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Drag and drop targets?

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TheButcherPete
KarmaFleet
Goonswarm Federation
#1 - 2011-12-06 14:54:06 UTC
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•When reordering targets by dragging them around, the new target order will now be applied to the order used by the Next/Previous target hotkeys.



Wait, what? How do I do this in the first place? Would keep me from killing my drones when I go to rep them -.-


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Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
#2 - 2011-12-06 14:55:11 UTC
Dunno I now find it very annoying every time I start to drag a target I would like to be able to drop it into the chat box and it wont let me.

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Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#3 - 2011-12-06 15:03:13 UTC
You do it the way you'd expect to do it: in your target list, grab a target and drag it left/right (or up/down if oriented that way) into the position you want it in the list.
Logan LaMort
Screaming Hayabusa
#4 - 2011-12-06 15:07:42 UTC
Tippia wrote:
You do it the way you'd expect to do it: in your target list, grab a target and drag it left/right (or up/down if oriented that way) into the position you want it in the list.


I've had my locked targets list vertical for so many years I did a double take when you wrote 'left/right' Lol
Chandaris
Immortalis Inc.
Shadow Cartel
#5 - 2011-12-06 15:08:37 UTC
Logan LaMort wrote:
Tippia wrote:
You do it the way you'd expect to do it: in your target list, grab a target and drag it left/right (or up/down if oriented that way) into the position you want it in the list.


I've had my locked targets list vertical for so many years I did a double take when you wrote 'left/right' Lol


How do you make it vertical???
Samantha Utama
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#6 - 2011-12-06 16:10:13 UTC
If you look at the top right hand corner of your first target, there's a tiny icon that looks like a crossed circle... right click for options. It might be hidden behind your overview/selected item window.
War Kitten
Panda McLegion
#7 - 2011-12-06 16:14:49 UTC
TheButcherPete wrote:
Quote:
•When reordering targets by dragging them around, the new target order will now be applied to the order used by the Next/Previous target hotkeys.



Wait, what? How do I do this in the first place? Would keep me from killing my drones when I go to rep them -.-


-Pete


Reread the quote you included.

Or do you need remedial mouse interface training?

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MadMuppet
Critical Mass Inc
#8 - 2011-12-06 16:22:00 UTC
Samantha Utama wrote:
If you look at the top right hand corner of your first target, there's a tiny icon that looks like a crossed circle... right click for options. It might be hidden behind your overview/selected item window.


Depending on scaling the crosshair thing might be under the windows that holds your align to, warp to, dock, target,etc commands.

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CCP karkur
C C P
C C P Alliance
#9 - 2011-12-06 16:28:28 UTC
Nova Fox wrote:
Dunno I now find it very annoying every time I start to drag a target I would like to be able to drop it into the chat box and it wont let me.

just curious... what would you expect to happen when you drop a target to the chat? A link to that character (if it is a character)?

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hellscure
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#10 - 2011-12-06 16:30:17 UTC
CCP karkur wrote:
Nova Fox wrote:
Dunno I now find it very annoying every time I start to drag a target I would like to be able to drop it into the chat box and it wont let me.

just curious... what would you expect to happen when you drop a target to the chat? A link to that character (if it is a character)?

Preferably a one-click targeting for the rest of the fleet to follow...
Ammzi
Dreddit
Test Alliance Please Ignore
#11 - 2011-12-06 16:36:40 UTC
hellscure wrote:
CCP karkur wrote:
Nova Fox wrote:
Dunno I now find it very annoying every time I start to drag a target I would like to be able to drop it into the chat box and it wont let me.

just curious... what would you expect to happen when you drop a target to the chat? A link to that character (if it is a character)?

Preferably a one-click targeting for the rest of the fleet to follow...


Omg that would be so awesome.
You could link a target in local for everyone on-grid to lock up. Big smile


edit: This reply took me 7 tries to post because of the "we got ganked" message ...
Logan LaMort
Screaming Hayabusa
#12 - 2011-12-06 16:57:59 UTC
CCP karkur wrote:
Nova Fox wrote:
Dunno I now find it very annoying every time I start to drag a target I would like to be able to drop it into the chat box and it wont let me.

just curious... what would you expect to happen when you drop a target to the chat? A link to that character (if it is a character)?


PVE wise, I would expect a link to the NPC info.
Aargolos
Estrale Frontiers
#13 - 2011-12-06 17:03:35 UTC
hellscure wrote:
CCP karkur wrote:
Nova Fox wrote:
Dunno I now find it very annoying every time I start to drag a target I would like to be able to drop it into the chat box and it wont let me.

just curious... what would you expect to happen when you drop a target to the chat? A link to that character (if it is a character)?

Preferably a one-click targeting for the rest of the fleet to follow...


