So I was thinking with the new patch coming up with the hopper, and all the many things that could be done using the hopper. Well I have brought to pass another idea that could possibly just work. Imagine putting an item frame on a hopper, and the item that is in the frame would be the only item that could go through the hopper, allowing you to easily throw items in a stream of water and have it automatically sort out for you. This would be great for a series of automatic farms, (mob, cactus, wheat, ect) and they all lead up to the same stream of water and the items gained from the farms would miraculously be sorted in their own individual chests.
Also, as other people have stated about this idea in my other post (sorry for posting it in the wrong area ^^) that they could just add a slot in the hopper (filter slot) where you put an item in that slot that would be filtered, allowing only that item through the hopper. Or by creating a separate hopper by crafting a hopper and an item frame to add the filter slot to the hopper.
I believe this would be an exciting addition to the hoppers coming out in the next patch.
Also, as other people have stated about this idea in my other post (sorry for posting it in the wrong area ^^) that they could just add a slot in the hopper (filter slot) where you put an item in that slot that would be filtered, allowing only that item through the hopper. Or by creating a separate hopper by crafting a hopper and an item frame to add the filter slot to the hopper.
I believe this would be an exciting addition to the hoppers coming out in the next patch.
Thanks,
Stormshout
As far as I can tell that is exactly what it is.
Seems useful. I support this ideathought.