From: Carl Worth <cworth@cworth.org>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 12:21:00 +0000 (-0800)
Subject: nogit-sync commit
X-Git-Url: https://git.cworth.org/git?a=commitdiff_plain;h=66c047174e6f137b16fc050fd45dcc041c092942;p=lmno-todo

nogit-sync commit
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diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index a66a01a..2d83fb0 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -210,6 +210,58 @@ Bring client up to latest Empires API approach
                    event: game-phase
                    data: {"old_phase":"none","new_phase":"join"}
 
+Letter Rip
+==========
+Bugs and improvements from initial playtesting, roughly ordered by
+simplicity/impact (simplest first).
+
+[ ] Fix bag count display: "N tiles remaining" never updates after
+    initial value. The server broadcasts 'dealt' events and the client
+    listens, but the count isn't changing — likely a wiring issue.
+
+[ ] Fix stuck button visibility: The button is rendered conditionally
+    but wasn't noticed during testing — may be scrolling off the page
+    or lost in the layout. Verify it's visible and working.
+
+[ ] Rename "Done" button to "Letter Rip". Move it to appear centered
+    in the tile rack area. Make it invisible (not grayed out) when
+    unavailable, and appear when all tiles are placed with valid words
+    — at which point the rack is empty so the button fills that space.
+
+[ ] Add click-to-select/click-to-place interaction as the primary
+    input method (in addition to drag-and-drop). Long-press drag on
+    mobile is too slow. Tap a tile to select it (highlight it), then
+    tap a grid cell to place it. Tap a placed tile to pick it back up.
+
+[ ] Improve mobile drag-and-drop: investigate touch-event-based
+    dragging (touchstart/touchmove/touchend) instead of HTML5 DnD
+    which doesn't work well on mobile.
+
+[ ] Keep the tile rack fixed/visible at all times (sticky positioning
+    at the bottom of the viewport) so it doesn't scroll off the page.
+
+[ ] Collapse empty grid rows/columns that scroll off the visible
+    viewport — remove rows/columns that are empty AND not adjacent to
+    any placed tile, so the grid doesn't grow unbounded with dead
+    space. Preserve empty rows/columns next to placed tiles so players
+    can extend the grid.
+
+[ ] Client sends tile placements to server: On every tile
+    place/move/remove, POST the move to the server so it tracks each
+    player's board state. Simple request: { tileIndex, r, c } for
+    placement, { tileIndex, r: null, c: null } for return-to-rack.
+    No synchronous reply needed.
+
+[ ] Server restores board state on reconnect: When a player reconnects
+    (handle_events), send their saved board layout so the client can
+    rebuild the grid. This fixes the frustrating loss-of-state when a
+    browser is accidentally closed.
+
+[ ] Server-side word validation on "Letter Rip": Load TWL dictionary
+    on the server. When a player POSTs /complete, validate that all
+    tiles are placed, all words are valid, and tiles form a single
+    connected component. Reject with an error if not.
+
 Scribe
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