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Add more view options to the mini-map widget #943

Open jwrober opened 2 years ago

jwrober commented 2 years ago

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. To remove some items from the view menu and get them into the main map area, add an elipsis icon to a corner of the mini-map widget that expands to show options to show/hide features of the map.

Describe the solution you'd like Following this mockup from a Discord conversation:

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Add icons to do what happens with these view menu items do:

Describe alternatives you've considered None.

Additional context This is part of an effort to get rid of the menu system to make the game client more immersive and game-like and less like an office productivity app.

lmoureaux commented 2 years ago

I first thought that this was about the minimap (as it also supports this kind of options)... I guess this can mean that the proposed UI is a bit confusing?