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0004115Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Roomspublic2011-03-04 09:232011-08-27 00:43
ReporterhyperactiveChipmunk 
Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityN/A
StatusnewResolutionopen 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version0.31.19 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0004115: Dwarves eat in whatever chair seems convenient, then complain about a lack of dining tables
DescriptionI have a beautiful designated public dining room with plenty of free tables and chairs. I also have a few chairs scattered about so that my hard-working dwarves may put up their feet and relax occasionally (not that I'm sure they're capable of such a thing, but that isn't really relevant to the bug).

Despite there being many open tables and chairs in the dining room, dwarves will frequently use a lone chair outside the dining room for eating, then complain about the perceived lack of dining tables.
Steps To Reproduce- Build adjacent pairs of tables and chairs.
- Designate the surrounding area as a dining room from one of the tables, assigned to nobody.
- Build chairs elsewhere, without the adjacent tables.
- Provide food that's nearer to the non-dining-room chairs (unknown if this qualification is requisite, but this was the arrangement in the environment under which I observed the bug).

Effect:
- Dwarf with no complaints will eventually bring food to a non-dining-room chair.
- Dwarf eats at the chair.
- Dwarf leaves with a new complaint about the lack of dining tables.
Additional InformationMay be related to 0002137 in some way, but this bug manifests regardless of the dining room's "Meeting Hall" designation.
Tagseating, room, thoughts
Relationships
has duplicate 0004638resolved Dwarfu Dwarves ignore dining rooms. 
has duplicate 0009500resolved Dwarfu Dwarves eat in library instead of dining hall 
related to 0006337new  Objects in room (Specifically Justice and Hospitals) are used incorrectly based on designation 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2011-03-04 09:23hyperactiveChipmunkNew Issue
2011-03-04 09:28hyperactiveChipmunkTag Attached: eating
2011-03-04 09:28hyperactiveChipmunkTag Attached: room
2011-03-04 09:28hyperactiveChipmunkTag Attached: thoughts
2011-03-04 10:23FootkerchiefAdditional Information Updatedbug_revision_view_page.php?rev_id=5906#r5906
2011-03-04 11:17Granite26Note Added: 0015729
2011-05-15 10:59kwielandNote Added: 0017742
2011-06-28 13:49DwarfuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0004638
2011-08-26 21:03acetech09Note Added: 0018632
2011-08-26 21:03acetech09Note Edited: 0018632bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0018632#r6988
2011-08-26 21:05acetech09Issue Monitored: acetech09
2011-08-27 00:43RhenayaNote Added: 0018633
2013-07-16 02:28Knight OtuRelationship addedrelated to 0006337
2017-11-17 18:02DwarfuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0009500

Notes
(0015729)
Granite26   
2011-03-04 11:17   
Chairs aren't designed/coded to be used without tables.

Not that that isn't an issue. Replace your chairs with statues, it'll make everyone happier.
(0017742)
kwieland   
2011-05-15 10:59   
Are these on-duty dwarves? Civilians? How far away is the food from the dining hall? I have food <10 paces away and all my dwarves pick up food and eat in the royal dining room.
(0018632)
acetech09   
2011-08-26 21:03   
I'm getting this too - My dwarves all seem to ignore the dining room as a meeting room, as well as eating food out of their lap right next to the table...

seems that all functions of tables are ignored. Happened suddenly without any cues as far as I can tell.
(0018633)
Rhenaya   
2011-08-27 00:43   
the thing is dwarfs tend to use own rooms or unused ones (in the hopes to make them their own)
this is particuallary for the dormitory and assigning bedrooms (they take the nearest free bed, ist it a room they claim it)

but for dining hall of course it bugs more :/