Prior to 1.2 update, I could select a menu tab (Ammo, for example) and leave the
station, kill some 'bots, return to the station and have the "Ammo" still selected.
Now, it will revert to the "Buy" tab. It is not limited to the "Ammo" tab. No matter
which tab I select, "Buy" will be selected upon returning to the station...

We changed some internal code which caused this side effect. The reason is that some stations will not have all the same tabs available (or have completely different tabs) and there may be some confusion if a seemingly odd tab is selected when you enter a station.
I'm not sure if it's worth redoing. Did the 'sticky' tabs make things that much easier?
The 1-9 number keys are shortcuts to the tabs if you don't have the chat window active.

Oh. Hmmm... I would leave the "Ammo" tab selected to act as a reminder to reload.
Sometimes, in the heat of the moment, I would forget to reload after docking for
repair. A bit embarassing to jump into a sector full of gaurdians and discover that
I have no rockets. But since what is happening is part of a larger plan, I will try to
"re-train" myself accordingly. Thanks Ray!!!

well i made a post in suggestions, because i wasnt sure if it was a bug or a feature, but to ray: YES!! it was much easier to use the station interface. So if there is a possibility this functionality could be brought back without too much hazzle, please.. since it does not seem likely that rework of the UI is top priority... yet

I hope I can get a few amens here?

that is also for the buttons if you care to read
http://www.vendetta-online.com/x/msgboard/3/9776

I dunno. Depends on how tough it would be for the devs to implement; I did like it better when the stations remembered which tab you were on last time you were in a station, but if it would be very difficult or take too much time to do, then I'm OK with it always starting on the first tab. But if it would be easy enough to do, what I think would be best would be to have each type of station interface remember which tab you were on last, independant of the other types of station interfaces. So if the last time you were in a cap-ship you were on the turrets tab, the next time you dock with a cap-ship you would again be on the turrets tab, even if in between you had docked at a regular station & had been on the Ship tab when you left it.

i agree Beolach im not asking for anything more just that it was easier to use back then :)