Suggestion: Make more dialogs modeless
Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2017 9:12 pm
Would it be possible to make more of the dialogs modeless (non-modal), so that we can interact with the map and units while the dialog is showing?
There are several dialogs where this could be very useful, and generally I think it should be the case for almost all dialogs. Unless there are specific reasons they should not be, like the single-option start/end dialogs. The ones I immediately see the use for this in, are Group Composition and Battle Report.
Group Composition: This would allow us to place the dialog off to the side and immediately see the units in a stack, and be able to select them and not have to then exit the dialog to actually give orders. I find myself constantly using it and forgetting I actually have to close it after selecting a unit, and it would improve the flow of orders greatly.
Battle Report: When active, it should activate the Review Battles view (swords/BTS) and allowing us to move the map, clicking individual battles and getting the Full Report. This would for one thing remove lots of the problems people are reporting with the location being obscured by the report, and also make one of the two buttons on the top-left corner redundant [1].
There are probably a lot of other cases where this could be useful, like the OOB/Formation views. The ones above are most important for gameplay flow issues.
Any other ideas, suggestions etc?
[1] Move the Show/Hide panels control into the drop-down View/Options (where they rightfully belong) menu and you can remove the whole panel [:D]
There are several dialogs where this could be very useful, and generally I think it should be the case for almost all dialogs. Unless there are specific reasons they should not be, like the single-option start/end dialogs. The ones I immediately see the use for this in, are Group Composition and Battle Report.
Group Composition: This would allow us to place the dialog off to the side and immediately see the units in a stack, and be able to select them and not have to then exit the dialog to actually give orders. I find myself constantly using it and forgetting I actually have to close it after selecting a unit, and it would improve the flow of orders greatly.
Battle Report: When active, it should activate the Review Battles view (swords/BTS) and allowing us to move the map, clicking individual battles and getting the Full Report. This would for one thing remove lots of the problems people are reporting with the location being obscured by the report, and also make one of the two buttons on the top-left corner redundant [1].
There are probably a lot of other cases where this could be useful, like the OOB/Formation views. The ones above are most important for gameplay flow issues.
Any other ideas, suggestions etc?
[1] Move the Show/Hide panels control into the drop-down View/Options (where they rightfully belong) menu and you can remove the whole panel [:D]