I know...

So I press OK (1 Click), I press item (2 clicks), I double click (4 clicks)

Even worse, if I first have to find the hero, as you never know, which hero has just found something, when more then one is exploring something at the end of a turn

So my proposal is to save at least 3 clicks. You know measuring of mouse clicks is the first most common way to measure usability...

In general the usability of Elemental has to be rated very low:

- many unecessary mouse clicks

- very small buttons to click (e.g. scroll arrows in item list). Again a measurement for usability is how easy can you hit an element and it takes just a longer time to hit a small button then a larger button as you have to place your mouse more precise....

So basically you just say the usability will get worse as the game progresses...

Total Item Micromanagent...

But how about books, elixirs which change the stats...those I will most of the time use immediately...As I personally will never (beside very powerful items) do item management on the level that I try to find a hero who could use this item better...I think if this really happens than that is a part of micromanagement which needs to be avoided.

Already in my current game I'am bored by the double items I find.

For such items I would wish me a way to convert them automatically into gold (one of the better ideas in dungeon siege, even so not implemented very well there.)

Saving clicks is a good thing and I like the idea of that button, but I think that instead of directly equipping the item I would want to compare it to what the hero currently has first. So, perhaps make a button just where you suggest in your sketch but make it lead to the character info screen instead, with the correct tab for the item shown? You would still have to click more to equip it but it's not certain you want to equip every item you find immediately, and this would make a convenient way to check out the new shiny loot you just slaughtered some bandits for and see if it's useful.

you have 8 fingers AND 2 thumbs, and after a cataclysm there COULD be mutations in the number of fingers/thumbs, which would alter the counts you could have posibly more OR less.

harpo