[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #16732: ACCESS: Martian Memorandum - Incorrect dialogue when attempting to move chair in starting office

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#16732: ACCESS: Martian Memorandum - Incorrect dialogue when attempting to move
chair in starting office
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Reporter:  vonmillhausen                |       Owner:  (none)
    Type:  defect                       |      Status:  new
Priority:  normal                       |   Component:  Engine: Access
 Version:                               |  Resolution:
Keywords:  Access, Martian, Memorandum  |        Game:  Martian Memorandum
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Description changed by vonmillhausen:

Old description:

> **ScummVM Version**: Tested `ScummVM 2026.2.1git25327-g717e3a4185b`, as
> well as release versions `2026.1.0` and `2026.2.0`
> **Game Language**: English
> **Game Version**: DOS
> **Host OS**: Windows 11 `25H2 (26200.8246)`
>
> **Steps To Reproduce**:
> 1. Start the game, and skip through the intro until you're standing in
> your office
> 2. Select the "MOVE" option from the toolbar
> 3. Click on the upper of the two chairs on the right of the desk (don't
> click the ComLink
>
> **What Should Happen**: You should get a pop-up window titled `CHAIR`
> that says `THAT WON'T MOVE`; dismissing this box should return you to
> regular interactive play. I verified this behaviour using the exact same
> game files in Dosbox.
>
> **What Actually Happens**: You first get a pop-up window titled `CHAIR`
> that says `THAT WON'T MOVE`, but then you get a second pop-up window
> titled `CHAIR` that reads `GREY GOVERNMENT ISSUE FILING CABINET. DENTED
> AND SCRATCHED WITH MANY YEARS OF USE.` - this is the description when you
> use the `LOOK` option on the filing cabinet, and should not be displayed
> for the chair (especially not in a window titled `CHAIR`).
>
> [[Image(https://imgur.com/9ig1ET0)]]

New description:

 **ScummVM Version**: Tested `ScummVM 2026.2.1git25327-g717e3a4185b`, as
 well as release versions `2026.1.0` and `2026.2.0`
 **Game Language**: English
 **Game Version**: DOS
 **Host OS**: Windows 11 `25H2 (26200.8246)`

 **Steps To Reproduce**:
 1. Start the game, and skip through the intro until you're standing in
 your office
 2. Select the "MOVE" option from the toolbar
 3. Click on the upper of the two chairs on the right of the desk (don't
 click the ComLink

 **What Should Happen**: You should get a pop-up window titled `CHAIR` that
 says `THAT WON'T MOVE`; dismissing this box should return you to regular
 interactive play. I verified this behaviour using the exact same game
 files in Dosbox.

 **What Actually Happens**: You first get a pop-up window titled `CHAIR`
 that says `THAT WON'T MOVE`, but then you get a second pop-up window
 titled `CHAIR` that reads `GREY GOVERNMENT ISSUE FILING CABINET. DENTED
 AND SCRATCHED WITH MANY YEARS OF USE.` - this is the description when you
 use the `LOOK` option on the filing cabinet, and should not be displayed
 for the chair (especially not in a window titled `CHAIR`).

 I've attached a screenshot showing the erroneous `CHAIR` dialogue.

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