Improvements to the log (07/29/2011)

[Arximiro]

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...?p=300#post300

[dev1005] Log Improvements

The following changes are planned for release in 1.18a. All of these are still in development, and therefore subject to change.

The following adjustments will be made to the log in patch 1.18a.

The log will automatically be hidden at the following times:
during event cutscenes
while the main map is open
* The log will remain if a tab is active when a cutscene begins or the main map is opened.

Once hidden, the log will reappear at the following times:
an Open chat prompt command is input (Space bar, slash (/) key, Ctrl+S, etc.)
Configuration » Chat Log appears in the active log tab. (This does not apply when the active tab is the battle tab.)
* The log will be hidden after being inactive for a period of 5 seconds.

Default log settings will be changed to the following:
Two logs will be displayed. The second tab of the first log will be inactive, and the first　tab of the second log will be active.
Log size will be adjusted.
Log transparency will be adjusted.
* The above settings are applied whenever the game is launched, or upon selecting the Restore Defaults option under Configuration » Chat Log.
* The above settings are not applied when saved log configuration data is present.

[Sta]

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The Image provides more exciting info. owells, At least these small improvements will help the final picture. 14 is moving forward, there's no doubt about it.

[Hyan]

The big news is that they're actually using the testing in progress forum. Wahoo.

[Kaylia]

What's about... 3 tabs per logs?


And reading this make it sound like both logs are completely different entities, while the tab just filter one log? It sound like a terrible hierarchy to split the message.

[miokomioko]

I could have sworn that they said they were making the log get the hell out of the way of the map like 3 patches ago.

[armaddon]

Is there any way to remove the chat boxes that appear when you talk to NPCs, and just stick with the single set of scrolling text in the log? It bugs the hell out of me having the same shit go by on my screen in two different spots.. It'd also be nice to have the option to combine them (read: why can't I just make my log more like the log from FFXI damnit?!).

If I'm just an idiot and this is all already possible, some pointers would be awesome >.>

[miokomioko]

It's not possible yet, but they did mention they were planning on making it a (re)movable widget like the rest of the UI.

[Grey Jorildyn]

Nah there's not way to remove it or move it elsewhere on the screen.

[Niiro]

Would be nice if you could make logs auto-disappear when nothing new is happening.

I tend to miss chat a lot in this game because I'm too used to the XI system that holds chat from being lost so I use the 2nd log for chat only but I suck at keeping an eye on 2 logs. If they could make it so the 2nd log (in my case) would be hidden when nothing is being said and pop up and remain for X seconds when someone says something it would be much harder to miss things.

Or they could just give us the "Hold" option we had in XI, which should have been there in the first place.

[armaddon]

Realized that I can just enable battle messages in the general log.. lots of info going by but it's still better than keeping track of both logs IMO.

Here's to hoping for further UI improvements