Interface improvement suggestions for patch

[Lloyd Heilbrunn]

I'm pretty new at this game,so there might be a way to do some of these already that is not in the manual,but I'd like to see the following:
1.Unless I'm upgrading designs don't show ship names already in use so I don't get a you can't use this name message.
2.Allow retrofits from the Ships/Fleets screen.
3.Show some type of indication what the other empires might like to trade for or what they have that I need.

These are more setup than interface-

4.Allow a random 2000/3000/5000 empire to be given to me as it already does for the computer.
5.Allow me to save a favorite type of game setup.
6.After I choose my empire and game setup and begin the game, allow a reroll of the map only, without making me start a whole new game if my starting position is horrid