Camera orientation upon EVAing a Kerbal

[HvP]

This isn't really a bug so much as a quality of life enhancement.

The default behavior upon taking a Kerbal EVA is to reset the camera to a wide zoom level and shift it to an orientation that usually ends up obscuring the Kerbal behind the craft. This requires you to zoom your camera again and drag the frame around to search for your Kerbal in order to see him or her again.

The pre-release phase seems like a good time to change this camera behavior if many others find it as annoying as I do. It seems like the better option is to reorient the camera so that it always shows the Kerbal from behind and at the previous zoom level, or simply not shift the camera at all. It would also be helpful for the camera not to zoom out again after boarding the craft as well (which is especially annoying after boarding command chairs on rovers.)

Does anyone else see this as a problem? Is it worth adding to the bug tracker?

[Corona688]

Focusing behind the kerbal when they leave on EVA sounds pretty obvious to me.  Not sure it's even worth the bug tracker -- it's kind of a no-brainer that people would want it.  It's not always that easy to determine what "behind" means in all situations.  If your ship's a stack of 5 tanks, relatively easy, if it's not, how to get a view that doesn't obscure your kerbal?

Not zooming when they board could be a problem -- the camera view is always fixed on something, and when they board, the something ceases to exist.  1.2 supposedly is a step towards allowing you to focus on part of a craft though, which sounds close to what you want if not quite.  Focus on the cockpit / chair when they board, rather than the center of mass.

EVA uses a different camera mode and flight model, too, which may be forcing the switch.

Edited September 15, 2016 by Corona688