-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 gerard robin wrote: > On mer 21 novembre 2007, Vivian Meazza wrote: >> Stuart >> > >>> Hi Paul, >>> >>> Providing an easy way to make the Nimitz more MP-compatible >>> is an excellent idea. However, I have two comments on the >>> implementation: >>> >>> 1) I think splitting the dialog into two - one for AI/ATC and >>> one for carrier settings would be a good idea. From the >>> user's perspective, they are really two separate functions >>> and there are now sufficient carrier functions to make this >>> worthwhile. It might also be worth including buttons for >>> engaging the launchbar, and even firing the catapult. This >>> will also allow us to hide the carrier menu if the carriers >>> are not enabled. >>> >>> 2) The dialog currently is very specific to the Nimitz and >>> its current location. I think it would be a good idea to >>> instead provide controls for any number of carriers, or at >>> least controls that will reset _all_ carriers to their >>> default position. This may require a bit of re-jigging of the >>> carrier scenarios so that their initial positions etc are >>> accessible, but will give a lot more flexibility as the >>> number of carriers increase. >>> >>> I realize that this has just trebled the workload for your >>> enhancement, but I think that both these things will make it >>> much more useful. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> -Stuart >> As an ergonomic issue here - I would prefer not to try to juggle with mouse >> and joystick to either engage the launchbar or fire the catapult - the >> keyboard is a better option. I know there are some who can manage that, but >> I'm not one of them. >> >> Otherwise, this is all good stuff, and as the co-author of the original >> carrier stuff would be very willing to add the final version to cvs. >> >> Only temporarily, mind. We have been talking about doing the carrier (and >> other ai objects) over mp for years now. Perhaps some time soon ... >> >> >> Vivian >> >> > Hello Stuart, > > I fully agree with Vivian , about the launchbar and catapult, > would you accept to UP or DOWN the landing gear with the menu ? , > to me it is the same ergonomic requirement. > > Which explain my previous reaction regarding the keyboard modification test > (thanks to David Megginson, who came back to the previous old keyboard > configuration) > > Regards > I agree with Vivan and Gérard in this question. Using menu is not realistic when you fly with mouse: You can't control the aircraft at the same time as you are in the menu. I guess that with joystick it is possible to use mouse in menu and fly with joystick at same time but for a lot of people that don't have joysticks it would just not work.
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