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schlake

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Make q/k/t easier to use
« on: November 24, 2014, 11:35:22 am »

I frequently find myself in 'q' needing 'k' instead, or in 'k' needing 'q'.  Since k doesn't do anything in q, and q doesn't do anything in k, it would be really convenient if q worked from k and k worked from q and they left the cursor in the EXACT SAME POSITION.  I added in 't' even through I seldom find myself needing it because the change would probably work there too.
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Re: Make q/k/t easier to use
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2014, 12:07:26 pm »

This would actually be quite handy. It might be nice if the info from 't' was integrated with 'q', as well - I think there's enough space in the menu for it.

I'm actually more in favour of having access to each other view from each view.

I find that I want to switch less from 'k' to 'q' and more from 'q' to 't'; sometimes I want to check what I've got in a workshop before queuing up more.
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Re: Make q/k/t easier to use
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2014, 07:15:20 pm »

It does leave the cursor in the same position.
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Re: Make q/k/t easier to use
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2014, 09:58:18 pm »

Not in vanilla DF - you must be using DFHack's "tweak stable-cursor".
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Re: Make q/k/t easier to use
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2014, 10:55:48 pm »

Oh yeah, I always forget I'm not using vanilla. But I do believe q/t/k should stay completely seperate. Looking at a building, or trying to give an order, would be frustrating if dozens of items were there.
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Re: Make q/k/t easier to use
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2014, 11:01:56 pm »

You forget "v" ("z" if you are in "u" menu).
I wonder if there's a better way to "v"iew a dwarf without leaving the menu, you know it is painful to esc and search again in the "u" menu when you have hundreds of dwarves.
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Re: Make q/k/t easier to use
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2014, 11:18:25 pm »

The DFHack tweak also affects the "b" menu (and possibly others that I'm not aware of - it should retain the cursor when switching between any menus and the main view).
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Re: Make q/k/t easier to use
« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2014, 11:29:18 pm »

Oh yeah, I always forget I'm not using vanilla. But I do believe q/t/k should stay completely seperate. Looking at a building, or trying to give an order, would be frustrating if dozens of items were there.

I don't want them combined, I just want to move between them effortlessly.
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Re: Make q/k/t easier to use
« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2014, 11:32:25 pm »

Oh, switching between them without [esc]! I second that motion then.
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Re: Make q/k/t easier to use
« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2014, 06:58:25 am »

Oh yeah, I always forget I'm not using vanilla. But I do believe q/t/k should stay completely seperate. Looking at a building, or trying to give an order, would be frustrating if dozens of items were there.
The main idea is that you should be able to switch menus seamlessly without leaving each mode. so being able to click the t/q/k/v buttons in each mode switches mode but leaves you pointing at the same thing.

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Re: Make q/k/t easier to use
« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2014, 07:37:23 am »

I can't second this enough, great idea !
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Re: Make q/k/t easier to use
« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2014, 11:39:59 am »

Yes. This and stable cursor would be great. +1
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