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Development => Extension Requests => Topic started by: asaphxiix on February 01, 2013, 02:49:07 PM

Title: query tool
Post by: asaphxiix on February 01, 2013, 02:49:07 PM
Hello,

For very large maps, and for players with weak memory, it would be nice to have a query tool to find a place. Currently on a very large server game, if I see a place I don't know, I need to open the station or city lists, sort alphabetically, and scroll to the name of the place - not very comfortable. So a query tool would be good to add, I think.

An ideal solution would be a button on toolbar - opens a dialog, type a name and a filter based search shows instant results. However a simple filter field (like the one in the line management), or search option in the city/station list will probably do just as good.

Thank you all for the best game in the world.
Title: Re: query tool
Post by: prissi on February 01, 2013, 04:33:06 PM
Why not simply click on the thing you do not know. It will usually give you the information anyway?
Title: Re: query tool
Post by: asaphxiix on February 01, 2013, 05:57:15 PM
in the station waiting list, there is no such button. It's really important there. I imagined such an arrow would be difficult to add there, but I didn't really consider it. It would certainly be a better solution, if any mentioning of the stop would have a link to go there :)
Title: Re: query tool
Post by: greenling on February 01, 2013, 07:46:48 PM
asaphxiix
give your Station and Stops the codes, then can you view to how the goods want.
Title: Re: query tool
Post by: asaphxiix on February 02, 2013, 04:28:56 AM
greenling, i could do that, but on a very large server map for instance, this is not very practical.
Title: Re: query tool
Post by: prissi on February 02, 2013, 08:05:58 AM
The clickable list was requested quite often.

But there is already such feature. It is the filter option on the halt dialoge. There you can easily enter a name.
Title: Re: query tool
Post by: asaphxiix on February 02, 2013, 08:25:19 AM
ah yes, I see there's a filter there\

that is helpful !
could it be reproduced to the city list as well?

for instance in the bridgewater game, there are many players, so if I want to find a stop with this filter I'd have to cycle through the players.
Title: Re: query tool
Post by: greenling on February 02, 2013, 08:54:18 AM
Those Filters work only at your station and stop.
Public and Stops from Another player cam not in list.
Title: Re: query tool
Post by: prissi on February 02, 2013, 03:13:14 PM
A world statistic might indeed useful. Perhaps a defualt filter for player which is set for current player and public would be most helpful for stops.