Is there a way to turn drives off with a keystroke? Voice Attack

[veger]

I was wondering if there is a way to turn off the drive and shield generator by using a keystroke. I use voice attack and want to program it to cut all power but first thing I need to do is to know how to turn off the following first by keystroke.

1: Drives.
2: Shield Generators.
3: Run Silent (I got this one as there is already a keystroke in the options)

Its makes it more difficult as the UI does not reset each time I re-open it. It remembers the last place it was so this makes things more tricky.

Unless there is a way to reset the UI with a keystroke? is there?

 

[KING5TON]

Only way I can think of it automate everything you use the right menu for and do not use it manually or if you do use it manually then make sure you go back to the first tab every time.

That way you can setup macros on voice commands.
E.g.
"Shut down EVERYTHING!" opens the right menu, moves tab once, move down, turn off, move down, turn off etc.... reset to first tab and close menu.

 

[Uridium]

I put a proposal in the suggestions forum to discuss some ideas to making the side panels much more VA friendly.

It got some good ideas from other people and overall positive responses.

However, as with pretty much all posts there, no Dev comment or even indication of they read it.

http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=32827

Unless there is a way to reset the UI with a keystroke? is there?

Pretty much this is whats needed. A hotkey that resets the active side panel to a 'home' position.

 

[Dynamo]

Another option would be to have a key mapping for everything, like in the DCS-A10C simulator and addons.

Then don't have to mess with macros, and can program HOTAS to control the ship functions.

At this point in time, I would even settle for a button to just open the galaxy map.

 

[veger]

Thanks commanders, I guess for now I will try to go as automated as possible and just try to remember to reset the tag to the beginning if I do use it manually for some reason.

I am glad to hear though that others have posted the suggestions for VA. I just hope that the Devs take it under consideration. Its a simple option actually ( IF they do not want to spend much time on it ).

Option 1: Reset Menus selection on exit
Option 2: Hotkey letters that are only active when the menu is to forefront.

Option 2 is obviously better as it also makes other combos possible for Requesting permission to dock or to automate a common trade route that you wish to use VA for instead of going through the menus each time to select your next jump.

anyways lets see what they do

 

[veger]

Another option would be to have a key mapping for everything, like in the DCS-A10C simulator and addons.

Then don't have to mess with macros, and can program HOTAS to control the ship functions.

At this point in time, I would even settle for a button to just open the galaxy map.

There is a few things I think they might actually add key bindings too, like the "galaxy map" IF they don't then I think they should as its something that is often used.

THere are some things that would not be possible to add key bindings too as they are variables like the available systems you can choose to jump to in the left panel cockpit ( 1 ). Hot keys in this situation can be useful.