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[UI] Window setups and presets, and the ability to switch between them
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wopolusa
Anti-Nub Incorporated
Centipede Caliphate.
#1 - 2014-05-27 16:49:03 UTC  |  Edited by: wopolusa
Well I know in Call of Duty they have all these different classes you can- wait... Probably not a good start.

It's not an awfully complicated concept, so this won't be an essay (*nek minnit*). Basically this doesn't change how the UI currently works. But a huge improvement would be the ability to save and tab between different window locations and setups, just like overview settings can currently be edited and saved into several tabs.

For example (purely theoretical). My tab 1 is for pvp/dangerous travel, Local takes up a whole side of my screen, I'll have my P&P tab up with locations open, overview taking up a reasonable size of the screen. Opening the market will create minimal intrusion on my screen, hell I might not even have it on my neocom at all.

Tab 2 might be a HS docking setup. No local, large market screen, large manufacturing window, no fleet on neocom etc...

To be fair it's not like it's a real challenge changing up your UI, but it removes some of the UI annoyances and rewards efficient pilots who want to put time into getting their setups right (Not much, but this game is about every little edge you can get isn't it?

Also: I know you can copy your overall UI from your EVE files, but it'd be nice to have an in-game feature that allows you to import/export these settings.

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wopolusa
Anti-Nub Incorporated
Centipede Caliphate.
#2 - 2014-05-30 01:30:57 UTC
bump?
wopolusa
Anti-Nub Incorporated
Centipede Caliphate.
#3 - 2014-06-02 13:23:32 UTC
Last bump before she dies for good.
Nariya Kentaya
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#4 - 2014-06-02 15:21:09 UTC
Im gonna offer you a bump just because im not entirely opposed to the idea.

But be aware bumping your own idea, ESPECIALLY twice in a row and EXCEEDINGLY the case if no one else has posted, WILL get it locked 9 time out of 10. I think the only reason you havent is that this SPECIFIC idea hasnt really become a commonly proposed idea yet.
Velicitia
XS Tech
#5 - 2014-06-02 15:34:37 UTC
that, and he took a couple days between bumps.

not entirely opposed ... but not really understanding what you're trying to get at, since it sounds like some kind of overview tab + full UI change mashup ... ?

One of the bitter points of a good bittervet is the realisation that all those SP don't really do much, and that the newbie is having much more fun with what little he has. - Tippia
wopolusa
Anti-Nub Incorporated
Centipede Caliphate.
#6 - 2014-06-02 16:15:43 UTC
Apologies for the bumping, I didn't think 2 was going to be excessive, I forget I'm not in the marketplace. Ugh

When I refer to UI or windows etc I mean the layout of where your different in-game windows are located on the screen. So basically if you wanted so save a setup where your overview was at the top right, and for some reason you needed to quickly switch to one where it was at the bottom left along with a bunch of other window movements/deletions/additions (just an example) you could do so.

It doesn't visually change the current "UI" with the exception of buttons or tab icons to switch between your setups, if that helps?
Xe'Cara'eos
A Big Enough Lever
#7 - 2014-06-02 16:52:21 UTC  |  Edited by: Xe'Cara'eos
I really like this -
you're not talking about the overview so much as the window locations and sizes right?
if I had this it'd be dead handy - one for WH spelunking - one for PVP roams - one for HS mining, one for HS travel, you get the gist....... like overview tabs, but for your whole screen

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wopolusa
Anti-Nub Incorporated
Centipede Caliphate.
#8 - 2014-06-02 16:55:39 UTC  |  Edited by: wopolusa
Xe'Cara'eos wrote:
I really like this -
you're not talking about the overview so much as the window locations and sizes right?
if I had this it'd be dead handy - one for WH spelunking - one for PVP roams - one for HS mining, one for HS travel, you get the gist....... like overview tabs, but for your whole screen


Precisely the function! And yes, The overview and all tabs would work exactly as they do now. This is not about any specific window.

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Chick Sauce
Doomheim
#9 - 2014-06-02 18:47:02 UTC
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Please. I use different resolutions and it's BRUTAL.
wopolusa
Anti-Nub Incorporated
Centipede Caliphate.
#10 - 2014-06-03 03:54:53 UTC
Chick Sauce wrote:
Please. I use different resolutions and it's BRUTAL.


Agreed, although you can technically copy the files over as the game exists it would be helpful to have that import/export feature. Especially when you have several accounts/characters, and even more so if you want to go on the test server or something with all of them or, like me, move your EVE files from an old HDD to a SSD.