Thank you @Captain_Panther for your feedback.
The transparency can be controlled from the ‘Tools’ tab.
I am guessing the options is not visible enough in the middle of the clutter.
Your feedback on the dragging problem is valuable.
Nobody mentioned it before.
I’ll see what I can do.
I can add a minimize button.
Until now I never need it because I simply keep it open in the background or on a second monitor.
Once again, nobody ever reported this as an issue.
The ‘Planets Plan’ is using similar design/icons to in-game PI.
I would have thought that anyone familiar enough with PI could recognize the elements quickly.
Since I was wrong, I’ll see what I can do to improve that.
The required planets type should be visible on the tab ‘Requires’ in a separate popup named ‘Product Data’.
If the popup is not visible, you can open it by going on the ‘Production Plan’ tab, select the ‘Product Level’ and product you want, then click on the product you want in the tree.
That popup also contains the prices, if you refreshed the cache (on the ‘Tools’ tab).
I do understand that the design might not be to everyone’s taste.
But remember that I made this tool for my own usage first.
So it answers to my own needs/wants first.
Still, I listen to feedback and modify/implement things if I deem them reasonable.
I also do understand that the tool severely lacks a ‘How To’.
I hope to be able to make one at some point.
I even started support for ‘F1’ help on some controls.
As for the numerous silent crashes, I would appreciate it if you could describe what you were doing when it happened.
There has not been many reports of silent crashes lately. The last one was caused by the actual EVE client Cache returning inconsistent data for the Planets ID (which my tool now handles since version 8.3.1).
So I am guessing you are doing something different from everybody else and I would appreciate some insight as to what it is in order to find and fix the bugs for everybody else.
Also, are you aware that you can directly import your colonies using the API?
All of this are things that requires a lot of time and dedication to do.
Both things I do not have much because I have a real-full-time job, and 2 young children that do not like it much when their daddy tells them that he has to work on a tool for other people that will not pay for the house, clothes, food…
Once again, thank you for your valuable feedback.
I will see what I can change/fix as soon as possible.
