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[Proposal] Be able to disable click-and-drag to resizing scan probe radiuses with the mouse
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Bam Stroker
The Graduates
The Initiative.
#1 - 2012-05-25 04:49:47 UTC
As a WH inhabitant I do a lot of scanning. One of the things that continually frustrates my scanning is when I'm trying to click on a handle to drag a scan probe to a new location but instead the mouse grabs the perimeter of the probe radius and I end up resizing the scan range by mistake.

CCP should be able to fairly easily create some way for you to disable the ability to click-and-drag on the probe spheres to resize them and let you do it on the Probes In Space panel of your Scanner only.

I'm not suggesting it be removed entirely because no doubt there are some out there who like to change the scan range of their probes by clicking and dragging on the bubble itself but for the majority of people (I suspect) who use the solar system map window to move the probes it would save us some frustration.

Here's an older thread with the same issue: http://community.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1476846

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Malachi256
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#2 - 2012-05-25 05:50:52 UTC
Absolutely yes. Been wanting this since I starting messing around with scanning. Just a toggle would be nice - "allow click-drag scan radius" or something. So irritating.
Bienator II
madmen of the skies
#3 - 2012-05-25 16:29:07 UTC
+ stuff behind probe arrows should not get selected if you click at an arrow.

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mxzf
Shovel Bros
#4 - 2012-05-25 20:37:44 UTC
Well, as someone who uses the map to both change size and move probes, I wouldn't care for that at all. I wouldn't object if there's a box you could tic to turn off resizing on the map, but they shouldn't change the defaults, just add an option (see probing filters for one reason why changing defaults is bad).
Bam Stroker
The Graduates
The Initiative.
#5 - 2012-06-06 02:04:29 UTC
mxzf wrote:
Well, as someone who uses the map to both change size and move probes, I wouldn't care for that at all.


Yup. I try to make it clear in my OP that I don't propose removing it entirely because no doubt some people would be inconvenienced. Just give people the option to disable it if the wish.

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