I brought in a discussion seed from Japan today as well. (´・ω・｀)
It's common sense for simutrans players to install cheap postboxes on the road next to a railway station and add postal attributes to the station to gain attributes, program that isn't a clever AI and doesn't have such code doesn't detect such things, so they're tainted with false indications and the player annoys himself.
In addition this is a bit inaccurate. For example, even if a staging post with a freight attribute is installed on the road, the truck symbol will not be displayed.
The truck symbol will not be attached even if an extension building with cargo properties is adjacent to it. Only cargo bay(for terminal end road) adds truck symbols.
I wonder if such a display is really useful. However, at the moment, I think nobody really cares about that display.
Because of these inaccuracies, I suggest quitting it and changing to a verdict by registration line(convoy), and displaying that number and player color.
This is an indicator of how active the station is and whether or not it has to change trains. Even in the real world, it is common for station guides to provide information about transfers there. A station that connects with many lines, it's like a terminal, and I think it's useful to be clear.The connection with other players becomes clear. It may also be easier to notice the movements of other players.
It also does not show unused post boxes for camouflage. Players do not recognize a station that has a postbox normally placed for camouflage as a station with a connection to the road.
The design is a mockup. lineless convoy is a white background square.
To tell the truth, (for GUI) the display of these symbols complicates the code by intertwining waytype, linetype, and stationtype. I think it will be simpler if you use linetype or schedule type. But you may need to add code to determine the difference between a truck and a bus.
enum schedule_type {
schedule = 0, truck_schedule = 1, train_schedule = 2, ship_schedule = 3, airplane_schedule = 4, monorail_schedule = 5, tram_schedule = 6, maglev_schedule = 7, narrowgauge_schedule = 8,
};
enum linetype { line = 0, truckline = 1, trainline = 2, shipline = 3, airline = 4, monorailline=5, tramline=6, maglevline=7, narrowgaugeline=8, MAX_LINE_TYPE};
I am wondering if, for example, these make sense to be registered separately.
Regarding the station list, the filter function must be updated along with this, but as I explained, the filter is currently a bit inaccurate. Especially the judgment of loading bay.
It ignores staging posts (in britain-EX), then is it really useful option?
I would appreciate if you could give us your opinions on these.
EDIT:About the lineless convoy:
I basically register all convoy to line. Because it is easy to manage using linemanagement dialog. So to me lineless convoy is like a lost child. I'm not currently trying to find a lost child, but this helps me find the lost child.
