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Hello.

This topic contains two parts : a feature request (at least, an idea) and a question concerning the right to do this with a third party software.



In EVE, there are lots of informations to keep an eye on : the Overview, the Local channel, the Fleet window, the Watch List, the Scanner... (+ other windows that players often use : Selected item, Channels, Inventory..).
So with all these windows there is only little free room to see the player's ship and the fight scene in space.

To circumvent the problem, there are a few solutions :

1 - use third party softwares like "GimeSpace Ultimate Taskbar" (unfortunately, it's a shareware) that can stretch your Windows Desktop to whatever "virtual" resolution you want (3200x1050 or 9000x4800, ... any resolution really...)
With such software, if you want, you can display a very wide EVE client window with all your windows opened.

2 - buy an extra wide LCD screen. Recent ones have up to 2560x1600 resolution but they cost a lot of money.
Example : LG Intros 21:9 UltraWide monitor

Both above solutions are good but displaying an EVE client with such resolution doesn't make it run faster... on the contrary (especially with old GPU cards).

3 - use AutoHotKey or HotKeynet to simulate a keypress (TAB) automatically, each time your cursor enters specific area of the screen.
But I don't know if it's legally possible (according to the EULA rules) to use such softwares to simulate a key press in this specific case. (Could a CCP team member enlight me ?)




And this #3 point led me to this idea..

Currently, to be able to clearly see the fight scene (like on this screenshot), players can press TAB key to minimize all windows. Pressing TAB key again toggles windows states (minimized/maximized).

So, I think it would be nice if the Interface could interact with the player's cursor position. Some windows could be hidden according to the cursor position on the screen.



First of all, there could be some options for this feature :

What to do if the cursor hovers windows areas :
- - - make windows background half-transparent
[ x ] make windows background filled with theme color

What to do if the cursor doesn't hover windows areas anymore :
[ x ] minimize windows
- - - make windows background half-transparent
- - - make windows background filled with theme color

Choose which windows must always be displayed :
[ x ] Selected item
[ x ] Overview
- - - Scanner
[ x ] Fleet
[ x ] Watch list
[ x ] Local channel
- - - Other channels
- - - Private chats
- - - Inventory



Here is how it would work :
- the player undocks (this feature would only work in space..)

- player's cursor is being moved in the middle of the screen... (for example, the player is using the HUD or clicks on ship's modules) : all windows are then hidden (except those specified in options, see above).
So, the only windows the player sees are : Selected item, Overview, Fleet, Watch list, Local channel

- then, player's cursor moves to the right side of the scren (hovering the area where the Overview window is generally displayed) : the Overview which was half-transparent, is now displayed imediately with plain theme color

- Now, let's say, the player's cursor moves to the top of the screen, then all channels tabs would appear



This is just an example... With this feature, a player could have a very clean interface (without any window displayed at first) and just by moving the mouse elsewhere on his screen, all windows could appear at once, immediately.

No answer? Hmm ... But everyone does not have two screens (or more).

Hmm.. it's both.

bump

You can already just double-click the top of any UI window and it'll collapse.