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Drummond
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#1 - 2012-01-21 18:13:47 UTC  |  Edited by: Drummond
I know CCP is reworking the Overview and we probably won't know until March how it is going to look. That said, if the upcoming Overview has any likeness to the current, I have an idea to make it a little more bearable.


Divide the current Overview into separate vertical fields that can be defined by User defined filters.

Basically this means, allowing the User several mini-Overviews, one on top of each other. Each field/mini-Overview can be defined to show whatever the User desires.

Instead of having everything show up on the Overview by Distance or Icon, the user can create separate fields in which he can define what shows up or doesnt.

For example: In the bottom field, I have defined that field to only show Stargates. I could have it show anything I want, Stargates and Stations, Belts and Planets etc.



OVERVIEW
------------------Field 1 ---------------------------------------------
Enemy ship
Enemy ship
Enemy ship
Enemy ship
--------------------Field 2 ---------------------------------------------
Fleet ship
Fleet ship
Fleet ship
---------------------Field 3-----------------------------------------------
Drones
Drones
Drones
Drones
---------------------Field 4 ----------------------------------------------
Stargate A
Stargate B
Stargate C
fanaka
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#2 - 2012-01-21 23:15:23 UTC
Nice idea, shame the game is **** and an old MMO. I do want to blow you though.
Bienator II
madmen of the skies
#3 - 2012-01-22 00:09:44 UTC
other option to get the same thing out of it is to be able to drag the tabs out of the window.

-> multiple overviews

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Vindictate
Vae Caudex Corporation
#4 - 2012-01-22 01:11:58 UTC
Drummond wrote:
I know CCP is reworking the Overview and we probably won't know until March how it is going to look. That said, if the upcoming Overview has any likeness to the current, I have an idea to make it a little more bearable.


Divide the current Overview into separate vertical fields that can be defined by User defined filters.

Basically this means, allowing the User several mini-Overviews, one on top of each other. Each field/mini-Overview can be defined to show whatever the User desires.

Instead of having everything show up on the Overview by Distance or Icon, the user can create separate fields in which he can define what shows up or doesnt.

For example: In the bottom field, I have defined that field to only show Stargates. I could have it show anything I want, Stargates and Stations, Belts and Planets etc.



OVERVIEW
Enemy ship
Enemy ship Field 1
Enemy ship
Enemy ship
Fleet ship
Fleet ship Field 2
Fleet ship
Drones
Drones Field 3
Drones
Stargate A
Stargate B Field 4
Stargate C

^this
Drummond
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#5 - 2012-01-27 02:29:12 UTC
I also like the idea of the Overview Tabs being draggable and turned into Overview windows.
Nostradamous
Criterion.
Minmatar Fleet Alliance
#6 - 2012-02-03 01:06:46 UTC
This is a vagtastic idea!! I totally agree with this!
Serge Bastana
GWA Corp
#7 - 2012-02-03 01:14:56 UTC
It's definitely a step in the right direction, either that or instead of tabs we have a series of buttons that we can attach different settings to then it's a simple job of clicking on button to view that setting then back again to another.

But being able to see more than one window at once would definitely be a huge bonus.

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Byrrssa Crendraven
Anti - Social
#8 - 2012-02-03 03:32:16 UTC
Don't think I like the button idea really. Why not just set it up so you can have the different overview tabs show the sorting method we want it to? I really like the OP's idea, or - we could go with my original post:
https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=64925&find=unread
Vae Abeo
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#9 - 2012-02-03 05:27:42 UTC  |  Edited by: Vae Abeo
Absolutely I would appreciate this, dont get me wrong I enjoy the game but sometimes i feel like the ui/overview is on par with games made over half a decade ago.
Amaroq Dricaldari
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#10 - 2012-02-03 05:29:55 UTC
'Liking' posts will make CCP notice them more quickly.

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DragonGrace
Voyeur Vanguard
#11 - 2012-02-09 03:13:25 UTC
i like this idea a lot. just tonight i was thinking something myself when making an OV profile for drones, and one for friendlies.

however, i have found one little flaw, which im not sure has been mentioned already. having loadsa OV windows may be.....messy for people who only have a single monitor....esspecially if its not a big one.

what i think would also be good to implement would be to assigning shortcuts to the tabs. lets say you are like myself, and use 5 OV tabs for the seperate profiles.....


i think CTRL and NUM 1-5 would be logical. or maybe CTRL and 1-5 on the standard number keys above the QWERTY as it would be more comfortable to feel with your hand when trying to match it with the positions of the tabs you see on screen. Hand-Eye, 2nd nature coordination and all that :P

just some way to change a tab on the fly, without really having to think. i think my suggestion would be a good idea, however there could be something i am missing and someone here might be able to place any missing pieces into the puzzle. i do like the initial idea though. certainly a good idea for people who have the monitor space :)

hope you like my alternative/accompanying improvement :D


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