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Re: 2007 Davis Sacramento Regional

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Originally Posted by Alpha 997 View Post
I'm not sure if we are talking about the same thing. But I was talking about the final-score screen's sum score. The screen listed ring scores and bonus scores then have 2 large number at the bottom to indicate the sum. The sum wasn't what the list add up to be.
The two large numbers at the bottom with the array of dots in between are the part of the Final Score screen you should ignore. That is the "lower bar" and is used during a match to display the rack score real time. This score does not include bonuses or penalties. But it is the most visually prominent, so people often topok it to be the "real" score.

Also if the guy at the scoring table is not paying attention then it might not be displaying the rack score for the match that is being displayed at the top in the Final Score screen. It was easy to advance the lower bar to the next match or to have it up while trying to correct a score from a previous match (fumble fingered refs ). This would result in results from two different matches being displayed simultaneously. The imporant screen is the Final Match Score screen. That is the one that has the official score for the match.

There obviously needs to be some human engineering on this part of the scoring system. The bright side is that no matter what, we will need a new scoring display next year. The scoring and field management system were so much more reliable than last year that I will gladly put up with a few minor complaints this year. Next year when 4FX has more time to focus on "peripheral" issues things should be better yet.
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