[QoL] Chat Channel Tag Display Toggle
By
Bright Shadow,
Posted on: 2010-11-24 16:42 in Suggestions and Ideas
Won't editing the tabs and making new ones take care of this? Or am I thinking something different?
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No, it'd still show the tags. Even in new tabs. Tabs would certainly help minimize the clutter further, but it won't solve this particular redundancy.
Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint
Won't editing the tabs and making new ones take care of this? Or am I thinking something different?
Yeah, I was just thinking about the clutter. I don't remember but didn't it used to be like that until the devs added colors to the chat?
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For the Coalition, it got affected by the addition of colors. I never got why. But I'm not -only- talking about Coalition. I'm talking about all channels, from global to actual game channels. Most of us know that "green" means Team, blue means "Supergroup" and yellow means "Tell". We don't need a tag screaming at us "HEY! THIS IS A TELL!". And if we do, a simple optional toggle would help resolve it.
Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint
Yeah, I was just thinking about the clutter. I don't remember but didn't it used to be like that until the devs added colors to the chat?
I don't have any problem with the idea. I would actually be for it. I hate that double name thing to. So i say yes to this idea.
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Well said sir.|
Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint
I don't have any problem with the idea. I would actually be for it. I hate that double name thing to. So i say yes to this idea.
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/signed.
Problem:
You guys know what I'm talking about.
[Channel Name] Captain Awesome: Hi guys!
[Broadcast] Captain Fail: lvl 2 scrapper looking for team
[Coalition] Me!: Hey everyone!
[Coalition] ((Awesome Coalition) Captain Awesome) Captain Awesome: Hi, Me!
[Team] Stabby McKnife: inc
[Supergroup] Random Dude: Rawr
[Local] Catgirl: Meow
[Coalition] ((That Other Coalition) Captain Fail) Captain Fail: Hi, Me!
[Coalition] ((That Other Coalition) Captain Fail's Friend) Captain Fail's Friend: Who's Me!?
[Broadcast] Some Dude: team lfm
Yes. That.
Solution:
Can we please remove the clutter in the chat box by putting a little button next to the emote menu that toggles the chat channel tag? When off, the tags would be hidden, when on, the tags would be displayed for clarity.
As it stands most of the tags are made redundant by the chat channel colors. The chat channel colors are made redundant by the chat channel tags. One of them needs to go. And if clarity is needed at some rare time, or someone just likes the tags or is colorblind, or whatever, a toggle would make it a quick option for them to enable it permanently or temporarily.
Also, while we're at it, could we please eliminate the redundant repetition of character name in the Coalition channel?! Please? Pretty please with sugar on top? It's just awful!
Benefits:
This would clear up a lot of space in the already-tiny chat box. Especially for people who are in channel with really long names, and especially the Coalition channel, and would make the chat a more streamlined and pleasant experience over all, instead of a cluttered mess.