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Kayla

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Changing Dead to a different screen.
« on: December 15, 2007, 06:37:00 am »
This is my opinion, and while I think a large amount of DF'ers would like this, I cannot speak for anyone but myself. As well, this could probaly be construed as a 'interface' change and is thus delayed.

But what *I* would like to see is the creatures that have died, by any means, to be removed from the creatures screen, and have an obituary screen for them. I mean, seeing that I killed a 100 rhesus' is fine, but having to scroll through that (plus maybe a 100 dwarves above that), to see any other active alive creatures, is somewhat ridiculous in my mind. If not, possibly an option to do that.

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Nite/m4re

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Re: Changing Dead to a different screen.
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2007, 07:15:00 am »
Seconded.
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Re: Changing Dead to a different screen.
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2007, 08:00:00 am »
Maybe it would make more sense to be able to filter the units list by selecting what should be displayed, deceased, invaders, wildlife etc.
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Kayla

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Re: Changing Dead to a different screen.
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2007, 08:36:00 am »
Maybe, but the thing I envisioned, could possibly be done quickly, possibly by the next update. (Now given, I don't have the source code, so saying anything like that can be anywhere from truthful to downright lying) but I am a programmer, and it would seem like a somewhat easy addition. (As opposed to making a sortable list, which would take a bit longer and might be more long term)
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Re: Changing Dead to a different screen.
« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2007, 11:05:00 am »
I'd very much like to see this as well.

Maybe also split off dead animals from dead sentients?  I don't really care how many mules, horses, cows, elves, cats, dogs, monkies, and elephants I've killed.

[ December 15, 2007: Message edited by: Draco18s ]

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Re: Changing Dead to a different screen.
« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2007, 03:27:00 pm »
Definitely a great idea.
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Re: Changing Dead to a different screen.
« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2007, 04:25:00 am »
Fifthed?

Short of making a fully sortable unit list, where sentience, hostility, PC or NPC, life or death, ect. are all sortable options, a separate list for the dead would be a much welcome change.

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Re: Changing Dead to a different screen.
« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2007, 11:33:00 am »
Also, it would be nice if we could still zoom to the dead entity, assuming there still are remains.
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Helmaroc

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Re: Changing Dead to a different screen.
« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2007, 01:36:00 pm »
Great idea! I also was thinking about the endless scroll, and maybe if Toady didn't want to alter the interface, he could simply incorporate the / * feature to switch through pages. There are many menus where this could be implemented.

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Originally posted by Tamren:
<STRONG>Also, it would be nice if we could still zoom to the dead entity, assuming there still are remains.</STRONG>

Yeah, I like to see where my dudes died, I often get mystery deaths, in which I have no earthly idea how they passed.  :D

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Re: Changing Dead to a different screen.
« Reply #9 on: December 16, 2007, 01:42:00 pm »
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<STRONG>Also, it would be nice if we could still zoom to the dead entity, assuming there still are remains.</STRONG>

You can do this in a roundabout way, through the stocks screen.  Go down to "corpses" or "body parts", expand the list, then zoom to object.

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Valdemar

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Re: Changing Dead to a different screen.
« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2007, 07:38:00 pm »
quote:
Originally posted by Helmaroc:
<STRONG>Great idea! I also was thinking about the endless scroll, and maybe if Toady didn't want to alter the interface, he could simply incorporate the / * feature to switch through pages. There are many menus where this could be implemented.
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You can use Pageup/Pagedown to scroll quickly through the unit list, as well as most of the other lists where /* doesn't work. In general, if you use the arrow keys to move slowly, you use Pageup/down to move quickly, and if you use +- to move slowly, you use /* to move quickly.

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