Longstanding prompt bugs - easy to fix.
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Ironblade,
Posted on: 2010-12-26 10:31 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
3) Add option to hide popup for vigilantes and rogues entering PD and exiting RWZ and PD
I'm not sure if this really falls in your category, but one issue that's been annoying the heck out of me is the darned Pop help interface.
Yes, I know there are already options to disable the Pop help, but all it actually does is make the interface invisible. It's still on the screen and blocks other windows that might be "under" it.
For example, I have a vertical power tray on the right side of my screen for various temp powers, but clicking the powers does asolutely nothing because the invisible pop help is actually blocking them.. until I click higher above to bring focus to that window first.
Sorry.. I guess it's actually totally unrelated.. but it's just another minor annoyance that should have been fixed long ago and bugs me daily. lol
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Which one are you disabling? There are two that mention Pop Help.|
Originally Posted by Master-Blade
I'm not sure if this really falls in your category, but one issue that's been annoying the heck out of me is the darned Pop help interface.
Yes, I know there are already options to disable the Pop help, but all it actually does is make the interface invisible. It's still on the screen and blocks other windows that might be "under" it. For example, I have a vertical power tray on the right side of my screen for various temp powers, but clicking the powers does asolutely nothing because the invisible pop help is actually blocking them.. until I click higher above to bring focus to that window first. Sorry.. I guess it's actually totally unrelated.. but it's just another minor annoyance that should have been fixed long ago and bugs me daily. lol |
I have only had to disable the 'Pop Help' option, and it removes the ! on the side of the screen as well.
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Just so you know this isn't a universal problem. In fact this is the first thread I've seen about it. There may have been others that I missed but I wasn't aware of the problem. And I've never had to click those changes more than once per character myself. I know this for certain because I've got characters that I do build IOs for and others that I just automatically toss all salvage and recipes on the market. And those settings never change.|
Originally Posted by Ironblade
Seriously, we know it's easy to fix because this functionality occurs so many other places in the game.
1) Hide Useful Salvage Warning Come on! I have to click this box multiple times every day I play! There's a whole boatload of these 'hide prompt' options that work correctly - why can't this one get fixed? It's been broken so long that it's genuinely ridiculous. It doesn't matter whether you click the setting in the pop-up box or if you go into Menu/Options - both settings fail. 2) Hide Large Action House Fee Warning Exact same issue as above. |
I wonder if this particular setting is stored on server or on disk.
Don't count your weasels before they pop dink!
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Not to mention that some of the pop-up text is WRONG. When you use the Pocket D teleport, it says something warning you that it will revert your alignment. um... no it won't. It doesn't work like that. It will wipe any tips from the opposing faction, but your alignment is not affected in any way.|
Originally Posted by NordBlast
3) Add option to hide popup for vigilantes and rogues entering PD and exiting RWZ and PD
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Originally Posted by Mandu
Just so you know this isn't a universal problem. In fact this is the first thread I've seen about it. There may have been others that I missed but I wasn't aware of the problem. And I've never had to click those changes more than once per character myself.
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It seems you're lucky, Mandu, because you're the only person I've seen, in-game or on the forums, say that once they set that option, it sticks. |
Originally Posted by Mandu
Just so you know this isn't a universal problem. In fact this is the first thread I've seen about it. There may have been others that I missed but I wasn't aware of the problem. And I've never had to click those changes more than once per character myself. I know this for certain because I've got characters that I do build IOs for and others that I just automatically toss all salvage and recipes on the market. And those settings never change.
I wonder if this particular setting is stored on server or on disk. |
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I agree. I have to re-click those options every day also. It will stick on a character only as long as my client is open. As soon as I am on a fresh client, I'll have to do it again. It seems the options are simply never saving to the character serverside for some reason.|
Originally Posted by Kheldarn
It seems you're lucky, Mandu, because you're the only person I've seen, in-game or on the forums, say that once they set that option, it sticks.
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Originally Posted by Red Valkyrja
Which one are you disabling? There are two that mention Pop Help.
I have only had to disable the 'Pop Help' option, and it removes the ! on the side of the screen as well. |
Maybe I'll make use of fraps and show you what I mean... but that will have to wait until later tonight.
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As I was preparing to make a video for this, I realized that you can actually move the Pop Help by dragging it. So for my purposes, I'm simply going to move it to a different spot like behind my map or something. At least it wont interfere with my vertical power tray anymore. lol|
Originally Posted by Master-Blade
Maybe I'll make use of fraps and show you what I mean... but that will have to wait until later tonight.
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But this doesn't change the fact that the Pop Help option does not work correctly. It certainly hides the icons, but the invisible interface they are attached to is always there and obstructs the mouse when trying to click on something that's behind it.
Is there maybe a /windowhide command for it, that will remove it for really?
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I've tried that too. According to the wdw.txt file, there are two windows called pophelp and pophelptext.|
Originally Posted by Kheldarn
Is there maybe a /windowhide command for it, that will remove it for really?
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I found out that using "/toggle pophelptext" will open a broken, empty header for a window, so that's most likely where the text goes when you click on an icon in the Pop Help. With nothing selected, it just displays a shell of a window.
As far as "pophelp" goes, nothing i have tried has worked. Nothing from toggle, hide, show, or even the windowscale command has any effect. I'll run /windownames later and see if it's on the list or what attributes it says it has.
I think my best bet for now is to simply hide it in the corner of the map instead. I'm less likely to click on it there. haha
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Remember market window divider position.|
Originally Posted by Ironblade
Seriously, we know it's easy to fix because this functionality occurs so many other places in the game.
1) Hide Useful Salvage Warning Come on! I have to click this box multiple times every day I play! There's a whole boatload of these 'hide prompt' options that work correctly - why can't this one get fixed? It's been broken so long that it's genuinely ridiculous. It doesn't matter whether you click the setting in the pop-up box or if you go into Menu/Options - both settings fail. 2) Hide Large Action House Fee Warning Exact same issue as above. |
Remember state of memorized recipes (COLLAPSED, FOR THE LOVE OF FRANK).
Remember e-mail window size.
And add my voice to the clamor over that invisible poop-help (not a typo) window.
Really frustrating to have to fight the UI to access the game.
Seriously, we know it's easy to fix because this functionality occurs so many other places in the game.
1) Hide Useful Salvage Warning
Come on! I have to click this box multiple times every day I play! There's a whole boatload of these 'hide prompt' options that work correctly - why can't this one get fixed? It's been broken so long that it's genuinely ridiculous. It doesn't matter whether you click the setting in the pop-up box or if you go into Menu/Options - both settings fail.
2) Hide Large Action House Fee Warning
Exact same issue as above.
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