faster/better addition

[ddyer0]

Instead of the long click on + and -, I suggest you should be able
to click on the current score, which would pop up a custom numeric
keypad which would have exits marked "+" and "-" (as well as "no change")
Maybe also a harder to hit button for "set score to"

[nolanlawson]

I tend to prefer long-presses for infrequent actions, because I worry about stray thumbs accidentally hitting buttons. (I first developed this app to help my friends and me play at the pub, so I tend to optimize for low-light, high-inebriation environments 😃).

As an alternative, I'd recommend you get a cheap Nexus 7 tablet. In the next release, I will enable on-screen -10/-5/+5/+10 buttons for up to 6 players on 7-inch tablets (previously it was only available for up to 8 players on 10-inch tablets, or up to 2 players for regular smartphones, due to the limited screen real estate).

[nolanlawson]

Reference #66.

[ddyer0]

"Infrequent" depends on the game. When the next increment in score is a random small integer as in scrabble, adding a specific number is the default. Anyway, I was proposing this function be activated by clicking on the score,
not on the +- buttons.

[nolanlawson]

Point taken. I still feel that it's too easy to accidentally tap the score, and plus it would be tricky to implement as an optional setting.

What if there was an optional setting to make the + and - buttons simply invoke the long-press action? Then for games like Scrabble you could just use the popup every time.

[ddyer0]

The exact arrangement of the buttons and options is negotiable; getting the pop-up pad on a fast
click is the main idea.

Here's another option, eliminate the +- buttons entirely, click on the current score to bring the pop-up.

Based on the idea that for most games, - is an infrequent choice and doesn't deserve equal time with +

[nolanlawson]

You're right that the - button is rarely used. I intended it mostly for people who want to quickly correct a mis-tap.

This is a tough one. I've also got people asking to include a timer (#38), which should probably be invoked using a tap on the score as well. Other options include a double-tap or long-press, but I understand that your whole point is you want to quickly access the pop-up pad.

I'm thinking a general-purpose option for "tapping player score does: 1) nothing, 2) starts a timer, or 3) pops up the long-press-on-+ window"

[ddyer0]

With a timer function, you'd have two number fields, the player name and an avatar box, which
might be just a settable color by default.

Tapping on any of the boxes would open them for editing. Tapping on the containing rectangle representing
the whole player would just start the timer.

[daguej]

+1 for this – I use KeepScore in a game where a player's score for a round can be any number between 0 and 1000, so it's mildly irritating to have to long-press every player's + button.