better workbench

formerly known as workbench quick repair

started out based on the mod workbench quick fix by AniDavino,

this mod does what the original mod does, but updated to the latest interface for season 23 (20 Jan, 2026) and with other QOL improvements.

low on resources? quantify that CND meter!

lost on toggles? wonder no more!

see your PA in all of its glory in the workbench! press G!

now with ultrawide support!

updates

backwoods update

Compatibility

the mod modifies examinemenu.swf

while the mod does not work with some workbench menu moving mods, there is inbuilt function to hide all the menus instead on all workbenches.

Technical Logs

the mod introduces 2 new buttons (inspectbutton, repairbutton)

the mod removes 1 button (inspectrepairbutton)

the mod removes all mention and function of the inspectrepairbutton

inspect button is defaulted to X, with its displayname set as "inspect"

the mod introduces 1 new function (oninspect) to handle events triggered from inspectbutton (pressing X or clicking on the word)

oninspect function allows the user to inspect the highlighted item

repair button is defaulted to T, with its displayname set as "repair"

repairbutton triggers the existing onWorkbenchRepair function to handle events from repairbutton (pressing T or clicking on the word)

checks ConditionMeter_mc.currentFrame for how long the CND bar is, and appends the result to Label_tf

renamed FilterCraftableButton's ButtonText to SHOW ALL CRAFTABLES by default. toggle it to change its text to SHOW AVAIL CRAFTABLES

renamed FilterAtxButton's ButtonText to LEARNT PLANS by default. toggle it to change its text to ALL PLANS

their functions are not impacted

added a click-only button to show or hide the UI to ModSlotButtonHints and ModsListHints

hideUIButton, when active, will hide all the menus and disable all keyboard inputs except ESC

it is still possible to click on the other buttons to execute their function but this will break the UI

it is currently not possible to assign any keyboard/controller input for hideUIButton

assigned hideUIButton a button G

made hideUIButton flash when its activated

made T)Repair show as disabled when item does not need repair, shows as enabled when item can be repaired, disappears when item cannot be repaired

made X)Tag for Search work with the X key on KB

hideUIButton now also hides LegendaryItemDescription_tf

calculates current HP as a percentage for items at frame 100 on ConditionMeter_mc, then appends the result to Label_tf

appended duration to Value_tf in timedentry

changed result of HP calculations in itemhealthentry to output as text. use result from itemhealthentry to fill itemstandardentry. add itemstandardentry to itemcard after itemhealthentry.

changed repairbutton to be handled by onTRepair. onTRepair checks repairbutton.buttontext to determine if it should apply workbench repair or repair kit repair

updated to season 18

took the ultrawide mod from NeoSphere, and put the scripts for 1. 0. 13 into it.

updated to season 19

added showhudmessage to G) hide UI

updated to season 20

removed showhudmessage from hide UI function

updated to season 21

itemcardlist is now itemcardcontainer

updated to season 22

updated to season 22 mid season patch

pressing T while inspecting repairable weapons/armors did not trigger the confirmation menu. didn't remove 2 checks added by beth on inspectrepair button

fix show/hide UI button doubling when returning from mod menu to slot menu

change repair button to automatically turn to repair kit when item condition is at 100%[/size