Is there a way to rename a flag ?

[Triop]

Is there ?

[Slam_Jones]

Maybe from the tracking center? Never tried. 

[Superfluous J]

Flags have names?

[Triop]

14 minutes ago, 5thHorseman said:

Flags have names?

Are you trying to be funny?

O wait, I might not be clear, sorry.

I planted a flag and want to rename it.

Edited December 23, 2016 by Triop

[MinimalMinmus]

Well, there is always the hard way, namely replanting it... the again, if said flag is on eve...

[Superfluous J]

1 hour ago, Triop said:

Are you trying to be funny?

O wait, I might not be clear, sorry.

I planted a flag and want to rename it.

Well yeah, but I also didn't know they had names, like how ships have names. Is it the title of the plaque you typed when you planted it?

I'd guess you can do it in the tracking center, like @Slam_Jones suggested. It's a bit esoteric but you select the flag, then the |i|nfo icon, then click (or right click, don't remember) the name at the top. It's got an orange background.

Edited December 23, 2016 by 5thHorseman

[Triop]

42 minutes ago, 5thHorseman said:

Well yeah, but I also didn't know they had names, like how ships have names. Is it the title of the plaque you typed when you planted it?

I'd guess you can do it in the tracking center, like @Slam_Jones suggested. It's a bit esoteric but you select the flag, then the nfo icon, then click (or right click, don't remember) the name at the top. It's got an orange background.

I tried that already, but it will not let you change the text.

Is there a config file I can change ?

Edited December 23, 2016 by Triop

[Superfluous J]

Just now, Triop said:

I tried that already, but it will not let you change the text.

Is there a config file I can change ?

You can change it in the persistent file. Back it up first and all that jazz but just open it, search for the exact title, and everywhere you find it, change it. Should work fine.

[Triop]

Thanks 5th, happy holidays.

Edit: It worked!

Edited December 23, 2016 by Triop

[fourfa]

There was a brief time in the 1.1 builds where you could change flag names (even ship type) in the Tracking Station. I used them as runway markers all the time, and changed type to Base just so I didn't have to hunt through all the flags.

 It vanished with 1.2.  Why, I don't know

[Triop]

43 minutes ago, fourfa said:

There was a brief time in the 1.1 builds where you could change flag names (even ship type) in the Tracking Station. I used them as runway markers all the time, and changed type to Base just so I didn't have to hunt through all the flags.

 It vanished with 1.2.  Why, I don't know

I knew it. I was thinking I was going crazy

[W. Kerman]

You could go back! Practice precision landing!

[Sharpy]

Let's add - replanting the flag locally, e.g. after you made a typo and noticed only after clicking OK is fairly easy: rightclick flag with a kerbal near to it, click 'take down' and then plant the flag again.