uncopy2002
Level: Smiter
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Registered: 07-28-2014
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While in serpent (snakes and gentryii) placement mode, it is possible to switch to other monsters or layer tabs by clicking the corresponding buttons, or use the keyboard hotkeys. Doing so results in serpent placement mode terminate prematurely once the mouse has moved inside the room space again. Needless to say, your unsaved serpent will be lost.

Suggest fix:
Lock element tab while in serpent placement mode

skell
Level: Legendary Smitemaster

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Registered: 12-28-2004
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I've made it so that changing tabs or selected element during long monster placement will behave exactly as pressing escape (the currently placed object is saved). PR

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kieranmillar
Level: Smitemaster
Rank Points: 2670
Registered: 07-11-2014
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Can confirm in 5.1.1.alpha.2020-10-16 that moving to another tab in the middle of snake placement mode either by clicking on the tab or tabbing to it and using the arrow keys, will result in current placement being stopped and leaving you with however far you got with building the snake.