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Author Topic: View details of built furniture items from "k" ('look') menu  (Read 801 times)

Bohandas

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As it is, from the all items of built furniture display the same way in the look menu regardless of quality, decoration, or even whether or not they're an artifact, and there is furthermore no way to access the details of the item from the look menu; My artifact copper door Cilob Nokgol just displays as "copper door", for example, with no way to access the details of said door without leaving the look menu.

While I understand that the details of the objects are visible in the 'View Items In Buildings' (t) menu, it would be nice to be able to look at the details of doors and coffers (etc) via the same menu (look/'k') that we use to view the details of everything else.

(Additionally, going to the 'View Items In Building' menu to view the details of that building is probably not something that would occur to new players; Doors, coffers, cabinets, and coffins, with very few exceptions, are not matryoshka dolls)
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Re: View details of built furniture items from "k" ('look') menu
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2012, 11:22:13 am »

I agree completely that moving the "t" function to "k" would be a more efficient way to analyze the objects. Furthermore, it would allow "t" to be used for more important tasks.
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Re: View details of built furniture items from "k" ('look') menu
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2012, 12:53:09 pm »

Oh. I misinterpreted the title.

I thought you meant like: "The arms of the chair have a gentle curve. The legs are short and slender. The seat is engraved with emeralds."

But this is nice too.
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