I really like the mod because I find it unrealistic that the grabbys can only operate in a straight line, so this is a blessing for me.

How ever, it also makes the normal 1-tile range Inserters capable of reaching 2 tiles. I thought that disabling the Long Reach 2 research was the issue of that, but I didn't even had that researched and after removing it, they still have this option.

So I was wondering, could a setting be added to keep their range vanilla and only add the multiple directions + offset settings?

It's been requested before, it is possible, I just haven't gotten around to doing it.

It's kind of been left in there on purpose though because of the interaction with bob logistics, and the fact that in one mode, the long handed inserter itself is on the same research that unlocks this function, but also in the other mode, the long handed inserter is deleted, so your only way to make long handed inserters is to perform that research, then change a normal one into long handed.

So, while it is do-able, it's not easy to do it without breaking the other mod.

Hello. Great mod. I'm playing with a friend and prefer not to use mods that upset the balance.
Unfortunately, research on a longer range cannot be disabled.
Some users made requests. Bobingabout I respect your work and hope you don't mind if I post a modified mod file here.
I changed the configuration a bit, now in the mod settings you can disable the "bobmods-inserters-long1" study.
Please note: If the option "bobmods-inserters-long2" is enabled, then the option "bobmods-inserters-long1" will be ignored.
Download the file: https://disk.yandex.ru/d/QIUDVbIuN8qCHw
Place with replacement: C:\Users (Your User)\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\mods
Result:
https://s10.gifyu.com/images/2022-04-21_154444.jpg
https://s10.gifyu.com/images/2022-04-21_154533.jpg
https://s10.gifyu.com/images/2022-04-21_154549.jpg

Implemented in 1.1.6