---
id: t16
status: Review
order: 2
priority: P3
created: 2026-10-24
updated: 2026-10-24T06:36:11Z
title: vacuum tool rework, again
report: |
  (agent) Fewer modes. Left click picks up everything, or only what you've marked once you mark
  something; Shift takes everything for one click. F with the Vacuum (when nothing in reach can be
  used, like a mold or gate) opens the Vacuum menu: one line per material with ⬇ (pick up) and ⬆
  (blow), plus Pick up everything and Blow one at a time. Clicking the Pick up / Blow out chips on
  the card opens it too. Bag: click a name to blow only it, Ctrl+click to add it to the blow mix,
  Ctrl+right-click to add it to pick-up (a small ⬇ shows what's marked). Shift + right click blows
  an even mix of everything loose in the bag. Q/E still cycles, R still marks under the cursor.
  To check: Ctrl+click coal and copper ore in the bag and blow a mix; Ctrl+right-click copper ore
  and vacuum a mixed pile; Shift + right click to blow everything; press F for the compact menu.
---

## Context

- (owner's answers, 2026-10-24) What bothers you about the vacuum now? "Too many modes". Direction: "F opens a vacuum menu (Recommended)": F with the vacuum opens a dialog like the wall menu: one tile per material with Pick up and Blow toggles. The ⬇/⬆ buttons leave the bag rows. Pick-up modes shrink to two: Everything, or Only marked.

## Subtasks

- [x] Pick-up: everything unless something is marked (no mode variable)
- [x] Vacuum menu on F and on the card chips; bag row buttons removed
- [x] Text, tests and screenshots up
- [x] shift to blow all
  report: Shift + right click (while not flying) blows an even mix of everything loose in the bag; bars are left out. What you've chosen to blow doesn't change.
- [x] Ctrl+click bag items to select several for vac and blow (owner, in chat)
  report: Ctrl+click a bag name adds it to (or takes it out of) what you blow; Ctrl+right-click does the same for pick-up. Plain click still blows only that one.
- [x] Compact the F menu: one line per item (owner, in chat)
  report: One row per material: swatch, name, count, a ⬇ and a ⬆ button under Pick up / Blow headings.