Comment 5 for bug 1402786

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SirVer (sirver) wrote : Re: [Bug 1402786] Re: "Set origin" should be in the tools menu

Yes. We had exactly that originally. Then someone changed it to be a rolling map - which is indeed better for in game, but not for the editor.

> Am 17.12.2014 um 07:46 schrieb GunChleoc <email address hidden>:
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> This might make it difficult to find whereon the map one is currently
> editing - maybe add a red rectangle to the minimap to show the current
> viewport? Just like a navigator in an image editing software would look
> like.
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> Title:
> "Set origin" should be in the tools menu
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> Status in Widelands:
> Confirmed
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> Bug description:
> The option to change the origin of a map is currently a bit hidden: You have to go to menu -> map options -> set origin. I think it would make more sense to have this option available in the tools menu.
> Its appearance which is different from the other tools (it looks like a button) has caused some confustion (see https://wl.widelands.org/forum/topic/1616/). I think when it looks like the other tools and is in the same menu, it is clear how to sue it.
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> Just a reference: In bug 536550, this tool has been introduced, and it
> was put into the option menu without a mentioned reason.
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