when a unit is selected, use the ? button to read about it in the Civilopedia

android/assets/jsons/Translations/Other.json

@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@
 		Russian:"Город будет расширяться между раундами [turnsToExpansion]"
 		French:"La ville se développera entre [turnsToExpansion] tours"
 		Romanian:"Orașul se va extinde între rundă [turnsToExpansion]"
-		German:"Die Stadt wird sich zwischen [turnsToExpansion]-Runden erweitern"
+		German:"Erweiterung in [turnsToExpansion] Runden"
 		Dutch:"De stad breidt zich uit tussen [turnsToExpansion]-rondes"
 		Spanish:"La ciudad se expandirá entre [turnsToExpansion] rondas"
 		Simplified_Chinese:"这座城市将在[turnsToExpansion]回合后扩张"
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@
 		Russian:"В городе будет новый житель в раундах [turnsToPopulation]"
 		French:"La ville aura un nouveau résident dans [turnsToPopulation]"
 		Romanian:"Orașul va avea un nou rezident în runde [turnsToPopulation]"
-		German:"Die Stadt wird einen neuen Einwohner in [turnsToPopulation]-Runden haben"
+		German:"Neuer Einwohner in [turnsToPopulation] Runden"
 		Dutch:"De stad krijgt een nieuwe inwoner in [turnsToPopulation]-rondes"
 		Spanish:"La ciudad tendrá un nuevo residente en las rondas de [turnsToPopulation]"
 		Simplified_Chinese:"这座城市将在[turnsToPopulation]轮后有1个新市民"
@@ -1863,8 +1863,9 @@
 	}
 
 	"Technologies":{ //You misses this translation, said Smashfanful
-		Italian:"Tecnologie"
-		French:"Technologies"
+		Italian:"Tecnologie",
+		German:"Technologien",
+		French:"Technologies",
 		Simplified_Chinese:"科技"
 	}
 
@@ -3009,7 +3010,7 @@
 
 	"Terrains":{
 		Italian:"Terreni e caratteristiche"
-		German:"Gelände und Geländearten"
+		German:"Gelände"
 		French:"Terrains"
 		Simplified_Chinese:"地形"
 	}

core/src/com/unciv/ui/CivilopediaScreen.kt

@@ -14,8 +14,32 @@ import com.unciv.ui.utils.CameraStageBaseScreen
 import com.unciv.ui.utils.onClick
 import com.unciv.ui.utils.toLabel
 import java.util.*
+import kotlin.math.max
 
 class CivilopediaScreen : CameraStageBaseScreen() {
+
+    val categoryToInfos = LinkedHashMap<String, Collection<ICivilopedia>>()
+    val categoryToButtons = LinkedHashMap<String, Button>()
+    val civPediaEntries = Array<ICivilopedia>()
+
+    val nameList = List<String>(skin)
+    val description = "".toLabel()
+
+    fun select(category: String, entry: String? = null) {
+        val nameItems=Array<String>()
+        civPediaEntries.clear()
+        for (civilopediaEntry in categoryToInfos[category]!!.sortedBy { it.toString().tr() }){  // Alphabetical order of localized names
+            civPediaEntries.add(civilopediaEntry)
+            nameItems.add(civilopediaEntry.toString().tr())
+        }
+        nameList.setItems(nameItems)
+        val index = max(0, nameList.items.indexOf(entry?.tr()))
+        nameList.selected = nameList.items.get(index)
+        description.setText(civPediaEntries.get(index).description)
+        for (btn in categoryToButtons.values) btn.isChecked = false
+        categoryToButtons[category]?.isChecked = true
+    }
+
     init {
         onBackButtonClicked { UnCivGame.Current.setWorldScreen() }
         val buttonTable = Table()
@@ -27,8 +51,7 @@ class CivilopediaScreen : CameraStageBaseScreen() {
 
         stage.addActor(splitPane)
 
-        val label = "".toLabel()
-        label.setWrap(true)
+        description.setWrap(true)
 
         val goToGameButton = TextButton("Close".tr(), skin)
         goToGameButton.onClick {
@@ -37,7 +60,7 @@ class CivilopediaScreen : CameraStageBaseScreen() {
             }
         buttonTable.add(goToGameButton)
 
