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TL;DR

Conditions in train/platform schedules should show as clearly satisfied compared to 99%

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Progress of conditions currently looks almost the same between full and 99% full, requiring to look closely to see the missing 1%.
When at 100%, the graphic should look differently, and easy to differentiate from "almost satisfied".

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Could change the bar color to green only on 100% condition met, otherwise dunno, orange?

+1. Same on the decider comb & space platforms.

Yeah, I saw a screenshot where someone had a condition for "ammo > 600" but their ammo production was set to stop AT 600. The condition was fully green, of course. So the suggestion of filling the bar with yellow or some other color, then changing it to green only when the condition is satisfied, would be the only way to clearly communicate that situation!

I like the progress bar but a different color for it would be great when it isn't 100%. That 97-99% range can all too easily look like it is 100% when really it isn't.

Would also be nice for the things like cargo "Y" = 0 to have the progress bar too. Just use the value of "Y" at arrival to the station as the max value to determine the progress bar's position....

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Maybe you could also write the percentage in white into the bar? E.g. 98% or 100%.

elfstone wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 8:53 am Maybe you could also write the percentage in white into the bar? E.g. 98% or 100%.

And then get a rounding error? I'd rather prefer a different color option.

Hares wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 8:58 amAnd then get a rounding error? I'd rather prefer a different color option.

Could be addressed by not going over 99% until the condition is truly satisfied. I still like the different color progress bar, though.

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I had this issue where I couldn't figure out why my spaceship wasn't moving. Turns out the progress bar was 1 pixel short.

IIRC one issue is that under some conditions — that already mentioned > vs ≥ — it's not even 1 pixel short...

See also: 124237: Automatically repair damaged *items* in logistical network

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I also wouldn't want it to be color coded, I'm not colorblind but for those who are, that wouldn't necessarily be very helpful.

Maybe it could be something simple but still easy to distinguish, like the text in the Condition goes bold, or maybe even strikethrough? Or little checkboxes.

It should be as clear as the new combinator interface highlights conditions which are true very clearly, which I thought was an excellent improvement.

What a great idea. Perhaps a blue triangle in the corner of the condition, like the one on https://i.imgur.com/2vZvepv.jpeg

Gaagaagiins wrote: Thu Dec 26, 2024 2:00 am I also wouldn't want it to be color coded, I'm not colorblind but for those who are, that wouldn't necessarily be very helpful.

Yellow & green have different brightness value, so these should be colorblind-safe. However, I'm not an expert, so I shouldn't be trusted in this case.

Hares wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 8:58 am

elfstone wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 8:53 am Maybe you could also write the percentage in white into the bar? E.g. 98% or 100%.

And then get a rounding error? I'd rather prefer a different color option.

Could always Floor the result instead of round

Minor improvement but it's pretty reasonable.

Honestly I'm not against just capping the progress bar to 95% or such until the value is at 100%. This makes it much more clearer at a glance. Could even apply a gradient at the very end to show it, but that's a bit harder to implement.

MEOWMI wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 12:10 pm just capping the progress bar to 95% or such until the value is at 100%.

Nice simple way to make it clear that the condition is not met!

Showing the actual percentage isn't as good as the extra information now in the combinators, i.e. the actual value being compared against the target. Of course that gets really tricky when the target is 'cargo full' and you have a load of mixed cargo

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making the other part of the bar red or yellow would help, too