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====Locking the Map to the Camera====
====Locking the Map to the Camera====
If you check the "align with camera" box in the menu that drops down from the [[#Map|"camera" icon on the Map window]], the d-scan cone on the map will lock to your camera in space. The difference is this:
If you check the "align with camera" box in the menu that drops down from the [[#Map|"camera" icon on the Map window]], the d-scan cone on the map will lock to your camera in space. The difference is this:
With this option '''checked''' dragging with the mouse in the map window will move the camera AND point the scanner, both in the map and in space;   
* With this option '''checked''' dragging with the mouse in the map window will move the camera AND point the scanner, both in the map and in space;   
* the Map will always show the view from directly behind your ship,
** the Map will always show the view from directly behind your ship,
* the red scan cone will always look like a circular cross-section,
* the red scan cone will always look like a circular cross-section,
* it can be disconcerting to see your space view move around when you drag in the map window.
* it can be disconcerting to see your space view move around when you drag in the map window.