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I agree very strongly with this. The minimap is a fantastic feature and I love it, but I'd really like to be able to see my current position at a glance without having to mouse over it like I could before. At least add it back in as a selectable option?
Customer support service by UserEcho
Actually turns out you can just add this to your preferences:
"always_show_minimap_viewport": true
No big deal then!