[0.13]Ease of Use Train GUI Tweaks - inc Edited Screenshot

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[0.13]Ease of Use Train GUI Tweaks - inc Edited Screenshot

Post by RiotLight »

So 4 little ease of use tweaks for improving the train GUI are as follows.

Added pic -- ßilk:
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(Edited Screenshot for reference: http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.c ... FD268E848/ )

1st Minor suggestion; Make the list box that displays the station names when clicking the '+' sign longer. It will make it easier to find the station you are looking for when you just want to scroll down the list.

2nd Suggestion; Give the ability to click and drag the 'Preview' map, which is shown when on the 'Schedule' tab of the train GUI. This will complement with the 3rd Main suggestion.

3rd Main Suggestion;
Show Train Stops names on the 'Preview' map, which is shown when on the 'Schedule' tab of the train GUI.

4th suggestion; Draw a line on the Preview' map, which is shown when on the 'Schedule' tab of the train GUI showing what path the train "may" take. This may not be possible because trains recalulate their routes, but it would add a great visualization to the scheduleling system i think, but i guess this would be hardest to implement

Reason for these suggestions: So the current problem i find is that i create a new train, click on the train to give it a schedule, only to find myself thinking "what stations did i want to have it go to again?"

To which my usual reaction is to look at the map provided in the Train GUI, only to discover that i still cannot see the station names as they are not shown, and to find out i have to press m and bring up the map, at which point i now have the map open, but the train GUI on top, so i have to close the map, close the train gui, open the map, find the names, close the map, open the train gui..... ITS ALL JUST A MESS AND IS UNNECESSARY if the names were on the other map!!

The ability to click and drag the preview map will allow players to look around the map and find the station they are after. Without that ability showing the station names on the map only partially solves the problem.

Thank you, developers for listening to members of the community, and i hope you see the befits of these improvements.

Riot

Edit: Clarified Title and corrected - thanks to mod uploading pic. Corrected some terminology for clarity.
Last edited by RiotLight on Wed Jul 27, 2016 6:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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I uploaded the pic for you. Simple reason: With just a link to another site the resource (the pic) can be removed. That would make this suggestion useless.
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