[UI] Recipe change misclick opens Factoriopedia

[DanGio]

Misclicking the recipe change button opens Factoriopedia page of current recipe. In the exemple below, clicking on red X mark opens Advanced oil processing Factoriopedia page.

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I think it shouldn't open the Factoriopedia page, it is unexpected and creates a 1 second "What ??" moment and cumbersome mouseclicks. Clicking on the red X mark should simply do nothing.

Ideally I think opening Factoriopedia page should rely on clicking on the green zone :

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Maybe the Factoriopedia opening clickzone could be tied to the recipe text length ?

[eugenekay]

In your first screenshot, the Recipe Name is in a "Highlighted" yellow state, indicating that it is a Factoriopedia link, not a piece of regular text.

Ctrl+F5 shows what is going on "behind the scenes":

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Only the inner-most "box" around the Recipe Name is a Link; the rest of the area is just padding/separators. I am not completely familiar with Factorio's unique layout engine, but it does seem to operate sort-of like CSS+HTML: the inner element containing the Recipe Name must "autogrow" to occupy the extra space in the middle of the box; this pushes the "Gears Icon" towards the right.

If this was changed, then either the Gear Icon would move (to the left side of the Recipe Name? ew), or would introduce a new Usability issue - like being unable to click the Recipe Name if it is too short/Blank...

[atomizer]

Usability issue - like being unable to click the Recipe Name if it is too short/Blank...

Even in this imaginary scenario the icon is still there to be clicked.