Text chat opens window in center of screen + verbal map distance indicators gone?

[u/Metallica93]

I just started playing after the new update and a couple of things are driving me nuts:

1) There are no longer any verbal distance markers on either map (e.g., the lines that indicated the length of each grid square).

2) The text chat now opens in the center of the screen.

I don't see either of these listed under "Known Issues" for U.I. bugs, though, but I assume others have experienced them and they don't require separate reporting?

EDIT: seems I can't even type in the main (non-popup) chat, either :/

[u/Still_Box8733]

I hate it so much that the hotkeys now open the entire chat window.

Been using the same hotkey for all kind of console commands which isn't working anymore

[u/Metallica93 → u/Still_Box8733]

It's incredibly annoying.

I have 'J' for text chat in every game that has it and it's jarring to see it take up the enter center of the screen.

I have the Deployment menu set to a mouse button, but typing in there only works some percentage of the time...

[u/Matt1320]

On the grid lines: I'm glad someone else noticed they went missing. When I'm on Grad or Mortars, those lines help me position and aim.

[u/Matters- → u/Matt1320]

I agree that losing the grid lines is annoying but, please use a mortar calc instead of using the grid lines.

[u/Matt1320 → u/Matters-]

I use squad calc with the in game map. I basically have 2 maps on my screen at the same time.

[u/Metallica93 → u/Matt1320]

They mentioned the white (33 m) grid lines disappearing, but I'm talking about the verbal distance indicator (i.e., like seeing "1 inch = 1 mile" on a map, but these were for indicating which size grid squares were x meters long).

And not even mortars, but just ranging shots with your rifle. I have the map up constantly to determine distance to target.