The production tab should remember all settings, including the tab you were on. A global Reset button might be needed too then.
(I'm mostly using it to check trees damaged by pollution.)
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Meanwhile, some mod alternatives :
Production Statistics Monitor HUD
Peppe wrote:Pin Items/Fluids to HUD to view production statistics, ratios, differentials. Quick open/close, customize order, location, precision.
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