Broadcast function ftw?
Eugene Spencer
Set Phasers To Malky
#14 - 2011-12-06 17:06:52 UTC
hellscure wrote:
CCP karkur wrote:
Nova Fox wrote:
Dunno I now find it very annoying every time I start to drag a target I would like to be able to drop it into the chat box and it wont let me.

just curious... what would you expect to happen when you drop a target to the chat? A link to that character (if it is a character)?

Preferably a one-click targeting for the rest of the fleet to follow...


It'd be cool if it listed my name and my shiptype. It would have exactly the same functions as the OV. Single click does nothing, maybe selects the target in the OV. Right click would give you all the normal options you have when right clicking on the OV - so orbit, approach, target. And you can use shortcut keys like it was in the OV too, so ctrl+click = target, approach, orbit etc.

It's save you having to search through targets in the OV. When the FC calls primary, he drag-drops it into fleet chat.

Oh but wait a sec, this is pretty similar to broadcasts anyway. Hmmm.

It'd be cool to have something different then. "Shared Targets". FCs, WCs, SCs have boxes where they drag targets. Squad Commanders of say, an ECM squad have a list of targets they can move up and down a list.

I dunno. I'm having a brain jobby. Excuse the mess.

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Barakkus
#15 - 2011-12-06 17:11:15 UTC
CCP karkur wrote:
Nova Fox wrote:
Dunno I now find it very annoying every time I start to drag a target I would like to be able to drop it into the chat box and it wont let me.

just curious... what would you expect to happen when you drop a target to the chat? A link to that character (if it is a character)?



[Character Name] - [Ship Type] in chat would do nicely :)

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Ranger 1
Ranger Corp
Vae. Victis.
#16 - 2011-12-06 17:34:52 UTC  |  Edited by: Ranger 1
Aargolos wrote:
hellscure wrote:
CCP karkur wrote:
Nova Fox wrote:
Dunno I now find it very annoying every time I start to drag a target I would like to be able to drop it into the chat box and it wont let me.

just curious... what would you expect to happen when you drop a target to the chat? A link to that character (if it is a character)?

Preferably a one-click targeting for the rest of the fleet to follow...


Broadcast function ftw?


That would seem obvious, however the Broadcast function does not have drag and drop capability, and is somewhat clunky.

Also, it seems to have other issues organizationally and updating properly.

The number or letter you assign should "ideally" update as targets are destroyed (IE target number 2 becomes target number 1 when the previous primary is destroyed.

Sometimes the Broadcast glitches and you have multiple target 1's for example as targets are destroyed... probably an information update issue.

Perhaps a target list box that you can drag and drop from the overview to, or perhaps even your targeted ship/item Icons, for the fleet to see. The ability to drag them in that box to re-prioritize them would be nice as well.

Ideally your fleet could CTRL click on the names/icons in the box to target directly instead of still needing to search through the long list of names in the overview.

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Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
#17 - 2011-12-06 17:52:54 UTC  |  Edited by: Nova Fox
CCP karkur wrote:
Nova Fox wrote:
Dunno I now find it very annoying every time I start to drag a target I would like to be able to drop it into the chat box and it wont let me.

just curious... what would you expect to happen when you drop a target to the chat? A link to that character (if it is a character)?


Actually yes or in non player show the normal information window normally presented when hitting information button and being able to model view the obejct in question like any other model object on market.

Now why am I compulsed to do this... is beyond me I dont fleet command at all.

The only way I can describe is seeing a picture of a ship in a hanger bay and trying to make it spin ordeal.

edit.
After reading other peoples responses I think a CNTL + Link would = lock if in range.
Also maybe make the broad cast system act in the same way, any time somone broadcasts it shows the Icon of the broadcast as the speaker and the target in querstion is what is linked in fleet channel.

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Rion Deteisan
Forged Prophets
#18 - 2011-12-06 18:35:24 UTC
CCP karkur wrote:
Nova Fox wrote:
Dunno I now find it very annoying every time I start to drag a target I would like to be able to drop it into the chat box and it wont let me.

just curious... what would you expect to happen when you drop a target to the chat? A link to that character (if it is a character)?


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Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
#19 - 2011-12-06 18:38:23 UTC
Ah more elegant solution

Clicking name of person brings up infomration as though you show info in space. The (Ship Class) after the name would lock onto ship unless its not in range and if not in system wouldnt link at all.

Not sure how logic checks would increase or decrease speeds but im sure somone can come up with something better once its starts to get toyed with.

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TheButcherPete
KarmaFleet
Goonswarm Federation
#20 - 2011-12-07 14:06:38 UTC
See, I don't think I seen anyone say you had to do Lclick+alt to drag and drop, that was my question in the first place ;)

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