Internal/External or Left/Right Panel?

[Factabulous]

So, one of the things we learned in the release livestream is that the panels we tend to call 'Left' and 'Right' in the HUD are now called 'Internal' and 'External'

These names make sense, and describe what they contain (never realised myself!). Should we start using these terms as well All the 'oldies' know them as Left / Right, and I guess new people will also understand Left / Right ? (Plus 'Left' is less typing). I guess one of the problems with adding help is having to give names to things

 

[Deleted member 38366]

Huh?

So far, all these Panels are Internal (?)

Unsure what an "External Panel" should be (did only skim through the Livestream), so I'll keep sticking to the existing scheme of Left/Right etc.

 

[Factabulous]

Nav points - external, missions ... point to external locations, contacts - external to the ship

Cargo - internal, Ship config - internal, faction statuses - doh - external!, permits ... hmm - I guess they struggled with the naming

So yeah left / right make sense. They talk about Internal / External around 0:33:00ish, but only in passing.

 

[Dominic Corner]

These names make sense, and describe what they contain (never realised myself!).

Hi there,

It actually goes a bit further than that, even... Historically, in general, the left side of the ship UI has been external and the right side has been internal.

Thanks,
Dom

 

[Rubbernuke]

Nav points - external, missions ... point to external locations, contacts - external to the ship

Cargo - internal, Ship config - internal, faction statuses - doh - external!, permits ... hmm - I guess they struggled with the naming

So yeah left / right make sense. They talk about Internal / External around 0:33:00ish, but only in passing.

So why is Powerplay and Galnet on the Internal panel? Surely they are external?

 

[Factabulous]

Well, PP / Galnet are just links to other fullscreen modes, and that tab is about player status, so makes sense under internal. Though they're not as clear cut as some. Also looking at the bottom of the HUD that also goes External -> Internal - heh neat

 

[Nick Sticks]

I'm looking forward to the manual being updated.

 

[Rubbernuke]

Well, PP / Galnet are just links to other fullscreen modes, and that tab is about player status, so makes sense under internal. Though they're not as clear cut as some. Also looking at the bottom of the HUD that also goes External -> Internal - heh neat

The funny thing was Powerplay was on the external panel before the UI was fiddled with....

 

[CMDR X]

Left and right works just fine for me.

 

[Stealthie]

"Check the Contacts tab of your external HUD"
"Which one is that?"
"The one on the left"

Seems like left, right, top and bottom are less ambiguous.

I think I'll stick with that until there's a good reason to change.

 

[Oss133]

I've always called them what the manual calls them, as Nick Sticks points out

 

[Rubbernuke]

I think Nuns on the Run have it right educating youngling pilots to each tab:

 

[Kenneth McGrew]

left = oogimaflopsit

right = thingymabob

just like all the other other TLAs and shizzle i cant remember,

chemical whatnots
Pharmacutical dingdongs
manifold doodars

*takes another screenshot to remember what the hell it is im looking for.

i think left and right will do thanks...

 

[Deleted member 110222]

I say left and right because I use VoiceAttack...

 

[Lightspeed]

Hi there,

It actually goes a bit further than that, even... Historically, in general, the left side of the ship UI has been external and the right side has been internal.

Thanks,
Dom

But .... but ...... Galnet is on the right, so are Engineers locations

 

[DNA-Decay]

I’m going to stick with “Starboard and Larboard helmwatch hawse abaft of the forecastle”.

These newfangled terms are only going to cause confusion among the deck hands.

 

[Dominic Corner]

But .... but ...... Galnet is on the right, so are Engineers locations

Hi there,

Galnet used to be on the left and the engineers screen is showing your personal status with the engineers.

It's not a perfect rule but in general it holds.

Thanks,
Dom

 

[GeneralIdea1964]

So, one of the things we learned in the release livestream is that the panels we tend to call 'Left' and 'Right' in the HUD are now called 'Internal' and 'External'

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These names make sense, and describe what they contain (never realised myself!). Should we start using these terms as well All the 'oldies' know them as Left / Right, and I guess new people will also understand Left / Right ? (Plus 'Left' is less typing). I guess one of the problems with adding help is having to give names to things

Except everyone already knows them as left and right.
It's easy for experienced players and new ones, especially when the former is instructing/advising the latter.

 

[Ezren]

Except everyone already knows them as left and right.
It's easy for experienced players and new ones, especially when the former is instructing/advising the latter.

Except "left panel" and "right panel" aren't very descriptive of what their function is. In the tutorials, being descriptive is key.

And the tutorial calling the left panel "external" isn't going to confuse a player when somebody says "your left panel", because it's on the left.

 

[Arkadi]

WHOOT!?

And I thought it's the NavPanel, the ComsPanel, the ModulesPanel ... and the downards one, the unnecessary panel. I always call them like that, I though everyone does that.