A selection bar for the radio menu.

[JLX]

I'd like to be able to *easily* control the radio communications menu from my HOTAS. The problem right now is that to select entries, you need to press a Function (F1-F12) key which is very cumbersome and requires a total of 13 different keys (\ and F1-12) to operate the radio!

 

If the menu were given a selection bar highlighting the currently selected item, you could get the same functionality out of only 3 keys!. The activate radio menu key (\) could also double as the "select active menu item" when the menu is active. Thus only requiring 2 additional keys for "select next menu item" and "select previous menu item".

 

This IMHO would be FAR easier to use than hunting for Function keys (which will only get harder when the Oculus Rift comes out).

 

In addition, another nice touch would be if the EXIT MENU item (usually mapped to F12 at the bottom of the menu) was moved so it's always at the top of the list, then accidentally pressing the radio menu button (\) twice would just show then hide the menu. You'd need to intentionally scroll up/down to find your desired response first and then the (\) key would transmit that when pressed.

 

Please consider this addition for a future release. Thanks!

Edited February 14, 2015 by JLX

[kingpinda]

+5

 

I too would like to see this implemented.

 

With a pinky button modifier you could have all radio control under the Mic switch on the warthog hotas.

 

Selecting first am, fm or uhf to open radio menu.

 

Then pinky switch + Mic switch forward (am) to select next item. Pinky switch + down (uhf) to select the item.

 

And offcourse pinky switch + backward (fm) to select previous item.

 

I hate using the Function keys.... I think there was a clickable radio mod somewhere as well but in the heat of the moment chasing a menu is not something I find easy.