Now I see what you mean. I agree one could expect the ball to remain in play under such a circumstance. Meanwhile I was thinking the ball should be out, if touching the baseline beside the paddle. Like if the pale colored areas were some sticky glue.


The reason for this to simplify the programming of course. I'm afraid letting the ball cross that line may cause a host of new programming headaches. If I had tried that apporoach I'd probably still be sweating over special cases and have nothing to show. On the other hand it may not be so bad and improved gameplay is priceless.


So how to continue? Well, it's weekend and decent weather. I'll take a walk outdoors and think about possible approaches.