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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0004704AI War 1 / ClassicSuggestion - Interface Ideas - Game and Menu ControlsSep 11, 2012 2:01 am
ReporterHearteater Assigned ToChris_McElligottPark  
Status assignedResolutionopen 
Product Version5.019 
Summary0004704: Better zoom settings on QWER keys
DescriptionI think I would use QWER much more if the settings were more useful. At present R is the only one I use. I manually zoom as needed for everything else since QWE just don't get me to any useful zoom level and I'd need to adjust with the mouse wheel anyway.

Q - Instead of fully zoomed, which I basically never need, how about making this zoomed in just far enough for the icons to switch off. This is ideal for fine placements as it is actually more accurate than the first several zoom levels using icons.

W - Make this zoomed out just enough so the Merc. Space Dock, Space Dock and Starship Constructor of your home system look close enough vertically that nothing can be built between them, but not close enough that the selection circle of one overlaps the other. For placing structures, I find this is the most useful zoom level. (Debug shows a viewport of 1920x1080x14564x8192)

E - Half way between W and R. This would be the general tactical system view for managing combat.

R - No change. This is for finding stuff way on the outside of the system.
TagsNo tags attached.
Internal WeightPolish Tweak

Relationships

related to 0003533 new "Autocrop" Zoom 
related to 0005373 considering Maximum zoom level 
related to 0006512 closed QWER Zoom levels are inconsistant 

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TechSY730

Oct 7, 2011 11:56 pm

reporter   ~0016187

Last edited: Oct 7, 2011 11:56 pm

There should still be a command for fully zoom in, if for nothing else but sake of completion. Maybe leave it unbound by default, as I would agree it has only situational use. It can be useful for picking out individual units for micro, but that is about it.

I agree with this though.

Hearteater

Oct 11, 2011 1:07 pm

reporter   ~0016410

Yeah, 5 keys bindings we can set would work fine (with the 5th unbound by default). Optionally let us customize each of the 4 zoom levels to whatever zoom level we want.

doctorfrog

Sep 11, 2012 2:01 am

reporter   ~0028314

Linking to my own request, which is similar: "Here's what I'd like: Shift-Q automatically zooms and pans to the perfect zoom level, whereby all planetary wormholes fit on the screen."

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Oct 7, 2011 9:01 pm Hearteater New Issue
Oct 7, 2011 11:56 pm TechSY730 Note Added: 0016187
Oct 7, 2011 11:56 pm TechSY730 Note Edited: 0016187
Oct 10, 2011 9:19 am tigersfan Internal Weight => Polish Tweak
Oct 10, 2011 9:19 am tigersfan Assigned To => Chris_McElligottPark
Oct 10, 2011 9:19 am tigersfan Status new => assigned
Oct 11, 2011 1:07 pm Hearteater Note Added: 0016410
Dec 21, 2011 9:20 pm TechSY730 Relationship added related to 0005373
Mar 7, 2012 8:57 pm Hearteater Relationship added related to 0006512
Sep 11, 2012 2:00 am doctorfrog Relationship added related to 0003533
Sep 11, 2012 2:01 am doctorfrog Note Added: 0028314