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0003534AI War 1 / ClassicSuggestion - Interface Ideas - Game and Menu ControlsJun 21, 2011 4:35 pm
ReporterHearteater Assigned To 
Status newResolutionopen 
Product Version5.010 
Summary0003534: Quick Buttons dropdowns crowded/awkward
DescriptionThe listbox accessed from the quick buttons is often crowded and overall awkward to read. I have a few suggestions to make it more readable:

1) Color code Low Power units instead of appending " - PAUSED". If coloring is impossible, consider just adding an * to the end.

2) Sort by unit type and then planet. In the attached image see how the transports are cut up by IGWGs in an entirely different system.

3) Consider abbreviating Intra-Galactic Warp Gate, or the affected builder. Possibly other units too, but those are particularly bad. Examples:
Intra-Galactic Warp Gate - SD
IGWG - Space Dock
IGWG - SD

4) The numbering is in general not very useful especially given the current sorting. I'd say just remove them entirely. However, it might make sense to restart numbering at each change in ship type/planet. This would allow me to quickly see the count of a given ship type on a given planet.

5) Left justified would be greatly appreciated. It is so much easier to read.
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Hearteater

Jun 18, 2011 8:15 pm

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Red Spot

Jun 21, 2011 4:35 pm

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1) has my vote
2) has my vote
3) 2nd option had my vote
4) leave some form of numbering please, I would have a hard time seeing it as bothersome but it can be nice when you have a list of the same entry.
5) blank :)

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Jun 18, 2011 8:15 pm Hearteater New Issue
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