Request: Make Touch mode Drag-and-Drop the default.

[a-raccoon]

Perhaps we can conduct a survey, but I highly suspect that an overwhelming majority of users would and do prefer using the Drag-and-Drop touch mode over the presently default Point-and-Click mode, which would be more aptly named Click-Point-Click mode.

I suspect an even better mode that allows for both methods at the same time would be possible, auto detecting and supporting both methods, but this option currently does not exist.

In the mean time, to garner more wide spread usage of this app especially among Windows, Apple and Android users, without them uninstalling the game prematurely for being unasthetic and feeling clunky / boorish, I strongly recommend making Drag-and-Drop the default setting.

I am using the current Android build from F-Droid.

[joeraz]

Currently, Drag-and-Drop is the default option on the desktop versions. It looks like Point-and-Click is the default option for the Android build. Agree on changing it.

@lufebe16 - Is there a specific reason this default option was set differently for the Android version?

[lufebe16]

The special default setting in the Android version has been added to the latest version and is quite intentional. The reason is to offer the easiest to use interface for new users.

Younger manually skillful contemporaries that may want drag-n-drop on Android smartphones as well will undoubtedly find the settings and manage to change that.

Personally, I think point-n-click is the better solution for small devices: it puts less strain on the the fingers and for older people it is the better choice because it requires less manual dexterity.

I do not agree to revert that.

[a-raccoon]

I see. And there is no difference on your mind between large tablet vs phone? I'm not sure about nimble contemporarians, but I grew up on DOS and then Windows, so I equate the click-point-click version with 1988 and the drag-drop version with 1993 and later. I'm not sure who the target audience is.

Indeed, Solitaire was included with Windows to demonstrate and educate the public about drag-drop specifically. Click-click hasn't existed since then.

[joeraz]

There have definitely been point-and-click solitaire apps more recently. Even Microsoft's original FreeCell game was point-and-click, and there are some games that adapt better to the point-and-click style than drag-and-drop. Though drag-and-drop is definitely more common. The other solitaire apps I've played around with on my own Android device are all drag-and-drop (without point-and-click as even an option).