Suggestion: Show unit details and the stack on larger screens

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DanNeely
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Suggestion: Show unit details and the stack on larger screens

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On larger screens there's plenty of vertical space to show the details of a specific unit and the stack as a whole at the same time.

Could we have an option to show both at once?

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RE: Suggestion: Show unit details and the stack on larger screens

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Hi,
see my suggestion at:
tm.asp?m=4392292

I think this would basically solve this issue, without having to make the Unit Info box larger permanently.
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RE: Suggestion: Show unit details and the stack on larger screens

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Just making the dialog modeless wouldn't be enough, you'd also need to have it update each time the selected hex was changed to make it a replacement for the sidebar.
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RE: Suggestion: Show unit details and the stack on larger screens

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I like your example above but wouldn't like existing panels to become larger.

I had the idea to use more space in the (mostly unused) Info Panel to show such information.
This could be optional and would not make existing panels larger:

tm.asp?m=4383012
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