Bug 162529

Summary:	cannot drop blocks all the way down with one keystroke
Product:	[Applications] kblocks	Reporter:	missive
Component:	general	Assignee:	Mauricio Piacentini <piacentini>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	dirkleifeld
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description missive 2008-05-23 18:06:47 UTC

Version:           0.1 (using 4.00.80 (KDE 4.0.80 >= (KDE 4.1 Beta1), compiled sources)
Compiler:          gcc
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.24-16-generic

In falling blocks games, I like to use the down arrow to drop blocks all the way down as far as they can go in one shot.

I don't see an option for that maneuver yet in kblocks.

Comment 1 Mauricio Piacentini 2008-08-18 15:57:26 UTC

yes, it is a nice addition for future versions, accepted.

Comment 2 Dirk 2009-03-26 18:39:24 UTC

It is now possible to drop the bock. The feature should arrive in KDE 4.3.

Comment 3 missive 2010-07-27 23:53:31 UTC

Thanks for adding the "drop all the way down" maneuver. It's good.

The only thing I would suggest is that when a block gets dropped all the way with one shot, it should be stuck there. That is, if I press down that means I am done with that block and I want to start moving the next block. The way it is now, I have to press down, then wait a beat for the block to be really settled.

Normally, if I want to move a block around on the ground floor, I will use the other maneuver (the move the block down just a bit key) and then move the block around once it is near the ground but not settled yet.

That's the way that other tetris-like games (gnometris and tetrinet for example) work.