**PokerStars Software Improvement Thread***

[Simplicity8]

Please create a favorite SNG/MTT game filter. The filters right now are too limited.

[spellofmaya]

Originally Posted by BlackRain

Please create a way to lock the lobby filters. It is very annoying to accidentally click a header and have to redo all the settings.

This please.

[EddieOB]

This sit out problem is becoming more troublesome than I had ever imagined. Please please please change this back so that i stop sitting out on tables until i miss 3 rounds of blinds killing my hands / hour.

[bleeper]

If it's that much of a problem, get TableNinja, or timeouthelper.ahk. See this thread for timeouthelper fix:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/45...orking-516912/

[EddieOB]

Originally Posted by bleeper

If it's that much of a problem, get TableNinja, or timeouthelper.ahk. See this thread for timeouthelper fix:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/45...orking-516912/

i have tn - you obv dont get the problem- its not just about timing out - when i select sit out next bb on fast tables they never pop up when i actually sit out. When playing 20+ tables this becomes very bothersome.

[Slap-A-Hater]

Stefan. Are your programmers completely retarded? Why would they halt EVERY occurrence of tables focusing?

When players asked for focus stealing issues to be improved, they meant only the annoying and unneeded occurrences - not every single one of them.

I tried to use whatever the hell they gave us as an option, and found myself timing out because it's poorly done.

PLEASE review the changes made to focus stealing and alter them for a future release.

[3Shells]

Originally Posted by PokerStars Stefan

Hello 2+2,

“New Tournaments Take Focus” option has been added in “Options” -> “Advanced Multi-Table Options”. When unselected, new tournaments will not steal focus at all until it is your turn to act. The tournament table would still open automatically, but only in the background.

Finally, Stars is making some progress on this, but...

Originally Posted by GoldnEagl

It seems the tournament focus fix doesn't work completely as it should. Previously, when tables opened they took focus twice: once when the table itself opened and again when the popup came up. The fix ensures the first one doesn't happen anymore, which is good, but the second one is still a problem.

Yes, the tourneys continue to steal the focus when new ones open.

Originally Posted by PokerStars Stefan

There have been no changes to the end of tournament logic with this update. We will certainly consider adding an option for a different behavior.

This is long over due.

[jglsd1]

Originally Posted by tireuw

Furthermore, when you select "sit out next blind" in cash games, there is now no focus when it comes to alerting you that you are now sitting out. Several times, I have been sitting out at a few tables in the background. An alert would be nice, as it would allow me to leave the table and open a new one in its place.

I am having the same problem-the table always used to pop up when you sat out next blind, now it does it stealthily. Please change it back to the way it was or add a "sit out next blind AND exit" option! This is a serious problem on fast tables.

[PokerStars Stefan]

Thanks a lot for the feedback here. We will be releasing an intermediate client update that will address the problem with sitting out not bringing the table to the front. This exact behavior will revert to the one before the update; all other changes will remain into effect. Should be released by end of today ET time.

Originally Posted by 3Shells

Yes, the tourneys continue to steal the focus when new ones open.

We cannot reproduce this behavior when 'New tournaments take focus' has been unselected -- tournaments grab focus for the first time only when it is your turn to act. For the players who get this -- are you using a third party tool while playing and if yes, have you tried without?

[Maso777]

Filter to hide PL or NL games if you have preference to just play one type.

If a table isn't full, from the lobby we should be able to hit the wait list button for that table and it reserves a seat. I can't tell you how many times I've opened an 8 handed table and had someone snag the seat. This is the pain in the ass when you have 20 other tables running and you are simply trying to replace a table that has broken down.

edit: If you are sitting out at a table, can you make the window in the task bar appear red or something. Just like it flashes orange when you are facing action. Some colour to indicate you are sitting out would be nice.

[EddieOB]

Originally Posted by PokerStars Stefan

Thanks a lot for the feedback here. We will be releasing an intermediate client update that will address the problem with sitting out not bringing the table to the front. This exact behavior will revert to the one before the update; all other changes will remain into effect. Should be released by end of today ET time

Nice ty

[GoldnEagl]

Originally Posted by PokerStars Stefan

We cannot reproduce this behavior when 'New tournaments take focus' has been unselected -- tournaments grab focus for the first time only when it is your turn to act. For the players who get this -- are you using a third party tool while playing and if yes, have you tried without?

If you tick the "Don't show this message again" checkbox on the popup that opens when new tournaments start your fix seems to work just fine. I used scripts etc. in the past to dismiss the popup so I never noticed it, but I tested this yesterday and it is definitely the problem. I find it hard to believe every one of your troubleshooters has this popup disabled and thus cannot reproduce the problem. If that's indeed the case, you're not troubleshooting very efficiently.

For those with this issue, open a new tournament without running any third party stuff (scripts, TN, etc.) and just tick the checkbox to forever dismiss the popup. After that the fix works fine.

The focus steal when finishing tournaments is still a problem, though.

[Zophar]

Please add 6max NLO8 tables. The shortstackers kill the FR games by essentially making it 1 street of play. 6max would gobble them up quicker, thus causing them to either not play it or to play it deeper.

Please.

[Ricepaw1226]

sound options

[leviathan74]

Originally Posted by PokerStars Stefan

Thanks a lot for the feedback here. We will be releasing an intermediate client update that will address the problem with sitting out not bringing the table to the front. This exact behavior will revert to the one before the update; all other changes will remain into effect. Should be released by end of today ET time.



We cannot reproduce this behavior when 'New tournaments take focus' has been unselected -- tournaments grab focus for the first time only when it is your turn to act. For the players who get this -- are you using a third party tool while playing and if yes, have you tried without?

I am using starshotkeys. The table doesn't take focus like it used to by switching to the new table.

However, subtly it seems to take me off my current window in the sense that I need to click on the current table with my mouse in order starshotkeys to work.

Sorry, I can't explain it better.