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Description
Description:
Enhance the existing title customization feature to support dynamic variables that automatically update based on the current calculation state. Additionally, provide the option to set the website favicon to match the primary recipe being calculated.
Current Limitation:
The title setting only accepts static text. Users managing multiple calculator tabs must manually update titles or rely on memory to distinguish between different calculations.
Proposed Variable System:
- Unix-style token formatting (e.g.,
%item,%recipe,%rate) - Real-time updates as calculations change
- Fallback values for empty states
Suggested Variables:
%item- Primary target item name%recipe- Main recipe being calculated%rate- Production rate with units%buildings- Primary building type%modules- Module configuration summary%throughput- Total throughput summary%belt- Selected belt type%timestamp- Last calculation time%targets- Number of build targets
Example Templates:
"Factorio: %item @ %rate"→"Factorio: Advanced Circuit @ 45.2/m""%recipe | %buildings"→"Advanced Circuit | Assembly Machine 3""[%belt] %item production"→"[Fast Belt] Advanced Circuit production"
Dynamic Favicon Feature:
- Checkbox option "Use recipe icon as favicon"
- Automatically updates favicon to match the primary recipe
- Falls back to default Factorio icon when no recipe selected
- Handles multi-target scenarios with primary target priority
Use Cases:
- Multi-Tab Management: Quickly identify tabs by recipe/item in browser
- Session Organization: Distinguish between different calculation sessions
- Shared Screenshots: Contextual titles in screenshots and recordings
- Visual Navigation: Recipe icons in browser tabs for instant recognition
Technical Implementation:
- Template parsing system with validation
- Real-time title updates on calculation changes
- Favicon generation from existing sprite sheet
- Graceful handling of undefined variables
User Interface:
- Enhanced title input field with variable picker/helper
- Preview of rendered title below input
- Favicon toggle checkbox in settings
- Variable reference documentation
Alternative Approaches:
- Predefined template presets for common use cases
- Context-sensitive variable suggestions
- Advanced formatting options (truncation, padding)
- Integration with browser bookmark naming
TL;DR: Replace static title input with dynamic template system supporting calculation variables, plus optional recipe-based favicon updates for better tab management.