Suggestion - No more dropdown menus in controls settings

[zaelu]

Could we have buttons for layers and categories instead of those dropdown menus?

 

They could be styled more like MFD buttons (aviation like) and they would save a lot of PC mice around the world. Some are very expensive :) .

 

I'm thinking at something like this... only more stylish

 

 

 

As is now is very annoying to config and reconfig and reconfig and reconfig with all these beta and control settings changes.

 

Please! Please! Please! :pilotfly:

[cichlidfan]

I don't see the improvement, in fact it is worse, since it makes it less obvious what you are working on. I have, also, yet to wear out a mouse.

 

EDIT: How is this more time consuming and annoying?

 

Edited April 7, 2014 by cichlidfan

[SyntaxError]

Yeah I have to agree with cichlid this is a prime example of reinventing the wheel.

[Flagrum]

I think, this is an interesting solution ...

 

 

 

 

... for a non-existent problem. :o)

[MariuszDW]

Search field.

Sometimes, when I only have general idea what I'm looking for and / or don't know in which category is it, I export settings to html file and use CTRL+F.

Not a big deal, I almost always have browser open in the background, unless it's one of those troublesome builds (like 1.2.8 beta).

And it's not like I have to change settings every day :)

[USSR_Rik]

I'm thinking at something like this... only more stylish

Now place this window to 1024*768 resolution.

[zaelu]

Hello, thanks for replies guys.

 

Obviously I joked about the mouse.

 

And obviously ergonomics are debatable... especially after one get's used.. or not with one system.

 

I... kinda hate the current system. :D I always struggle to find categories. Now in 1.2.8 beta the layer always defaults to "Su-33".

 

Now place this window to 1024*768 resolution.

 

Well... Oculus Rift is around the corner and has doubler and larger resolution... poking dropdowns there will be even difficult I think. Given the 32bit was abandoned... who plays DCS in 1024x768 resolution on a 64bit Windows 7 or 8?

 

Then... a old version could be always available as backup/alternative.

 

Choice not forced.

Edited April 7, 2014 by zaelu

[genbrien]

Now place this window to 1024*768 resolution.

sad that in 2014 developers must still make the GUI compatible with that resolution :(

[HiJack]

It's good as it is, use all power on EDGE and F/A-18C please!