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[Tsarwash]

Just discovered something that people may like. We're all aware of the annoying issue when trying to link a lever to a bridge or floodgate or such, when the cursor doesn't point to the correct location. up until now I have been making all of my bridges etc out of differing materials to combat the issue. Well I found that when choosing which e.g. bridge to link up, if you scroll your mouse wheel, the game will centre on the relevant construction.

I found this handy. I hope that all you that didn't know this, also do. (Hope that this is not in the wrong subforum)

[Matazat]

I just link things as soon as they're built so I can just pick the one on the bottom of the list.

Once you hit enter while selecting a bridge/door/etc, the cursor properly goes to it. You can then cancel the selection if it wasn't the one you wanted.

[monkeyfetus]

I don't remember, did the screen center on the selected object in 40d? If it did, and and zooming in and out does indeed center on the relevent lever, then this sounds like a graphics bug, something in Baughn's territory and probably related to the following bugs
http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/mantisbt/view.php?id=1951
http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/mantisbt/view.php?id=2095

[Aspgren]

I'm confused.

Every time I link something up I scroll in the list like regular (+/-) and the objects are always highlighted. Not to mention I scroll upwards so I get the most recently built construction in focus.

[rat_pack40]

In my experience, pressing 0 on my laptop size keyboard takes me to what it's supposed to be pointing at.

[Hellfish]

I've never had this problem. If it doesn't zoom to the spot, I just tap + then - to zoom to another construction and then back to the one I wanted. Hasn't failed me yet at least.

[Eich]

I have had this problem too, I will try 0 or mousewheel. It certainly is most annoying. Maybe is has something to do with your window size or how many menus you show via TAB...

[mLegion]

No, it's just a bug, the screen is centered on the previously chosen item in the list. changing the zoom recenters it on the currently chosen item.

[Fenwah]

Awesome! This bug has been annoying the hell out of me, since i tend to build enormous overly elaborate machines in my fortresses

[FleshForge]

That's a good workaround, thanks.  The list does show in the order the things were built but when you have more than a couple it's easy to lose track.

[Thadius]

I usually hit TAB a few times.  That clears it for a minute or so.

[Samohan25]

Pressing virtualy any button works, I press the NUM 5 button as it has little/no function, it zooms straight to the right item.
My only problem is remembering what I have yet to link.