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Author Topic: Small Enhancement: 'd' (designations) show the same info as 'k' (look)  (Read 370 times)

mikekchar

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I often want to gather specific plants from the wild.  It's inconvenient to use 'k' to look for them, remember where they are and then use 'd', 'p' to designate them for gathering.  It would be really nice if the 'd' box would show the same information that it shows for 'k'.  In other words, any time you are using 'd', the box will show you the contents of the tile that the cursor is on.

Even though I was thinking about it only for plants, I think it's reasonably useful for virtually everything in the 'd' menu, so I think it would be nice to be universal.  The 'd' menu doesn't take up the full height of the screen, so maybe it could be split in two (top and bottom) with one pane showing the contents of the tile that the cursor is on, while the other pane shows the menu.  It may not be possible to have all the functionality of 'k' with the amount of screen real estate, so I would be fine with giving up the ability to scroll through the list of items.
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Llamageddon

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I also find this very annoying and think this is a great idea. Would stop me clattering around on the keyboard and pressing the wrong options all the time too. I reckon info for some other screens could be combined for certain useful situations too.
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