Idea/Request: Add an "Off/On" toggle switch in GUI menu for Vacuuming Tube (and adjustable)

[sherkhan30452]

Request:

"Turn off/on" toggle option to disable/enable vacuum suction in GUI of Adjustable Vacuuming Tube (pipeworks:mese_sand_tube_1) and Vacuuming Pneumatic Tube Segment (pipeworks:sand_tube_1)

Reason:

To turn off suction whenever the player wants and to test its build if it has multiple vacuum tubes in place. Or when the normal pipe breaks when overloaded, thus drops items, therefore needs the player to turn off the vacuum tube.

[S-S-X]

Removing and replacing should be about same amount of input what would be needed for other kind of disable/enable controls.

Is there a reason why just removing vacuum tube wont work?

[sherkhan30452]

Removing and replacing should be about same amount of input what would be needed for other kind of disable/enable controls.

Is there a reason why just removing vacuum tube wont work?

It will work of course, but to avoid reconnecting it again, setting up (for adjustable) again and then rotating it with screwdriver, then toggling sounds simple.

[S-S-X]

Minor clarification request:
Placing tube and setting radius if it was adjustable variant sounds like what's needed but why exactly are you rotating it with screwdriver / why screwdriver is needed?

[SwissalpS]

The meta-tube-tool can save and set radius on adjustable tubes.
I have two in itemframes near my tubes to set them on/'off'. Though radius 0 does not exactly turn them off. I've been thinking about allowing a radius of -1 to actually turn them off.

There is a way to have tubes not rotate and connect visually, but they still work without turning them. I sometimes do that on purpouse for fun ;)

Edit: If we add formspecs to turn the sandtubes off, the next request will be to be able to do this via digilines. For this it may be better to add another tube altogether.