-        val categoryToInfos = LinkedHashMap<String, Collection<ICivilopedia>>()
+
 
         val language = UnCivGame.Current.settings.language.replace(" ","_")
         val basicHelpFileName = if(Gdx.files.internal("jsons/BasicHelp/BasicHelp_$language.json").exists())"BasicHelp/BasicHelp_$language"
@@ -51,49 +74,27 @@ class CivilopediaScreen : CameraStageBaseScreen() {
         categoryToInfos["Units"] = GameBasics.Units.values
         categoryToInfos["Technologies"] = GameBasics.Technologies.values
 
-        val nameList = List<String>(skin)
-        val newArray = Array<ICivilopedia>()
-        val nameListClickListener = {
-            if(nameList.selected!=null) label.setText(newArray.get(nameList.selectedIndex).description)
+        nameList.onClick {
+            if(nameList.selected!=null) description.setText(civPediaEntries.get(nameList.selectedIndex).description)
         }
-        nameList.onClick (nameListClickListener)
         nameList.style = List.ListStyle(nameList.style)
         nameList.style.fontColorSelected = Color.BLACK
 
-        val buttons = ArrayList<Button>()
-        var first = true
-        for (str in categoryToInfos.keys) {
-            val button = TextButton(str.tr(), skin)
+        for (category in categoryToInfos.keys) {
+            val button = TextButton(category.tr(), skin)
             button.style = TextButton.TextButtonStyle(button.style)
-            button.style.checkedFontColor = Color.BLACK
-            buttons.add(button)
-            val buttonClicked = {
-                newArray.clear()
-                val civArray=Array<String>()
-                for (civilopediaEntry in categoryToInfos[str]!!.sortedBy { it.toString() }){  // Alphabetical order
-                    newArray.add(civilopediaEntry)
-                    civArray.add(civilopediaEntry.toString().tr())
-                }
-                nameList.setItems(civArray)
-                nameList.selected = nameList.items.get(0)
-                label.setText(newArray.get(0).description)
-                for (btn in buttons) btn.isChecked = false
-                button.isChecked = true
-            }
-            button.onClick(buttonClicked)
-            if (first) {// Fake-click the first button so that the user sees results immediately
-                first = false
-                buttonClicked()
-            }
-
+            button.style.checkedFontColor = Color.YELLOW
+            categoryToButtons[category] = button
+            button.onClick { select(category) }
             buttonTable.add(button)
         }
+        select("Basics")
 
         val sp = ScrollPane(nameList)
         sp.setupOverscroll(5f, 1f, 200f)
         entryTable.add(sp).width(Value.percentWidth(0.25f, entryTable)).height(Value.percentHeight(0.7f, entryTable))
                 .pad(Value.percentWidth(0.02f, entryTable))
-        entryTable.add(label).colspan(4).width(Value.percentWidth(0.65f, entryTable)).height(Value.percentHeight(0.7f, entryTable))
+        entryTable.add(description).colspan(4).width(Value.percentWidth(0.65f, entryTable)).height(Value.percentHeight(0.7f, entryTable))
                 .pad(Value.percentWidth(0.02f, entryTable))
         // Simply changing these to x*width, y*height won't work
 

core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/unit/UnitTable.kt

@@ -49,7 +49,13 @@ class UnitTable(val worldScreen: WorldScreen) : Table(){
             helpUnitButton.add(Label("?",CameraStageBaseScreen.skin).setFontColor(Color.WHITE)).pad(10f)
             helpUnitButton.pack()
             helpUnitButton.touchable = Touchable.enabled
-            helpUnitButton.onClick { UnCivGame.Current.screen = CivilopediaScreen() }
+            helpUnitButton.onClick {
+                val pedia = CivilopediaScreen()
+                if (selectedUnit != null) {
+                    pedia.select("Units", selectedUnit?.name)
+                }
+                UnCivGame.Current.screen = pedia
+            }
             addActor(helpUnitButton)
 
         }).left()