::flipAuto_($w), so the user's base orientation bookkeeping for subsequent games is dropped as well. When no pattern matches, the orientation flipAuto just applied for the current game should be left untouched rather than replaced by a value recorded for a different game.
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In `@tcl/main.tcl` (line 740, Important):
`::board::flip $board $::playerNamePrevOrient`
`::playerNamePrevOrient` is only refreshed when `$::flippedForPlayer` is 0 at the moment a name matches (main.tcl:721 / main.tcl:729), so once a game has been flipped the value stays whatever was captured in that earlier game — it is not "the orientation this game would have had". (The earlier round's hard-coded `0` is gone, but the override still happens, now via this stale value.)
Sequence: `::game::Load` game A, whose Black name matches and whose board was 0 -> `playerNamePrevOrient` = 0, board 1, `flippedForPlayer` = 1. Then load game B, which carries `FlipB "1"` (user plays Black) but whose names do not match: `::board::flipAuto .main.board $flipB` (game.tcl:318) correctly sets the board to 1, and this branch then flips it back to 0, because `playerNamePrevOrient` still holds game A's 0.
Downstream effect: besides showing game B from the wrong side, saving it runs `::game::updateFlipTag` (game.tcl:413), which removes the `FlipB "1"` line because `main_isFlipped` is now 0 — the saved game silently loses its orientation tag. Also, `::board::flip` clears `::board::flipAuto_($w)`, so the user's base orientation bookkeeping for subsequent games is dropped as well. When no pattern matches, the orientation `flipAuto` just applied for the current game should be left untouched rather than replaced by a value recorded for a different game.
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🤖 Prompt for AI agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid concrete bugs, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate. Skip Decision required,
policy forks, and "consider X" alternatives. Do not add new features, refactors, or
architecture beyond the fix; prefer the smallest diff.
Findings to address:
1. In `@tcl/main.tcl` (line 741, Important):
`::board::flip $board 1` (and the white-match branch at line 732)
This flip is indistinguishable from a user flip for `main_isFlipped`, and `::game::updateFlipTag` (game.tcl:413-433) derives the *persisted* `FlipB` extra tag from `main_isFlipped`. updateFlipTag runs on every save path: `gameSave` (end.tcl:741), `gsave` (end.tcl:947) and both save buttons of `::game::ConfirmDiscard` (game.tcl:371, 382).
Concrete sequence: put "Whelan, Hugh" in My Player Names, load a game where Black = "Whelan, Hugh" (board auto-flips, `main_isFlipped` = 1), edit the game and save it -> `FlipB "1"` is written into that game's Extra tags although the user never flipped the board. The transient display override is now persisted (and exported in PGN) and survives clearing/changing the player-name list, so the game keeps opening black-at-bottom. The white-match branch (line 732) has the mirror effect: with `main_isFlipped` = 0, updateFlipTag deletes an existing `FlipB "1"` line from a game the user had deliberately set it on.
The stored tag should reflect the user's own orientation, not the name-driven override - e.g. keep updateFlipTag from seeing a name-forced flip (capture the orientation before the override, or skip the tag update while `::flippedForPlayer` is 1).
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