0006895: Unable to begin regular conversation with shouting target

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0006895	Dwarf Fortress	Adventure Mode -- Conversation	public	2014-07-09 16:40	2014-07-10 20:19

Reporter	AnotherDwarvernDeath	Assigned To
Priority	normal	Severity	minor	Reproducibility	always
Status	new	Resolution	open
Product Version	0.40.01

Summary	0006895: Unable to begin regular conversation with shouting target
Description	When you shout, the game appears to pick the closest valid conversation partner and pair you up in a conversation. It doesn't indicate to you that you're conversing with this partner, however; in the "talk" menu it just says "Continue shouting" without listing a name. The problem here is that if you are unaware you're involved in a shouting conversation, and you try to begin a regular conversation with the same person, the game will not list them as a valid target when you move over them with the cursor.
Steps To Reproduce	1. Find a person 2. Begin shouting 3. Attempt to talk normally to the person you're shouting to.
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JasonMel 2014-07-10 19:09 reporter ~0025647	I often find that once I start shouting at someone, it's difficult to talk normally with them.

AnotherDwarvernDeath 2014-07-10 20:19 reporter ~0025663	True. Still, it seems to be if not a bug then a very strange interface choice. Further messing about with this shows that when you even begin shouting it locks you out of beginning regular conversations. To clarify, you can select "Shout out to everybody" and then hit "Nevermind" and even then you have end the Shouting conversation before beginning any regular ones. Shouting in its current form is extremely counter-intuitive.

Note

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2014-07-09 16:40	AnotherDwarvernDeath	New Issue
2014-07-10 19:09	JasonMel	Note Added: 0025647
2014-07-10 20:19	AnotherDwarvernDeath	Note Added: 0025663
2014-07-20 21:37	~~user6~~	Relationship added	has duplicate 0007531