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User interface part 1: the station buy screen
The station buy screen:
1. when you switch back and forth betwen different tabs, the 'buy' tab doesnt stay scrolled where you left it. This is confusing and annoying.
2. the buy screen has way too much stuff in it. this makes it tedious and annoying to look for things to buy. it would be better to have 'categories', as mentioned elsewhere, such as 'trade goods','energy weapons','mining equipment', 'particle weapons', whatever. then clicking on the category name would open up the speicifc items in that category.
1. when you switch back and forth betwen different tabs, the 'buy' tab doesnt stay scrolled where you left it. This is confusing and annoying.
2. the buy screen has way too much stuff in it. this makes it tedious and annoying to look for things to buy. it would be better to have 'categories', as mentioned elsewhere, such as 'trade goods','energy weapons','mining equipment', 'particle weapons', whatever. then clicking on the category name would open up the speicifc items in that category.
Regarding point 2: I have also observed that having the "category" and item names in the same-size font, lined up in the same column, makes it very difficult for the eye to scan for items by name. If the first column consisted only of item names, the list would be much, much easier to scan.
Regarding post 2, dealing with Point 2, I 2nd it.
There was a thread not too long ago suggesting tabs within the buy tab, which got a lot of support. I also asked for keyboard scrolling in the buy window.
Didn't they fix #1 in the latest update? 1.1.3?
I thought I noticed it keeping the location on the buy screen at least a couple times...
I thought I noticed it keeping the location on the buy screen at least a couple times...
If it does keep the scroll location, it's not consistant.
There needs to be full keyboard support, hopefully to navigate ALL station interface screens, and more intuitive layout to make scanning for items faster, as already mentioned. Catagorization wouldn't hurt none neither.
There needs to be full keyboard support, hopefully to navigate ALL station interface screens, and more intuitive layout to make scanning for items faster, as already mentioned. Catagorization wouldn't hurt none neither.
Yeah, the station interface does need an upgrade. I had a thread about this a while back that had some good ideas a few people posted to make the system better. www.vendetta-online.com/x/msgboard/3/6864
My biggest complaint about all the interface windows is the amount of "SCROLLING" that has to be done. Why???? Is it really that hard to make thins all visible on one screen, or make a button that changes the screen with the info your looking for? Something a teacher told me once when I was taking a class in web design was that you don't want to make your reader scroll to much or they will just leave. I think this applies here too thought I don't see to many leaving, but it's a big inconvenience.
Side note:
Is there no way to make a progression/xp bar on the main screen for all the licences, it's only 5, so that as you are in combat or mining you could see the progression without having to deselect your target and hit "K" then "SCROLL" down to see the number???? I know I could design something better.
Side note:
Is there no way to make a progression/xp bar on the main screen for all the licences, it's only 5, so that as you are in combat or mining you could see the progression without having to deselect your target and hit "K" then "SCROLL" down to see the number???? I know I could design something better.