+1, don't forget to add the "import from all / planet/ platform" selection

TL;DR
Take into account ressource drain and productivity while showing the expected ressources of a mining drill

Why?

"Expected ressources" seems equivalent to "how much ressources will be produced by this mining drill" (with no overlapp on mining area).
Except it's not.
Different quality of ...

My overall point is that the problem you cite is not strictly needed; it can be addressed adequately via other means. As such, radically changing how trashing works in order to solve a problem that can be approached a different way is a pretty big ask.


A lot of things in the game are not ...

I really want to like this idea.
I feel that the introduction of platform to platform logistic was something that wasn't well thougth and is more of a tack on addon.

I somewhat agree with Alphonse215 on the use of the wrong tool here, and i'm not sure the trash slots should be used to control what ...

If you want to stop providing a particular item, then send a 1-item request for that something via circuits; that will stop providing it (unfortunately, the circuit network can't send zero-item signals).


you're right, I didn't though about that.
I guess i could argue about some things
- you ...

TL;DR
Introduce a system of provider / buffer / requester platform storages to simplify and empower the automation possibilities.


Why?

I'll start with "why" or this feels weird.

The introduction of platform to platform transfers adds many new possibilities to the game that i was interested ...

I've been reading fff since they starded writing them for the expansion. While i haven't understood every one of them, it was still interesting to read about their process: why did we do something / how did we do it. But this fff was the first that left me thinking "where are they going with that ...