Fix dotDescription issues, update README

2 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/quacker/macondo.cpp b/quacker/macondo.cpp
index 8272dd4..aba5bca 100644
--- a/quacker/macondo.cpp
+++ b/quacker/macondo.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+/*
+TODO:
+- handle early exit from (pre-)endgame solve
+*/
+
 #include "macondo.h"
 #include "macondobackend.h"
 
@@ -231,6 +236,7 @@ void Macondo::gameChanged(Quackle::Game *game) {
 	m_backend = new MacondoBackend(game, *m_initOptions);
 	connectBackendSignals();
 	m_game = game;
+	clearLog();
 }
 
 void Macondo::connectBackendSignals() {
diff --git a/quacker/macondobackend.cpp b/quacker/macondobackend.cpp
index 628066a..db9eee3 100644
--- a/quacker/macondobackend.cpp
+++ b/quacker/macondobackend.cpp
@@ -191,9 +191,12 @@ Quackle::Move MacondoBackend::createPlaceMove(const std::string &placement, cons
 			dotDescription += tiles.substr(i);
 			break;
 		}
-		dotDescription += tiles.substr(i, j) + ".";
+		dotDescription += tiles.substr(i, j - i);
 		i = tiles.find(')', j);
 		if (i == std::string::npos) throw "mismatched parentheses";
+		// add appropriate number of dots
+		for (size_t d = 1; d < i - j; d++)
+			dotDescription.push_back('.');
 		i++;
 	}
 	auto move = Quackle::Move::createPlaceMove(placement, QUACKLE_ALPHABET_PARAMETERS->encode(dotDescription));