F6 chart stuff...

[Cody]

Load a save with a long route set, and the first time you hit F6 it zooms to the destination area rather than the current location.
Wouldn't the latter be preferable? It would for me - been nagging away at me for ages. Can it be changed, and if so, should it be?

[kanthoney]

It'll be in tonight's build.

[Cody]

Sweet... thanks!

[Cody]

With a route set and F6/F7 set to the home system, peruse the details of a parcel contract, then return to F6/F7, and the focus has switched to the destination system.

I'm running the latest nightly (1.83.0.6752-160423-c863b45), and I'd swear it wasn't doing this before.

[kanthoney]

Fixed!

[Cody]

Thanks! There may be something else, but Terrastorage seems to be down, so I can't check.

[Cody]

Pulled out of Eded main (bound for Ladire), hitched a lift to Beatle, then jumped straight through to Erenra - and F7 was still on Eded.
It should move along to each new home system, yes? First time I've noticed it (running latest nightly), so it may be a one-off.

[kanthoney]

Thanks - fixed in tonight's build.

[Cody]

Cool - thanks!

[Cody]

With a route set, F6 zoomed-in on the current system, the blue ring likewise, switch to 'no route' via Shift+6 and the focus jumps to about halfway between the current and destination systems. I don't think it was doing that before. As usual, running the latest nightly.

[kanthoney]

Sigh. If only my Dad hadn't bought me that ZX81 we wouldn't be having this bother...

Anyway, fixed on tonight's build.

[Cody]

<sniggers> It's a funny old game, Saint! If only my dad hadn't bought me that slipstick, who knows where I'd be!

I seem to recall causing Kaks a few headaches with chart stuff - all good fun. <chortles>

[Cody]

That incredibly useful blue ring... I don't suppose there's any way the distance to the beringed system could be displayed, perhaps on F7... is there?

[kanthoney]

Something like this?



The distance is the route distance if you have a route selected. If you've no route selected it just shows the straight distance with no time.

[Cody]

Perfect... muchas gracias!