Auto-Observe!

code/modules/mob/dead/observer/observer.dm

@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 		var/list/dest = list() //List of possible destinations (mobs)
 		var/target = null	   //Chosen target.
 
-		dest += getpois(mobs_only=1) //Fill list, prompt user with list
+		dest += getpois(mobs_only = TRUE) //Fill list, prompt user with list
 		target = input("Please, select a player!", "Jump to Mob", null, null) as null|anything in dest
 
 		if (!target)//Make sure we actually have a target
@@ -893,7 +893,9 @@ This is the proc mobs get to turn into a ghost. Forked from ghostize due to comp
 	if (!eye_name)
 		return
 
-	var/mob/mob_eye = creatures[eye_name]
+	do_observe(creatures[eye_name])
+
+/mob/dead/observer/proc/do_observe(mob/mob_eye)
 	//Istype so we filter out points of interest that are not mobs
 	if(client && mob_eye && istype(mob_eye))
 		client.eye = mob_eye

code/modules/mob/dead/observer/orbit.dm

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /datum/orbit_menu
 	var/mob/dead/observer/owner
+	var/auto_observe = FALSE
 
 /datum/orbit_menu/New(mob/dead/observer/new_owner)
 	if(!istype(new_owner))
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
 	return GLOB.observer_state
 
 /datum/orbit_menu/ui_interact(mob/user, datum/tgui/ui)
+	ui = SStgui.try_update_ui(user, src, ui)
 	if (!ui)
 		ui = new(user, src, "Orbit")
 		ui.open()
@@ -18,15 +20,35 @@
 	if (..())
 		return
 
-	if (action == "orbit")
-		var/ref = params["ref"]
-		var/atom/movable/poi = (locate(ref) in GLOB.mob_list) || (locate(ref) in GLOB.poi_list)
-		if (poi != null)
+	switch(action)
+		if ("orbit")
+			var/ref = params["ref"]
+			var/atom/movable/poi = (locate(ref) in GLOB.mob_list) || (locate(ref) in GLOB.poi_list)
+			if (poi == null)
+				. = TRUE
+				return
 			owner.ManualFollow(poi)
+			owner.reset_perspective(null)
+			if (auto_observe)
+				owner.do_observe(poi)
+			. = TRUE
+		if ("refresh")
+			update_static_data(owner, ui)
+			. = TRUE
+		if ("toggle_observe")
+			auto_observe = !auto_observe
+			if (auto_observe && owner.orbit_target)
+				owner.do_observe(owner.orbit_target)
+			else
+				owner.reset_perspective(null)
 
 /datum/orbit_menu/ui_data(mob/user)
 	var/list/data = list()
+	data["auto_observe"] = auto_observe
+	return data
 
+/datum/orbit_menu/ui_static_data(mob/user)
+	var/list/data = list()
 	var/list/alive = list()
 	var/list/antagonists = list()
 	var/list/dead = list()
@@ -34,7 +56,7 @@
 	var/list/misc = list()
 	var/list/npcs = list()
 
-	var/list/pois = getpois(skip_mindless = 1)
+	var/list/pois = getpois(skip_mindless = TRUE, specify_dead_role = FALSE)
 	for (var/name in pois)
 		var/list/serialized = list()
 		serialized["name"] = name
@@ -80,7 +102,7 @@
 	data["npcs"] = npcs
 
 	return data
-	
+
 /datum/orbit_menu/ui_assets()
 	. = ..() || list()
 	. += get_asset_datum(/datum/asset/simple/orbit)