Directional scanning: Difference between revisions

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===Map===

[[File:Qs Dscan14-360map.jpg|left|thumb|Map with d-scanner set to maximum range and angle.]]

Pressing the circular button at the top right of the directional scanner window opens a map of the local solar system. Your ship will be accompanied by a red area showing the extent of the d-scan at its current settings. The d-scan map can be resized and moved, and the same map window is used by the probe scanner.

Pressing the circular button at the top right of the directional scanner window opens a map of the local solar system. Your ship will be accompanied by a red area showing the extent of the d-scan at its current settings. The d-scan map window can be resized and moved, and the same map window is used by the probe scanner.

Dragging on the map with the mouse will give you a different look at the system, but this will not change ~~the orientation of~~ the scanner.

Dragging on the map with the mouse will give you a different look at the system, but this will not change where the scanner is pointing.

[[File:Qs 04dscanprac.jpg|right|thumb|Use the radial menu inside the Map to aim the scanner.]]

You can easily aim the directional scanner by left-clicking on an object in the Map. This will bring up the Radial Menu, and when you select the "scanner" icon at the bottom of that menu, the scanner will move to point at the object. ~~(''~~Doing this will not affect the orientation or movement of your ship; just the scanner will move''.)

You can easily aim the directional scanner by left-clicking on an object in the Map. This will bring up the Radial Menu, and when you select the "scanner" icon at the bottom of that menu, the scanner will move to point at the object. Doing this will not affect the orientation or movement of your ship; just the scanner will move. (''You can change the way dragging and aiming works: see [[#Angle and Camera|Angle and Camera]] for details.'')

At the top left of the map are a set of icons that access various preference settings.

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* The object filter icon opens a list of boxes that can be checked/unchecked to show or hide various objects in the solar system. This can be useful if you are, for example, only interested in moons.

* The focus ship icon doesn't seem to do anything at the moment.

* The camera icon turns the red scan area display on and off. It also lets you lock the map to the orientation of your ship. (~~For more on this, see "~~[[#Angle and Camera|Angle and Camera]]".)

* The camera icon turns the red scan area display on and off. It also lets you lock the map to the orientation of your ship. (See [[#Angle and Camera|Angle and Camera]] for details.)

===Range===

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 ===Map===
 [[File:Qs Dscan14-360map.jpg|left|thumb|Map with d-scanner set to maximum range and angle.]]
-Pressing the circular button at the top right of the directional scanner window opens a map of the local solar system. Your ship will be accompanied by a red area showing the extent of the d-scan at its current settings. The d-scan map can be resized and moved, and the same map window is used by the probe scanner.
+Pressing the circular button at the top right of the directional scanner window opens a map of the local solar system. Your ship will be accompanied by a red area showing the extent of the d-scan at its current settings. The d-scan map window can be resized and moved, and the same map window is used by the probe scanner.
-Dragging on the map with the mouse will give you a different look at the system, but this will not change the orientation of the scanner.
+Dragging on the map with the mouse will give you a different look at the system, but this will not change where the scanner is pointing.
 [[File:Qs 04dscanprac.jpg|right|thumb|Use the radial menu inside the Map to aim the scanner.]]
-You can easily aim the directional scanner by left-clicking on an object in the Map. This will bring up the Radial Menu, and when you select the "scanner" icon at the bottom of that menu, the scanner will move to point at the object. (''Doing this will not affect the orientation or movement of your ship; just the scanner will move''.)
+You can easily aim the directional scanner by left-clicking on an object in the Map. This will bring up the Radial Menu, and when you select the "scanner" icon at the bottom of that menu, the scanner will move to point at the object. Doing this will not affect the orientation or movement of your ship; just the scanner will move. (''You can change the way dragging and aiming works: see [[#Angle and Camera|Angle and Camera]] for details.'')
 At the top left of the map are a set of icons that access various preference settings.
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 * The object filter icon opens a list of boxes that can be checked/unchecked to show or hide various objects in the solar system. This can be useful if you are, for example, only interested in moons.
 * The focus ship icon doesn't seem to do anything at the moment.
-* The camera icon turns the red scan area display on and off. It also lets you lock the map to the orientation of your ship. (For more on this, see "[[#Angle and Camera|Angle and Camera]]".)
+* The camera icon turns the red scan area display on and off. It also lets you lock the map to the orientation of your ship. (See [[#Angle and Camera|Angle and Camera]] for details.)
 ===Range===