Logo Platform
logo amplifiers simplified

Press CTRL when clicking a building to make it go on top of queu

Reply
Copied to clipboard!
12 years ago
Jul 18, 2012, 1:09:56 AM
If you have a dozen queued buildings or ships and you want to add something on top as a priority, you currently have to add it, then start dragging it from bottom to top which is a bit of a pain.



We should be able to keep a key pressed, such as CTRL, to just click the building and have it appear on top instantly.



Another solution to the problem would be to be able to drag and drop buildings from their list to anywhere in the queue, but pressing CTRL would be a easier feature to implement. Ideally both should be possible though.
0Send private message
12 years ago
Jul 18, 2012, 10:17:57 AM
I agree that this is an area that warrants a UI shortcut, given the 'surface area' of the queue is so small and a single fleet build order swamps it many times over.



I worry that Control+Left Click is already assigned an important role in selection modification in both Windows and so many other areas of the UI. I prefer the drag and drop into the queue solution, if it could be implemented while retaining the functionality of the single click as well.
0Send private message
12 years ago
Jul 18, 2012, 7:35:30 PM
FreeMarket wrote:
Control+Left Click is already assigned an important role in selection modification in both Windows and so many other areas of the UI.


Good point, ALT+Click would work better.
0Send private message
12 years ago
Jul 18, 2012, 7:39:05 PM
More importantly, the window needs to scroll when you drag things in it. It's such a huge pain to move things around in a big queue.
0Send private message
0Send private message
12 years ago
Jul 25, 2012, 3:08:34 PM
+1 to this - 'add to start of queue' is an important, often used feature and it's a pain to drag (especially given the tiny size of the window).
0Send private message
12 years ago
Jul 25, 2012, 3:28:11 PM
Well, this has implicitly been suggested here: /#/endless-space/forum/28-game-design/thread/12392-suggestion-ui-include-move-up-down-button-to-building-queue-or-allow-autoscroll and explicitly (with shift) here: /#/endless-space/forum/29-archives/thread/13896-shift-click-to-add-items-on-top-of-build-queue

This thread has been linked to the collection thread for improved building queue handling and is moved to the archives.
0Send private message
?

Click here to login

Reply
Comment