UX improvements: background images downloading on first request

[JayDi85]

Current version is very painful in usability for new users. By default application recommend to download ALL cards. That's bad and insane. You need more smoother process. Like background downloading of requested images.

Requesting image -- when user first time see missed card in app: during play game, draft, view cards, edit-import deck or other actions with cards;

How it works:

• if game catch missed image -- start request process;
• in first time you show up dialogue to inform user about missed card;
• in that window user can:
  • select preferred image source (website);
  • select action to do (download one card or all card's set);
  • check checkbox for save his decision (do not ask next time);
  • button to disable background loading at all;
  • button to clear current download queue;
• after image request window -- images adding to downloading queue;
• downloading queue is background worker, wait new cards on input and send signal on complete;
• on complete card or set download -- it send message to all windows to reload missed images and redraw new.
• user can show up that windows and select new options any time from preference menu or from application status bar;
• old download window still works and user can open it and download images manual (use same download queue but in sync mode).

[andli]

This really would be a huge improvement from a UX perspective.

[t-my]

An easy solution would be just removing the modality of the download window. Then you could download the images while playing.

Now the window is modal and you are forced to wait until it finishes.

[the-red-lily]

An easy solution would be just removing the modality of the download window. Then you could download the images while playing.

Now the window is modal and you are forced to wait until it finishes.

+1

Even if the newly downloaded images can't be updated into the current game, downloading images in the background (and possibly, the specific images for cards you encounter) would speed up the process