Mouse-Over Item in Inventory Highlights Logistic Request (Hovering Logistic Filter Slot)

Scottathew · Post by **Scottathew** » Sat Aug 08, 2020 1:07 pm

added more keywords to subject for better searching — ssilk

TL;DR

Mousing-over an item in your inventory will cause the logistic request slot the requests it to highlight and flash.

What ?

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Why ?

The logistic request screen can get crowded as can your inventory. This suggestion would make it easy to find the logistic requests that are causing items to be in your inventory. This would make inventory management easier.

Thank You!

Thank you for your consideration of this idea. Also, thank you for making this game, it has brought so much joy to my life.

Schaeberlej · Post by **Schaeberlej** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 1:05 pm

TL;DR

When you hover over an item in your inventory the corresponding request slot get highlighted.

What ?

When you hover over the logistic Request ihe items in your inventory get highlighted.
It would be nice, if this works the other way too.
Or maby also, if you hace an item in your curser.

Why ?

When you have lots of request slots it can get quite messy.
Therefore it would help to see the Slot, where you requested the Item to change it around.

Post by **Koub** » Fri Jan 01, 2021 8:53 am

[Koub] Merged into older thread with same suggestion.

dog80 · Post by **dog80** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 7:43 pm

when hovering an item in the inventory highlight that item if in the logistics requests.

especially usefull when having mods installed and a lot of items.

alternatively add a sort option to the logistic requests.

Post by **Koub** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 7:54 pm

[Koub] Merged into older thread with same suggestion.

NotRexButCaesar · Post by **NotRexButCaesar** » Wed Jan 06, 2021 8:10 pm

I like the idea of auto sorting logistics requests. Maybe they can be put in rows like the crafting menu.

Post by **ssilk** » Thu Jan 07, 2021 1:11 am

@AmericanPatriot: there are suggestions about it:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=18993 New Feature: Allow reordering logistics requester slots (OLD!)
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=85677 Make logistic requests draggable to a new position
viewtopic.php?p=420449#p420449

Please comment there.

WildBraas · Post by **WildBraas** » Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:00 pm

What did you do?
With open user inventory I move cursor to existing item and want to change logistic query, but it not blinking as if I move cursor to logistics section.

What did you expect to happen instead? It might be obvious to you, but do it anyway!
While I move cursor to chracter inventory or quick-bar slot I expect blinking item in logistic grid

Post by **Klonan** » Mon Feb 08, 2021 8:27 pm

This is more of an idea

Post by **Koub** » Mon Feb 08, 2021 8:39 pm

[Koub] Indeed, and it even has already been suggested. Topics merged.

nuhll · Post by **nuhll** » Sat Jan 08, 2022 1:54 am

Hi,

currently if you have a logistic request for X and "go over it" it highlights the item in your inventar, nice!

i would suggest:

1.) please also highlight the item in your inventar when you go over it in the build menue, easier to find what you need
2.) what about doing the opposite of what its currently doing, so when you go over the item, highlight the request...?

Post by **ssilk** » Sat Jan 08, 2022 2:10 am

nuhll wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 08, 2022 1:54 am
2.) what about doing the opposite of what its currently doing, so when you go over the item, highlight the request...?

Blasphemous!

(Would be great. I feel alway like an idiot, when I try to add an item that is already added and I don’t see it.)

Edit:
Nearly identical idea:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=98008 Quality of Life Improvement to Character Logistic Panel

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=96352 Three Personal Logistics improvements - save/restore, move, and highlighting

And moved to
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=87710 Mouse-Over Item in Inventory Highlights Logistic Request (Hovering Logistic Filter Slot)

nuhll · Post by **nuhll** » Sun Jan 09, 2022 12:32 pm

ScottyWired · Post by **ScottyWired** » Wed Feb 15, 2023 12:11 pm

TL;DR

Highlights relevants buttons when hovering over item in inventory.

What ?

When hovering over a logistics slot or crafting button, any existing items in your inventory start blinking.
My suggestion is to also include the reverse. When hovering over an inventory item, show the relevant logistics slot and crafting button.

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Why ?

In extremely large mods, even ctrl+f can become tedious when dealing with hundreds of items with several similar icons. This would be a tiny timesaver that could quickly add up over time.

Stringweasel · Post by **Stringweasel** » Wed Feb 15, 2023 1:25 pm

+1

This would be such a nice to have.

aka13 · Post by **aka13** » Wed Feb 15, 2023 4:01 pm

+1, often it is tiresome to find the request, even in vanilla.

Post by **Koub** » Wed Feb 15, 2023 5:36 pm

[Koub] Merged into an older thread with very similar suggestion.

ScottyWired · Post by **ScottyWired** » Fri Mar 03, 2023 5:03 pm

Oh an original thread was made by someone named 'Scottathew'

And as King Henry VII once said, "Two Scotts alike share a thought, true and good it must be to manifest in ye crafting play"

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