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[Proposal] Universe / System Map making them a window
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Koriel Vandrec
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#1 - 2013-06-11 22:09:40 UTC  |  Edited by: Koriel Vandrec
Not sure it has been brought up before but.

Would it be possible to ask CCP to change the Universe and Solar system map screens to windows that can be resized and moved instead of taking over the entire screen.

Everything else in EVE appears to be a window that can be opened and closed or minimized except the map.
Sky Katrona
Doomheim
#2 - 2013-06-12 10:55:33 UTC
I agree with this. When I use the star map I typically minimize the map control window which contains the only button that can get you out of the map. (To lazy to look for keyboard shortcut for map) Then I have to hunt for where on the neocom the control window put itself to exit the map. The star map should be a window.
Nariya Kentaya
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#3 - 2013-06-15 06:56:54 UTC
How about no? both of those maps have various functions that require the probe/dscan/filter window to properly use which necessitates a large window to actually see/interact with the tools, there is no reason to make it a "resizable" window, since at any size except for "max-screen" it would be illegible (unless your playing on a freakin TV).

the fact that you are too lazy to press a SINGLE button, that is always in the same spot, whichever spot you CHOOSE to put it (cause neocom is customizable ya know) or for heavens sake a single hotkey, doesnt mean CCP needs to make huge UI changes.


its a single button, get over it.
Koriel Vandrec
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#4 - 2013-06-16 13:38:53 UTC
Nariya Kentaya wrote:
How about no? both of those maps have various functions that require the probe/dscan/filter window to properly use which necessitates a large window to actually see/interact with the tools, there is no reason to make it a "resizable" window, since at any size except for "max-screen" it would be illegible (unless your playing on a freakin TV).

the fact that you are too lazy to press a SINGLE button, that is always in the same spot, whichever spot you CHOOSE to put it (cause neocom is customizable ya know) or for heavens sake a single hotkey, doesnt mean CCP needs to make huge UI changes.


its a single button, get over it.


Why so hostile ?
A large TV doesn't add resolution by the way, in most cases you lose resolution using a TV.
What makes you think that changing over the maps screen to a window is a huge UI change ?
Perhaps it is something fairly simple that they just haven't got around to changing yet.
All I am asking is for the CSM to bring up the question, apparently CCP have been updating the rest of the UI and I wanted them to add this to the list if possible.
Button placement shouldn't really change on a conversion to a window.

What will change for those that choose to use one account and multiple screens is the ability to move that map off to one side.
Everything else about EVE that I have seen so far is that you can have multiple windows open and can do lots of things at the same time.
Right up to the point of trying to probe or look at the map.
Then you are stuck with just that screen, it doesn't make any sense.